xy gt fraud

[hardtop73]

here is a sad story which has cost me over 8000 dollars bought a genuine xygt from ebay approx 6 -7 weeks ago was told vehicle was overseas and would have to be shipped to australia no problem i am patient after parting with 8300 dollars for deposit and freight waited patiently for shipping details been on holidays for a week no info been trying to contact seller ever since account supposedly set up by ebay as trust account non existent looks like moneys gone ebay will not cover with their insurance as invoices i have identical to ebays are forgeries if u see this car advertised -i bought it from the netherlands but saw it readvertised from america on the 08.011.06 it is a fraud here are the details on car
xy gt svo codeb3248 serial prefix jg33ka40345 sido 059034 model 18038 manufactured nov 70 eng t trans l paint f vintage burgundy trim b black
this is obviously a legitimate car somewhere as i emailed ford and they came back the next day to tell me all was correct if anybody knows of this cars existence please email me i also hope this warns other people about this scam i am out some money but i hope this helps thanks john

[TSERIES]

Originally Posted by hardtop73

here is a sad story which has cost me over 8000 dollars bought a genuine xygt from ebay approx 6 -7 weeks ago was told vehicle was overseas and would have to be shipped to australia no problem i am patient after parting with 8300 dollars for deposit and freight waited patiently for shipping details been on holidays for a week no info been trying to contact seller ever since account supposedly set up by ebay as trust account non existent looks like moneys gone ebay will not cover with their insurance as invoices i have identical to ebays are forgeries if u see this car advertised -i bought it from the netherlands but saw it readvertised from america on the 08.011.06 it is a fraud here are the details on car
xy gt svo codeb3248 serial prefix jg33ka40345 sido 059034 model 18038 manufactured nov 70 eng t trans l paint f vintage burgundy trim b black
this is obviously a legitimate car somewhere as i emailed ford and they came back the next day to tell me all was correct if anybody knows of this cars existence please email me i also hope this warns other people about this scam i am out some money but i hope this helps thanks john

did you honestly think you could buy a xy gt for 8300 dollars ? and not be concerened its a scam .....

cheers

[MITCHAY]

Are you being serious? Numerous scams of this type have been posted before.

To put it bluntly an enthuiast would know that anyone who wants to sell their GT in the first place would want the most money they could get, and that is far far more than $8k.

I am sorry for you if you are indeed genuine. There are some pricks in this world.

[conordec]

Originally Posted by xw gtho phase 2

did you honestly think you could buy a xy gt for 8300 dollars ? and not be concerened its a scam .....

cheers

no need to flame him i guess, just basically goes down to "if it's too good to be true.... "
and it also shows people that these really are scams.

[It'sTheVibe]

Originally Posted by xw gtho phase 2

did you honestly think you could buy a xy gt for 8300 dollars ? and not be concerened its a scam .....

cheers

I doubt he did think an XY GT would cost $8300. That's what he paid as a deposit.

[RegSpec]

What would an XY GT be doing in the Netherlands??
Then readvertised in the USA???
Thats got to have SUSPECT written all over it.

[Pinkbits]

It would have paid to read through all the old posts or ask for advice prior to commencing the purchase. There have been many posts warning of these scams, especially with late model cars.
Sorry to hear of your misfortune.
P.S. don't be afraid to ask questions, these forums are a wealth of knowledge.

[XR Martin]

Its a known scam thats been going around for a year or two.
Occasionally people from the forums have had their cars advertised that way unbenounced to them!

Sorry mate, and keep your chin up!

[TATT2]

Another reason why i dont buy anything on Ebay

[PSI250]

Originally Posted by TATT2

Another reason why i dont buy anything on Ebay

isn't that like saying "i'm not going out with chicks because i know someone who got cheated on once"

[TATT2]

Originally Posted by PSI250

isn't that like saying "i'm not going out with chicks because i know someone who got cheated on once"

No...

[PSI250]

Originally Posted by TATT2

No...

and it would be differant how?

you basically said you don't/won't do something because of a very minute chance of a negative outcome.

IE: guy gets scammed in the most obvious way buying an aussie muscle car from Netherlands, and this makes you not want to bid on ANYTHING on ebay??

[Falcon_Phill]

$8000... damn that sucks so hard. I would absolutly punch the **** out of anyone that did this to me. All i can say is good luck tracking them down.

[4Vman]

I honestly don't know how anyone could get caught by this... Its terrible it happened, but i still can't believe anyone would get caught.

[Dazza XLT]

As everyone has said, these scams have been around for ages.
If it seems too good to be true, it usually is.
With any major purchase ie- House, Car etc, ensure you sight the goods before any cash exchanges hands.
If I had an XY GT, Ebay would have to be the last place I would sell it anyway.
I can now see why they are still targeting Aussies!
Cheers

Darran :

[Josh_XC]

OMG, Im sorry man, but did were u stupid enough to fall for that. there are hundreds of the same thing over ebay, for example get a 2005 model Mustang for $7000.
Im sorry man there are some ********* in this world that make mass amount of money to poor inoccent people like you. Umm yeh sorry but u will never get this car and it will be hard to get ur money back also

[Psycho Chicken]

Didn't think anyone would be stupid enough to fall for it, guess I'm wrong.

Who the hell puts $8000 down on a car unseen even if it was legit? Especially a GT of all things.

I bet there's more GTs in the Neatherlands than Australia. How about no, you crazy dutch bastard.

[4Vman]

The golden rule with collectable cars (or large $ bargains too good to be true) is INSPECT it first, without question to verify its genuine first of all, but also verify the seller is genuine.

[DOC]

Didn't read past the first line.

$8000, genuine xygt, ebay :

[Casper]

TATT2 and PSI250.... this ones for you guys...