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Bathman mick

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Hi . New to group . Last year we were badly ripped off by two Irish brothers who bought our Motor home. We lost several thousand pounds and were left in a state of shock . They knew exactly how to browbeat us . Using bogus damp meters and an an app on one phone that said our motorhome had been a write off , which we later discovered it hadn't , they bullied us into a reduced price . They drove it away allegedly to Stranraer , where they sent us a video of the front of the Motor home with oil all over the floor saying that we hadn't told them about an oil leak . There was no oil leak , they had faked that but we gave them another thousand pounds to be rid of them . It was proven that they weren't in Stranraer when we got a speeding summons in Leeds on the same night as they claimed to be in Stranraer. The problem I now have is that I am trying to sell my current Motor home and I have been contacted by the same people again . I have blocked the number and so far they have tried 6 different phones . I have taken it off Facebook marketplace . How can I sell it without these thieves trying to get involved .
 
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Bathman mick said:
Hi . New to group . Last year we were badly ripped off by two Irish brothers who bought our Motor home. We lost several thousand pounds and were left in a state of shock . They knew exactly how to browbeat us . Using bogus damp meters and an an app on one phone that said our motorhome had been a write off , which we later discovered it hadn't , they bullied us into a reduced price . They drove it away allegedly to Stranraer , where they sent us a video of the front of the Motor home with oil all over the floor saying that we hadn't told them about an oil leak . There was no oil leak , they had faked that but we gave them another thousand pounds to be rid of them . It was proven that they weren't in Stranraer when we got a speeding summons in Leeds on the same night as they claimed to be in Stranraer. The problem I now have is that I am trying to sell my current Motor home and I have been contacted by the same people again . I have blocked the number and so far they have tried 6 different phones . I have taken it off Facebook marketplace . How can I sell it without these thieves trying to get involved .
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If they have your number you may not be able to advertise it without them calling
I would buy a pay as you go sim card purely for any advert for the sale of your camper
 
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pappajohn said:
How do you know it's the same people.......scammers arent that stupid
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We,re at a different address now . There is a certain level of assumption but one of the people pestering my partner at the moment is called John as was one of the others . Maybe it's not the same people but they sound exactly the same .
 
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They’re all called John, until you call the number back and then they’ve never heard of John
I’d use a broker, part ex or sell to a dealer/
Less money for you but a wholes lot less hassle
 
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PeterCarole29 said:
But he has a members number ?
Or am I misreading it
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Bathman mick said:
Hi . New to group . Last year we were badly ripped off by two Irish brothers who bought our Motor home. We lost several thousand pounds and were left in a state of shock . They knew exactly how to browbeat us . Using bogus damp meters and an an app on one phone that said our motorhome had been a write off , which we later discovered it hadn't , they bullied us into a reduced price . They drove it away allegedly to Stranraer , where they sent us a video of the front of the Motor home with oil all over the floor saying that we hadn't told them about an oil leak . There was no oil leak , they had faked that but we gave them another thousand pounds to be rid of them . It was proven that they weren't in Stranraer when we got a speeding summons in Leeds on the same night as they claimed to be in Stranraer. The problem I now have is that I am trying to sell my current Motor home and I have been contacted by the same people again . I have blocked the number and so far they have tried 6 different phones . I have taken it off Facebook marketplace . How can I sell it without these thieves trying to get involved .
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Sounds like the same guys who tried that on us early last year.
Fortunately we spotted that it was a scam but it still took a couple of hours to see them off.

On their way to view the van they asked for bank details to do a trial transfer. They did 3 transfers before they arrived 1p, £500 and £10,000! When we tried to transfer the money back our bank refused and it took a long while to convince them to make the transfer.

My bank account was frozen for a couple of days while I was investigated for money laundering.
The money transferred to us was from 2 different accounts but the account we were asked to transfer it back to was another different account.
 
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Having been caught once,I’m surprised you appear to be using the same method of selling as last time. Do it differently,via a broker or a dealer,or on the For Sale section on here. Tell John and Mick that’s it been sold and to **** off.
 
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Podney said:
Having been caught once,I’m surprised you appear to be using the same method of selling as last time. Do it differently,via a broker or a dealer,or on the For Sale section on here. Tell John and Mick that’s it been sold and to **** feck off.
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FTFY, as they are reported to be Irish, they'll understand the correct pronunciation ;) (y)
 
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