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auxi



Joined: 25 May 2008
Posts: 2

PostPosted: Sun May 25, 2008 11:00 am    Post subject: FLAT RENT SCAM Reply with quote

Tony Brooks
The person named above is trying to get money out of people who are looking for a flat. This is the 2nd time someboy asks me to send my money through WESTERN UNION to them to prove that I can afford the flat. Once I reply saying that he can ring up my work place and the previous people I rented from...I never get a reply...
They usually send a very tempting offer of a flat with the characteristics you are looking for...so please be warned about this...
They also say that they don't live in England and therefore need to make sure they are not travelling for nothing...
Be warned of this!!! and don't be fooled.
Thanks
Aux
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ol



Joined: 26 May 2008
Posts: 1

PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Same thing happened to me beware the name Winton Tillford - tried the Western Union scam on a flat in Dundee
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raggett



Joined: 09 Jun 2008
Posts: 2

PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:20 am    Post subject: new addition to Western Union scam list Reply with quote

Larry Spencer
Larry Spencer [larryspencer1956@yahoo.co.uk]
Tried the Western Union scam this morning...
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Panda Bear
 
 


Joined: 31 Jan 2008
Posts: 1182
Location: Edinburgh

PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

How anyone could fall for such an obvious scam I don't know.
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raggett



Joined: 09 Jun 2008
Posts: 2

PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:21 pm    Post subject: lol - yet another Reply with quote

two days, two western union scams... can't believe it myself.

Margareth Bolignton [margareth.apartment@yahoo.co.uk]
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montyzuma
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Joined: 25 Jul 2007
Posts: 7555

PostPosted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

you can forward their email to abuse@yahoo.co.uk
tell them they are using their service for fraud and they should shut down the account
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chris_winn01



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Posts: 1

PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:31 pm    Post subject: Scam Reply with quote

Margeriet Schuring, another person attempting the Western Union scam.
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Sara1981x



Joined: 11 Aug 2009
Posts: 8

PostPosted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Panda Bear wrote:
How anyone could fall for such an obvious scam I don't know.

Because we all do silly things when we are desperate.
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montyzuma
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Joined: 25 Jul 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi sara welcome to the forums

why are you resureccting a post 18 months old?
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punk rocker
 
 


Joined: 10 Jul 2009
Posts: 171
Location: London

PostPosted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Panda Bear wrote:
How anyone could fall for such an obvious scam I don't know.


They're getting to be as common as those Nigerian Letter e-mail scams.
You know, the ones where the minister of agriculture is willing to pay
you millions to help him move money to an offshore account
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