Victim Location 04679
Type of a scam Phishing
Selling a truck on Craigslist, I was first contacted by email from “Patricia” asking for an email for her brother, who was interested in the vehicle. He later contacted me via email to find out if the truck had any issues such as oil leaks, etc.
Here is what he sent me in reply:
“I appreciate your answer, you have a really good vehicle! I am planning to get a personal loan to cover the price and I will not try to negotiate it. I will come to test it and close the deal with you in the same day with cash in hands. in order to get the money faster than usual, my loan officer is asking for the vehicle history report from https://www.carhistoryfax.com/ . I know that this a secure website and the report can not be modified. Let me know if you can get it.“
When I looked up the link, it is a newly created website (19 days ago, probably based at least in part in Panama.)
A very similar scam is reported here.