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Unfortunately there are scammers out there on the internet. If you choose to make a transaction through correspondence, it is important that you are cautious and protect yourself at all times.

 General Tips

  • If it sounds too good to be true, it is.
  • If anything seems odd, then do not continue.
  • If the seller indicates that they are overseas or are not where they originally stated, then do not continue.
  • Do not send any money if you are selling.
  • Do not trust third party receipts. Check all receipts with the relevant companies.
  • Do not trust third party websites. Thoroughly check the site and business address and speak to a representative from the company.
  • Unless you have the cash in your hand or have seen the money in your bank account you have not been paid.
  • Be weary of sellers contacting you via text and asking you to email them.
  • Control the transaction. You select the payment and transportation methods.
  • If you have any doubt, contact us.

Safer Buying

We recommend that you make your purchase in person. This is the safest method of buying.

It is difficult to determine the legitimacy of a seller when you are dealing via correspondence. If you are not comfortable with the prospect of potentially losing your money, then you maybe better off purchasing a product that you can buy in person.

Safer Selling

We strongly recommend you never complete a sale unless the money has been transferred into your bank account or even better, when the cash is in your hands.

Do not get caught by scammers telling you they have paid via PayPal, TNT, Western Union or other payment systems, even if they show you receipts from such 3rd party payment systems.

Scammers may ask you to send money to a third party to help with the transportation of your product. If you are selling a product, do not send money.


Help us Protect Our Site users

 If you believe you have a scammer on your hands, contact bikeExchange.com.au and we will do our best to stop them from using our website and services.

 

Scam Examples

 Buying

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: 

 

Selling

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.


Always protecting your interests.
The Management
Bike Exchange Pty Ltd

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