View before you buy . . . or so I thought.

[Clippy]

They will send you a fake email from Paypal (telling you you've got funds etc) but they'll send too much, explaining that the extra is to cover shipping. Then they'll ask you to refund the excess via Western Union as they are coming to collect the horse themselves.

Unless you actually check your Paypal account, you could easily fall for the fake email because, of course, they're not buying your horse, they just want you to give them YOUR money.

It's clever and it works

 

[nuttyTBgelding]

It's horrible to think that there must be some people out there who fall for this type of thing, otherwise they wouldn't keep trying it.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

This scam is ancient & has been run to swindle people out of almost anything of value. It started off with cars & then branched out into almost all types of sales.

The Police call it 'East African Fraud', being normally carried out by Nigerians. Some emails emanate from UK but most are actually sent from Nigeria. Every week container loads of cars & expensive items are sent out from England ot Nigeria & most have been obtained via this type of scam. It is a massive problem.

Don't give any details to them whatsover..... If they can't get money out of you they will steal your identity & use that to make money off someone else & that in turn will cause you so much hassle as you wil receive all the baliff letter, court summonses etc...nightmare!!

 

[Spotsrock]

Scam

 

[Victoria25]

Deffo scam. My friend had an email the other week re her 2 year old thats up for sale - some foreign guy saying he wanted to buy said horsey so he could love it and stroke with his family! RANDOM!

 

[nuttyTBgelding]

Deffo scam. My friend had an email the other week re her 2 year old thats up for sale - some foreign guy saying he wanted to buy said horsey so he could love it and stroke with his family! RANDOM!

That's a bit creepy . . .

 

[Enfys]

They may also tell you that it is a surprise present for husband/daughter/son etc and that they are deaf and can't talk to you on the phone.

The number I have replied to (I know, I know, I shouldn't) saying that the horse injured himself and had to have a leg, or his head amputated is stupid, and they STILL come back to me asking for details.

My rule is cash, in hand, (or a cleared bank draft/wire etc into an empty account I keep for clearing cheques I may be suspicious about) before the horse steps on to a trailer.