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10 September 2007, 21:54
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
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WARNING: Trailer Scam
http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F120471
I e-mailed this seller asking about the trailer, this was the response I got:
Yes the trailer is still for sale.The trailer is already at a shipping company custody and i can ship it to your home address in 3-4 working days.Please let me know if you are still intersted and i will tell you more about this transaction.
Obvious scam, buyer beware!
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10 September 2007, 21:56
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Report it to the B&O admin-they are pretty good. It'll be gone by the morning.
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10 September 2007, 21:56
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Country: UK - England
Town: Brighton
Length: 3m +
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Have you reported it to B&O? They're pretty hot on removing ads once they're identified as bogus.
John
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10 September 2007, 22:00
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: cornwall
Boat name: nothing
Make: rib eye 430
Length: 4m +
Engine: tatsu 50
MMSI: 666
Join Date: Mar 2006
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sounds just like the guy who had 5 grands worth of nearly new jetski advertised for £2500 , almost the same wording in the reply .
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10 September 2007, 22:00
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Iron fist a bit slow today John? 
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10 September 2007, 22:16
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
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Couldnt find any 'Report' button but sent an email with the advert ID to the customer service email
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10 September 2007, 22:23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nos4r2
Iron fist a bit slow today John? |
Yeah, 35 seconds behind you on that one. Sorry!
John
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11 September 2007, 11:42
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: I.O.W/Switzerland
Boat name: HotShot
Make: shakey
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90hp Tohatsu TLDI
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,555
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I saw an advert is the magazine version of B&O (i think) and there were two jetskis advertised for £1400. The number to phone was a premium rate 09.. number...how could the people putting the magazine together miss this?!
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11 September 2007, 18:33
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Country: UK - England
Length: 5m +
Join Date: May 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slimtim
I saw an advert is the magazine version of B&O (i think) and there were two jetskis advertised for £1400. The number to phone was a premium rate 09.. number...how could the people putting the magazine together miss this?!
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Hi Tim,
The advert above has now been removed, we cannot physically check all the adverts that go in to the magazine I am affraid, we try to check most of it. The adverts in the magazine are mostly made up with adverts booked in through the website and if they appear legitimate in the first place then they will probably slip through. Not ideal but with classified adverts it is always buyer beware these days.
Any dodgy adverts please feel free to let me know and I will kill them!! (the advert that is :-) )
Cheers
Stephen
Boats and Outboards.
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12 September 2007, 05:58
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Shropshire
Boat name: Bradoosh
Make: Menai Marine
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 70HP Outboard
Join Date: Sep 2007
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also rib on flea bay
i emailed a guy about a rib for sale on ebay,same reply,who do they think they are fooling yes im gonna part with a couple of grand on a boat i havent seen. yes i know peoples own greed will part some people of there money,
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13 September 2007, 09:54
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
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They was a Zodiac with a 40hp engine on Boatsandoutboards for £530 seemed ok but when emailed they said they would deliver free of charge, kept emailing him and it was a scam, the shipping agent lark gives it away.
Is they a report button you can click as I had to email B&O?
Also can anyone translate this as its the reply I got when I told him I reported him:
SA MOARA MATAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
NIGERIAN POWER
Guess where he was from...
His email address is:
go_service_ham@hotmail.com
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13 September 2007, 11:42
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Country: UK - England
Town: Portishead/Falmouth
Make: Ribeye
Length: 5m +
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chewy
SA MOARA MATAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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That's Romanian... he's wishing your brother dead! 
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13 September 2007, 13:28
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
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The translater I just used didn't say that?
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13 September 2007, 14:00
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Country: UK - England
Town: Portishead/Falmouth
Make: Ribeye
Length: 5m +
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chewy
The translater I just used didn't say that?
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Yeah, sorry it's mother, not brother!
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13 September 2007, 14:39
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
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What translater are you using?
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13 September 2007, 14:48
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Country: UK - England
Town: Portishead/Falmouth
Make: Ribeye
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chewy
What translater are you using?
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One of our 'imported' lorry drivers!
I don't think the online translators are much good... they are too literal.
Apparently sa moara means 'death to' and mata is actually ma-ta (Ma = mother ta = your)
So you're not going to buy his Zodiac then? 
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13 September 2007, 15:03
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
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Might have done if it translated to mother in law.
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13 September 2007, 15:06
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Country: UK - England
Town: Portishead/Falmouth
Make: Ribeye
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chewy
Might have done if it translated to mother in law.
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13 September 2007, 20:58
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Emailed him back telling what him and his mother can do, I think he was baffled, got this reply:
how did you know what i said? Do you speake nigerian?
Clever lad but he ain't that clever obviously!
Thanks for the translation Alex!
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