RTL Wanted - Spain.  Contact  - Unfortunately this poor man fell prey to a SCAMMER calling himself David Christie from the UK.  Ramon paid this parasite £1,400 for a Honda RTL that the SCAMMER never even saw let alone owned.  When DAVID CHRISTIE (giving his address as Edinburg EH3 6LX for the Western Union money transfer, note the mispelling of Edinburgh) got greedy and tried to fraudulently obtain more money from Ramon on the pretext of having to pay taxes he was caught out.  HMRC take a dim view of people collecting taxes on their behalf, let's hope they catch him.  Don't get caught yourself by this low-life, the e-mail address he used is davidchristie@sify.com.  It is likely that this scammer isn't even in the UK, more like Nigeria or Asia.  He almost certainly used an 'internet spider' (a computer program that searched the internet) to search for websites with 'Wanted' ads on them.  His first contact e-mail is below, note that at this point the e-mail is automatic and doesn't even know what is being asked for:  

"Hello, I am Dav

 id Christie from UK , i found your wanted address on subject title, do you still need it, i have it for sale and in good condition, i will email you pics and also my asking price as soon as i hear from you, don,t worry about shipping,as i have many experience in overseas shipping,so shipping cost to your doorstep will be very cheap, let me know if you are still interested, and email me  back,hope to hear from you urgently. Regards"

Rule No 1 - If the contact e-mail doesn't confirm what you are looking for, ignore it.

Rule No 2 - When you ask for photos, ask for at least one with a today's copy of a local newspaper from the area where the bike is alleged to be.

Rule No 3 - If the 'seller' asks for a Western Union payment - forget about it, I have not heard of a legitimate Western Union transaction and the company and most unhelpful when it comes to uncovering scammers.

Rule No 4 - If the deal seems too good to be true, it almost certainly is.

Rule No 5 - Get a landline telephone number and speak to the seller or get someone you know who speaks their language to talk to them and ask questions about the bike.  Remember a mobile telephone could be anywhere.

This was not a sophisticated fraud and if Ramon's first language had been English ne probably would not have been caught out, be warnerd there are more elaborate scams but the above 5 rules should be true for all and will reduce your risk at least.  Take time to follow these rules, remember it's your money they are scamming!