Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports for Autotrader (autotrader.com)| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Jose Goldmann Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2020-06-01 03:12:53 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |   Car sales Scammer Information This person offers 2nd hand cars for a knock off pricing. After further investigation I discover a write up at the Herald Sun of incidents dating back seven years ago - https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/dodgy-digger-duping-customers-in-online-car-sales-scam/news-story/77369f2c9d098741d0aa9e264bacab95
I also discover that the Department of Defense ID was a fake due to the different fonts and shades used for his name - slightly different to his correspondence email… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Tay Toronto, New South Wales, Australia 2020-01-06 05:11:03 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Auto trailer and car sales australia Scammer Information Emailed in regards to a silver/grey 2012 mk2 ford falcon g6e only to be told it was on a military base in W.A offered to have the car sent to me free of charge sent me photo identification to try say he's real. lucky i have family and friends in the Australian defence force who told me that it's a contractors identification. the car was registered in nsw I ran a check the car is real just not his I requested contact details with no luck also told him.i have family in W.A … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 2019-08-14 09:52:42 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |  Car sale - Celina Yue Scammer Information I listed my vehicle for sale on Auto Trader in NZ.
I received a txt from 2828 asking me to email as they were interested in the car
Asked a number of questions in regards to the van. How many owners. Wof and rego details.
Then asked to send paypal details or account name and number.
I googled the name as i was suspicious and it came to this exact site with someone else who had received the exact same email.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous South Yarra, Victoria, Australia 2019-03-22 11:42:48 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +11 Selling Car Scammer Scammer Information Tried to buy a suzuki swift, asked for more information. Seller immediately went to $7300. Tried to get me to transfer money to an escrow company "autoguidemoving.com". Which does not look like a legit company website anyway. Looked at the website and any money was to be directed to a random person's bank account as opposed to an actual company account (very obviously a scam). Seemed fishy so typed email into google and similar things were said but different name. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Jacques Fortin Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 2017-01-12 22:17:38 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Autotrafer. Ca Scammer Information Contact through SMS claims speaking disability .… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous High Ridge, MO, United States 2016-08-17 02:13:39 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | scam Scammer Information I'm trying to sell a car and they want to buy it and they want me to give them my paypal account and my email address… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Parrish, FL, United States 2016-07-15 08:32:43 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Autotrader scam Scammer Information I posted an ad on autotrader.com. A few hours later at 3:53 a.m. I received a text message:
Hi, is your Vehicle on Autotrader still for sale?, Kindly email me at (wendellemery15@gmail.com)..with the Firm Price and condition.for further correspondence TY.
***** I decided to search this number and I see that other reports have been made about this. Scammer!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous White House, TN, United States 2016-07-05 00:11:55 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Car buyer scammer Scammer Information Hours after our car was listed for sale on Kelley Blue Book/Autotrader, we got a text from "James Brown" asking for a picture of the engine. After sending it to him via email, we received the following email, similar to email others have received. It all sounded very fishy, so we ended the correspondence.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Trussville, AL, United States 2016-07-01 14:36:28 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |  AutoTrader Scam Scammer Information I posted a car for sale on AutoTrader, then at 2:54 am received a text stating: "Hi,is your Vehicle on Autotrader still for sale?,Kindly email me at (wendellemery15@gmail.com)..with the Firm Price and condition.for further correspondence. TY" [sic]. I checked it out online because it felt like a scam, and ended up here looking at the same scenarios. Needless to say, I did not reply with an email. He is a scammer.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Pompano Beach, FL, United States 2016-07-01 00:59:05 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | auto trader scam alert Scammer Information Thanks for your response! I'm Sgt Kennedy, Questions i will like to ask are 1,Do you have the extra keys, 2,Where did you get it serviced, 3,Have you ever had any transmission repairs and 4,Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and currently been deploy to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany and calls are restricted at the moment and my only quickest payment option is PayPal, its safe f… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Potomac, MD, United States 2016-06-30 10:53:01 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | AutoTrader Scam Scammer Information Received two identical text messages shortly after ad went live on AutoTrader.com. Texts below exactly as received.
"Hi,is your Vehicle on Autotrader still for sale?,Kindly email me at (wendellemery14@gmail.com)..with the Firm Price and condition.for further correspondence. TY"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Austin, TX, United States 2016-06-08 14:53:39 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | AutoTrader Scam Scammer Information Do you have the extra keys, Do you have the spare tire, Where did you get your car serviced, Have you ever had any transmission repairs and Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and currently been deploy to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany and calls are restricted at the moment and my only quickest payment option is PayPal, its safe fast and secure and i will be responsible for the P… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Bob T Bensalem, PA, United States 2016-05-30 18:40:17 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | PayPal Scammer Information Thank you for getting back to me,Below are my questions?
When was the last time you serviced it?
Do you have the extra key ?
Do you have extra tire?
How much is your last asking price?
The reason why am asking all this is because I'm ready to proceed with
the purchase, though i cant pay cash in person due to my schedule, but
ill pay using my PayPal account, and ill pay the paypal transaction
charges so you can get your expected amount. and I have a mover that
will co… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Houston, TX, United States 2016-05-29 06:59:20 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | AUTO TRADER SCAMMER! Scammer Information Advertised an automobile for sale on Auto Trader. Shortly after I received the following email, which seemed to good to be true. After researching, I confirmed it's a scam.
Do you have the extra keys, Do you have the spare tire, Where did you
get your car serviced, Have you ever had any transmission repairs and
Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price
but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and
currently been deploy to NAT… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Blair, NE, United States 2016-05-24 22:50:34 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | buying car paypal scam Scammer Information normal scam want to buy car and send paypal. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Sam Birmingham, AL, United States 2016-05-13 19:19:46 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Car buyer in Germany Scammer Information Buyer in Germany. After receiving email for PayPal he asked to send back $700 for shipping. When I refused he became abusive ans started threat me family.
Look out for frank Edward Uebelacker in NC who is supposed to receive the money.
Contact number 202-643-3788… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | jack johnson Los Angeles, CA, United States 2016-05-13 14:16:14 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Scammer on auto trader Scammer Information Text me asking about a car on Autotrader. He asked me to send him a picture of my engine.
This guy is a scammer. I blocked his number.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Justin Somewhere in United States 2016-05-01 18:48:23 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Scammer offered to buy my used car Scammer Information Attempts to have victim send money to a shipping company. Scammer will send a fake cashiers check for the extra amount to cover the shipping charges but it is invalid. BEWARE!
Here's the exact email: Do you have the extra keys, Do you have the spare tire, Where did you get your car serviced, Have you ever had any transmission repairs and Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and curr… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Clovis, NM, United States 2016-04-27 20:02:25 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | AUTO TRADER Scammer Information Michael Alan
1:03 PM (52 minutes ago)
to me
Thank you for getting back to me,can you assure me that i will not be disappointed if i buy this vehicle as a Birthday gift for my Dad? as I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I'm software engineer in Hewlett Packard,(HP) and a contract staff so i cant handle this in person.My only means of payment is PayPal,its safe fast and secure and i will be responsible for the paypal transaction charges s… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Morris, IL, United States 2016-04-23 17:57:28 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | autotrader scam Scammer Information Do you have the extra keys, Do you have the spare tire, Where did you
get your car serviced, Have you ever had any transmission repairs and
Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price
but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and
currently been deploy to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany and
calls are restricted at the moment and my only quickest payment option
is PayPal, its safe fast and secure and i will be responsible for… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Pasadena, CA, United States 2016-04-20 16:21:01 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Autotrader Scammer Information Received a text requesting a picture of the engine before the "buyer" proceeds.. Initial response in email states: Thank you for getting back to me,can you assure me that i will not be disappointed if i buy this vehicle as a Birthday gift for my Dad? as I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I'm software engineer in Hewlett Packard,(HP) and a contract staff so i cant handle this in person.My only means of payment is PayPal,its safe fast and secure a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2016-04-18 20:24:07 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Auto Trader Scan Scammer Information initial communication started as a text response to an ad I placed in Auto Trader requesting additional information be sent to an email address. Initial response in email states:
Thank you for getting back to me,can you assure me that i will not be disappointed if i buy this vehicle as a Birthday gift for my Dad? as I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I'm software engineer in Hewlett Packard,(HP) and a contract staff so i cant handle this in pe… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sherwood, AR, United States 2016-04-15 19:20:20 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Auto Trader Scam Scammer Information initial communication started as a text response to an ad I placed in Auto Trader requesting additional information be sent to an email address. Initial response in email states:
Thank you for getting back to me,can you assure me that i will not be disappointed if i buy this vehicle as a Birthday gift for my Dad? as I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I'm software engineer in Hewlett Packard,(HP) and a contract staff so i cant handle this in… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sherwood, AR, United States 2016-04-15 19:13:52 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +1 AutoTrader Scam Scammer Information communication originated as a text response to an Auto Trade ad to sell my car with and email address. first email response:
Thanks for your response! I'm Sgt Kennedy, Questions i will like to ask are 1,Do you have the extra keys, 2,Where did you get it serviced, 3,Have you ever had any transmission repairs and 4,Is there any rust on the vehicle?
I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and currently been deploy to NA… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sherwood, AR, United States 2016-04-15 19:09:11 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +1 AutoTrader Scam Scammer Information Do you have the extra keys, Do you have the spare tire, Where did you
get your car serviced, Have you ever had any transmission repairs and
Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price
but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and
currently been deploy to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany and
calls are restricted at the moment and my only quickest payment option
is PayPal, its safe fast and secure and i will be responsible for… Read Full Report ⇒ |