BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d EK62ORO 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

IF FOR ANY REASON THE SELLER WON'T LET YOU SEE THE CAR BEFORE PAYING - WALK AWAY - YOU'RE BEING SCAMMED

MOST RECENTLY THE SCAMMER HAS BEEN OBSCURING THE CAR REGISTRATION DETAILS FROM PHOTOS

There is no honest reason for a seller to hide or obscure the registration number of vehicle. The only motive is to hide the history and identity of the car from the buyer and make it difficult to trace (but it doesn't stop me). Walk away from any cars with registration details hidden.

Posted by the same scammer who posted this fraudulent advert

https://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=115716&p=283227#p283227

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-sport-5dr-peterhead-fpa-201601310590853?logcode=p 31 Jan 2016

£6,030 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d Sport 5dr - Peterhead - Trade Seller - (07739) 120012 - Reg EK62ORO

LATEST APPEARANCE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT ON AUTOTRADER UK

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-m-sport-5dr-leicester-fpa-201602131014811?logcode=p 13 Feb 2016

£5,850 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d M Sport 5dr - Leicester - Trade Seller - (07748) 577231 - Reg EK62ORO

LATEST APPEARANCE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT ON AUTOTRADER UK

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-es-5dr-bristol-fpa-201602171133470?logcode=p 17 Feb 2016

£5,100 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d ES 5dr - Bristol - Trade Seller - (07230) 986192 - Reg EK62ORO

LATEST APPEARANCE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT ON AUTOTRADER UK

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-se-5dr-felixstowe-fpa-201602191205305?logcode=p 19 Feb 2016

£5,000 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d SE 5dr - Felixstowe - Trade Seller - (07767) 670910 - Reg EK62ORO

Unable to report scam advert as reporting function on Autotrader UK website disabled.

LATEST APPEARANCE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT ON AUTOTRADER UK

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-m-sport-5dr-leeds-fpa-201603011546360?logcode=p 1 Mar 2016

£5,900 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d M Sport 5dr - Leeds - Trade Seller - (07963) 710212 - Reg EK62ORO

LATEST APPEARANCE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT ON AUTOTRADER UK

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-es-5dr-walsall-fpa-201604032595564?logcode=p 1 Apr 2016

£5,500 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d ES 5dr - Walsall - Trade Seller - (07756) 710961 - Reg EK62ORO

LATEST APPEARANCE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT ON AUTOTRADER UK

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-se-5dr-liverpool-fpa-201604072740480?logcode=p 7 Apr 2016

£5,800 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d SE 5dr - Liverpool - Trade Seller - (07748) 582771 - Reg EK62ORO

LATEST APPEARANCE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT ON AUTOTRADER UK

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-sport-5dr-basildon-fpa-201604102833000?logcode=p 10 Apr 2016

£5,670 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d Sport 5dr - Basildon - Trade Seller - (07749) 019212 - Reg EK62ORO

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Scammer replies from: Stuart Miller <[email protected]>

Hello

Thank you for your kind interest in buying my car.
Is still for sale, in good conditions, and for any other questions please don't hesitate to contact me again.



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Regards,
Stuart Miller
Gesendet von Iphone

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Scammer is asking to pay by using a fake escrow service that can be seen: http://zeta-holdings.co.uk

Hello

More details about how escrow works can be found on http://zeta-holdings.co.uk/how-it-works/. The company will also deliver the car in no more than 2-4 working days and you will be given a period of 5 days for inspection purposes. Please check their website for more information and if you agree, please register and send me your customer number.

Regards

Stuart

http://zeta-holdings.co.uk/about-us/

Registered with HM Revenue & Customs as a Money Services Business: Registration No. 08580967

Zeta Holding Ltd is the trading name of Zeta Holding Ltd, a UK private ltd company. We are registered at Companies House in the UK (UK Registered Company Number: 09042661). We are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the Payment Services Regulations 2009, and registered with Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as a Money Service Business.

A hilarious mishmash of details relating to three different companies all of which are dissolved.

Obviously written by a good English speaker but in trying to use a professional style his inadequacies are exposed. His ambitions exceed his abilities. In fact in drifting off into faux legal waffle, he is simply trying to show off and the last paragraph finishes so abruptly he appears to have lost track of his aimless drivel.

One thing that caught my attention was its Google entry



You'll note that it mentions yet another company name.

LATEST APPEARANCE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT ON AUTOTRADER UK

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-sport-5dr-wigston-fpa-201604163046396?logcode=p 16 Apr 2016

£5,500 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d Sport 5dr - Wigston - Trade Seller - (07740) 186271 - Reg EK62ORO

LATEST APPEARANCE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT ON AUTOTRADER UK

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-es-5dr-milton-keynes-fpa-201605073729993?logcode=p 7 May 2016

£5,100 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d ES 5dr - Milton Keynes - Trade Seller - (07747) 667161 - Reg EK62ORO

LATEST APPEARANCE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT ON AUTOTRADER UK

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-sport-5dr-leicester-fpa-201605314481925?logcode=p 31 May 2016

£6,000 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d Sport 5dr - Leicester - Trade Seller - (07767) 589301 - Reg EK62ORO

LATEST APPEARANCE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING FRAUDULENT ADVERT ON AUTOTRADER UK

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/1-series/used-bmw-1-series-2-0-116d-sport-5dr-scarborough-fpa-201606094776966?logcode=p 9 Jun 2016

£6,000 2012 BMW 1 SERIES 2.0 116d Sport 5dr - Scarborough - Trade Seller - (07949) 669638 - Reg EK62ORO