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  Topic: Do you think this could be a scam?
cakesy

Replies: 5
Views: 1745

PostForum: Stuff For Sale   Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:06 pm   Subject: Do you think this could be a scam?
Looks like Scammy Mc Scamscam has come to town with a big bucket of scam to sell you.
  Topic: Advice please
cakesy

Replies: 6
Views: 1267

PostForum: Stuff For Sale   Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:02 pm   Subject: get a postal order
Postal order is the safest way to be sure. It won't cost you anything, and if it goes wrong you will know straight away, and it still won't cost you anything. Just take it into the post office, and th ...
  Topic: CONNECTOR TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION ARE FRAUDSTERS!!!!
cakesy

Replies: 8
Views: 1679

PostForum: Stuff For Sale   Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:45 pm   Subject: Big warning sign
There is a big warning sign, don't deal with people who have @hotmail, @yahoo, @gmail accounts if they are claiming to be professionals or businesses. Have you ever seen a business card with an email ...
  Topic: PAYPAL CHARGEBACK SCAM
cakesy

Replies: 6
Views: 3447

PostForum: Stuff For Sale   Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:34 pm   Subject: never heard of that one before
But if he was going to pick up, why didn't you get cash.

Are you sure the paypal account is the same guy who picked it up?
  Topic: Estate agents
cakesy

Replies: 5
Views: 2748

PostForum: Accommodation   Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:01 pm   Subject: Estate agents are scum
They really are. They are manned by the dodgiest sort of characters, because most civil people don't feel comfortable continuing to lie to people, and ripping them off (what exactly do they do for the ...
  Topic: Beware Ryden Lettings
cakesy

Replies: 3
Views: 1866

PostForum: Accommodation   Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:59 pm   Subject: Beware Ryden Lettings
At least in Edinburgh, they are the biggest scum. Firstly, they charge you £150 just to move in, for their own pocket. They actually lied to me about what was in the flat (the furniture that came with ...
  Topic: Stupid landlords don't believe in advertising in advance
cakesy

Replies: 7
Views: 2368

PostForum: Accommodation   Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:13 pm   Subject: Blame the agents, as always.


Yeah, I am not talking about scams here, there are plenty of apartments like this (and I am looking in Edinburgh, where the scam doesn't appear to have filtered through yet)

You should still be ...
  Topic: moving to edinburgh
cakesy

Replies: 9
Views: 2421

PostForum: Accommodation   Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:37 pm   Subject: moving to edinburgh
Nothing too weird.

Council tax is huge, need to cost that in. The bands go from A to F (or something), with A being the cheapest.

Most letting agents really suck (avoid Ryden like the plague), u ...
  Topic: Stupid landlords don't believe in advertising in advance
cakesy

Replies: 7
Views: 2368

PostForum: Accommodation   Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:32 pm   Subject: Stupid landlords don't believe in advertising in advance
What is the deal with all these landlords advertising their properties for rent NOW - haven't these people heard of advertising in advance. What a joke.

I am very suspicious of properties advertise ...
  Topic: How Dumb do they think we are????????
cakesy

Replies: 12
Views: 8829

PostForum: Stuff For Sale   Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:54 am   Subject: How Dumb do they think we are????????
[quote="djnang"]Yeap total scams, no life thats why they do this crap....
[/quote]

No, they do it because it works, and they can make a living out of it.

The best thing to do is ignor ...
  Topic: A idiot trying to make business
cakesy

Replies: 11
Views: 4233

PostForum: Stuff For Sale   Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:50 am   Subject: A idiot trying to make business
[quote="djnang"]Where can i report it as spam?[/quote]

If you use gmail. which you should, click the report spam link above the email.

Another one to watch out for is when people send ...
  Topic: Don't see the fire but I smell smoke...
cakesy

Replies: 11
Views: 6062

PostForum: Stuff For Sale   Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:47 am   Subject: Don't see the fire but I smell smoke...
If you are scammed on Ebay, you claim the fees back. Make a non-paying bidder request, it is right there on the seller information page.
  Topic: Don't see the fire but I smell smoke...
cakesy

Replies: 11
Views: 6062

PostForum: Stuff For Sale   Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:44 am   Subject: Western Union Scam
Hi,

I have seen many scams, where you are supposed to send them money via Western Union - but I have no idea how the scam is supposed to work, if you recieve money from WU. Since you get cash fr ...
  Topic: PAYBACK......
cakesy

Replies: 2
Views: 2405

PostForum: Stuff For Sale   Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 1:43 pm   Subject: PAYBACK......
You can easily tell the scammers from the real people - there english is really bad, for some reason they type it all on one line, they ask some really weird question that has nothing to do with the i ...
  Topic: My hat's off to you Saffas
cakesy

Replies: 15
Views: 3812

PostForum: Travel   Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:29 pm   Subject: sounds like a nice place
but how do you get past their annoying accents? I didn't think their could be anything more annoying that a new zealand accent - heh, I am sure that the oz accents must be just as annoying to a number ...
  Topic: WARNING: never buy electronic goods from china or europe
cakesy

Replies: 15
Views: 8701

PostForum: Stuff For Sale   Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:52 pm   Subject: don't buy anthing unless you can pick it up
I won't but something I can't pick up, and I won't sell to someone who doesn't want to see the item first.

(except on ebay, where they offer you protection)

I have been getting 5 scammers for 1 ...
  Topic: Scams and frauds: post your examples ....
cakesy

Replies: 382
Views: 199066

PostForum: Stuff For Sale   Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:49 pm   Subject: Watch out for this guy
roberts24020@jojomail.com -

"Hello,
here is responding to the advert you put up for sale of this item.
Could you please inform if it is still available as am interested
in its purchase.
...
 
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