Beware of scammers

[deks36]

hopefully this may become a sticky

As many people are aware some people are recieving pm's from members saying they have items that are wanted but they want you to pay direct into their bank account

Under no circumstances should you ever buy goods over the internet via direct bank transfer or paypal as a gift unless you are certain of the trading partner. if you pay by either of these methods you will not get your money back if goods dont arrive
always pay with paypal as goods or collect items and cash
research trading partner see what itrader is and has anyone else had problems

there is 1 known big time scammer but i suspect there are more

TO ADD due to some replys NOT everyone is out to scam the vast majority are genuine traders
there are golden rules to buying selling the main one is if its too good to be true it probably is
just look after yourselves and if you do get caught out then report it to mods but more importantly report it to the police

[karl-antro]

User 'saxxy1988' is a scammer so beaware.

[davies5390]

i respect what you are saying hear and all of us will be very gratefull for the information posted above

however i do not have a paypal account as i have had a lot of trouble with them in the past so the only way i can pay is into people's account (my own risk)
and also if i am selling things then it can only be put into my account aswell

ovbiously they can send a cheque or come and collect. or if they are arranging a courier then they will have your address anyway so then its not such a big problem as you can go to see them if you get scammed.

but i am happy to give out my full address and details before hand

just because people dont have a paypal account we cant label everyone who asks for a bank transfer.

if your clever enough you can find out a lot about the person via bank transfer anyway

but thanks for the adivse

[sminotVTR]

Unless you're actually like me and genuine... I dont have paypal so would ask for the direct transfer or the cash on collection (preferred) but then again i'll give you every single one of my details so you could hunt me down if need be!

good bit of advice though.

[davies5390]

same hear.. paypal is more hassel than the need of it. i have been scammed 3 times in the past. not on this forum however and i am a lot wiser whop i deal with now..

[deks36]

i respect what you are saying hear and all of us will be very gratefull for the information posted above

however i do not have a paypal account as i have had a lot of trouble with them in the past so the only way i can pay is into people's account (my own risk)
and also if i am selling things then it can only be put into my account aswell

ovbiously they can send a cheque or come and collect. or if they are arranging a courier then they will have your address anyway so then its not such a big problem as you can go to see them if you get scammed.

but i am happy to give out my full address and details before hand

just because people dont have a paypal account we cant label everyone who asks for a bank transfer.

if your clever enough you can find out a lot about the person via bank transfer anyway

but thanks for the adivse

Unless you're actually like me and genuine... I dont have paypal so would ask for the direct transfer or the cash on collection (preferred) but then again i'll give you every single one of my details so you could hunt me down if need be!

good bit of advice though.

sorry guys not trying to cause genuine traders problems but so many scams going on and people are blaming the site when it's there own fault
and yes i agree paypal can be a pain but it is better than giving cash directly to someone you dont know or cant research

[deks36]

User 'saxxy1988' is a scammer so beaware.

i make no claims to this but i do believe if you search this name there are many threads regarding said person

[AndySAXO]

paypal is easy to use though!!

i will not deal with anyone that does direct bank transfer i am sorry!!

thanks for the information :y:

andy

[davies5390]

sorry guys not trying to cause genuine traders problems but so many scams going on and people are blaming the site when it's there own fault
and yes i agree paypal can be a pain but it is better than giving cash directly to someone you dont know or cant research

i now your not trying to cause us problems desks36 but it will put a lot of people off buying from people like myself and others. due to reading all this and with xmas coming i think all of us can agree any xtra money our way is helpfull..

its right what you have done but there are a fiar few on hear without paypal and are very genuine

i personally havent sold anything on hear yet as i have only just had my saxo but im selling a set of wheels on hear now and im happy for any details to be given out before hand so reasure the buyer.

:)

[Rob-6]

watch out for fake goods too, if it looks too be true it usually is!

[Liam]

Paypal sucks sometimes because their cost's can be ridiculous. I try not to use it. People get funny when you ask them for few pound's more to cover the Paypal fee.

[boarer2004]

watch out for fake goods too, if it looks too be true it usually is! THATS A NICE QUOTE FROM THE REAL HUSTLE :p

[deks36]

btttt............

[aruffell]

Well everyone i would just like to update you to tell you that Nik Hewitt has been arrested by Derbyshire police.

I just had a call from Kent police as i was the first person to report all of this.

Good news it seems.

Andy

[JamesR]

If they have good itrader, and are a regular and long term user then it's Ok most of the time imo

[GoochyBoy]

You can generally tell imo.
Just either collect or use Paypal as goods and your sure to be safe :)

[peter_10sax]

i got scammed £60 of this user SAXXY1988 reported it to the police and they were really helpfull i urge anyone scammed to report it to there local police as derbyshire are building a case and the more evidence the better, lets get this BA***RD locked up and our money back!!! please guys report it.

[huggy54]

he scammed £400 quid of me and i have a huge amount of evidence against bank receipts and txt messages,emails, and pms on here, everything. does anyone have derbyshires police details as i've got enough evidence to bury this guy under the prison for 50 years and i still want my money back from him

[Cupra-Craig]

he scammed £400 quid of me and i have a huge amount of evidence against bank receipts and txt messages,emails, and pms on here, everything. does anyone have derbyshires police details as i've got enough evidence to bury this guy under the prison for 50 years and i still want my money back from him

http://www.derbyshire.police.uk/contact/21.html

[pjw]

he scammed £400 quid of me and i have a huge amount of evidence against bank receipts and txt messages,emails, and pms on here, everything. does anyone have derbyshires police details as i've got enough evidence to bury this guy under the prison for 50 years and i still want my money back from him

Lol @ 50 years for £400.

Its your own fault for transferring £400 to him.