Carsales, eBay Scams

IgnitionS15 on 16/09/2010 - 13:25
Last edited 16/05/2011 - 21:14 by 1 other user

Hi guys i would like to say BEWARE OF SCAMMERS nearly got scammed from carsales with a fake Ad on a car and fake ebay site http://ebay-buyer-protection-program.motors-au.net/Australia…

which is mean't to end .com.au this Wonder if anyone ever got this?

Hi and sorry for my late reply,

I am writing to confirm that the car is in excellent condition, the bodywork is immaculate, no dents or hidden defects and there is no outstanding finance on the car, also the car comes with a full service history. The price, including door to door delivery, is only $13,200 negotiable.

This is a very good price because I want a quick sale.

I must sell the car because I've just moved in Barcelona, Spain with my job and I have a two years contract to work here… so I'm forced to sell it.

The car is located at a local storage point in Southport, TAS and from there will be delivered. You will have 5 days inspection period, while you'll be able to see and inspect the car before buying it. If you don't like the car after you will receive it or is not like I've describe it, you can reject the deal.

The car was advertised on eBay as well and I would prefer closing the transaction only through eBay for our own protection. The payment method will be bank transfer because this type of payment is very safe. In this way both of us will start the deal with good faith so we can take it to a smooth end.

Looking forward to hearing from you

Kind regards,
Katie Roberts

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  IgnitionS15 on 16/09/2010 - 13:27

  -4

  Really Bloody pissed off

  Admins please delete this thread because this is not a bargain

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  Mikinoz on 16/09/2010 - 13:28

  +1

  Family member got caught out by this, and they are quite savvy be carefull, its worth the extra money to be safe

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  IgnitionS15 on 16/09/2010 - 13:47

  Yeah brother luckily i found out

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  chloden on 16/09/2010 - 13:51

  +1

  Are you saying that that link is fake? Wow that is hard to spot, I would have been taken in by that.

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  stanas on 16/09/2010 - 13:58

  "The payment method will be bank transfer because this type of payment is very safe."

  How is this method very safe? With Ebay go with Paypal or cash on inspection. Although I would not turn up to a storage point in Southport, TAS by myself with 13k.

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    polkadots610 on 16/09/2010 - 15:17

    Don't ever accept paypal for the vehicle you sell on ebay!

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      stanas on 16/09/2010 - 15:57

      Yes selling is bad (if they open a dispute you are in trouble), but buying should be okay.

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  IgnitionS15 on 16/09/2010 - 14:04

  If you noticed the site there's no search option or Categories you can click on. Also the contact us and live help from the top right is different from the real Ebay site when you click on it.

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  [Deactivated] on 17/09/2010 - 06:22

  +1

  I hope you passed this on to ebay?

  Good lesson for everyone as the real url is on http://motors-au.net which is registered in the USA so I would guess this also Federal Police as it is international illegal crime with transfers of money over boarders >> boarder watch

  Could be the free $1 names as it is only registered for 1 year
  Registrar History:
  1 registrar
  NS History:
  1 change on 2 unique name servers over 0 year.
  IP History:
  1 change on 2 unique name servers over 0 years.
  Whois History:
  3 records have been archived since 2010-05-01 .
  Reverse IP:
  164 other sites hosted on this server.

  Registrant:
  nardiello, ellen
  ATTN MOTORS-AU.NET
  care of Network Solutions
  PO Box 459
  Drums, PA. US 18222

  Domain Name: MOTORS-AU.NET

  the look up page
  http://whois.domaintools.com/motors-au.net

  Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
  nardiello, ellen
  ATTN MOTORS-AU.NET
  care of Network Solutions
  PO Box 459
  Drums, PA 18222
  US
  570-708-8780

  Record expires on 30-Apr-2011.
  Record created on 30-Apr-2010.

  Domain servers in listed order:

  NS91.WORLDNIC.COM 205.178.190.46
  NS92.WORLDNIC.COM 206.188.198.46

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  Liugamelin on 16/05/2011 - 09:25

  Guys
  This is his new trick don't be cheated by this kind of email
  Hello,

  I am writing you to confirm that the car is in excellent condition with no dents or hidden defects and there is no outstanding finance on the car, also the car comes with a full service history. The Full price, including door to door delivery, is $14,900.

  The car was advertised on eBay as well and prefer to close this transaction only through eBay for our own protection. The payment method will be bank transfer because this type of payment is very safe. In this way both of us will start the deal with good faith so we can take it to a smooth end.

  I'm waiting to hear from you soon.

  Kind regards,

  Christian

  After I chat with him and ask him give me the copy
  Of ergo slip and ID,he gave me a fake Australian passport
  Copy please note that the real passport copy comes with
  Watermark but the one he sent is not. Secondly,he scanned ergo
  Slip as color scan but it's only Rta logo is colorful,
  all the other information is typying by himself. For example,
  As a color scan, the year, make, model and other titles should appear
  as blue printing but this guy use all black printing. The - formed is also wrong
  Compare with the genuine one.

  If you try to ask him give you a high def copy of the document, he will pretent he is
  angry and question you dnt have money to buy that.
  I have forwards the fake eBay email to eBay.
  Furthermore, do not use his email link, I tried to use the link to fake live eBay customer
  Support. This is the best part, the fake customer support
  will ask your transaction Id and try to bull shit the buyer protection
  Scheme. He tried to convince you to pay the money, but don't do that because
  I assume once you transfer your money, the money will go into his account and never
  refund to you.
  The customer support will give you his name as well, but i can also say I am Obama as well,
  Please do not trust that!

  I hope this information can help you guys

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  [Deactivated] on 16/05/2011 - 19:22

  BANK transfer - Ebay cant and does not protect you against fraud here. Thats the FIRST and ONLY warning you should heed

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  pandaman on 16/05/2011 - 19:31

  yeah i got that email in the original post once - exactly the same word for word. The name was not Katie though, it was a guys name. I was new to this so i asked a few questions wanting to know on the off-chance that it might be legit. His replies were even worse, and i left it at that. a few weeks later carsales emailes me saying that due to you having previous contact with this seller, we want to inform you that this is a scam.

  For those on carsales, if they ask you to inquire by that carsales form, it usually means theres something going on. I know some people dont like to be hassled on the mobile, but you are selling a car, this doesnt sell through email.

  Common sense helps. if they're advertising on a website and want you to go through other payment methods that arent in line with that website….why would you? very simple.

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  sparkles on 16/05/2011 - 21:39

  Are there any signs that indicate scams on carsales? Do they concentrate on certain car types or brands? I'd be more inclined to use carsales over eBay when buying a used vehicle so am interested in avoiding scammers at all costs.

  Hehe - I bought my last car on the trading post back when they still printed it!

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    llama on 17/05/2011 - 00:54

    The scam is simple - they target people who are silly enough to buy a car sight-unseen.

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  llama on 17/05/2011 - 00:52

  This is a very old scam, and is used on Carsales and Trading Post as well. I am a regular helper on the eBay forums and we laugh sometimes at the exotic stories that they come up with as reason for selling the cars. The oil rig ones are probably most amusing.

  For the record, there is no Buyer Protection if you pay by Paypal either… they do not cover motor vehicles or items that are picked up (refer current Paypal User Agreement)