Chingy182 Posted February 13, 2020 Share @footballingcyclist @gemmerbal, Thanks but he suddenly answered his whatsapp messages, will keep you posted. Possibly following this thread as we speak Edited February 13, 2020 by Chingy182 FootballingCyclist, Help.Me. and Skylark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted February 13, 2020 Share @footballingcyclist @gemmerbal, Thanks but he suddenly answered his whatsapp messages, will keep you posted. No probs. Let's hope he is a stand up guy and all this was just a misunderstanding. gemmerbal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted February 13, 2020 Share No probs. Let's hope he is a stand up guy and all this was just a misunderstanding.If not, Gemmerbal looks pretty badass..... He could arrive with his Rotties. That would be a great follow up to the Ninjas of Kyalami estate Vetplant, Long Wheel Base, BSG and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemmerbal Posted February 13, 2020 Share haha...If not, Gemmerbal looks pretty badass..... He could arrive with his Rotties. That would be a great follow up to the Ninjas of Kyalami estate Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Addict07 Posted February 14, 2020 Share New scammer: Martin JacobsenTel: 082 099 3442 According to Truecaller it is Ntobeni General, and WA states it is an unverified business.Also wants to communicate via e-mail, then got this e-mail: I am interested in buying this for my cousin as a surprise for him, if only you can assure me that everything is in order. I am a petroleum engineer currently on a rig offshore, I want this to be a surprise for my cousin so I won't let him know anything about this until it gets delivered to him. It will be a secure payment via Skrill as I'm on a rig offshore. So let me know if you have an account with Skrill so I can arrange for the payment asap. Please note, a pick up agent will be coming for the pickup as soon as I have made the payment. Opc_danny and CDC42 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmorglebot Posted February 14, 2020 Share New scammer: Martin JacobsenTel: 082 099 3442 According to Truecaller it is Ntobeni General, and WA states it is an unverified business.Also wants to communicate via e-mail, then got this e-mail: I am interested in buying this for my cousin as a surprise for him, if only you can assure me that everything is in order. I am a petroleum engineer currently on a rig offshore, I want this to be a surprise for my cousin so I won't let him know anything about this until it gets delivered to him. It will be a secure payment via Skrill as I'm on a rig offshore. So let me know if you have an account with Skrill so I can arrange for the payment asap. Please note, a pick up agent will be coming for the pickup as soon as I have made the payment. Lol! Another creative genius! What's then end game here? Say he pays you via Skrill, are you just supposed to release the item? What if you decide you want to verify the money has cleared? Or accidentallygive an erroneous address Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted February 14, 2020 Share New scammer: Martin JacobsenTel: 082 099 3442 According to Truecaller it is Ntobeni General, and WA states it is an unverified business.Also wants to communicate via e-mail, then got this e-mail: I am interested in buying this for my cousin as a surprise for him, if only you can assure me that everything is in order. I am a petroleum engineer currently on a rig offshore, I want this to be a surprise for my cousin so I won't let him know anything about this until it gets delivered to him. It will be a secure payment via Skrill as I'm on a rig offshore. So let me know if you have an account with Skrill so I can arrange for the payment asap. Please note, a pick up agent will be coming for the pickup as soon as I have made the payment. Did this come through an advert on Bike Hub? I'd like to track down the account they used. Perhaps if you can DM me the time that you received the message? Edited February 14, 2020 by Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDC42 Posted February 14, 2020 Share I've had a "Martin Jacobson" of martinjac2020@yahoo.com contact me in response to an ad on my Eddy Merckx. He Whatsapp messages you from 0820993442 saying to email him on that address. Then he responds to an email with: "I am interested in buying this for my cousin as a surprise for him, if only you can assure me that everything is in order. I am a petroleum engineer currently on a rig offshore, I want this to be a surprise for my cousin so I won't let him know anything about this until it gets delivered to him. It will be a secure payment via Skrill as I'm on a rig offshore. So let me know if you have an account with Skrill so I can arrange for the payment asap. Please note, a pick up agent will be coming for the pickup as soon as I have made the payment. I would have loved to talk to you on the phone but I work mainly offshore, our phone is down on the rig right now due to the inclement weather, and we can only communicate with our base for now. Thanks" Obviously a scam, found his number on Truecaller as "Ntobeza General". Lots of reports of that same paragraph online on bicycle sales. Stay safe! Al Allen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDC42 Posted February 14, 2020 Share New scammer: Martin JacobsenTel: 082 099 3442 According to Truecaller it is Ntobeni General, and WA states it is an unverified business.Also wants to communicate via e-mail, then got this e-mail: I am interested in buying this for my cousin as a surprise for him, if only you can assure me that everything is in order. I am a petroleum engineer currently on a rig offshore, I want this to be a surprise for my cousin so I won't let him know anything about this until it gets delivered to him. It will be a secure payment via Skrill as I'm on a rig offshore. So let me know if you have an account with Skrill so I can arrange for the payment asap. Please note, a pick up agent will be coming for the pickup as soon as I have made the payment.Got the same one today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemmerbal Posted February 14, 2020 Share ARRANGE THE PICKUP!!!! Come boys, one at a time, we can make them disappear, the ocean is vast and fish are hungry. PeteNas and Skylark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Allen Posted February 14, 2020 Share I've had a "Martin Jacobson" of martinjac2020@yahoo.com contact me in response to an ad on my Eddy Merckx. He Whatsapp messages you from 0820993442 saying to email him on that address. Then he responds to an email with: "I am interested in buying this for my cousin as a surprise for him, if only you can assure me that everything is in order. I am a petroleum engineer currently on a rig offshore, I want this to be a surprise for my cousin so I won't let him know anything about this until it gets delivered to him. It will be a secure payment via Skrill as I'm on a rig offshore. So let me know if you have an account with Skrill so I can arrange for the payment asap. Please note, a pick up agent will be coming for the pickup as soon as I have made the payment. I would have loved to talk to you on the phone but I work mainly offshore, our phone is down on the rig right now due to the inclement weather, and we can only communicate with our base for now. Thanks" Obviously a scam, found his number on Truecaller as "Ntobeza General". Lots of reports of that same paragraph online on bicycle sales. Stay safe! I now know what "inclement" means! You learn something new everyday! That same story was going around OLX when I sold my mates motorbike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted February 15, 2020 Share This whole off shore petroleum scam had been used a number of years now, surprising people are still falling for it. Have they just got access to the internet now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted February 15, 2020 Share Another one Sent off a few Chat messages before we caught them. lucas mark"Hello, Do you still have the bike for sale? kindly get back to me at my email [lucasmark1221@gmail.com] for further conversation...Awaiting your fast response." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLP Posted February 15, 2020 Share Lucas mark also send me one. Suspected him straight away. Bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry_W Posted February 15, 2020 Share If you sell on Gumtree or the Hub and someone messages you and asked you to contact them via Gmail just block the number and move on. Since I started doing this I haven’t had anymore scam messages. Maybe the use the same number with various names so a block or two and no more hassles. Dirt Addict07, Al Allen and Vetplant 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted February 20, 2020 Share Bvs61benvstraaten61@gmail.com0782204435 Pretending to have race entries for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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