Bike sale unease

**MarkH** · 15th July 2011, 23:15

Originally Posted by Snails pace

i received a text from somebody in Malaysia

No more details needed, clearly a scam - as mentioned by someone else, no one in Malaysia would buy a bike from NZ. These scams have been mentioned numerous times in these forums and all over the internet.
Obvious scam is obvious.

**scumdog** · 16th July 2011, 12:17

Originally Posted by schrodingers cat

Amazing what you learn on KB.
I never realised Yohsi made parts for lost causes...

Oh they do, they do...have you got some 'Yohsi' parts have you??

**ukusa** · 16th July 2011, 13:51

Originally Posted by Garfield

As others have already said, this is definately a scam, if they send an e amil address you can try and google it and you will more than likely get a hit back. Do not give any bank details out. A friend of mine had a similar situation via TM over a golf cart and the proepsctive buyer was based in Nigeria. There is a web site which lists various scams sorry I cannit remember the name of the page but I will have a look for it.

This is a good one http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/

some are long reads, but bloody funny if you have the time.

**schrodingers cat** · 16th July 2011, 14:24

Originally Posted by scumdog

Oh they do, they do...have you got some 'Yohsi' parts have you??

Not on my current ride. Back when I was a young fella I had an XJ550 with pipes and turmpets.
The whole brand just reeks of cool - as well as doing what it promises

**Toppo1** · 16th July 2011, 14:43

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Originally Posted by schrodingers cat

Not on my current ride. Back when I was a young fella I had an XJ550 with pipes and turmpets.
The whole brand just reeks of cool - as well as doing what it promises

**Edbear** · 16th July 2011, 16:42

Originally Posted by Toppo1

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Maybe if you "spelled" it out..?

**Bikemad** · 16th July 2011, 18:53

Originally Posted by ukusa

This is a good one http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/

some are long reads, but bloody funny if you have the time.

cheers for that.........farkin funny............im lookin forward to gettin one of those 419 scammers emails now and havin a little fun with them too

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 16th July 2011, 18:58

Originally Posted by Jonathan

Andrew needs to ship my 1988 250cc bike to Malaysia urgently - maybe there is a shortage? How should I reply to his e-mail?

Hello,
Thanks for the swift reply, there is no doubt about it, i like the
bike and I am pleased with the price but I want you to get back to me
with the pictures and all dents on the bike if there are any because i
am not local. I am presently in Malaysia on business and could not
come over to check it out,but no worries as i am willing to handle the
pick up of this bike through a legitimate shipping agent that has
their headquarter situated here in Malaysia, it will be picked up
after payment, so i really need to know the mode of payment
so that we can proceed thereafter cos i really need this bike urgently.

I'd like to know certain things too

Does the bike have any mechanical disabilities presently?
What is your reason for selling it?
I'm sorry, just want to be sure about the sale before i proceed.

Andrew

I have had that same email four years ago from mike ... and he was in Singapore