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17 February 2009, 09:01
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Lymington
Boat name: rib-it
Make: Scopion
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki 250
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 100
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Possible scam
What do you think to this website ? is it to good to be true ? and read terms and conditions, no phone just e-mail.
www.boat4fun.co.cc
It just dose not add up.
I am truly sorry if my suspicions are well of the mark I just think that something dose not quite add up.
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17 February 2009, 09:07
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Hamble
Length: 9m +
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 2,317
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17 February 2009, 09:13
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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
Posts: 13,054
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Originally Posted by simonnud
What do you think to this website ? is it to good to be true ? and read terms and conditions, no phone just e-mail.
www.boat4fun.co.cc
It just dose not add up.
I am truly sorry if my suspicions are well of the mark I just think that something dose not quite add up. |
You're right-It's a scam.
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17 February 2009, 11:24
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
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Absolute scam, I emailed them about the a ski. Said I wanted to view it, they said it goes straight to my house when I buy it. No previous customers skis to view etc!
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17 February 2009, 11:55
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: fife
Make: Humber / searider
Length: 5m +
MMSI: ... - - - ...
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 720
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I have experience of these characters under there last guise and they are total scam merchants. If you ask them to take VISA they will say they only take bank TT payments etc etc. 
it is safer to give your money to Mr G Brown.
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17 February 2009, 12:23
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RIBnet supporter
Country: Greece
Town: Aghia Marina/Evia
Boat name: Zuben 'Ubi
Make: Avon
Length: 7m +
Engine: E-TEC 200 HO
MMSI: Ti Nafto?
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 44
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Scam!
I don't know if this site came up with a Greek Office address for those of you outside of Greece, or if it's one of those clever things that tailors itself for the locale of the browser, like the BBC on-line videos which won't let anyone outside the UK look at them! Anyway, I tried calling the 'Greek Office' telephone number and got a 'Number Not In Use' message from the phone company. 
Greece offices
Spyrou Trikoupi 57
Athens 17045
Greece
fax: +30 210 32 60 369
United Kingdom offices
OMEGA 4 NO. 116, 6 ROACH ROAD
LONDON, E3 2PA
United Kingdom
UK Fax: 07006-022-381
International Fax: 0044-7006-022-381
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17 February 2009, 12:58
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#7
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Wild West
Boat name: No Boat
Make: No Boat
Length: under 3m
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 5,305
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'Too good to be true'
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Originally Posted by simonnud
What do you think to this website ? is it to good to be true ? and read terms and conditions, no phone just e-mail.
www.boat4fun.co.cc
It just dose not add up.
I am truly sorry if my suspicions are well of the mark I just think that something dose not quite add up. |
Pretty slick site,but like the man said if it looks too good to be true........!
Alot of these sites about,they rely on peoples greed overcoming thier good sence and caution[and look where thats got us!!]
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17 February 2009, 15:41
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 4,299
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just credit checked them and its a completely dormant company!! 
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17 February 2009, 20:33
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#9
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: yorkshire
Boat name: little vicky
Make: avon ex RNLI
Length: 3m +
Engine: tohatsu
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,310
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one of our club members lost over £3000, by a very similar looking ad ,at the back end of last year ,police said that him and about 3 or 4 other scammed buyers were highly unlikely to get any money back ,transpired that the non existant london office was at a well known west end theater, a day later it was in scotland ,the old adge, a fool and his money are easily parted ,
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18 February 2009, 09:10
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Lymington
Boat name: rib-it
Make: Scopion
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki 250
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 100
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Based on what has been said here and my own gut feeling i have informed trading standards i will let you know if i here anything.
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18 February 2009, 11:06
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,930
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They also advertise engines on B&O. I emailed the owner of a 50hp 4 stroke last year. They got back telling me to go to the above web address and to place my order. The motor would be shipped from the USA after I payed and for my piece of mind a no quibble money back guarantee if I wasn't happy. Yeah right
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22 February 2009, 10:29
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RIBnet supporter
Country: Ireland
Town: Belfast
Boat name: Cait
Make: Humber
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90hp Opti
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 909
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Just because we fool around on boats don't mean we are fool!!!
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22 February 2009, 16:21
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,531
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Like most things - if it's too good to be true, then it probably isn't.
Everyone these days is looking for a deal. The fact of the matter, these websites are set up relatively quickly be people who don't know the first thing about boats or engines. However they do understand pricing, so the prices you see are always designed to be 'within reach'.
Better to buy from a reputable dealer and pay current rates than lose your hard-earned cash effectively for a picture 'borrowed' from somewhere on the net. I recognise one of two pictures from boats and outboards.
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10 April 2009, 15:30
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Length: 9m +
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 4
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scam
Scammers. Website now derelict, but their new MO. is via www.Aqua-trix..co.cc ( http://outboard.byethost14.com/index.html)
If it looks to good to be true it probably is. This is !!!
Advertised via boats and outboards.
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