Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports for Autotrader (autotrader.com)| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Los Angeles, CA, United States 2014-04-10 20:49:06 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |   Tyler Murphy Scammer Information This guy named Tyler offered to purchase our RV asap...states he is currently working as an Oceanographer in Aukland NZ . States his father is going to buy this RV for him and could we please
send our pay pal info for the transaction for $25.000. We called pay pal and they informed us..not to do this...I pulled this guys scam up on google.....
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| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-04-09 11:36:33 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |  Received text message at 4:50am asking for engine pics Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Dayton, OH, United States 2014-04-09 10:11:00 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Got a text at 4:50am Scammer Information I have a vehicle for sale on autotrader. He requested engine pics and video sent to his email. I said the engine pics were online, and I could send him engine pics via text, and he said email only. I said email requests have been all scams at this point, so then he stopped responding. I looked up the phone number and found this site.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Palm Bay, FL, United States 2014-04-08 21:44:15 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Placed an Auto Trader ad that was answered by bmails000@gmail.com Scammer Information Here is a copy of the email in its entirety:
Thanks for getting back to me! Can you assure me that there won't be
any problems with the car once it's purchased? I'm wanting to get the
car as a birthday gift for my dad, and I'm ready to pay asking price.
I'm currently on contract overseas for an oceanography company for the
next few months, so my connectivity is limited and I can't meet you in
person. We don't have any cell service since we are out in the middle
of the ocean,… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous San Tan Valley, AZ, United States 2014-04-07 17:40:40 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Received text for engine pictures related to ad in Autotrader (at 6 a.m.) Scammer Information Received text from John at 6 a.m. asking for pictures of the engine related to an ad I have in autotrader. Since the phone number was out of state I decided to google it and found this guy has a record of scam behavior.
This same type of scam is being played on ads in craigslist.org as well.
Stay away from him!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Centreville, VA, United States 2014-04-07 02:57:01 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Proposed Buyer Of Car Listed On Autotrader Classic Cars Scammer Information I listed a classic car for sale on Autotrader. I searched Scamdex and this guy is a repeat offender. Here is the text of his e-mail:
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
an Oceanographer and i am presently on a contract which will end in
couple of months.My only means of payment is PayPal,its safe fast… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name St. Petersburg, FL, United States 2014-04-01 12:57:34 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Looked up this number on internet and found your site Scammer Information I placed an ad in auto trader yesterday to sell my mothers car. I received a text message this morning at 4:30am requesting a pic of the engine. I decided to look up the phone number to see if I could find anything on it. Glad I did - I will NOT be returning this person's call.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Frisco, TX, United States 2014-03-31 13:14:32 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Autotrader vehicle purchase paypal scam Scammer Information This person first sent me a text right after I posted on Autotraders saying....
I love the vehicel you posted on autotrader today, pls send a large pics or video of the engine to dkev42@gmail.com before I proceed. Kevin
I sent the pics and then received this email.......
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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Franklin Field Jr. Somewhere in United States 2014-03-26 22:47:51 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | AutoTrader Car Sales with e-mail reply Scammer Information This is the e-mail I received from the scammer ....
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
an Oceanographer and i am presently on a contract which will end in
couple of months.My only means of payment is PayPal,its safe fast and
secure and i will be responsible for the paypal transaction charges so
you can g… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Camarillo, CA, United States 2014-03-26 20:53:00 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Auto Trader Kevin Dumais dkev42@gmail.com Scammer Information offered to buy car, said it was for a birthday gift for his Dad. Wanted to pay via Pay Pal. asked for my PayPal email address, zip code and mobile phone number. Saw the other things listed for the same scan he is doing.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-03-25 13:03:44 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Autotrader Scam Scammer Information Famous Kevin Dumais, contacted me with same history he is a oceanographer in the middle of the ocean, with no phone available, wanted my car for his dad's birthday, in a rush, wanted to pal via paypal $30,600, but before paypal could release the funds I needed to pay via Western Union a mover called Jachius Stewart with the following address 67 Bissel St, Manchester CT 06040 I google the address is a cheap ugly house, also I google the name and you should see the kind of musi… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Skip Verne Castaic, CA, United States 2014-03-23 00:39:27 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | auto purchase using p[aypal Scammer Information This person contacted me very shortly after I took out an ad to sell my car. His first contact was brief just enquiring if the car was still for sale. Several hours later a very detailed message followed saying that he wished to purchase the vehicle sight unseen for the asking price. The only problem was that he was an oceanographer and would be at sea for several weeks and the car was a present for his dad's birthday which was very near. He wanted the address to my paypal ac… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Cypress, CA, United States 2014-03-22 16:14:48 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | dkev42@gmail.com Kevin Dumais Scammer Information This guy did the same thing as reported earlier by other people. He was an oceanographer and wanted to buy the car for his dad. He will pay through paypal. It sounded odd so I can check with some friends about the the release of funds from paypal and then checked on his email and found that he is a scammer. Let's shut this guy down.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Abdulhamid_saeed@hotmail.com Bursa, Bursa, Turkey 2014-03-09 13:31:10 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Abdulhamid_saed@hotmail.com Scammer Information abdülhamid bey tüm ÅŸartlarını kabul ediyorum … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Abdulhamid_saeed@hotmail.com Bursa, Bursa, Turkey 2014-03-09 13:30:49 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Abdulhamid_saed@hotmail.com Scammer Information abdülhamid bey tüm ÅŸartlarını kabul ediyorum … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Lisle, IL, United States 2014-03-04 21:40:29 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +14 Vehicle Transport Scammer Information Kevin Dumais contacted us regarding a vehicle we had for sale on Autotrader.com. He said he needed to pay us via Paypal because he was out at sea. He said that when he contacted the Auto mover, that they would only pick up the vehicle once they received payment so he conveniently included the fee in the amount paid to Paypal. All we needed to do was make the payment through Western Union to Jachius Stewart ($1830). None of this felt right so I contacted Paypal and they ve… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Heidi Nicholl Salinas, CA, United States 2014-02-20 18:08:54 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Autotrader bmails000@gmail.com "John Kokai" oceanographer Scammer Information This guy started by sending a text with the email as above 'bmails000@gmail.com'. It didn't really make sense as it asked for photos of the bumper (?) nothing wrong with bumper at all. I emailed and said, 'please clarify' and received this text :
Thanks for getting back to me! Can you assure me that there won't be
any problems with the car once it's purchased? I'm wanting to get the
car as a birthday gift for my dad, and I'm ready to pay asking price.
I'm currently on contr… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States 2014-02-10 21:25:57 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Car sale Scammer Information Posted car for sale, first responder was "John". Same story as the others. It just didn't feel right, so we googled the email address and thankfully your warning was posted!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-02-09 15:05:16 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +2 Vihicle shipping scam Scammer Information I was contacted at night time via cellphone SMS by Sharon Pizzirulli that she is very interested in buying my car, the price was excepted and than via email she gave me all the instructions for getting the payment through PayPal. All this was done within 24 hours and with the instruction to pay the inspection and shipping upfront via Western Union to Jachius Steward, 41 Rose St. Waterbury,Ct. O06704
Than I had 2 emails from "PayPal" to let me know that the money was send but… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-02-06 16:38:38 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | John Kokai car buying scam Scammer Information Replied to an ad on Auto Trader, same as other people posted. He wanted more pics, then wanted to pay asking price through Pay Pal. Says he is working overseas...buying it for his dads birthday. It is bull! don't give him any info!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom 2014-02-05 16:41:13 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Very low price, nearly new car advertised in autotrader Scammer Information There was an ad in autotrader for a 2011 Kia Sportage for £6,500 (around 1/3 of the book price). Yes, it was too good to be true! This person was claiming to have returned to Cadiz,Spain to be with her/his family and a right hand car was not sought after there. It was claimed that the payment could be made via Google Wallet and came with all sorts of guarantees about the car having been checked. I googled the name of the person who had sent the email - Gill Hughes, and th… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 2014-02-04 21:57:28 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +2 Posted an ad on auto trader Scammer Information Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my bank account,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can process t… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Gainesville, GA, United States 2014-02-03 22:47:42 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Car buying scam Scammer Information Said he was an oceanographer so he couldn't make personal contact and was buying the car for his Dad's birthday. Said he would pay full price for the car through Paypal plus their 3% fee. Thankfully I googled his name and found lots of comments about him so I didn't get scammed.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-02-02 01:37:09 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | PayPal Scammer Information I have my SUV for sale on Auto Trader.com.I received a text message from Maria asking if I could send via email pictures of my.bumper and or engine. Like an idiot I did. Soon after received an email reply from her saying she wanted to buy my truck but that she wasn't able.to buy it.face to face and wanted to do the transaction via paypal. I felt it was a scam and replied back that she should be ashamed.
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 | Anonymous Somewhere in United Kingdom 2014-01-19 20:25:46 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | selling VW Transporter from Spain to uK Scammer Information aron has been busy trying to scam money via adverts placed in van autotrader UK. Located the advert on internet & received emails from Aron which read exactly as other scams reported except this was for a 2010 VW. Luckily checked this site & found his previouud scamsb4 parting with money.… Read Full Report ⇒ |