"Steve Firth" wrote in message
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I've been looking for yet another car recently. One thing I have noticed
is that Autotrader now contains large numbers of adverts for cars at
ludicrous prices.

Such as this one:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1005351803189/

So umm what's the actual scam? Bang on the head up a dark alley after
arranging a meet to pay for the car?

I'm not daft enough to think that anyone would be selling a two year old
XC90 for that price, I'm just bemused by the scammer. Surely if the
price were just a couple of K less than book they would attract some
buyers? If they actually gave a contact number rather than insisting on
email contact only they would attract more punters?

As it is, it just screams WRONG! at anyone with two brain cells or more.
Or is the aim to attract the absolute dimmest members of society?

Seeing as he will not take phonecalls, due to the number not being available
it will probably be a 419scam. He does have an email address, so why not
contact him and ask when you can get the AA to call and inspect the car?
Also ask him for the registration number so you can do the HPI Check to
make sure it isn't a rightoff and doesn't have existing finance. That is
all YOU
need to do in order to find it is a scam. Get back to us with the answers
he gives you. There wil be some problem over him being away on holiday
and a friend selling it for him, or maybe working away and he will need to
have the car delivered to you. Whichever way you try to see the car, it
will never be available as it is probably a picture pinched from elsewhere.
You will be faced by the hard pressure sell. If you try to phone his number
will be off, so that ties in with the thing about working/being away. First
step of a scam. Next will be an email asking you for your phone number.
You will get regular calls and told things like other buyers are interested,
so could you pay a deposit etc, or pay the full amount. They try to get as
much
as possible out of the victim. It will be a payment direct to a bank
account
or the scammer will get your full bank details and/or credit card details
and security code which he will use immediately! If it's a debit card then
your account can be emptied in minutes without any protection.
Have a look at 419scams on Google and you will find various sites saying
how they all work.