Thank you for the warning, that is a tricky one.
Most police departments are happy to witness sales in their parking lot.
Tell them if they’re interested, they need to research it for themselves.
Fool my once, shame on you,
fool my twice, ...means you can’t get fooled again.
Which url’s did they request a check from? I would check out whois.domaintools.com or similar and research to see if the urls they sent you to have been in business for a while and where the IP’s are served from.
cancel that card. they will eventually try to hit it again and again.
I am VERY INTERESTED in your car but first I need a report from this website www.scamsrus.net. For only 22.95 they’ll check you out for me. Thanks in advance.
I’m not quite sure what the scam is here. Are they sending you to a fake car report website that they actually own?
I recently sold a car on autotrader.com.
The first (very quick) 5 ‘interested’ parties, all asked the same 6 questions, in the same order, and all wanted me to contact them at “(some name) at g m a i l . c o m”. Spaced out like that - it was obviously people wanting to circumvent the autotrader process. They warn you about this. It was clearly shady.
I responded through the system that I would only do things through the (autotrader) system. Never heard back.
Even the guy that I eventually sold to, said he was in Scotland and was using his USA in-laws address because it was the only way to create an account. He didn’t want to test drive the car and asked if I could deliver to an address an hour away from me. Just very strange...but turned out to be legit, all went fine but I insisted on doing things as the autotrader system defined.
https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2018/10/steering-clear-vehicle-history-report-scams
This can be a ruse to get the seller’s CC info and personal details. Worst case it can lead to identity theft.
You might want to keep an eye on your CC account and check your credit reports on a regular basis.
Just do the Carfax.
I don’t get it. What was the scam?
Very similar to a rental application scam I read about. “Beautiful apartment complex with several available units for immediate occupancy. Apply online and pay $35 through the company’s website.” Suffice to say those vacant units are always available and ready for immediate occupancy but it appears none of the applicants have adequate credit. But thanks for the $35 bucks.
I called my credit card company and told them I wanted to cancel the card because I was pretty sure it was compromised. The rep refunded the charge instead, plus they have my statement the card may be compromised. Even if the card had been used I was covered, but I wanted to make sure.
According to yelostar and Retrofitted I fell for a well-known scam, except to me. I am always the last to know. 🤡
https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2018/10/steering-clear-vehicle-history-report-scams
https://www.snopes.com/articles/436483/vehicle-history-report-scam/
Sorry you got scammed. But it is a good scam. You probably paid to get someone high.
It happens. You did things to get a refund and alert your credit card company, so you did those things correctly.
I’m selling a car and a potential buyer wanted to see a vehicle report. I provided him the VIN (he’s already been to see the car) and said he can use the VIN to order a report himself, but that cost is on him.
Lock your card down. Now.
I read about that scam last year. The scammers look for “auto for sale” ads, pretend interest and then ask for a report from the company they are in cahoots with.
I put some property up for sale on Craigslist...14 acres, only time I ever used Craigslist. Got the immediate scam responses with one asking me if I would pay for shipping.
The scams are beyond obvious. I get texts telling me my Netflix, Amazon, Sirius accounts have expired daily from the same email address idiot. I’ll get several a day that are on my blocklist or email scams list.
I sold some boat equipment on Craigslist. I immediately got a response requesting I hold the items. They offer to mail a cashier’s check which seemed fine to me. Shortly thereafter, I receive it. It looked legitimate but I was skeptical. Took it to the bank and it was phony. I was wondering what their angle was. Just seemed like a lot of work for a small amount. I still had my stuff. They did have my address, but anybody can access that. Just wondering??