begatrans transaction

[fireball]

Hello all,

I live in Belgium, I would like your opinion on http://www.begatrans.com/terminal.php because he asks me to pay by western union for the transaction when I asked for a payment per account.

this seems to be questionable carriers.

I would like your opinion.

Here is the mail received:

Amounts

Total value: EUR 4800.00
Amount to be payed: EUR 2400.00
Remaining balance after payment: EUR 2400.00
Selected payment service: Western Union Money Transfer

* Please proceed with the payment in the next 48 hours.

Receiver (agent) details

Full name: David Boldwin
Street address: Leytonstone Road
City: London
Postal Code: E15 1JA
Country: United Kingdom

Instructions

In order to complete the payment you will have to use Western Union Money Transfer service. You can find the nearest Western Union office by visiting http://www.WesternUnion.com website. As soon as the payment is completed please reply us the information requested in the next paragraph. As soon as the confirmation of payment is received by email, Trans BEGA will start the shipping process and the package will be in transit.

[lightfair]

Hello all,

I live in Belgium, I would like your opinion on http://www.begatrans.com/terminal.php because he asks me to pay by western union for the transaction when I asked for a payment per account.

this seems to be questionable carriers.

This isn't a "questionable" carrier; this is no carrier at all. It's just a website operated by scammers from (most likely) Romania. There is no company.

I suspect the transaction is a car; and it is comparatively cheap compared to market values?

The site has been listed here for a month now; I also sent complaints to the hoster without any reaction:

http://escrow-fraud.com/fraud_data.php?id=7712

Don't send any money!

[Savra]

Hi, this is definitely a scam. If you do transactions like this, don't forget that a legitimate company will NEVER ask for payment by western union or money gram. These payment methods do not offer you any security. Also, if they suggest an "agent" to hold the money, don't forget that they pick it and in all probability it is either their real name or someone who is in on the scam. If you can't see the item before you buy (because they don't agree to it before a deposit is made) or they don't want to communicate by phone and/or email, then they are not a legitimate business. Also, always search around on the net for websites, emails, names etc... that they give you. There is a chance that someone would have dealt with them before and would have reported it.

[georg]

I also sent complaints to the hoster without any reaction:
http://escrow-fraud.com/fraud_data.php?id=7712

second complaint sent with cc to contact police munich

georg

[lightfair]

Also, if they suggest an "agent" to hold the money, don't forget that they pick it and in all probability it is either their real name or someone who is in on the scam.

In my experience the scammers operate with forged passports and other fake ID's in most cases. So the supposed name of the agent has most of the times no real value in tracking down the scammer.
(Favourite story: One scammer gave the name of the agent as "First name: Geehrter", "Last name: Kunde" - which is German for "valued customer"...)

[georg]

site is blocked now....done