Victim Location 46072
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I was trying to purchase a motorcycle listed on craigslist. There wasn’t a lot of information on the bike but the picture and the sales price was good. I contacted the lady and she sent me more pictures of the bike and I sent her another email to negotiate the price. She emailed me back and said she was using eBay Buyer Protection to handle the transaction. I was to Wire Transfer the money to eBay Buyer Protection and within 2 to 3 days the bike would be shipped to me and I had the option to look at it for 5 days and decide if I wanted to make the purchase. Then the money would be released to the seller. If I decided against buying the bike the seller was responsible for return shipping cost. They gave me a number to call to get payment instructions. When I called them, I was told to call them back only when I was at my bank for the Wire Transfer. The bank told me the deal really sent up a red flag to them and recommended that I not complete the deal. I talked to the head of their fraud department and she told me the same thing. I did not send the wire transfer, so thanks to my bank, I didn’t send $*** to someone that seemed fishy. They also wanted a copy of the receipt. My banker said she had not heard of that in any of her Wire Transfer dealings. The Company is in San Jose California (supposedly), The money was to be transferred to a Capital One Bank in Union New Jersey, the bike is in Illinois, and I am in Indiana. Beneficiary Name BNW Financial LLC Springfield Ave Springfield NJ 07081