- Report: #830946
Complaint Review: CRAIG'S LIST truck post - ANCORAGE AFB Alaska
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moosem -
TUPELO, Mississippi, United States of America
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CRAIG'S LIST truck post
ANCORAGE AFB, Alaska, United States of America
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www.craigslist.com
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CRAIG'S LIST truck post SSGT. THOMAS STROHECKER USAF, sellin a 2002 dodge ram pickup fro 2500.00. trying to sell in a hurry to help sister. truck is with him in ancorage. original owner great shape and witll deal through ebay attorney.will ship by usaf p ANCORAGE AFB, Alaska
I contacted this person by email telling him I was interested in a truck he listed on CRAIG'S LIST. He answered back telling me thanks for replying to his ad. Im in a hurry to fin a buyer because I have a family emerency and need to sell asap. My name is Thomas. Iim an Air Force Sergeant stationed at an AF in Ancorage, Alaska. The truck is here with me.
I'm the orginal owner. this 2002 doge ram 1500 sport 4x4 has 99,787 miles, blak leather interior, automatic, cylinders 8, economy city 11, hiway 15 engine 5.9l v8 magnum engine, airbag, driver, cruise control, remote keyless entry, anti-lock brakkes, cd player, non smoker, rust free, salt free and clean under carriage
here you find mor pic of truck at http//s1210.photobucket/1500dodge03/index
The price is $2500.00 IF you want to buy this trucki will take care of delivery to your door 9 with a af cargo plane to the nearest af base) and will offer 5 days to inspect the truck and take it to your machinic from the moment you receive it.(and the option to accept or reject it) So if you need furthure information pleawse get back to me as soon as possible.
emailed back, I am interested., i will have to see the truck before I BUY IT CAN YOU MAKE THIS HAPPEN
last email tells me to send full name and address and i would be hearing from EBAY, AND the truck was in their warehouse sealed and ready for shipment. I would talk direct to them about how to handle and htey would have all paper work
thats when I searched AFORCE BASE ANCORAGE ALASKA AND 4TH THING DOWN WAS RIPPOFF REPORT IDENTICAL TO THIS ONE FROM CAROL FROM ANCORAGE AND WAS IN AIRFORCE TRYING TO SELL A CAR TO HELP FAMILY
I'm the orginal owner. this 2002 doge ram 1500 sport 4x4 has 99,787 miles, blak leather interior, automatic, cylinders 8, economy city 11, hiway 15 engine 5.9l v8 magnum engine, airbag, driver, cruise control, remote keyless entry, anti-lock brakkes, cd player, non smoker, rust free, salt free and clean under carriage
here you find mor pic of truck at http//s1210.photobucket/1500dodge03/index
The price is $2500.00 IF you want to buy this trucki will take care of delivery to your door 9 with a af cargo plane to the nearest af base) and will offer 5 days to inspect the truck and take it to your machinic from the moment you receive it.(and the option to accept or reject it) So if you need furthure information pleawse get back to me as soon as possible.
emailed back, I am interested., i will have to see the truck before I BUY IT CAN YOU MAKE THIS HAPPEN
last email tells me to send full name and address and i would be hearing from EBAY, AND the truck was in their warehouse sealed and ready for shipment. I would talk direct to them about how to handle and htey would have all paper work
thats when I searched AFORCE BASE ANCORAGE ALASKA AND 4TH THING DOWN WAS RIPPOFF REPORT IDENTICAL TO THIS ONE FROM CAROL FROM ANCORAGE AND WAS IN AIRFORCE TRYING TO SELL A CAR TO HELP FAMILY
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Joseph Brown
Spartanburg,South Carolina,
USA
AF S/sgt
#2Consumer Comment
Mon, January 30, 2012
Please don't fall for this scam. This guy is more than likely not in the AF(I'm sure he'd be checking out the Grey Bar Hotel by now). Also he more than likely has another LEGAL name, too. There was another report here some time back from a woman AF S/sgt in the "sand box" trying to pull the same scam.Why they choose the rank of S/sgt(I was one) in the AF, I'll never know.
Cheri
Milwaukee,Wisconsin,
U.S.A.
Typical Nigerian / Check Scam
#3Consumer Suggestion
Mon, January 30, 2012
I used to work at an online vehicle selling website and i've seen this same scam pop up for years now. Remember if it sounds too good to be true it is. What tipped me off that it's the typical nigerian / check scam:
1. Seller claimed it was an "emergency" that he had to sell it. Yes it's true the seller could be trying to sell for an emergency but this is the first red flag to look for.
2. The biggest RED FLAG is that they will ship it to you! No legitimate seller will take care of "shipping costs" for you. (Airforce or not!)
3. Poor grammar usage is also a huge RED FLAG in this situation. The original post may have looked "OK" since it was probably copied from someone else's description. The reply looks like a typical Nigerian scam reply. This should have tripped you to ask more questions.
4. Offer to have a local vehicle inspector take a look at the vehicle for you! There are places that have inspectors nation-wide including Alaska. If the seller rejects this idea it's definately as scam! That means the vehicle doesn't even exist. Anyone willing to sell a legitimate vehicle will not be offended to the idea of a licensed inspector looking at the vehicle.
5. Any transactions involving cashiers checks (or refunding parts of cashiers checks) should be avoided at all costs! Cashiers checks can be faked or linked to an account with no money on it. A typical use of this scam is where the seller will send YOU a cashiers check for the cost of the shipping and ask you to refund part of the money for some reason or another - that cashiers check may be accepted by your bank but after a few weeks the bank will try to take back their money one way or another!
Consider this a learning experience dude! If you can't see the vehicle in person yourself, please have a licensed inspector check it for you! If you get any of the red flags above, ASK MORE QUESTIONS!
