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12-04-2014, 09:50 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Nor'easters Club
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Cape Cod Mass
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Scam Buyer Warning
I suppose this is common knowledge but new to me as this is the first time I'm selling a motorhome. I posted a for sale post in the classifieds here and got a reply the next day from someone interested. After a few e-mail exchanges, my Spidey sense went off.
If you have a rig for sale here or anywhere else, beware of buyers who are out to sea or on an offshore oil rig that are buying the rig as a surprise for their father and request a PayPal account be set up.
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Jerry & Jeanne
1996 Safari Sahara 35' - White Tiger
Cape Cod
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12-04-2014, 09:53 AM
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Sounds like "Daddy" isn't getting his $$ Christmas present...
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12-04-2014, 10:02 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Anacortes, WA (Stick & Brick)
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I got a similar message from someone in New Zealand.
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ex-pat Brits (1968) and ex-RVers.
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12-04-2014, 10:02 AM
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Administrator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
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Location: Newark, DE
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A very common scam involving a third party "agent" to pick up the RV.
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12-04-2014, 10:16 AM
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Community Administrator
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Yup. I had a few of those. My common response was " get a life " and never heard from them again.
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12-04-2014, 10:25 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Nor'easters Club
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Cape Cod Mass
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Yeah, I did a search of the forums after I posted this and found the exact situation with a scam warning. Good to know my Spidey sense is still working.
I hit one when we were buying as well. A 1995 Safari Sahara for $3300. I e-mailed back and asked if they left off a zero and got the PayPal pitch. The DW found the same Safari listed on another online RV site. The scammer just pilfered the pictures and put it on eBay.
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Jerry & Jeanne
1996 Safari Sahara 35' - White Tiger
Cape Cod
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12-04-2014, 11:50 AM
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"Formerly Diplomat Don"
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Moorpark, Ca.
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Maybe the scammers email address should be posted and then everyone here send them emails with lots of photos attached. Slow them down some. Use a new gmail account and then close it.
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2019 Ford Raptor
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12-04-2014, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member
National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Got the same email from a Roy Sway at swayroy@gmail.com wanting to buy my MH for full asking price with PayPal. Of coarse a third party company would pick it up because he was on an oil rig down under.
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12-04-2014, 02:11 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: 5 miles south of Lakeville, Mn
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I got some guy from Missouri that just couldn't get up here but wanted to purchase it for full price and have someone pick it up. Of course PayPal. I told him the first man here with cash buys it. Last I heard from him.
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12-04-2014, 02:17 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Nor'easters Club
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Cape Cod Mass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DDDonkey
Got the same email from a Roy Sway at swayroy@gmail.com wanting to buy my MH for full asking price with PayPal. Of coarse a third party company would pick it up because he was on an oil rig down under. |
Same guy
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Jerry & Jeanne
1996 Safari Sahara 35' - White Tiger
Cape Cod
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