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elgato
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:25 am Post subject: Craigslist, eBay car sales scam alert |
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We want to alert everyone to an online scam that involves Fort Belvoir’s military community.
Lately, we have witnessed a trend of fraudulent auto listings on sites such as Craigslist and eBay, which suggest that military personnel at Belvoir are selling fictitious cars, and stealing buyers’ money in the process.
The ads vary slightly, but are similar. The seller indicates he or she is a military member stationed on Belvoir, and needs to sell a valuable car at a big discount, due to a pending deployment or other false crisis. In some cases, the ads indicate that, upon payment, the “Fort Belvoir Department of Logistics” will ship the car for free, once payments have been received by the seller. When payments are made, the seller vanishes, and the buyer soon learns that he or she has paid thousands of dollars for a car that does not exist.
Here is a sample of one such scam:
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things4u
Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Posts: 1331
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Craigslist, eBay car sales scam alert |
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Two Milwaukee Shootings Related To Craigslist Ads
Two Milwaukee Shootings Related To Craigslist Ads
POSTED: 10:04 am CDT June 17, 2011
UPDATED: 12:30 pm CDT June 17, 2011
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MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are investigating a pair of overnight shootings that appear to be related to car listings on Craigslist.
Police said the first shooting happened in the 3500 block of North Seventh Street. The victim was brought to the area early Friday morning under the guise of purchasing a vehicle.
Police said the victim is in critical condition at an area hospital.
A second shooting took place in the 3400 block of St. Paul Avenue. Police said that shooting also featured an ad on Craigslist.
Police said the victim from that shooting is in stable condition.
Read more: http://www.wisn.com/news/28270608/detail.html#ixzz1PYZyUtUS |
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eBayEXPAT
Joined: 25 Apr 2011
Posts: 96
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I had a weird one, car was listed , I asked amout it and seller told me that it was packed and ready for "shipment". and also covered by eBay buyer protection.
O.K. I said, please link me to the eBay auction, reply came that car was ready for shipment, no eBay auction was given. |
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