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i have my horse for sale and i have recieved an very strange email saying "what does he come with nd would you take any less"

I have sent a polite reply but would you be concerned about it?
 
i replied telling them good home is more important than price and i'll see what i get back just very wary as i don't want her to go to just anyone.
 
DO NOT even answer anything you suspect is a scam.

Clues are "Dear Seller", "Your best price", "I am deaf and so cannot discuss personally" etc, etc. Oh, and they will never ask anything about your horse, maybe just rant about how it is their dream horse.

Just DELETE and move on. I couldn't resist playing one along the other day and it screwed my pc up totally, honestly don't be tempted to even tell them to go and take a flying leap, satisfying as that is. I have had dozens, and my fingers ache from all the sitting on them!
 
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DO NOT even answer anything you suspect is a scam.

Clues are "Dear Seller", "Your best price", "I am deaf and so cannot discuss personally" etc, etc. Oh, and they will never ask anything about your horse, maybe just rant about how it is their dream horse.

Just DELETE and move on. I couldn't resist playing one along the other day and it screwed my pc up totally, honestly don't be tempted to even tell them to go and take a flying leap, satisfying as that is. I have had dozens, and my fingers ache from all the sitting on them!

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Thats a bit unfair actually - I am deaf and can't use a phone very well. So if I contacted a seller by email and said that are you saying I should be ignored?

Not cross as such but mildly miffed at a sweeping statement
 
Obviously not all deaf buyers are scammers, but unfortunately scammers DO sometimes pretend to be deaf - its a lot easier to scam in an email than on the phone, particularly if your first language isnt English.

If someone sends a sensible genuine-sounding email which asked normal questions about the horse, and which included a mention that they were deaf and thus could not phone, then that would be one thing. A response which asks a load of old drivel, and either says how little would you take for the horse or "i will send you more than the asking price, please send me the horse sight unsseen and refund me half the difference" is PROBABLY a scammer (and probably not actually deaf either).
 
i have to say i'm very wary of emails that say about being deaf, as it is a typical 'scam'... in the same way that i'm automatically suspicious of an overseas buyer.

doesn't mean all deaf people are scammers, or, indeed all overseas buyers but i can't' help feeling suspicious. i think i'd be less wary if they asked genuine questions

xxx
 
I had a load of odd emails when selling our horsebox. Generally though it is pretty obvious as the grammar/spelling was appalling and the email itself didn't make an awful lot of sense. It was very obvious it was a generic email and they didn't actually know what I was selling they just know you've placed an ad selling something.

I would tend to just ignore to be honest. A genuinely interested person would more likely send a more specific email not just asking about price and would you take an offer.

I would actually be inclined to email back and ask them to call you if they want more details.
 
Ellies Mum,

Hi, sorry, my apologies, it wasn't meant to be sweeping, or offensive at all
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Of course I realise that it is a very valid reason for preferring email communication and I don't have a problem with that at all.

In the instances I have had recently (about a dozen of them) the wording is identical and absolutely NO questions are asked about the horse, which any genuine viewer would do. I was merely, and clumsily as it turns out, listing phrases that are generally used in scam emails.
 
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