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| Anonymous
Los Angeles, CA, United States
2014-04-10 20:49:06
Classified Ads Scam
1 |   Tyler Murphy This guy named Tyler offered to purchase our RV asap...states he is currently working as an Oceanographer in Aukland NZ . States his father is going to buy this RV for him and could we please
send our pay pal info for the transaction for $25.000. We calle... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2014-04-09 11:36:33
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  Received text message at 4:50am asking for engine pics ... ⇒ more |
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| No Name
Dayton, OH, United States
2014-04-09 10:11:00
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Got a text at 4:50am I have a vehicle for sale on autotrader. He requested engine pics and video sent to his email. I said the engine pics were online, and I could send him engine pics via text, and he said email only. I said email requests have been all scams at this point... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Palm Bay, FL, United States
2014-04-08 21:44:15
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Placed an Auto Trader ad that was answered by bmails000@gmail.com Here is a copy of the email in its entirety:
Thanks for getting back to me! Can you assure me that there won't be
any problems with the car once it's purchased? I'm wanting to get the
car as a birthday gift for my dad, and I'm ready to pay asking price.
I... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
San Tan Valley, AZ, United States
2014-04-07 17:40:40
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Received text for engine pictures related to ad in Autotrader (at 6 a.m.) Received text from John at 6 a.m. asking for pictures of the engine related to an ad I have in autotrader. Since the phone number was out of state I decided to google it and found this guy has a record of scam behavior.
This same type of scam is being ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Centreville, VA, United States
2014-04-07 02:57:01
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Proposed Buyer Of Car Listed On Autotrader Classic Cars I listed a classic car for sale on Autotrader. I searched Scamdex and this guy is a repeat offender. Here is the text of his e-mail:
Thank you for getting back to me,can you assure me that i will not be
disappointed if i buy this Vehicle as a Birthday... ⇒ more |
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| No Name
St. Petersburg, FL, United States
2014-04-01 12:57:34
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Looked up this number on internet and found your site I placed an ad in auto trader yesterday to sell my mothers car. I received a text message this morning at 4:30am requesting a pic of the engine. I decided to look up the phone number to see if I could find anything on it. Glad I did - I will NOT be returni... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Frisco, TX, United States
2014-03-31 13:14:32
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Autotrader vehicle purchase paypal scam This person first sent me a text right after I posted on Autotraders saying....
I love the vehicel you posted on autotrader today, pls send a large pics or video of the engine to dkev42@gmail.com before I proceed. Kevin
I sent the pics and then rece... ⇒ more |
| Franklin Field Jr.
Somewhere in United States
2014-03-26 22:47:51
Classified Ads Scam
1 | AutoTrader Car Sales with e-mail reply This is the e-mail I received from the scammer ....
Thank you for getting back to me,can you assure me that i will not be
disappointed if i buy this Vehicle as a Birthday gift for my Dad? as
I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person becaus... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Camarillo, CA, United States
2014-03-26 20:53:00
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Auto Trader Kevin Dumais dkev42@gmail.com offered to buy car, said it was for a birthday gift for his Dad. Wanted to pay via Pay Pal. asked for my PayPal email address, zip code and mobile phone number. Saw the other things listed for the same scan he is doing.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2014-03-25 13:03:44
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Autotrader Scam Famous Kevin Dumais, contacted me with same history he is a oceanographer in the middle of the ocean, with no phone available, wanted my car for his dad's birthday, in a rush, wanted to pal via paypal $30,600, but before paypal could release the funds I ne... ⇒ more |
| Skip Verne
Castaic, CA, United States
2014-03-23 00:39:27
Classified Ads Scam
1 | auto purchase using p[aypal This person contacted me very shortly after I took out an ad to sell my car. His first contact was brief just enquiring if the car was still for sale. Several hours later a very detailed message followed saying that he wished to purchase the vehicle sight ... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Cypress, CA, United States
2014-03-22 16:14:48
Classified Ads Scam
1 | dkev42@gmail.com Kevin Dumais This guy did the same thing as reported earlier by other people. He was an oceanographer and wanted to buy the car for his dad. He will pay through paypal. It sounded odd so I can check with some friends about the the release of funds from paypal and th... ⇒ more |
| Abdulhamid_saeed@hotmail.com
Bursa, Bursa, Turkey
2014-03-09 13:31:10
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Abdulhamid_saed@hotmail.com abdülhamid bey tüm ÅŸartlarını kabul ediyorum ... ⇒ more |
| Abdulhamid_saeed@hotmail.com
Bursa, Bursa, Turkey
2014-03-09 13:30:49
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Abdulhamid_saed@hotmail.com abdülhamid bey tüm ÅŸartlarını kabul ediyorum ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Lisle, IL, United States
2014-03-04 21:40:29
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +14 Vehicle Transport Kevin Dumais contacted us regarding a vehicle we had for sale on Autotrader.com. He said he needed to pay us via Paypal because he was out at sea. He said that when he contacted the Auto mover, that they would only pick up the vehicle once they received ... ⇒ more |
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| Heidi Nicholl
Salinas, CA, United States
2014-02-20 18:08:54
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Autotrader bmails000@gmail.com "John Kokai" oceanographer This guy started by sending a text with the email as above 'bmails000@gmail.com'. It didn't really make sense as it asked for photos of the bumper (?) nothing wrong with bumper at all. I emailed and said, 'please clarify' and received this text :
Thanks ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States
2014-02-10 21:25:57
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Car sale Posted car for sale, first responder was "John". Same story as the others. It just didn't feel right, so we googled the email address and thankfully your warning was posted!... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2014-02-09 15:05:16
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 Vihicle shipping scam I was contacted at night time via cellphone SMS by Sharon Pizzirulli that she is very interested in buying my car, the price was excepted and than via email she gave me all the instructions for getting the payment through PayPal. All this was done within 2... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2014-02-06 16:38:38
Classified Ads Scam
1 | John Kokai car buying scam Replied to an ad on Auto Trader, same as other people posted. He wanted more pics, then wanted to pay asking price through Pay Pal. Says he is working overseas...buying it for his dads birthday. It is bull! don't give him any info!... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom
2014-02-05 16:41:13
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Very low price, nearly new car advertised in autotrader There was an ad in autotrader for a 2011 Kia Sportage for £6,500 (around 1/3 of the book price). Yes, it was too good to be true! This person was claiming to have returned to Cadiz,Spain to be with her/his family and a right hand car was not sought aft... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
2014-02-04 21:57:28
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 Posted an ad on auto trader Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the m... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Gainesville, GA, United States
2014-02-03 22:47:42
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Car buying scam Said he was an oceanographer so he couldn't make personal contact and was buying the car for his Dad's birthday. Said he would pay full price for the car through Paypal plus their 3% fee. Thankfully I googled his name and found lots of comments about him s... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2014-02-02 01:37:09
Classified Ads Scam
1 | PayPal I have my SUV for sale on Auto Trader.com.I received a text message from Maria asking if I could send via email pictures of my.bumper and or engine. Like an idiot I did. Soon after received an email reply from her saying she wanted to buy my truck but that... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United Kingdom
2014-01-19 20:25:46
Classified Ads Scam
1 | selling VW Transporter from Spain to uK aron has been busy trying to scam money via adverts placed in van autotrader UK. Located the advert on internet & received emails from Aron which read exactly as other scams reported except this was for a 2010 VW. Luckily checked this site & found his pre... ⇒ more |
Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports for Autotrader (autotrader.com)
