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| I recently discovered whilst looking at an add on hear for a 06 GSX 1400 in Derby ! for the sum of £2200 !to good to be true I know, all correspondence was through email and no contact numbers were given, next thing im getting messege asking to deposit money into a western union individual account, and then bike and paper work would be shipped to me lol hmmm a little suspect, so I ran a hpi check on the plate this all checked out fine ! but I then rang the firm who did the hpi check trying to get a name and addy for the so called seller, cant do they say but they made me aware of this scam selling really good deals for a to good to be true cost so I thought I would post so people will think twice with these jokers, apparently there is a R1 going about too , be ware ! anyone else nearly been had, would love to here ! 
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| Be very much aware of such a scam. I've just been conned out of a large amount of cash by such a scam. I found a 2008 Triumph Bonneville 865cc I was interested in on this site, contacted the alleged owner and all seemed legit. The bike was stored with a shipping company, and I was given a company email contact. The terms were that once I send the money via Moneygram or Western Union, the funds would be held by the shipping company until the machine was delivered and I was satisfied with it. They would then pass on the funds to the seller. In reality, once I sent the money, I never heard from either the shipping company or the seller again. Costly lesson learned here. Under no circumstances use Money Gram or Western Union to transfer money as it is completely untraceable (unless, of course, you personally know the seller). Make sure that you can physically see the merchandise before even thinking about doing a deal. The hijacked shipping company name was Abama Shipping and the alleged owner, with whom I was also in email contact with, was "working as a welder on north seal oil rigs". As a biker from way back, I didn't think for a moment that I'd be ripped off by another member of the motorbike fraternity. More fool me
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| By the way, the contact number I had from the "shipping company representative" was 07510 367027. I should have become suspicious when I received calls from people on that number but was never able to actually speak to anyone or leave a message on it.
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| Hi Waggy,,,,,,Sorry to hear about your recent scam,,,I have just about made the same mistake for an ad that is still being run on this site for a Triumph Speedmaster, I was to make payment via Western Union to a shipping Co called Feston shipping in Peterhead. I even did a £10 search about the company and they are a registered Co, BUT, the Managing Director is also a MD of the company you were using Abama aswell as loads of other one's. Once money had been recieved by the company they would deliver the bike, I was to check it out sign the V5 and then they would release the money to a "Mr Michael Manning". I actually went to Western Union and it was them that urged me to take this no further. I am now wondering what if anything I can do to catch the scammin *ucker*. Any Idea's ?
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| PLEASE BEWARE OF ANYONE SELLING A BIKE THAT IS "BEING HELD BY ANY OF THESE SHIPPING COMPANIES AS AT LEAST 2 OF THEM ARE PART OF THE SAME SET UP THAT ARE SCAMMING PEOPLE. ALL HAVE THE SAME MANAGING DIRECTOR---------------------- FESTON SHIPPING, 13 THURLOW ROAD LIMITED, ABAMA SHIPPING (UK) LTD(Secretary), ABAMA SHIPPING (UK) LTD, ABATAN SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED(Secretary), ABATAN SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED, ABSTONE NAVIGATION (UK) LTD(Secretary), ABSTONE NAVIGATION (UK) LTD, ACADIA MARITIME (UK) LIMITED(Secretary), ACADIA MARITIME (UK) LIMITED, ADMIRAL LINE (UK) LIMITED(Secretary), ADMIRAL LINE (UK) LIMITED, ADSEA MARITIME (UK) LIMITED (Secretary), ADSEA MARITIME (UK) LIMITED , AFTERGOR MARINE (UK) LTD(Secretary), AFTERGOR MARINE (UK) LTD, AITHER MARITIME LIMITED (Secretary), ALBANY BUNKERS SUPPLY LIMITED(Secretary), ALDINE SHIPPING (UK) LTD(Secretary), ALDINE SHIPPING (UK) LTD, ANACOSTIA MARITIME (UK) LTD(Secretary), ANACOSTIA MARITIME (UK) LTD, ANCHOR CREST (UK) LIMITED(Secretary), ANCHOR CREST (UK) LIMITED, ANSON SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED(Secretary), ANSON SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED, APOLLO NAVIGATION (UK) LIMITED(Secretary), APOLLO NAVIGATION (UK) LIMITED, AQUIS (UK) LIMITED(Secretary), AQUIS (UK) LIMITED, ASSOCIATED BULK CARRIERS (LONDON) LIMITED(Secretary), ASSOCIATED BULK CARRIERS (LONDON) LIMITED, ASSOCIATED BULK CARRIERS LIMITED(Secretary), ASSOCIATED BULK CARRIERS LIMITED, ATLANTIC BLUE TIDE (UK) LIMITED(Secretary), ATLANTIC BLUE TIDE (UK) LIMITED, AURA NAVIGATION (UK) LTD(Secretary), AURA NAVIGATION (UK) LTD, AURAI MARITIME LIMITED (Secretary), AVALON SHIPPING COMPANY (UK) LTD(Secretary), AVALON SHIPPING COMPANY (UK) LTD, AZARA MARITIME (UK) LIMITED (Secretary), AZARA MARITIME (UK) LIMITED , BART MARITIME (UK) LIMITED(Secretary), BART MARITIME (UK) LIMITED, BAXTER MARITIME (UK) LTD(Secretary), BAXTER MARITIME (UK) LTD, BAYZON SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED (Secretary), BAYZON SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED , BEACON QUAY (UK) LIMITED(Secretary), BEACON QUAY (UK) LIMITED (only 1st 50 directorships shown)
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| Michael Manning was the alleged owner of the machine I was interested in. The email addresses he used were ash.michael@live.com and matthewscloseevesham@hotmail.co.uk Being a simple, trusting soul as most bikers are, nevertheless I did check the validity of the shipping company which 'appeared' to be OK. One thought has crossed my mind (not a long journey) - surely the people that run this site (ukbike.com) do at least check the validity of the would-be sellers? Or am I being naive? Suffice to say that every scrap of correspondence, etc. has been passed on to the local police, who hold out very little hope of any monetary recovery.
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| Hi Mate, Yeah,,That is the very same guy I nearly lost out to,same email,name ect. He is still contacting me asking for the receipt from Western Union as I told them this morning that I had sent it and made a number up. Am now just giving them the run around. It really pisses me off that a bunch of Western Europeans can get away with this sort of stuff. I had the police here taking a statement from me, I got them involved incase they could do something about it over the weekend whilst the seller ect were waiting for me to send the money, but, they said they were only able to mention it to Aberdeenshire police! My girlfriend is now gonna send them a email, asking about the speedmaster I was gonna buy and mention she lives in Aberdeen and see what excusses they come up for not being able to see it. I did contact this site and warned them about the add but they said there was nothing they could do about it and that if I was concerned I would have to contact the web server !!!! Which is completely out of my league Well mate, hope ya lucky and do get something back, Dave
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| Hi chaps, Its good to know my gut feeling is still on the money. Just about to go through with buying a Yamaha Quad Grizzly, when thought I'd do a search on the shipping company, and all your posts came up on the search engine. Its the same guy again, Michael, supposedly still working on the oil rigs, and exactly as you have all said in your posts. Had a call on my mobile from this shipping company and then an email with all the terms and conditions. All looked believable except for the giveaway spelling errors that a proper shipping company wouldn't make, like Cheque spelt as check and phrasing all to ****. The ad was in the friday ads, and they seem to prey on us thinking we've found the deal of the century. I can't believe the ad companies can't do something about them though as they are effectively fascilitating the process, without the ad they can't attract a victim. Anyway, thought I'd let you know and will now enjoy winding them up for a while by stringing them along.
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Wel Well Well! I thought I was dealing with a dodgy dude. Michael "Blackwell" selling his much loved harley davidson 2004 Flstfi fatboy for £2400 using Feston Shipping as the agent because he is away on the oil rigs. What a lying so and so. I thought he over reacted when I hit the truth button. Feston Agent Verified Name: | Barney P. Herbans |
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Feston Storage Address: | 11 Charlotte St, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire AB42 1EA |
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As a Christian I cant use the words to fully describe these people-I will let you Seller's Name: | Michael A. Blackwell |
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Seller's Address: | 12 White Gates, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire AB42 3JJ |
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Lets name and shame them.
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| I have now given ALL the info I have to the local police in Peterhead. This is the mobile number for "Barney Herbans" Feston shipping agent 0793 461 2687
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