Hello,

Thank you for your interest in buying my car. My 2002 Nissan Maxima GLE is in great shape, no engine problems, damages or hidden defects. It was always garaged and never smoked in. I`m a single mother with 2 children and I have to work very hard to maintain my family. I`m selling it so cheap because I have money problems. The price is $2,200.00. I want to tell you that I do not sell my car in payments and I do not trade. Since I don’t have anyone to help me with the sale I decided to make this transaction through eBay. Giving the nature of this transaction please note that my sale terms are final and nonnegotiable. In order to move forward I will need your full name, address and phone number so i can register the deal at eBay Financial Department. After that eBay will send you the payment instruction.

Details about the car:

Year: 2002
Mileage: 81,750
Transmission: Automatic
Fuel type: Gasoline
Engine: 6 Cylinder 3.5 Liter
Exterior Color: Gold
Interior Color: Tan
Title: Clear
The a/c is ice cold and the heat is hot!

My best wishes and I’m waiting your response so we can move forward with this deal.

Then I Asked for the Vin number and I received this next email but they had the same email address…..

Hi again,

The car is located in Atlanta,GA(i just moved here with my new job)already crated at the shipping company ready to be sent to any location anywhere in the US,like i told you i’ll like to use ebay purchase protection because is safe for both,let me tell you how it work:
1. Buyer, seller reach an agreement (price and delivery conditions)
2. Buyer sends money to eBay.
3. eBay confirms to seller that the amount has been received.
4. Seller performs the required services (shipping, insurance).
5. Buyer accepts delivery and informs eBay about the acceptance.
6. eBay releases the money to seller.
As you can see, you will receive the car BEFORE any money is released to me. You will get the chance to inspect it, test drive it and everything you like while your money is still safely held in eBay’s account. ONLY after you confirm to eBay that you agree with the vehicle, they will release the money to me.
If, for some reason, you disagree with the car (I assure you that is NOT going to happen since my car is in IMMACULATE condition inside and out) it will be shipped back to me on MY EXPENSE and eBay will send you your money back.

I need your full name and full shipping address so i can open this deal with eBay.

Here are some pics of the car http://s1180.photobucket.com/albums/x411/02maximagle

I do not see why anyone would need all your information I have an eBay account, and the official website will ask you for your information. Anyways I emailed saying I do not want to pay for shipping or have to wait for them to ship me a car and here is what they emailed….

First of all i wanna tell you that the shipping is already payed, so you don’t have to pay anything else, just the initial price ($2200). After eBay will receive your payment confirmation, they will start the shipping process, and the car will arrive at your location in maximum 48hours, and you will have 5days for inspect it. Funds will be placed on hold until you receive and inspect the car. In case you don’t like the car (is not our situation) you will ship it back at my cost and receive a full refund from eBay employee. Payment will be released to me only with your approval. If you are really interested, give me your information so i can open this deal!

I just stopped emailing back. I hope this helps someone else.

ebay is place to buying and selling something, with fixed price or auction method

A more elaborate trick is to steal the identity of the owner in addition to selling the fake care.

Here is how you as a scammer make it work:
1. you pretend you want buy a car but need to proof that the seller is legit
2. you ask for vin/registration paper/photos of the car
3. you ask for ID to ensure that the seller is legit
4. you bail out the sale
5. you wait until the car is sold
6. you start selling the car you don’t own on craisglist dirt cheap with sob story (a classic is ‘I am the brother of the owner. He died and I am trying to sell his car for cheap’)
8. when you get a potential bait you say will only ship the car because you are too busy to meet
9. you send all the paper work/photos/ID you got from real owner
10. you get your money via western union and voila!

I always liked this saying “don’t buy anything from somebody you cannot reach with a crowbar”

Henri

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Hi,

First of all I want to thank you for your interest for my ATV ( 2007 POLARIS RANGER). I sell it at this price ($ 1900 ) because i just finished the divorce with my husband. It has only 616 miles!!!The ATV is paid off,clean title,i have title in hand.
The divorce has finished 6 months ago and the ATV is mine now. After the divorce I was forced to buy a new house. Following the financial crisis I can’t afford to pay the bank and I decided to sell the ATV. It has only been adult ridden and garage kept. As you can see by the pictures it is in excellent condition. I just had it serviced and put in a new battery a couple of months ago. This atv runs as good as a new one and has no dings, dents, or scratches.
The ATV is located in DOUGLAS,GA, if you want to buy it.
I’m very busy with my job and I’m out of town so I can’t meet in person with you so this is the reason why I chose to sell my ATV over the Internet.
From the beginning you have to know that for the payment I request only secure pay, I prefer the payment to be done using eBay services (I will receive the payment only after you receive and inspect the ATV and only if you agree to buy it).
We will use a safe payment method because I am affiliated at eBay and I have a purchase protection account. The last price for this ATV is $1,900. I will pay for shipping and handling(the loan of my previous buyer didn’t get approved) so there won’t be any additional shipping costs).
If you are interested in buying it please provide me your full name and address for shipping so I can initiate the deal trough eBay.
I will wait your answer (if you are interested to buy) very soon.

Jennifer Taylor