which is best way to receive payment

[bartolomeus]

"But you can ask the Buyer for an ID to verify that he is the person who is sending the money."

over the internet? lol!

Well do you think faking an ID is that easy? I for one if wouldn't know how to do it.
You can check the guy on facebook, check his name on google for scams, check everything. Google is a great tool.
I know most of you think he's fake but seriously I find it hard to believe that a guy in Africa wants to con somebody for some quattro parts. That is why I think he's genuine. He would be better on ebay gumtree craigslist buying some electronics or something he could trade for cash easily.

[bartolomeus]

great respone from you all , i think i will take s2 driver uk addvise and get his bank details ,full name ,dob,then get my bank to check it out if poss. i have done some home work his name [he tells me] is gerard he owns a ex works quattro, he sent me pictures of it [ they look old]. i can not tell if it is a ex works car ,it has loads or crap bits fitted he recons its got alloy block , plated diffs works gearbox [broken as well as broken diff] this is why he wants the parts . he wants 2X A1 front wings 1x front bumper 1x windscreen ,1 rhd door steel, 1 steel bonnet, front and rear subframes, 5 speed gearbox . there is a person called gerard that did a rally in namibia around 2003 and 03 and it was in a quattro , but how can i be certain ths is him or an imposter. i have told him i want half the money up front, then the rest when he has saved it up complete with the money for shippment of parts in a crate, then after ive been paid in full i will send everything. he said he has the first payment . one more thing i think he contacted me after i had my rally car advertised for sale on a rallycar web site, he said no wants to help him in the past , he does seem to know a bit about the quattros

Can you provide his email address, full name, anything to check him out on the web?
Phone number, IP address, etc. It would help determining his intentions.

[djh]

hello, you have quattro parts?

[stocious]

Not worth the risk if you ask me,I have had all this kind of crap in the past

this kind of sums it up to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgHQDhoAc6s

Whole time reading thread I was thinking of that show .. Good one

[Cottis]

Ask yourself questions like;

Why does a guy in Africa want all my parts?

Does it seem too good to be true that you can get rid of your stuff for a good price

We all know clouds don't have silver linings. It could be legit but I would bet my last dollar that it isn't. Avoid like the plague.

[stocious]

Parts for diamonds and no less !

[quattro84]

Corrupt souls are around us no matter where you/they live...
Worst deals i've done are all with Germans, who would expect that!

One German registered company sold me an engine telling me: Used means we do not know the background, so the risk is for you... well a bit strange that i find scrapnel in the sump which clearly had been openend prior to me buying it.

Another refused to send me the crank i won through the Bay for less that scrap metal prices, telling me he had problems shipping it, eventually even lost the Ebay dispute with him after he refunded me the shipping price we agreed...

I can continu this list, me into foreign territory to fetch "genuine" RS2 parts, once there i could only spot glassfiber bumpers etc... Hausmacher in stead of ABS!

I can't say i hate Germans now because of these memories.

[Rikki Kitto]

Well do you think faking an ID is that easy? I for one if wouldn't know how to do it.
You can check the guy on facebook, check his name on google for scams, check everything. Google is a great tool.
I know most of you think he's fake but seriously I find it hard to believe that a guy in Africa wants to con somebody for some quattro parts. That is why I think he's genuine. He would be better on ebay gumtree craigslist buying some electronics or something he could trade for cash easily.

Maybe you have had a sheltered life, you would be gobsmacked how easy it is to set up verifiable fake ID's that withstand quite rigorous security checks. The banks get scammed all the time and they spend millions on trying to avoid it

Hold on to your parts for now fella a more trusted buyer will come along soon enough

[rxl]

Corrupt souls are around us no matter where you/they live...
Worst deals i've done are all with Germans, who would expect that!

One German registered company sold me an engine telling me: Used means we do not know the background, so the risk is for you... well a bit strange that i find scrapnel in the sump which clearly had been openend prior to me buying it.

Another refused to send me the crank i won through the Bay for less that scrap metal prices, telling me he had problems shipping it, eventually even lost the Ebay dispute with him after he refunded me the shipping price we agreed...

I can continu this list, me into foreign territory to fetch "genuine" RS2 parts, once there i could only spot glassfiber bumpers etc... Hausmacher in stead of ABS!

I can't say i hate Germans now because of these memories.

had a few problems myself but moastly its a good call...
i bought sony speakers unopened... yeah right in the package ware the cheap ****...
and a few parts in great condition... to scap the S..t...

[A1quattro]

he has replied , i realy [ think] he is who he says he is , he said i can look him up on face book ,get references from companys in namibia that know him , he said he has been a well known rally driver there for 20 years he also said he can send copy of id . i am not charging him silly money for the parts he wants , but nothing leaves uk until ive been paid in full

[spink]

he has replied , i realy [ think] he is who he says he is , he said i can look him up on face book ,get references from companys in namibia that know him , he said he has been a well known rally driver there for 20 years he also said he can send copy of id . i am not charging him silly money for the parts he wants , but nothing leaves uk until ive been paid in full

hope it goes well mate,If i were you I would make sure you have a chat with him on the phone(if you havn't already),I would have thought you can then make a final decision

I would have thought western union would actually be your safest bet on this one,at least you can walk away from the shop with cash in hand,which is what scammers do the other way around.

[A1quattro]

i spoke to him on the phone when he first made contact, he seem to be genuine , but then so did a hoax airline pilot that was going to buy my car a few years ago, wanted bank details , he even looked up a local travel lodge saying he would stay there over night, i told him to bring the money and we go to bank togather , never heard from him again

[pasbogdan]

Someone with a business buying or selling from/to another country will know that you can not pay without knowing bank acount.There is even a code generated when an external payment is done and many companyes just need that code and send goods before money are seen.
WTF?Bank acount is writen even on invoices.So what?
And western union can be seen as throwing money on window by the buyer.

[A1quattro]

he has just sent me a copy of his passport, im pretty sure now he is genuine

[varia]

he has just sent me a copy of his passport, im pretty sure now he is genuine

lol! you sure? How can you tell its real?

I think Cottis is right, you should ask yourself few question:
Why does a guy in Africa want all my parts?
Does it seem too good to be true that you can get rid of your stuff for a good price

bartolomeus:
"Well do you think faking an ID is that easy?"
Its extremely easy. I wont post the link, but its cost like $100 and a few days