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Terry Rogers2 said:Of course it's not possible.
I highly doubt many people here are actually playing back-lay strategies while trying to squeeze value out of bonuses on one side... Without the bonus, there's no point, and the house edge is never in your favor.
Is it actually possible to take advantage of those "free bet" promos from foreign sportsbooks—you know, the ones meant for new users and such—when the terms & conditions explicitly state they’re strictly for residents of the USA or Ireland, especially since they require identity verification via an ID scan? I'm sure many of you have run into this exact situation before...
Rebecca Green7 said:All you had to say was that you were communicating through Njuškalo and that settles it. I know far too many people who have been scammed in this exact manner—whether they were buying cars, tractors, or even pets—and not a single one of those cases ended well. I might be wrong in this specific instance, but if everything were legitimate and he wasn't using fake (stolen) documents, the payment would likely go to a bank account. That is the only way you can verify someone's actual identity.
Yeah, and honestly, the whole car situation feels a little too good to be true... It wasn't from Njuškalo; the car was listed on mobile.de. The guy is a foreigner (a Dane living over there, and the car was used in Germany). This payment isn't even for the car itself, but supposedly as a "guarantee that I'll actually show up." I decided to pass. Let someone else try their luck...
So, since I’ve never actually used Western Union before, I could really use some advice here.
Here’s the situation:
Long story short, I’m looking at buying a car in Germany and importing it back to the States. Everything seemed pretty solid at first—the car itself, the price, and the seller was super cooperative (he’s totally fine with any inspection, even agreed to a DEKRA check—honestly, it might be *too* good, which is my main concern). We’ve managed to hash out all the details without a hitch. At least, up until now. However, this private seller just threw a specific condition my way: he wants a guarantee that I’ll actually show up at the agreed location so he doesn't get left hanging with travel costs. He claims he’s coming from somewhere like Denmark to meet me in Hamburg, and says "this happened to him once a month ago" and he can't let it happen again because "his wife won't let him." Personally, I think that's mostly just a story, along with everything else. To "guarantee" my arrival, he wants me to send a money transfer in my name (my family member would be sending it, obviously, since the sender and receiver can't be the same person) to Germany. We're talking several thousand dollars. The idea is that by sending the money, I'm proving I'll be there to pick it up. He says he'll do the same for me (and even cover the commission later)—he even sent over a scanned form to prove he's already done it. He didn't even try to hide anything on the form, not even the MTCN (??). He even sent a scan of his passport beforehand. The thing is, I've read plenty of stories about scammers using Western Union exactly like this, and my gut is screaming that this is FAKE. I'm honestly ready to walk away from the whole deal. I'm assuming these people wouldn't even blink at forging an ID or whatever else they need. But, since this setup is surprisingly convincing, I have to ask those of you who know more: is there any actual chance this isn't a scam? And hypothetically, how would this person even get a hold of that money if I made the transaction without providing any sensitive key data?