Scam Tip Report #62576 - Car sales scam
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-08-21 03:33:57 Classified Ads Scam Cars.com | +1 Car sales scam My car was advertised on car sales.com.au and gumtree.com.au
I received a message asking for the final price of my car and could I reply by email.
Fortunately my daughter did more investigating and found out that it was a scam.
Once I emailed back saying that I would not hand over the car to an agent and that I needed cash the email suddenly stopped. |
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
| Dan (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) Added the following extra information on :2016-12-07 01:42:23 |
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I was selling my car on Gumtree.
This "prospective" buyer sent a text and redirected me to email.
Said he was a remote area worker from Darwin and couldn't view the car but would send an agent to pick it up.
He even sent me a copy of his drivers license (stolen) to suck me in to thinking he was an Aussie.
Then he asked ME to send HIM money to a chinese address for the agents fee.
I was wondering if the guy on the license (Peter Wayne Carmichael) knew someone had stolen his ID, so I tracked him down on facebook and sent him a message.
I also sent the Chinaman a message that I can't repeat on here.