What's the scam?

[benhogan]

The local craigslist has a bunch of nice cars (audis mostly) that are 'listed' for ridiculously low prices (around $3k).

The ad asks you to email them directly.

So what's the scam? They want valid email addresses so they can...?? Maybe they figure if you are dumb enough to fall for the ad, you'll be dumb enough to fall for their phishing email later.

Is that it?

[Fulcrum525]

Originally Posted by benhogan

The local craigslist has a bunch of nice cars (audis mostly) that are 'listed' for ridiculously low prices (around $3k).

The ad asks you to email them directly.

So what's the scam? They want valid email addresses so they can...?? Maybe they figure if you are dumb enough to fall for the ad, you'll be dumb enough to fall for their phishing email later.

Is that it?

Can you post an example?

[benhogan]

example---tell me what you think... there's a ton of these things on my local CL. Also notice the at the prices are not 'round' -$2940, $3145 etc

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ctd/2061517582.html

[benhogan]

another...

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ctd/2061457638.html

[lee polowczuk]

i just replied to one... they could never supply a vin.... so i played around with them.... 11 emails in all.

I said i would report them to ebay.

[thief]

Originally Posted by lee polowczuk

i just replied to one... they could never supply a vin.... so i played around with them.... 11 emails in all.

I said i would report them to ebay.

I'm sure ebay doesn't care who is posting on craigslist.

[JamesDean]

hmm you should post a transcript of those emails, might be entertaining...?

[Fulcrum525]

Originally Posted by benhogan

another...

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ctd/2061457638.html

Most likely bull....that headrest video system is almost worth as much as the asking price. (Unless that is the minimum down payment they will take but I doubt that)

[TX76513]

He has run the add in
ORLANDO http://orlando.craigslist.org/ctd/2058896112.html
BAY AREA
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/ctd/2059044741.html

Both have been Flagged and pulled by CL

[TX76513]

Originally Posted by thief

I'm sure ebay doesn't care who is posting on craigslist.

They own a piece now -

[benhogan]

I wonder how the scam works though. hmmmm....

[Hatterasguy]

They ask you to wire them a down payment and will ship the car to you. That's usually how they work.

[tbomachines]

They could be stolen...wouldn't surprise me since they wouldn't send the VIN

[Pavka007]

Originally Posted by benhogan

The local craigslist has a bunch of nice cars (audis mostly) that are 'listed' for ridiculously low prices (around $3k).

The ad asks you to email them directly.

So what's the scam? They want valid email addresses so they can...?? Maybe they figure if you are dumb enough to fall for the ad, you'll be dumb enough to fall for their phishing email later.

Is that it?

They will tell you a story how they have been deployed to the sand box and this is the reason for the sale, but because they are "on alert" they CAN'T leave the base, so someone (usually "shipping broker") will handle the delivery of the car to you. The only thing you need to do is to pay using ....some non traceable pay service and they will even ship the car to you free of charge.
What is really amazing is the fact that people get burn with this scam all the time. Why...it is beyond me.... I refuse to accept that in 21st century you can find people out there who will wire several thousand dollars to someone they never meet face to face.
Human stupidity never ends.....

[JollyRoger]

Originally Posted by tbomachines

They could be stolen...wouldn't surprise me since they wouldn't send the VIN

They don't exist.