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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 5

I have joined this sight after reading how helpful some people really want to be.

Just this week I almost fell victim to a car buying scam.

1965 Corvette for $4000.00 U.S.

Send money through Money Gram via Yahoo Finance (on-line auction division) which I now know does not exist.

To make this short everytthing looked authentic to me, sounded to good to be true, and it was. However some other poor guy will fall prey to this and that just is not good.

The e-mail to respond to for the car is [email protected] or [email protected]

I don't want anyone else to get caught, like I almost did and I am a fairly well educated person.

Go get em

redneckhound

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 11857 Location: UK

And this is the car advert:

http://carsforsale.classifieds1000.com/listing/1965_Chevrolet_Corvette_for_only_4000_

Looks like a very busy lad if you Google either of the email addies, moved here from general chat.

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:50 pm

Google, yea, I knew that SP Wink

the car is sold
http://at.graand.com/1965_chevrolet_corvette_i_915946.html

[edit]

Quote:

Motorleistung: 8 PS

oh, wow 8 horse powers Shocked

419Eater is my life Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 493

I'm trying for a bank account Twisted Evil

If he's that busy then he's bound to have one, all good car dealers do Smile

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:51 pm

I love the car ones! Just tried for a brand new ride the other day.

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 5

This car is every where, so far we have seen it in texas, newyork and virginia.

the address that they give for texas is the la quinta hotel

Idea

Try to arrange a meet for the car to pay cash in person this will end the conversation very quickly.

when I was first dealing I tried to get a phone number, but apparently she is almost deaf and e-mail is the best way to communicate.

Also ask her why so cheap, hold on for this one, her child was sick and needed the money in the next six days.

Was close but I did get out without any burns just a little smoke.

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:42 pm

This car has over 200 hits on google. How dumb is this lad?

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:51 pm

Well...his approach seems to work just fine as we have seen in this very thread.

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

I first found this add using this past Sundays Birmingham classifieds. The web site includes Greenville SC.
Just like redneckhound, but I went so far as to get my cash and go to the MoneyGram cash transfer site.
The lady said I needed a number from YAHOO Finance. a 4 digit number. Oh I tried to spend my money I said well go ahead and send my money to:
Ceddrick J. Bass
10525 Burbank Blvd
North Hollywood, ca 91601

This guy is supposed to be Yahoo Finance Center's Agent
So I called the operator and got 1-800-438 9246 in an attempt to get this 4 digit number. it just rang and rang and rang
I would think that Yahoo would shut them down Shocked

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:11 pm

she still replying to e mails

Twisted Evil

just had a reply 5 mins.

bait away i say

Wink

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:57 pm

She continues to dodge my questions and keeps insisting I give her details for the Finance CO.

Oh Yeah....free shipping through the Us Army too. How lucky am I?

Master of Master Baiters Joined: 26 Aug 2006 Posts: 577

I couldn't get Julia to knock up a title for me:

On 8/21/07, julia smith <[email protected]> wrote:
Ok then have a nice day!

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:16:17 -0400
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: '65 Vette

If I don't see the title I don't send the money.

On 8/21/07, julia smith <[email protected]> wrote:
I told you that this are the steps of this transaction and Yahoo! Finance doesn't send the title before payment is valid !
Due to the many fraud with cars papers that I heard of, unfortunately I cannot send you the copy of the title but I assure you that the car is registered in TX. So, please understand my concern and I am looking forward to make the deal with you!
Please let me know what is your final decision because I have other buyers interested !
Thank you!!!

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:38:11 -0400

From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: '65 Vette

Julia,

I did not receiv e copy of the title from Yahoo finance. I am ready to go to Moneygram but need to see this first. Please advise.

baiter

On 8/20/07, julia smith <[email protected]> wrote:
Address for Yahoo! Finance:
[email protected]
Car will be shipped to you and will arrive in 4 days from date we start shipping. The car will be delivered along with all the neccesary paperwork including title, original invoice, service records and manuals.
First you will receive a copy of the title from a Yahoo! Finance Agent.
If you'll decide to keep the car after the inspection periood ends ( remember that you'll have 2 days for inspection ) you will receive the original title and you'll do all the paperwork with the Agent.

snipped

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:06 pm

I feel like I've seen those emails somewhere before....

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:10 pm

Received a copy of an purchase invoice for someone else. Could be a real vic? I only have a name and address. Can anyone check this out?

Address traces to a storage facility in Canada.

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 5

Send me the address in Canada as that is where I reside and I will see if I can check it out for you.

[email protected]

When I received an address for Julia it was a hotel in Texas called La Quinta.

Redneckhound

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 5

The Canadian address provided is an outdoor storage company, there is no such person as John Turnbull, the city is Richmond B.C. and the postal code provided V6V 1L6 is not correct either.

The phone number for that address is 604-790-1870. I called and John does not exist.

Redneckhound

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:33 am

Got some lovely interior photos of this car Smile

Lazy bint wont send me one of her sitting on the bonnet though Rolling Eyes

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:44 am

She realized her mistake about sending me two invoices and won't respond anymore.

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

I run a fair sized newspaper classified site and it looks like this person is at it again.

They just put through 4 classified ad postings on our site - paid for probably with a stolen credit card (good thing we preauth and only complete when ads are approved so the poor theft victim won't be charged here).

Here's the ad copy:

Quote:

1972 Dodge Challenger $4800,coupe,great condition,low mi,automatic,8 cyl,ext:yellow,int:black.,[email protected]
or:514-448-9140 .

IP address of the user posting the ad: 172.132.111.177

Which resolves to an AOL account in the United States according to GeoIP

The 514 area code is in the Montreal area.

Not sure what can be done here, but at least there's a record somewhere if anyone ever does a search on that phone number, email or ad text.

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