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Buying a used car out-of-state without having it inspected is a foolish buying decision. This is especially true for automobiles with salvage or rebuilt titles. Another unhappy car buyer is crying the blues over this 2016 Chevy Malibu that was in a flood. There’s a reason this car was bought at HALF of book value!…
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Scammers are hustling the naive this Christmas using unreasonably low priced used cars as sucker bait. As Doc has reported many times, another person lost their money trying to buy a used car with eBay gift cards. This lady swallowed the hook on a 2010 Nissan Maxima on LetGo app. Her money is long gone!…
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The Federal Trade Commission issued a warning this month about vehicle history report scams tricking consumers into giving up their personal information. It’s a form of Phishing in an attempt to steal your personal information / identity. 😥 Beware con artists are everywhere! You get a call or text from someone who claims to be…
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Fraudulent Online Motor Vehicle Sales. The Federal Bureau Of Investigation IC3 is warning used car buyers to beware of internet fraud. Scammers are still, after all these years, praying on consumers looking for a bargain automobile. As an update to I-111414-PSA, released November 14, 2014, the FBI is issuing additional information and warnings regarding the…
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This eBay Motors buyer claims he is the victim of a recent car scam. Buyer says the Mercedes C220 was listed on the motors site where fraudsters used fake PayPal chat to defraud him. This is nothing new. ebaymotorssucks.com has been warning consumers to beware of fraud on big ticket items since 2004. We reported…
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This 1929 Ford Model A Roadster is an example car scam auction from our classic archives. The listing was captured on 03/18/2007 back when scammers were literally picking eBay Motors buyers pockets clean. Fraudsters today are not as brazen as this example. It was common to plaster buy it now for only $9,500 everywhere on…
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A new used car vin cloning scam is making the rounds, and it’s leaving victims without their cars and money. For some of us, a car is a status symbol. For others, it’s a necessity. AÂ car is not a luxury. You need a car here. Felix Legreca wanted a black Chrysler 300 and found…
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Elrey “Bud” Runion and his wife June were headed to McRae GA on Thursday to meet someone who responded to an ad Bud Runion placed on Craigslist seeking a 1966 Mustang. Relatives became concerned when the couple did not return for a family function and did not answer their cell phone. Cobb County detectives believe…
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The Daily Journal Online reports on this Craigslist car selling scam that cost a woman her car. A Park Hills resident thought she found a buyer for her Dodge Challenger. Instead she became a victim of a scam. “According to Park Hills police, the local woman posted an ad on Craigslist asking $28,000 for a…
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This 2008 Porsche Carrera is priced at less than half of book value and smells like a phishing scam all over. Googling it’s VIN up shows the real owners for sale listing at roughly double what the eBay Motors listing price is. The other is a 2012 BMW X5 5.0 AWD with 34,000 clicks. The…
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Today we have 2 suspected eBay Motors car scams and a definite maybe. The 1st is this 2009 Jeep Wrangler X listed by dertj4444 for $5500 (181153967817). The next is this 2008 Chevy Tahoe LT that is listed by another new seller dhles2sw for only $11,350 (130923943932). In our personal opinion – the only way to…
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Here is today’s eBay Motors Scam Listing. It’s a really nice 2008 Ford F-250 Pickup that’s exceptionally nice, and is scam priced at only $12,700! If you fall for this scam and email this scammer he will steal your money so fast you will be crying like a baby! Before buying any vehicle online, you…
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This export car buyer from Kuwait was scammed out of $23,600 after legitimately buying this late model Dodge Challenger on eBay. Seller contacted buyer who wire transferred the funds to sellers bank account. Seller later claimed his girlfriend stole the money. Vehicle purchase protection program (VPP) refused to pay the buyers claim, saying the buyer…
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Regardless if a car is for sale on the internet in another state or locally. If the advertised price seems too good to be true, you have to ask yourself why? Fraudsters come in all forms of people and use many different techniques to to steal your money. One such technique as depicted in this…
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WISE UP there is NO Chevy Silverado with FREE SHIPPING for $2900! “Instead of wiring your hard earned money to Romania, put your money back in the bank and watch this video!” And while your here, read my popular article “Used Car Buying And Selling Internet Advice” link above. The butt you save just might…
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Doc published THIS VIDEO yesterday about 10 Collector Car Scams that all had similar scammer markings. Today there are only 3 left running on eBay servers. eBay in there failed way of attempting to keep buyers safe on the site pulled a discussion board post about these scams. They have to know there is a…
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