Reading below I think I have been caught out by the same scam.

I saw a 2005 BMN 320d 150BHP on the pistonhheads website. I made contact with the indivdual- Lucas Bardi. He said he lived in the UK and had been transferred back to Spain...Same as the Itlay story, taxes, right hand drive blah blah blah.

This time the guys are even more organised, they had a website to go along with the scam. www.european-deliverys.com they have addresses in Scotland and Italy on the site, telephone numbers the works, right down to company registration numbers.

Once I made the payment the website went down and the email did not work office@european-deliverys.com then when I emailed Lucas he said the site was down for updates and gave me the following email office@europeancars-delivery.com.

I have placed a recall on the money so hopefully it has not yert cleared in the Spanish bank account:

Bank Account European DC Agent Details:

Bank Name : CAJA RURAL DE GIJON
Bank Address : OFICINA 0002 URBANA DEL NATAHOYO ,
Gijon , 33204
Spain


First Name: Bogdan Georgian
Last Name: Andronache

Iban: ES71 3007 0002 5520 2782 7217
BIC/CODIGO SWIFT: BCOEESMM007

The telephone number these guys are using are as follows:
0044 703 195 6704 (Goes to international ring tone)
0039 328 551 9991

I have spoken to the Bogdan Georgian guy a few times now, he tells me the transfer has not been made because the beneficary name is incorrect but the bank account detail are correct. He says the bank is not releasing the funds so hopefully I am lucky and my recall I've placed will be successfull.

These guys are really slick and well organised, they even have references that check out.

Below is the confirmation email you will receive from these guys:
Security & Resolution Center
Here's the invoice for your Vehicle

Congratulations, European DC Transaction Started!

Buy Confidently with our Item Protection Programs:
The Item Purchase Protection program protects your item purchase against fraud and material misrepresentation. This program is provided by European DC.
This transaction is insured through European DC Item Purchase Protection.
* Current status: Payment pending. Purchase protection granted.



Welcome to European DC ,

Our company is the European market leader in global express and international mail services.European DC reduces risks associated with Internet transactions by acting as a licensed,trusted,neutral third party for on-line transactions. The seller leaves the merchandise into European DC custody. The merchandise will remain in European DC custody until the buyer provides the payment informations to European DC. The payment will be made through a Money Order Service. Once the funds are verified by European DC , the merchandise will be delivered to the buyer.

* Complete your European DC transaction in 5 easy steps:
1: Buyer and seller agree on the transaction terms and a selling price.
2: Seller contacts European DC with the transaction details.European DC accepts the transaction and offers purchase protection to the buyer (if the transaction is declined, no further action is required from either the buyer or the seller).
3: The buyer sends payment to European DC.European DC send the tracking number of the shipment to the buyer.
4: Buyer receives the merchandise and has five days to inspect it. If it is complete and as described, the buyer should accept the merchandise. If he refuses the merchandise, the buyer must ship the merchandise back to the seller within 5 business days.
5: After the inspection period is over, the buyer must contact European DC with the result of the inspection. If the buyer refuse the merchandise, the refund will be sent to the buyer after the tracking number for the returned shipment is verified.




Seller's verified payment address:

First Name: Lucas
Last Name: Bardi
Address: Calle Los Rosales
City/State: Madrid
Postal Code: 28021
Country: Spain

Buyer's shipping address:

First Name: Michael Robert
Last Name: Niven
Address: Flat 3 , 11A Teddington Road
City/State: Hampton Wick , Kingston Upon Thames , Surrey Postal Code: KT1 4ER
Country: United Kingdom



Package Details: 2005 BMW 320d
Amount insured: £ 4,850.00
Date of verification: 11.02.2008
Payment must be sent by: Bank Account Wire Transfer Next step to be taken: The buyer must send the payment to European DC



Shipment Information:
Service: Door Arrival
Delivery Time: 4 days
Shipment ID: 0QA08472T8
ActualWeight: 3293 lbs
BillableWeight: 3293 lbs
Description: 2005 BMW 320d .

You can track your merchandise directly by accesing this link:
http://european-deliverys.com/

Package Details: 2005 BMW 320d .
Shipping Fees: *400.00
Package Information: Package 1 of 1
Package Type: European DC EXPRESS DELIVERY
Billing Information for the Shipment
Payment Method: American Express XXXX-2009
Total: All currencies in EURO **400.00


If you have any questions contact us to our email address:
office@european-deliverys.com , and we will appreciate the
opportunity to help you resolve any issue.

European DC Through this e-mail we have the pleasure to inform you
that the merchandise has been left in our custody. The shipping fee
was paid by the Seller. The Payment Informations about the Money
Transfer must be sent to us for verification. The Payment
Informations that you need to send to us: The scanned receipt of the
transfer from your bank.The Seller is unable to receive any
information regarding the payment data. This action is restricted by
a mutual agreement between the Seller and European DC.

The next step is to complete the deposit funds transfer ( £4,850 )
via Bank Account Wire Transfer.


Bank Account European DC Agent Details:

Bank Name : CAJA RURAL DE GIJON
Bank Address : OFICINA 0002 URBANA DEL NATAHOYO ,
Gijon , 33204
Spain


First Name: Bogdan Georgian
Last Name: Andronache

Iban: ES71 3007 0002 5520 2782 7217
BIC/CODIGO SWIFT: BCOEESMM007

We will wait your reply with the scanned receipt of the
transfer(£4,850 ) from the bank so we can verify the transfer.As soon
the money will arrive in our account the shipping of the vehicle will
be started.Please send us the payment information to this email
address: office@european-deliverys.com .

To ask for a refund, simply reply to this notification and enter in
the subject line: Refund request for transaction number:0QA08472T8

Thank you for using our European DC Trade Financial Department




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