Victim Location 26032
Total money lost $1,000
Type of a scam Online Purchase
There is an ad on Craigslist advertising a 2002 acrua TL with 70,000 miles on it but ITS NOT REAL.
Victim Location 72204
Total money lost $3,000
Type of a scam Counterfeit Product
Saw vehicle on Craigslist inquired about it with the info provided . Was sent email from eBay Motors with instructions on how to purchase vehicle. Bought the instructed eBay gift cards. Was supposed to receive vehicle in 3 days. When car didn’t arrive I call the customer service number provided and gave invoice order and was hung up on. Now no one answers that number. It just continues to ring. So I am out 3,000 dollars.
Victim Location 92553
Total money lost $2,000
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I found precisely the used vehicle that I desired to buy at the lowest price possible. The owner said she was soon to deploy overseas and did not want to pay storage fees for her SUV. She had ten days to sell and would arrange shipment through military transport. If I was interested she would contact middleman Vehicle Protection Program who would arrange escrow payment terms to protect buyer and seller. I was contacted by email with purchase instructions that involved Bitcoin purchase in the amount of vehicle cost of funds. Funds would be transferred once vehicle was in shipment stage. I had problems with the Bitcoin machine and was instructed to buy eBay Gift cards, scratch off code and send photo-copy of receipt and cards by email. There is where I lost my $*** dollars since both the ID # of the cards and the scratch-off code number were on the photocopy that I sent. My next email from Ebay Motors stated that an unknown Tax and added Insurance fee for Oregon car sales to out-of-state destinations had to be paid by car owner and that my $2000 would be delivered to my home where the auto was to be shipped. No cashiers check arrived within 72 hours as stated and the middle-man, as well as sellar, quit answering my attempts to call or email. Both FBI and FTC did not respond to my filing of a complaint. My Senate (Richard Roth) Field Representative (Altie Holcomb) could only offer phone numbers to Consumer Affairs. That office gave phone numbers to Better Business Burael, the Attorney General, and a Legal Service that would assist in the filing of a Small Claims case in Municipal Court.
Victim Location 27509
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
I was looking online to buy a car, and i saw a Tacoma and i send her i message for more inf… She told me that she need to sell fast because she was going to the army thats why it was so cheap and because she was leaving eBay was going to do everything for her and after i receive the truck eBay was going to hold the money until i test the car and i decide if im going to keep it… But i wasn’t sure so i search in the internet how eBay works and that’s how i find out…
Victim Location 07036
Total money lost $1,000
Type of a scam Credit Cards
I was trying to purchase a vehicle via Craigs List that sent me to eBay Motors who then advised me to forward payment monies to them using green dot cards to purchase a 2004 Nissan Maxima SE. After doing so they provided me with a receipt that was stamped paid. Approximately 2 hrs later they said I needed to send more money to insure the vehicle of which upon delivery I would get the money back in cash. At that point I knew I was scammed. I immediately contacted green dot and the representative informed me thst tge funds were used to make purchases at amazon. I notified the local authorities.
Victim Location 27253
Total money lost $35
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Military Logistics Department.Car for sale $1500 leaving out of country for one year and don’t want to pay storage and insurance.I sent $30 for storage fees on November 21,2017.I want my money back.