Stolen! Cannondale Flash 29er

[m2m2]

2011 Cannondale Flash Alloy 1 29er Lefty stolen through fake deposit scam.

 

 

Frame - Medium Flash Alloy

Shock - Cannondale Lefty PBR 90

Shifters - Sram X9 Front derailleur - Sram X7

Rear derailleur - Carbon Sram X9

Seat post - Noir World Cup Carbon

Crank set - FSA Afterburner 2x10

Brakes - Avid Elixer R

Wheelset - Sunringle Equalizer 29er on Sram X9 hubs

Bottle cages - Blackburn Carbon cages

Saddle - Prologo X10 Evo

Tyres - Crossmark (tubeless)

 

 

R5,000 Reward for the return of this bike

Serial number available on request.

 

Contact me: 082 376 5685

cgg@iafrica.com

 

Edited November 4, 2013 by m2m2

[HowellingWulf]

Sheez! Bad luck bud. Hope you get her back.

 

Would remove serial number from site though... Rather say serial number available on request.

[Redlight]

Fake deposit scam? Stollen?

Please explain, most of us don't understand....

 

 

[m2m2]

Read this article: http://www.junkmail.co.za/blog/insight-into-fake-deposit-scam/2356

[Vetseun]

That is horrible. Good luck mate. Hope you recover her.

Edited November 4, 2013 by Carpets Boyfriend

[No Hare]

Cape Twon?

[Watcher]

This is just not on, you do NOT take a man's Dale -end of story!! - I feel for you bud.

 

m2m2, I realise you are a little traumatized right now, but do you have any additional info you could share?

 

Through what medium(s) were you advertising this bike?

Any relevant info about the fake buyer

Where did this happen?

etc.

[Louis for real]

i have only swear words to say about this thieving scum! good luck bro!

['Dale]

It'll be interesting and valuable to hear how the scam worked as it can inform any other folks out there.

 

Sorrie, man.

 

Hope you have insurance.

 

[m2m2]

In Pretoria, but who knows, the guy could be from Joburg

I had it advertised on The Hub, Junk Mail and OLX.

 

No additional info that could help the case.

 

The story is almost exactly as the article states (which I only found after).

I released the bike because the funds had reflected in my account.

[kosmonooit]

In Pretoria, but who knows, the guy could be from Joburg

I had it advertised on The Hub, Junk Mail and OLX.

 

No additional info that could help the case.

 

The story is almost exactly as the article states (which I only found after).

I released the bike because the funds had reflected in my account.

 

Bad luck there, commiserations.

 

Was it a stolen chq?

[shaper]

Sorry to hear this... Hoping for you there is a happy ending!

 

Do you know from where they contacted you, hub, junkmail or olx?

[m2m2]

Yes both stolen cheques, the first and second (accidental deposit !!!)

 

I suspect he contacted me from Junk Mail.

[kosmonooit]

Any doubts about dodgy deposits? should give it a few working days to clear, its within your rights to do that.

[urbanroyal]

Hectic ...maybe when placing an ad ..some sort of notification or warning should pop up to inform you of potential scams...just a thought....

[Harryn]

Sjoe, you must be gutted; i feel for you.

 

It emphasises that we just cannot be too careful when transacting. The bad news is that no insurer will pay out for losses of this nature, which arise out of fraud not theft.

 

Maybe take pics of the bike to all the lbs's in your area, and ask them to keep a lookout.