Motorhome and caravan owners warned 'hang up' if they receive one phone call

Drivers reporting calls through the Phonely Who Called Me? platform have issued a warning over scammers posing as buyers looking to acquire caravans or motorhomes.
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Motorhome and caravan owners are "losing thousands" to a new scam. Drivers reporting calls through the Phonely Who Called Me? platform have issued a warning over scammers posing as buyers looking to acquire caravans or motorhomes.

"Took our MH yesterday and totally conned us. Told us it was riddled with damp and knocked us down by thousands. Paid in cash and couldn’t get away quick enough. Feel a right bloody fool. Not sure what I can do now to get these scammers brought to right!" one fumed.

"Got a call from this number wanting to buy my car, but felt off. Reading others’ experiences, I'm glad I didn't go through with it," a second wrote. A third echoed: "This is a scammer Asked to buy my motorhome. Turned up with a so called expert who said it was completely damp and would cost in excess of £12000 to fix.

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"He tricked us in to believing this was the case and offered to still buy at £10k less. Yes, we fell for it and lost the money!" And another raged: "This is a scammer Asked to buy my motorhome. Turned up with a so called expert who said it was completely damp and would cost in excess of £12000 to fix.

"He tricked us into believing this was the case and offered to still buy at £10k less. Yes, we fell for it and lost the money!" And another said: "Pretended to be interested in purchasing my caravan, then tried to devalue it using bogus claims to get it cheap."

"Almost fell for a similar scam with my boat. They tried to say it had structural damage and offered way below the asking price," another commented. Another fumed: "We just had a new one for us. A mobile number rang on our home telephone line and an automated voice thanked us for booking train tickets from St Pancras to Glasgow for £150 on my debit card and if this wasn't us, to press 1 to speak to their security officer..."