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After investigating this car and scams all day...I did see something like this somewhere else. Only difference is that she is in NC (supposedly) and we never got to talk about payment. She never brought up paypal or ebay or any of those..but im still skeptical. Is there anything I can do about this? I would hate for another sucker to fall for this scam!
Nothing you can do, another will appear in it's place, this is just one of many types of scams out there.
Classic scam. What scammers like that will do, is find a VIN for a legitimate vehicle somewhere on the internet. A lot of times you can look up the VIN and find the real car for sale at a legitimate dealer halfway across the country. Then the scammer attempts to "sell" the vehicle, but usually they are just looking for a quick $500 down payment or something of that nature. Either that or they undervalue the vehicle for pennies on the dollar (like the Tahoe you are looking at, which should sell for much more). That way you're tempted to pay the whole price right away to secure the deal that you think you are getting.
Some scammers list the same vehicle in 10, 20, even 50 markets. Imagine how many times they can get a down payment it before they have to get a new VIN. Sometimes the color doesn't even match the description, or the photo shows palm trees while the ad is placed as a "local car" in Minnesota. A lot of them don't try hard, but if they weren't having success, they wouldn't be doing it in the first place.
Scams aren't hard to spot. Vehicles that are advertised ridiculously below market value are almost always scam vehicles. Any inconsistencies with the ad, treat it as a scam. If the seller isn't a dealer, and does not match the name on the title, it's almost always a car jock, so skip it. Do you really think so many people are selling cars for their dear sweet mothers who only drove it three times a week? If a google search of the VIN turns up another listing with different details (any details), then it's a scam.
After investigating this car and scams all day...I did see something like this somewhere else. Only difference is that she is in NC (supposedly) and we never got to talk about payment. She never brought up paypal or ebay or any of those..but im still skeptical. Is there anything I can do about this? I would hate for another sucker to fall for this scam!
Please , if you can post your email here of what she said . If Mods won't allow that , then DM me the email.
This is a HUGE scam ! Just Google car shipping scams, car scams, scammer selling cars ( non-existant cars ) you could read all day. I can link a few here...
Do not REPLY to her/his email.
But if you post here just remove whatever personal info. I just want the body of the letter.
Listen : In Person ONLY . Cash Only . IN Person Transaction ONLY. Do not let someone from another state or country try to buy your car. You will lose your money.
I did a little more digging around...I emailed the lady and asked her why this car was sold at an auction 4 days ago, when supposedly you just got it from a divorce settlement? She went on to explain some stuff that made no sense whatsoever. However, I called the auction where this truck was supposedly sold and they did confirm that someone bought this truck on Friday, Dec. 3rd and they bought it for 'way more' than $2000. They also confirmed to me that the name of the person who bought the truck did not match the name I have for the seller. Another thing that is really fishy is that I googled the VIN number again today..and a 'new website' came up. I googled the exact same thing yesterday, how come this 'new website' did not come up on my search yesterday, but it did today? Hmm.! I think that if she would've listed the car for $8 - $9K..maybe I would've fallen for it...but not for $2K...even though that would've been a heck of a deal!
I have been doing a lot of research on scams and this one has red flags all over it!
There was already enough data that supported the scam conclusion. Please let it slide, there is nothing else can be done. It's a typical scheme for a scam.
Anytime you are considering a car purchase, you can call your local police department and ask them to check the VIN for stolen. I have seen alot of people do this with gun purchases.
Anytime you are considering a car purchase, you can call your local police department and ask them to check the VIN for stolen. I have seen alot of people do this with gun purchases.
That won't work if it is not the right VIN number.
That won't work if it is not the right VIN number.
They just steal the VIN number off an ad for a car listed for sale /auction.
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