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Advertised a car on Facebook Market Place. Was asked to get a Vehicle Condition Report from UKvehiclescan. The potential buyer sent a link to the website. The report costs £26. He was very insistent so I went ahead . I paid by credit card and immediately received a text from my credit card company warning that it might be a scam. Luckily for me they stopped the payment.
Scam - received a message on Facebook Marketplace after advetising bike for sale. They sent a link to this website, asking me to send them a vehicle report (£26). Got suspicious, told them they'd have to pay for a report themselves, they shut down the message and disappeared.
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