fendtfan
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
I messaged a man on facebook about a tractor he was advertising. It was local to me so I asked if I could go and see it only to be told it was being sold by Bellman Plant and was in Exeter and he was a agent for them. I found a website for Bellman plant and made a online enqiry. A email string followed and i said i would buy a tractor unseen. I duly received a very professional looking pro forma invoice and the price included the vat which made it seem even better value and made me keener to get a deal done.. When I saw the bank details were for someone other than bellman plant ltd alarm bells begun to ring so I rang the number on the invoice. No answer but seconds later a foreigner rang back and explained the name being different to the company. I then accused the guy of trying to scam me and he immediately hung up. Beware I have looked on facebook marketplace since and found quite a few more potential scams using the same or similar methods .