Escrow question

"Bill Stolte" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Does anyone know about an escrow service called "secure3rdpary.com"?
it looks legitamate but i can't really tell, i tried looking it up at
the better business bureau but they only deal with us and canadian
companies,

Bill

I can't answer from direct experience, but I have seen this website referred
to in e-mails by known scammers from outside the U.S., particularly ones
that operate on Ebay.

If you are in the U.S. and are contemplating buying a bicycle from overseas,
be aware there are many scams involving high-end, desireable bikes that are
being "sold" at prices that are half or less than the same model in the U.S.
Trek 5900, 5500, Madones and Cannondale Scalpels, for instance, are being
offered by these guys at $1500~$1800. The supposed sellers represent
themselves as being from the U.K., France and Spain generally. They seem to
have all sizes in stock, and say they are willing to pay the freight back to
the U.S. It doesn't make any sense that a U.S. made bike can be exported,
duties paid and re-imported here cheaper than even dealers can buy them.

I also notice that the Secure3rdparty.com site offers payment terms of
MoneyGram, Western Union or ire Transfer, non of which offer any protection
about who's getting the money. The receiver is untraceable, and once your
money is sent, it's gone and not recoverable in the event of fraud.
Typically anytime payment is requested by Western Union or MoneyGram, that
is a HUGE RED FLAG!

Be very careful, do as much research as you can into the seller, and follow
your gut instinct. If the deal seems too good to be true, most likely it is.

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Quoted message said:

Does anyone know about an escrow service called "secure3rdpary.com"?
it looks legitamate but i can't really tell, i tried looking it up at
the better business bureau but they only deal with us and canadian
companies,

I would be very careful using any escrow service not in the same country
as you are in. It could very well be a web site set up by a scammer to
look like an escrow service. They take your money and run.
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Alex

"Alex Rodriguez" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,
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Quoted message said:

Does anyone know about an escrow service called "secure3rdpary.com"?
it looks legitamate but i can't really tell, i tried looking it up at
the better business bureau but they only deal with us and canadian
companies,

I would be very careful using any escrow service not in the same country
as you are in. It could very well be a web site set up by a scammer to
look like an escrow service. They take your money and run.
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Alex

I agree with you Alex, it does smell like a scammer-built website. I don't
know of a way to check the legitimacy of a business based in the U.K. Maybe
some of our English brothers can help us out. The site is
http://www.secure3rdparty.com/contact.html

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"Alex Rodriguez" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know about an escrow service called "secure3rdpary.com"?
it looks legitamate but i can't really tell, i tried looking it up at
the better business bureau but they only deal with us and canadian
companies,

I would be very careful using any escrow service not in the same country
as you are in. It could very well be a web site set up by a scammer to
look like an escrow service. They take your money and run.
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Alex

I agree with you Alex, it does smell like a scammer-built website. I don't
know of a way to check the legitimacy of a business based in the U.K.

Maybe

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some of our English brothers can help us out. The site is
http://www.secure3rdparty.com/contact.html

As the buyer, the one with the money, YOU should pick the escrow, not the
seller....