Boat Buyers Guide and www.boatbuyersguide.ie would like to alert all our customers to the continued
scams in play by unscrupulous individuals relating to matching used Boats or Leisure for sale
and trying to extort money from genuine buyers.
It has been reported that individuals based in a few companies (some from the UK)
are attempting to defraud members of the public by offering to match them with parties
interested in buying their used Boat or Leisure.
Please be advised that Boat Buyers Guide and www.boatbuyersguide.ie do not offer this service
to their advertisers and do not forward the information of their customers to any
third party companies who do. We do not condone the above activities
and advise our customers to be extra cautious when dealing with potential buyers
and sellers for Boats or Leisure whether it is online or by telephone.
There are many different variations of these scams going on, but there are some
easy steps to ensure you are not a victim of any of them.
Boat Buyers Guide advice:
- The general rule of thumb dictates, if it sounds too good to be true it probably
is!
- If you are in any doubt about a caller - hang up (if you are in doubt about an email
do not reply)
- Do not give out personal financial details - if you already have, you should contact
your bank for advice on what to do next; if you have sent money don't send any more!
- You should report these fraudulent calls to the European Consumer Centre (ECC) Dublin
(contact details below). They have centres in 25 European countries and can liaise
with Irish and UK consumer enforcers and the Garda fraud squad regarding this problem.
Who to contact
European Consumer Centre, 13A Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1.
Tel: +353 1 8090600
Fax: +353 1 8090601
Email: info@eccdublin.ie
Web: www.eccdublin.ie.