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Anonymous Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada 2016-01-10 02:49:11 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +3 Likely scam re purported RV sale claiming to use eBay's Vehicle Protection Program (escrow service) and "free deilvery" without
"I am very sorry for my late answer but I had a family emergency and didn't had access to my e-mail since now. My name is Michelle and I'm emailing you about the 1998 Chinook Concourse 21 Ft I have for sale. The RV is in very good shape, no known issues, is in good condition. The camper was never involved in any kind of accident . Clean title with no damage whatsoever . No leaks, no rust with only 51k miles on it . The camper sleeps 4. I legally own a clear title, free of any liens or loans, under my name for the RV. The final price I accept is $3,000 as I want to sell the RV as soon as possible. Due to my divorce I owned this RV but as a single woman I don't need it and I'm trying to sell it as soon as possible so I can use the funds for something else (that's why I'm selling it at this very reasonable price). If you have any other questions, or need more info, please feel free to ask. Below you have more pictures attached :" Second response after I said I wanted to view it to buy it " As I've already told you in my first email, I recently got divorced and I got a new job and moved to Omaha, NE for a new start. The RV is here and is already at the shipping warehouse sealed and ready for the shipping. My presence won't be necessary because I prearranged the deal with eBay Vehicle Protection Program which is an escrow service. The deal includes free delivery and the RV will arrive at your address in 3 days. You will have 5 days to try out prior to making any purchase and if by any reason you find something you don't like about the RV you can send it back on my expense. If you are interested in knowing more info about how the whole process works, I can ask eBay to send you an email with more information on how to purchase it. eBay will contact you shortly after they have the details with all the information that you need to complete this deal and you will also have proof that I am covered by them and a legitimate seller. If you would like to receive the email from eBay with all the transaction information please reply with your full name, address and ph# and they will contact you right away." Regrettably I sent my name and address and ph number and asked for details of the proposed arrangement. This means that the scammer might well use my identity next... The third response was: " I've got your info and I've sent your details to eBay to send you the invoice for the purchase with details about shipping and payment. They should send you the invoice today and they will explain you the entire process better. Along with the RV you will receive all necessary papers to register it into your name including the free title which is already back signed by me and notarized for the transfer and the owner's manuals . Please keep me updated with everything and let me know once you receive the invoice from eBay so we can avoid any delay. P.S. You will have to send the payment via PayPal so we can secure the escrow transaction and I can begin the shipping process. In the invoice you will have all necessary details to complete the purchase." Further responses ( I sent nothing more) "I've just been notified by eBay that the invoice for the purchase has been sent to your e-mail address. They also told me that the invoice is a HTML message and your e-mail provider might confuse the invoice with a spam message and you might receive it in your spam/junk folder so you should look for the invoice in those folders also. Please keep me updated with everything and let me know once you receive the invoice from eBay so we can avoid any delay." and "Have you received the invoice from eBay ? Please keep me updated with everything so we can avoid any delay." To date nothing has come to me from eBay or appearing to come from eBay. I could see no reason why eBay would be a party to any transaction where payment /contract for sale was not made through them. Hence this smelled as soon as eBay was mentioned. |
Subject: Re: Chinook for sale?
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