I've just been conned!

Just a warning to other Norton owners,I had a reply to my wanted add on the clubs website offering me a side stand for my 61 navigator, this was from a FRANCESCO BARRY in GIRONA SPAIN, after transfering £45 .00 via Western union, I had another email from the said party saying he needed a further 50 eruos as he had to obtain a special liecence to proceed with the transaction I refused and asked him to refund my money. guess what, NO REPLY. he could only obtained my email address from the add on the website. SO BEWARE OF FRANCESCO BARRY

 D Richardson

I think you would have been wiser going to Norvil Derek.

Hi Ian you are right but you think you can trust people when they get your email address of the club website  thanks Derek

Derek,

sorry to see you have been ripped off.

I think confirmation of advice i have seen elsewhere, that if payment is requested via Western Union then avoid like the plague.

Previously wrote:

Just a warning to other Norton owners,I had a reply to my wanted add on the clubs website offering me a side stand for my 61 navigator, this was from a FRANCESCO BARRY in GIRONA SPAIN, after transfering £45 .00 via Western union, I had another email from the said party saying he needed a further 50 eruos as he had to obtain a special liecence to proceed with the transaction I refused and asked him to refund my money. guess what, NO REPLY. he could only obtained my email address from the add on the website. SO BEWARE OF FRANCESCO BARRY

 D Richardson

hello I have sent parts to Turkey for a model 7 and reseved my cash OK by western union so what this Franceso guy is telling you it bollocks ?  you did right to resfuse to pay 50 eruos ? we need to watch out for the sharks out there  ?   Yours  Anna J Dixon