ATTAK Z Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 I have my wheels up for sale on pistonheads and have received a couple of Emails 1. are the wheels still for sale if so what will you take for them where in lincs are you text me My Phone No: 07926678??? My Email Address: bigp???p@hotmail.com 2. Now then mate would u get in contact with me about ur wheels plz My Phone No: 07500846??? My Email Address: Bigsc?????84@yahoo.co.uk Should I be cautious ? Note the Email addresses both start with 'big' ........... coincidence ??? Quote
350 Russ Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 just send them a text and see how they are, they are probably a legit buyer. dont fall for the paypal scams and insist on cash Quote
Ricey Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Eeeeek be careful texting them in case they are one of those dodgy mobile numbers that charge you a fortune then hook you in to a ruck more texts. Email would be best and yes.....deffo suspicious. Quote
ATTAK Z Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 .............. and yes.....deffo suspicious. Yea I thought so Look at the similarity in the layout of the emails too viz: My Phone No: My Email Address: Quote
JetSet Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 I'm always suspicious of HotMail and Yahoo addresses, difficult if not impossible to trace and most scams hide behind them. It seems that advertising anything on the Net these days is a risky business. Pete Quote
leonk Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 As Ricey says, could be a txt scam. Get a free pay as you go sim, put a fiver on it and contact them from that. Also dubious about giving out address info without verbal contact first and preferably a land line. Quote
ATTAK Z Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 ............... Also dubious about giving out address info without verbal contact first and preferably a land line. I rang the 2nd one from my land line earlier ...... got an answer phone message Quote
cesc Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 The "My phone number and My Email" bits are added on by Pistonheads email system, nothing to do with the sender. The "big" email addresses are probably pure coincidence, but the second guy doesn't deserve a response because of his opening gambit of "now then mate". I mean it's all well and good saying it if you're from the NE, but who actually greets unknown people like that via email? Quote
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