Advice on Buying and Selling

The Internet is world wide and can be viewed by millions of people, this can result in offers from potential buyers from abroad. Some advertisers on the site have been approached by foreign "bogus buyers" - examples of offers and e-mail addresses can be viewed here. Any offers for an item far in excess of the asking price are more than often bogus and should be ignored and not replied to.

There have been several press articles regarding dubious scams that have originated in Nigeria and therefore great care should be taken with any offer from this region of the world. To view an interesting and informative article regarding such scams click here.
If the scam is a Hotmail or Yahoo account you can report the scam by e-mailing and enclosing the offending mail to: abuse@hotmail.com or abuse@yahoo.com This can result in the offender's account being closed down and they'll find it hard to establish another one with the same provider.
Other USA based sites that might be worth exploring are http://www.internet-fraud.com and http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com

Remember that it is quite easy to open an e-mail account with very little ID needed. Therefore great care should be taken when communicating with a potential buyer or seller solely via e-mail.

If a potential buyer appears to be dubious - it is best to use your common sense and not to reply to the e-mail and wait for a more creditable offer. By not replying to such e-mails it discourages any dubious buyers from using the site and also prevents the seller getting into lengthy unprofitable e-mail correspondence.

Regarding payment, services offered by paypal.com and fastpay.com (restricted to £500) are worth considering.

Telephone numbers and addresses can be cross referenced in the UK using bt.com (directory enquires ) and consignia-online.com Also names and addresses in the UK can be compared using "people search" at 192.com
UK STD telephone codes and postcodes can be checked at ukphoneinfo
The country and region of international numbers can be checked using http://www.primeris.com/fonefind/

If you are expecting replies via e-mail, it is advisable that all computers that receive e-mails have an up to date anti-virus programme.

If you have any useful suggestions to add to this guide please e-mail: admin@golfclubsales.co.uk

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