Boatsales scams?

[bugeater]

Been a while since I've been on here. Been kayaking a lot, but really want to explore more, so a boat would be nice.

Something came up on boatsales that was too good to be true. Got a message asking to email a certain address for more details. Almost instantly got a long response from a different email.... moving to New Zealand at the end of the month.. won't be back for years. Member of defence force... currently in Tasmania... if you buy will deliver it to you with RAAF truck...

Hmmmm. Yeah a scam right?

[re-tyred]

Yep scam. Only pay when you have the vessel and you have checked for clear title.Rego check. Pay now and I'll deliver is always a scam

[Sebb]

Yeap, scam.
Heaps of them. Not just boatsales, happens in carsales and bikesales too. And gumtree. With similar method.

[Paulanderson]

I bought a car and a boat Dec/Jan and the scams were endless - if someone claims to be a Defence force member and wants a deposit or holding fee just ask them for a copy of their Defence ID Card. I had two such "sellers" - both of whom quickly vanished when I asked for an ID card copy!

[bugeater]

Looking at the email, he claimed payment would be only after delivery and an inspection. But I'm sure a deposit would have come up at some point.
Anyway, I've bought a new boat.

[ben475]

yeah scam. they will ask for payment through western union or something and say something like its in storage and you cant see it, it will be freighted via amazon global or some crap but it doesn't exist. came across them all the time when i was looking for a boat years ago.

[bugeater]

Boatsales only today sent emails and a text telling me is a suspected scam. Took them long enough.

[Sebb]

I bought a car and a boat Dec/Jan and the scams were endless - if someone claims to be a Defence force member and wants a deposit or holding fee just ask them for a copy of their Defence ID Card. I had two such "sellers" - both of whom quickly vanished when I asked for an ID card copy!

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[fisho999]

I bought a car and a boat Dec/Jan and the scams were endless - if someone claims to be a Defence force member and wants a deposit or holding fee just ask them for a copy of their Defence ID Card. I had two such "sellers" - both of whom quickly vanished when I asked for an ID card copy!

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[bugeater]

Trying to scam people in a thread about scams. Meta