Safer Buying and Selling
Unfortunately there are scammers out there on the Internet.
We strongly recommend you never complete a sale unless money has been transferred into your bank account or better, the cash is in your hands.
Don't get caught by scammers telling you they have paid via PayPal, TNT, Western Union or other payment systems alike, even if they show you receipts from such 3rd party payment systems.
Make sure the money is in your bank account or better, or you have physically received the cash. If the money is not in your account or paypal account - it does not exist!!
If you believe you have a scammer on your hands, contact Bike Exchange and we will do our best to stop them from using our website or services.
See below for an example of an internet scammer email:
Hello,
I'm located in United Kingdom. I posted the bike here because I have some money problems and I need to sell this bike fast. That is the reason for this low price. And is very hard to sell such a bike locally especially on this crisis.
Here is how I want to do this. In this way you can be sure that the bike is in good condition and that you will receive the bike.
I will explain to you step by step how this will work.
1) First you will have to send me your full name and address. I will need them for the shipping.
2) I go to the TNT store and leave the bike onto your name as the intended receiver.
3) TNT will check the bike to see if everything is OK with it and also the legal papers that will come along with the bike.
4) TNT will send you a delivery notification to let you know they have the bike you ordered in which you will be told that they have it and that they checked it.
5) At this point you will have to go to a Western Union Agent Location and make a money deposit on the TNT payment agent name for the amount we agreed.
6) After you make the deposit you will have to send the info about the money transfer to TNT (MTCN, sender's name and address)
7) TNT will verify the payment information and if everything is in order they will deliver the bike to you .
8) After you receive the bike, check it and see that all is in order you will instruct TNT to send me the money.
If by any reason, you will not be satisfied with the bike, you will return the product to TNT with no expense.
I will pay TNT for the shipping and you will pay Western Union for the Money Transfer fee.
Please click on this link for more info:
I'm located in United Kingdom. I posted the bike here because I have some money problems and I need to sell this bike fast. That is the reason for this low price. And is very hard to sell such a bike locally especially on this crisis.
Here is how I want to do this. In this way you can be sure that the bike is in good condition and that you will receive the bike.
I will explain to you step by step how this will work.
1) First you will have to send me your full name and address. I will need them for the shipping.
2) I go to the TNT store and leave the bike onto your name as the intended receiver.
3) TNT will check the bike to see if everything is OK with it and also the legal papers that will come along with the bike.
4) TNT will send you a delivery notification to let you know they have the bike you ordered in which you will be told that they have it and that they checked it.
5) At this point you will have to go to a Western Union Agent Location and make a money deposit on the TNT payment agent name for the amount we agreed.
6) After you make the deposit you will have to send the info about the money transfer to TNT (MTCN, sender's name and address)
7) TNT will verify the payment information and if everything is in order they will deliver the bike to you .
8) After you receive the bike, check it and see that all is in order you will instruct TNT to send me the money.
If by any reason, you will not be satisfied with the bike, you will return the product to TNT with no expense.
I will pay TNT for the shipping and you will pay Western Union for the Money Transfer fee.
Please click on this link for more info:
Another Example:
hi again,
thanks for the email. i have sent the payment and the additional payment as well, so please i will like you to help me wire the said $850.00aud to my shipper via western union like i told you so that he can get the said amount as fast as possible and come for pick up the item as quick as possbile, also paypal has been contacted about about the additional payment i made and so that you can be rest assured that this transaction is legal to which they told like i told you and i was assured that the funds will credited but placed on-hold & it will be made invisible to you by there system until they get the western union information from you because if payment is placed on hold, it will not be invisible. Here is current location of my agent that he is right now and where he want the money sent to:
Keith Peterson
suit 327 westmill Road,
Manchester City, PB343QS
UK
due to the high amount involved in this sale, i will like you and i to sign a bill of sales which will assure me am sured, i have attached it in the email am sending you, i will like you to fill your part in the note and please hand it over to him when he is around for the pickup.in the email i received from paypal,i was told a confirmation email of payment made has been sent to your paypal email to back up our transaction and please check the inbox and junk to confirm this and let me know ASAP.
DO NOT send money to anyone who sends you an email similar to the above. Contact Bike Exchange Management immediately. Also see our Tips on Safer Buying
Always protecting your interest
The Management
Bike Exchange Pty Ltd