Scams in Classifieds
Do the moderators of this site plan to do anything about the scams running in the classifieds? Case(s) in point:
http://www.qatarliving.com/user/710781/track
http://www.qatarliving.com/user/711916/track
Selling almost brand new cars at ridiculously low prices, no phone numbers or bogus phone numbers, contact via email only, and the picture of the LC isn't even in Qatar.
Someone is eventually going to get scammed if they haven't been already...
Here's the response I got from "Victor Louis" about the Land Cruiser, he also attached several pictures of the car which has a Younger Toyota (Maryland, US!) dealer license plate frame:
Thanks for your interest in my 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser, the Jeep has just gone 23,601 and i am asking for $15,000 us dollars, i was recently redeployed to Cyprus and the driving system here is RHD (Right Hand Drive) which I belatedly find out at my arrival here so it will be irrelevant for me and inconvenient to drive or sell it here, so this is the reason I put the price very low so that I can sell it off as soon as possible, the car is in perfect condition, accident free, no mechanical problem and clean, Find attached pictures of the Toyota Land cruiser.
Below are more details about the 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser.
Mileage: 23,601
Body Style: SUV
Exterior Color: Super White
Interior Color: Sand Beige
Fuel: Gasoline
Engine: 5.7L V8 32V MPFI DOHC
Transmission: 6-Speed Automatic
Drivetrain: 4WD
Doors: 4
Wheelbase: 112"
Due to the nature of my job, I would prefer you deal with the shipping company who brought the car to Cyprus about the payment and shipping to you. I will also give them the police clearance before handling over the car to them. Also know that there is nothing to loose since you are going to pay for the car and the shipment to shipping company, when the car arrives to you is when you can authorize the shipping company to pay me the money for the car and if you don't like the car, the shipping company will refund your money back to you while I take care of the total expenses incurred. Also send me your contact phone number..
As soon as i confirm you are okay with the pictures and details of the car, I am going to contact the shipping company and get back to you with their contact details so you can contact them about the payment and shipping.
Waiting to read from you..
Best Regards.
Victor.
There IS NO CURE against idiots who fall for such adverts!! If the mods block the adverts, these idiots will complain that the nice adverts don't appear anymore on QL. It's a fancy world out there, and if you're stupid you'll have to pay!
And the moral of the story is BE CAREFUL on the QL Classifieds because the scammers are out to get you and QL can't stop them
ban is already activated, but it seems that the scam users are using programs to hide/change the IP of their systems.
u can check the system ur self if u go outside qatar (or tell anyone outside qatar) to post an ad, it is not possible coz a msg will appear "this service is available only for ppl inside qatar"
Again:
Ban advertising from IP addresses outside Qatar. That will save the mods from playing this cat and mouse game and direct their energies to the more important stuff on the site.
And they're getting deleted because I've been flagging them which I'm not gonna do for much longer.
also on the top of any ad the below sentence is mentioned:
Quick Tip: Make Sure the Seller is in Qatar by checking for a local phone number and don't ever buy anything listed in $. Read Avoiding Scams and Fraud for more advice.
they are already doing there job, and if u noticed that the scam ad will not remain more than half an hour before getting deleted but Mods, but Mods are also humans & they can't control everything 100% on the spot and here comes the rule of visitor to report any suspected ad
Notwithstanding your sarcasm, the mods should (a) make an effort to ban advertising from IP addresses outside Qatar and this is something entirely doable, and (b) ban the offending scammers who are registered on the site.
Right now we have the same car advertised by at least 5 different users:
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/5865476
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/5865136
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/5865916
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/5865721
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/5867381
always be warned! scammers are everywhere!
when there is an advertisement mentioning that the car is 100% clean, MOD should go & check that it is really 100% then publish it!
and when someone mention that "urgent sale due to relocate" the MOD should go and inspect it and make sure that what he mentioned is true!
MOD is responsible for everything bad in the world
in today's newspaper they mentioned that it's gonna rain, MOD should be punished coz it didn't rain yet!
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[Please accept my resignation!
Mod]
yea thts rigt
I am always surprised when people complain about these. I have seen these on various websites in Qatar and UAE.
The warning signs are there for all to see.
For a start , there is no number or the number is obviously false.
The photos are usually from catalogues or another country.
the main pointer is the silly price. No one sells good quality cars at such prices.
So, just ignore them or mark them as scam and inform the moderators.
you see guys, not all adds can be monitored by the mods... as a lesson NEVER DEAL with people, saying they are away, send your money thru paypal, WU or whatever. ITS A BIG BOGUS!
And here's another car by Victor Louis http://www.qatarliving.com/node/5805381