The below is forwarded for your attention. Please forward to those you feel may benefit from receiving such information.
Please read the below information which has been received from NFED. This web site covers the New Forest, Hampshire and is home to Hampshire Horsewatch web site - http://www.nfed.co.uk/hampshirehorsewatch
Message received from the web site manager. It concerns scams over the sale of horse trailers.
Message follows:-
I had three of these scam ads submitted to the NFED yesterday, so they will be posting them elsewhere, so maybe worth putting out a warning.
All the trailers are near new, descriptions & photos are probably copied from genuine adverts.
The advertiser details & addresses are copied from various dealers in the London area that advertise online.
The Email address changed on each advert, but the password was the same.
They even paid for one advert using Paypal. Probably a hacked account but the payment came from Mexico.
The scam part. Anyone replying to the advert gets this or similar reply...
The web manager has followed up his earlier message with the following warning and informationWith all the moving and setting everything up, we can only deal through eBay, as we are high feedback eBay user. You can check with eBay the registration serial number, as soon as invoice is sent. I propose to close the deal trough eBay, since they are the biggest and the most trustworthy online market place. Basically, it's similar to buying locally and also there is a great 14 days return policy. You will receive first the horse trailer and you have 14 days available to check and to decide if you keep it or not. For payment we will use eBay bank account. eBay will contact you with the Payment Invoice. eBay will contact us (seller and buyer) with payment and delivery instruction. They have also a Live Chat service within invoice, in case you need help with the transaction. You will have to pay eBay into their bank account. The money must be sent to eBay bank account, and eBay will hold the money until you receive the horse trailer. After eBay informs me that they have secured your payment into their bank account, I'll deliver the horse trailer to your address. After you will test it, inspect it (check serial number, etc) for 14 days and contact eBay to confirm you want to keep it, you need to confirm to eBay they can forward the money to my account. If you won't like or if it is not as advertised, which I can assure you it won't be the case because the horse trailer is in perfect condition, you can contact eBay and confirm you want it sent back, so the horse trailer will be returned to me at my expense and you get full refund from eBay.
To register the deal at eBay I need from you these info: eBay user ID, full name, address, city, zip code, your phone number, email address registered with eBay. As soon you give me these details I will register the deal and eBay will send us the invoice. I need to know also a specific time during the day when you are able to receive the horse trailer, as I can arrange have it delivered at that time, in case you need help.
Waiting your reply.
Thank you
This is a good one.
A scammer is still using the same password for all adverts & email accounts, which allows me to log in to his Email & see where he has been posting ads! Action Fraud have been given all the details including the password, Crime Ref - NFRC140100513680
I’ve posted the following on the Crime forum at http://www.nfed.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2011 but we certainly need to get the message out there.
This is the most prolific scammer that I have come across to date. He/she is posting multiple adverts on all equestrian & selling websites including Horsequest, Gumtree, Preloved, Ebay & many smaller sites.
Using many Email addresses & constantly registering new addresses. They are using proxy servers to give a false IP address which has so far shown them to be in the UK, US & Romania!
I am on to them & have rejected 5 new trailer adverts this morning, but he is getting adverts posted on many other sites including those listed above as they are not checked manually.
If you are looking for a trailer & answer an advert on any webssite or Facebook group, please take care & walk away as soon as something seem suspicious, or they mention Ebay payments/bank.
The Email addresses I have so far are.
spencerinmanchester@inbox.com
ladson90app@hotmail.com
gaynorcompany@inbox.com
thecampshop@inbox.com
tomeymotorgroup@inbox.com
glenn.monahan@aol.com
amy_roberts16@aol.com
victor.copeland@aol.com
vivian.lobdell@aol.com
jamie_sander@aol.com
This list is growing all the time.
Please share this message to warn others.
CK Art – NFED
Web: http://www.nfed.co.uk
