Gober-store.com - Don't do it!

[Rogan]

Just stumbled upon this web-site http://www.gober-store.com (complete fraud!) set up to tantalise global bike buyers with their vast product range and great prices! Whilst credit cards and paypal options are offered on the home page if you go as far as ordering a new bike (don't ask me how I know this) the only payment option is a wire to an Indonesian Bank account Quite an elaborate website too - and you'll just love the prices...

[George]

If its too good to be true it usually is.

What a shame though, wouldn't it be nice to buy etc etc....

Well spotted Rogan!

[Dombo]

Good spot. There are similar scams running on craigslist for most top end bikes you can think of. The adverts usually have attractive prices, £1200-£1800 and end with "I can ship worldwide!"
The "seller" purports to be in "Morayshire, Elgin" and cannot speak on the phone as he claims to have had maxillary work on his jaw which is wired up. He asks for payment via wire transfer to his bank, HBOS or Barclays.
I nearly got caught but luckily tried streetviewing his address and the externals didn't match the internal pics of what he was selling. Then googled his address and several aliases came up. All very suspicious.

Needless to say people, "Let's be careful out there". Sgt Phil Esterhaus RIP

[Jon H]

Can anyone help my Nigerian friend with releasing $35,000,000 from a frozen bank account?

[Sylv]

Go bust or?

[Rob W]

Good spot Rogan.Iwas looking for a car on gumtree the other week and the same scam going on there.Price to good to be true and could`nt speak on the phone and they wanted to meet in Manchester,i dont think so walking round Manchester with a pocket full of cash NO

[Rogan]

[quote="Jon Hemming"]Can anyone help my Nigerian friend with releasing $35,000,000 from a frozen bank account?

[Mike I]

Here's one way to deal with those Nigerian friends [url]http://www.scamorama.com/naz-mentary-cone.html[/url] .

[Sylv]

I once had a similar email exchange with a scammer, kept me entertained for a couple weeks, it was fun to try and get them annoyed at you and think you'd baited. Wish I'd kept the emails, actually i might have printed them somewhere

[Rogan]

[quote="Sylv"] i might have printed them somewhere

[Marcus]

Maybe you posted it here [url=http://www.419eater.com/]419 Eater[/url]

The [url=http://www.419eater.com/html/hall_of_shame.htm]Hall of shame[/url] is worth a visit

[Tim Coales]

[quote="Sylv"]I once had a similar email exchange with a scammer, kept me entertained for a couple weeks, it was fun to try and get them annoyed at you and think you'd baited. Wish I'd kept the emails, actually i might have printed them somewhere

[Dombo]

Delete and forget is probably the best way to deal with these people.
They are just as likely to be gangs of violent criminals as loveable rogues chuckling away in an internet cafe in Lagos.
There is enough information on the internet to track somebody down - the coward in me would rather stay off these characters' radar.

[Tim Coales]

No, I wasn't advocating playing along, as you don't know what you might be opening your computer upto.

I was just drawing attention to a rather humourous serious of sketches. (Well, appealed to my sence of humour anyway)
Maybe I should get out more!