Craig's List scams

[65NUTCASE]

We have been around the game long enough to realize you’re not getting a screaming deal from somebody you don’t know. When I was looking to buy roadrunner I had contact with a guy that worked on deadliest catch film crew imagine that ! I also had contact with the governor of Texas’ s son I also had people that had cars in other countries boxed up and ready to ship wasn’t that nice of them . There’s always a third-party person involved they’ll take care of the transaction arrange for the shipping and all that. So when you see a beautiful muscle car for a screaming deal on craigslist nine chances out of 10 it’s not ! No 10 out of 10 it’s not !

 

[Cranky]

I don't even bother with cl when looking for a car anymore. There are so many scams - many just like the one above with the person in the military. Price and quality of appearing vehicle is just to good to be true. The ad is filled with personal stuff that's not really pertinent to the sale except to get you sucked in. CL is not for me. I'll do my gambling in the stock market.

Yeah, I tell people that I don't gamble....then tell them I play the stock market lol. Thing is, there are so many tools to used to play the market and if the casino sees you using 'tools', they kick you out. And there are still good people who use CL. Just got to know how to weed through the scammers...

 

[QuickBpBp]

Yeah well the joke is on you I just bought a 71 Air Grabber Road Runner V-code all original with 3700 miles for $7500. Just wired the money he said he will be calling the hauler in the morning....

 

[J5 GTX]

Answered a Craigslist ad, car for sale. The price was a little low but, not suspicious. (Not like the ad I saw for a pristine, fully optioned, low mileage, 2015 Ford Explorer for $2,500.00)
Anyway, I asked the seller for better pictures. The reply was some long sob story about a divorce and the car is in Atlanta and she is in Orlando. But.......she can ship the car too me through Ebay,so "you'll be protected by Ebay's buyer protection. There is no risk to you. Just send $800.00 and if you don't like the car, return it and your money will be refunded".
I didn't respond but, I should have lead her on and said, "If it's no risk, why don't YOU pay for shipping and send the car to me"?

 

[flypaper]

Yeah well the joke is on you I just bought a 71 Air Grabber Road Runner V-code all original with 3700 miles for $7500. Just wired the money he said he will be calling the hauler in the morning....

nope the joke is on you!
I bought it yesterday
should be here in the morning

 

[biomedtechguy]

Yeah well the joke is on you I just bought a 71 Air Grabber Road Runner V-code all original with 3700 miles for $7500. Just wired the money he said he will be calling the hauler in the morning....

nope the joke is on you!
I bought it yesterday
should be here in the morning

Wow! What's the chances of all 3 of us getting a killer deal like that...I'll post pix...

 

[J5 GTX]

You knuckleheads ! You paid too much. I bought it last night. "last price" was $3500.00. The seller was deploying to Cleveland with the 7th Fleet. I didn't know we were fighting the Canadians.

 

[kiwigtx]

What is this thing they call Amazon?

It's a place where the natives run around in grass skirts and blow poison darts at treasure hunters. Crossing rivers in their territory can result in severe loss of flesh to the legs.
Hope that helps.

 

[PlagueOfBadgers]

It's a place where the natives run around in grass skirts and blow poison darts at treasure hunters. Crossing rivers in their territory can result in severe loss of flesh to the legs.
Hope that helps.

 

[droptop]

There are some good people that use CL. You just have to weed through all the BS. When you see something to good to be true, it's just that. Click on the word "prohibited" and you will not see the ad again.

 

[NJRR]

I don't even bother with cl when looking for a car anymore. There are so many scams - many just like the one above with the person in the military. Price and quality of appearing vehicle is just to good to be true. The ad is filled with personal stuff that's not really pertinent to the sale except to get you sucked in. CL is not for me. I'll do my gambling in the stock market.

I have bought and sold several cars and other items through Craigslist. You just have to be smart enough to figure out what's a scam and what isn't. After that is done, it's just another type of want ad.

 

[QuickBpBp]

Knew it was too cheap. The shipper needs more money so I had to send another $1,000 this morning but I still got a great deal. The seller seems honest enough as he told me he would even refund the difference if it turns out to be less so I gave him my bank account info. This way he can directly deposit the difference so that's really convenient for me and nice for him to offer. So things are going smoothly just a small hiccup but well worth it....

 

[Budnicks]

Example A;
I am a Nigerian Prince
& I have $1,000,000 USD Inheritance to send you,
just send me the filling fees of $2,500 to process the claim...

if it's too good to be true it usually & probably is...

Those old ugly *** trailers sucks anyway...

 

[ws23jrt]

When I was selling a car to a guy overseas I went to my bank to get clarification about the proper numbers needed for an international money transfer for my account.
So -I sat down with this lady in my bank and started to ask for the information needed for an amount over 50k and was concerned with any issues I may need to know about with regard to the amount as well as the correct numbers beyond my account number needed. She stopped me for clarification and there was a long pause. - She looked at me with a very caring look and said something like- she was reluctant to help me expose my account like it seemed to her I was doing. (Bless her heart). And proceeded to say something about people being taken advantage of.

I stopped her to say that I was not -sending- money. I was -receiving- money. She seemed very relieved and even apologized for our misunderstanding.
We had a little chat about this topic and related stories. She said they (the banks) are always on the lookout for stuff like this and make a sometimes strong effort to protect their customers from scams.

An important lesson I earned from this (aside it is not rare) is that a seller is the one in the driver's seat. If a buyer says -get out and let me drive it's time to leave them on the side of the road.

BTW--In my case, I got all the money while I still had the car and the buyer made all the pickup and shipping arrangements after that.