Lee
Lynnwood,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, December 17, 2009
It's similar to a craigslist scam where a car is at a really low price.
The dead give away is when they go into this incredibly long email that is totally irrelevent. It creates an urgency or sob story. The car is always in a different location than you so that you cannot actually go and inspect it. They will always offer some sort of free shipping, either military, or through their employer or something.
If you email them back and say, 'Oh cool, my cousin lives in (wherever), she can go down and take a look at it'. If you do this, you will not get another email if it is a scam.
By the way...Ebay does not have an escrow service. Ebay does not service purchases unless they are listed with them and searchable on their site.
Inspector
Tobyhanna,#3General Comment
Thu, December 17, 2009
What difference does the name make? Do you really think any of these names are real? Wake up! Fake identification is used to pick up the money. This is an old SCAM.
Sally
United States of America#4General Comment
Thu, December 17, 2009
Yeah that is the same stuff i was sent i sent the moneygram and was wondering what he had put in the email as the agent name to send it to for u all? If someone can contact me (((ROR redacted)))