Range Rover Evoque 2.2 SD4 OV63DJD Autotrader UK ad scam

THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THIS SCAM IS TO NOT PAY ANYTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE VIEWED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YOURSELF

Only an idiot or a scammer would expect a buyer to pay money for a car that he has never seen

NEVER buy a car where the seller has obscured the registration number - he's hiding something (but it doesn't stop me finding where he's stolen the photos from)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/land-rover/range-rover-evoque/used-land-rover-range-rover-evoque-2-2-sd4-dynamic-lux-5dr-wimbledon-fpa-201509126863755?logcode=p 12 Sep

£15,095 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2.2 SD4 Dynamic LUX 5dr - Wimbledon - (020) 81285422 - Scammer email address - [email protected] - Reg OV63DJD

I'm considerably north of Wimbledon and unless a nuclear weapon has fallen down south all the leaves are still on the trees in the UK.

ANOTHER APPEARANCE OF A REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/land-rover/range-rover-evoque/used-land-rover-range-rover-evoque-2-2-sd4-dynamic-lux-5dr-newport-fpa-201509146910309?logcode=p 14 Sep

£15,112 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2.2 SD4 Dynamic LUX 5dr - Newport - (01633) 371939 - Scammer email address - [email protected]

Emails from the scammer

Hi,

I am glad to hear that you are interested to buy my 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2.2 SD4 DYNAMIC.
I want to confirm that it is still for sale. The car is HPI clear and it is in excellent condition ( interior, exterior and mechanical),FSH with main dealer.It has done 21,000 miles so far.
I am a non-smoker so it has never been smoked in and it had no accidents. I bought this car from UK and It still has UK registration, so you won't have to pay any import and insurance fees.The car meets all United Kingdom guidelines so there will be no problem regarding UK Customs policy on receiving the car.
I live in Seville, Spain. I used to work for 3 years in the UK as an engineer. Now that my contract over there expired i moved back to Spain. I wanted to keep the car so i took it with me.
I realized that registering it here is quite expensive and also is very difficult to drive a right hand car in a country where all cars are left hand drive. I decided to sell it to someone back in the UK for a really attractive price. The price i am looking to get for it is 15200 Pounds, shipping fees included.

Due to the fact that my job takes almost all of my time and i don`t spend to much time at home, i asked an international company to take care of the sale and act as a third party for this transaction.

Please tell me if you wish to proceed.

Kind Regards,

Mr. Sam Gibson
Oil Platform Engineer
Seville, Spain

Hello Mr Xxxxxxx,

I'd like to inform you that i bought this car from UK and it is still registered there so you don't have to pay any import taxes or any other fees.The car comes with log book, HPI cleared, No finance. You will get from me the keys, V5 document, manuals and all documents to register the car in your name. You don't have to worry about anything.

If you want to check the car on Autocheck or on hpi, here are the reg details:

UK Reg # : OV63DJD
VIN #: SALVA2AE8DH852055

I want to inform you the the car is in Spain and it will be shipped from here to UK.The shipper I will use will deliver the vehicle to your address, you don't have to pick it from the port.

If you want to use a third party service, I would like to use the services offered by Apple - Apple Pay.Here’s how it works:
You will send the payment to them and they hold the funds until you receive the car to your house and until you express that you are satisfied with it (you'll have 15 days to test it beforehand). Therefore, both I as a seller and you as a buyer will be covered. You'll have a test period of 15 days from the time you receive the car (I will send it to your address, insured for its entire value).
If you decide to keep it, you will authorize Apple Pay to send the payment to me and then the transaction is considered to be complete. If the car is not as I mentioned (in perfect condition) you can send it back and request a refund from Apple Pay.

If you want to read more about Apple Pay service please visit their website :

http://apple.com.pay.inc-apple.co.uk/how-it-works [scammer's fake escrow site]

In order for us to go to the next level please visit the following link and register with Apple Pay:

http://apple.com.pay.inc-apple.co.uk/register [scammer's fake escrow site]

If you wish to purchase it and agree to these terms i will need you to provide your email address registered with Apple Pay. I will then notify Apple Pay and they will contact you to explain the entire procedure.

I will be waiting for your reply as soon as possible

Thank you in advance!

Hello Xxxxxx,

I contacted Apple Pay just now and they shall get back to you shortly to explain the entire payment procedure.
They said that as soon as the transaction will be processed the Invoice will appear in your Apple Pay account.

I advice you to login to your Apple Pay account using the following link: http://www.apple.com.pay.inc-apple.co.uk/signin [scammer's fake escrow site]

Please email me back as soon as they get in touch.
Thank you!

Hello Mr Xxxxxx,

Please let me know if you got the payment confirmation from Apple Pay.
I don't know what is happening. Apple Pay told me that they sent the payment info.
Did you check your Apple Pay account? I advice you to login to your Apple Pay account using the following link: http://www.apple.com.pay.inc-apple.co.uk/signin [scammer's fake escrow site]

I hope we can get the transaction started soon.

Thanks,

Front page of the scammer's fake escrow site

The invoice from the scammer











Bank account reported

The scammer has kindly informed me of the actual registration number of the vehicle and I can therefore find where he copied the photos from

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rn8Qt8y-ZVAJ:www.marshallweb.co.uk/used-car-centre/used-cars/62655/land-rover-range-rover-evoque/+&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

2013 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Range Evoque 2.2 SD4 Dynamic 5Dr Auto - £37,495 - Reg OV63DJD

This is the advert, posted by the real owner, from where the scammer has copied the photos to create a fraudulent advert on Autotrader UK (examples posted above).