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- Simpsonville, SC, USA
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Advertised an auto for sale and was contacted by this email address tell me he wants to make a deal on car but his loan officer needs a VIN report from https://www.threport.com. If the money ($24) for the report is a problem he will add the amount to final price. Appears to just want credit card information. See below actual messages--

From: [email protected]

Date: March 27, 2018 at 6:26:07 AM EDT

To: "Jo Ann Knapp"

Subject: Re: Regarding Toyota Sequoia SR5 4X2 SUV ,

To be able to come , see , test and make a deal for it face to face , i need the report so i can pass it to my loan officer and make sure he will allow me to buy it .

I need the report because the loan company ask for it .please go to https://www.threport.com and get one . will not make sense for me to get one because i can`t re use it like you can , you will be able to give it to all you potential buyers , me on the other hand if will not be ok i will gave to look for a new vehicle and get a new report .

I know is only $24 but if i have to run 5 reports until i find an ok report where will i be ?

If the report will be ok you can consider it sold.

regards

P.S if is about the money i will add the $24 to the final price

-----Original Message-----

From: "Jo Ann Knapp"

Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 8:24pm

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: Regarding Toyota Sequoia SR5 4X2 SUV ,

The VIN number is on Craigslist if you wish to purchase a vin report.

Thanks.

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 26, 2018, at 3:46 PM, [email protected] wrote:

I'm interested and ready to come , see , test and make a deal for it .

I need something rather soon , but i would like to make sure you/vehicle and all is ok and legit .

For that i need a vehicle vin report ,don`t send an old one or get something you find , get me the report from https://www.threport.com . is what my loan officer asked for and needs .

I'd just feel safer about getting a vehicle with an official report because I've had friends and family get shafted before.

-----Original Message-----

From: "Jo Ann Knapp"

Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 1:31pm

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: Regarding Toyota Sequoia SR5 4X2 SUV ,

No only minor things—needs antenna. Front seats are worn. Just email to set up date and time. Thanks.

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 26, 2018, at 12:59 PM, [email protected] wrote:

I'd like to come look at it. Is there any bad things on it , like bad suspension, oil leaking etc?

I would like to arrange meeting in few days.

Hope everything will be great and we will make a deal.

-----Original Message-----

From: "craigslist 6534939642"

Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 8:48am

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: Regarding Toyota Sequoia SR5 4X2 SUV ,

[email protected]. Thank you.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 25, 2018, at 9:28 AM, Sabrina wrote:

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> what is your email?

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> my father wants to get back to you latter today or tomorrow.

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> Original craigslist post:

> https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/6534939642.html

> About craigslist mail:

> https://craigslist.org/about/help/email-relay

> Please flag unwanted messages (spam, scam, other):

> https://craigslist.org/mf/63c3a4b81b868a869a654470b533d7d319ee2438.1

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Original craigslist post:

https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/6534939642.html

About craigslist mail:

https://craigslist.org/about/help/email-relay

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- Austin, TX, USA
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they are trying to sell fake stuff

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- Lexington, KY, USA
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posted an ad on craigslist for sale and received a text from phone # 714-340-4074 asking for a full name and address. said the were going to send a check in the mail by usps. they really didn't ask or request any personal info as of yet other than that. I can see where someone could fall for this and get burnt.

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Through a craigslist ad a camper was listed for $1,500. We were sent an invoice requesting payment through paypal gift cards. After online research I learned that this method has previously been used in the past.

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My teen daughter posted an ad/sale on Craigslist, within 24 to 48 hours she received a response from a potential buyer. The acted very interested and offered to pay more than the asking price. The buyer also seemed to be very familiar with Craigslist operation by telling her how to remove her ad. In less then a week she received a travelers check by mail that was fraudulent. No trace back of the individual.

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- Pine Bluff, AR, USA
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I brought a car listed on craiglist via monkey pak greendot. I've paid a total of 1,005.00 on February 23rd, 2017 and I've realized it was a scam. I also have email addresses, name, phone numbers, and pictures of the scammer.

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- Ferriday, LA, USA
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I was searching on Craigslist for my daughter a car and I found a couple that I was interested in. This particular car was a 2009 Honda Accord selling for $1985.00. According to the post, the seller was Natasha Marks. When I questioned the sale price, she sent a detailed email stating that she was in the military and was about to be deployed to Syria and she was tired of paying insurance and storage fees on the vehicle and was just trying to get rid of the car before leaving. The emails were so convincing and detailed is why I never thought of it to be a scam. Natasha told me that she was gonna set everything up with Amazon for payment, but that once the vehicle was delivered to me that I would have a 10-day inspection period to decide as to whether or not I wanted to keep the car and that the funds I sent to Amazon would be held in a safe trust account and would not be released to the seller until after I confirmed that I would keep the car then the funds would be released to the seller. The day before the car was to be delivered which is also in email, March 7, 2017 at 4:00p.m., I received another email stating that I needed to send an additional $1,000.00 for mandatory insurance to cover the car during the 10-day inspection period. That flagged the sale to me because like I explained to the seller via text message that I felt like that should've been explained to me up front and it wasn't. I also contacted the supposedly Amazon contact number to explain the same thing to him and he just kept saying that they were going to stop shipping until I paid it. That led me to start doing some research, to find out that it was all a SCAM. Now, I've lost $1985.00 with no car. I texted Natasha and informed her that I had contacted local authorities and I never received a text back from her anymore. I then went back on Craigslist and it was no longer posted to that location, but she had today posted the same car in Houston, TX and North Folk, VA. At first it showed that the site I purchased from had been flagged, then about an hour or so later, it was removed and listed in two other states.

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- Eclectic, AL, USA
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They offer to buy what you're selling (motorcycle, boat, ect.) site unseen but they need it shipped and they'll have a freight company ship it. They'll send you a check for the purchase amount plus the freight cost. You are supposed to deposit the check. After a couple of days the scammer says the check cleared their bank and requests the freight money to be sent. I waited for my bank to say the check cleared but it turned out to be a bad check.

If your initial sales contact is text they'll want to move to email. They'll impersonate a military soldier out of the country to make the freight scam look honest. They will be the high bidder on Ebay and ruin your action, happened to me twice. The Ebay happened in 2012. Every time I renew my add with Craigslist I'll get the scam.

An initial contact looks something like this.......

"Good day, my name is Andrew, I will be buying the item from you and I'll

love to send you a Certified check for my payment i don't mind Adding

extra $45 for you just to hold the item for me, Also once the check

clear into your account my Mover will come down to your location for

the pick up of the item for me asap and goods wont be moved until you

have your money in hand, just get back to me with your Full Name to be

on check, Address, city, zip code, cell # (to text you directly when

the payment is on the way) and your last asking PRICE of the item to

mail out the payment ASAP. Hope to read from you soon.

Regards, Andrew"

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- Roxbury, MA, USA
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He says he lives in LA CA. Is an " engineer" who was transferred. The add says It floor, brand new inside, all utilities included for $1400 per month. Can only " drive " by and then if we like it he will send us video footage of the inside. Already dealt with one scammer before and I'm learning the language to look for. Thank you for inquiring. ***

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Scammed out of $600.00 to purchase a vehicle through craigslist.

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We have our home listed for sale in Selden, NY. Scammers have stolen the listing and are posting it for rent on Craigslist. Our home is not for rent, but the scammers are apparently impersonating us and have listed it for rent.

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- Kenosha, WI, USA
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This was a scam coming from Craigslist whereas the person used information from Zillow and trasfered the information on to a craigslist post for a house for rent. They then responded via email asking for personal information and to submit an application. I'm sure they were phishing for credit card information to steal my identity.

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- Miami, FL, USA
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I put some tickets on craigslist and a guy contacted me about them. He asked me to take a selfie with my ID before he sent the money. I sent the selfie and he asked for a more clearer picture. I sent him that as well. He sent me the money via venmo and I e-mailed him the tickets. He later cancelled the money being sent and Venmo opened a fraud case. I am scared what he can do with a picture of me holding my ID and a picture of my ID.

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- Memphis, TN, USA
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I went on Craigslist and saw a puppy that I wanted and I was instructed to get a amazon gift card with $120 and I have heard from them multiple times and they have been asking me to send more money and I told them that I needed to talk to someone so that I could know if it was was being scammed and since I sent that email I have not heard from them anymore.

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- Kenosha, WI, USA
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The scammer posted a house rental on Racine- Kenosha Craigslist, the house was to good to be true but I replied to the post which he then sent a long email stating he was glad I responded and he just had a few questions name, job, etc. The next morning he said he had reviewed the information and I'm a good fit long story short I asked to meet him at the home to look at it and talk lease he then stated and I quote "Am sorry that is not possible you make it look like you are that serious about renting our home when your not" I then realized he's trying to get you to send the $500 security deposit and leave it at that

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- Racine, WI, USA
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Ad on Craigslist for a $100 air conditioner. Received email, with instructions to tqake the funds I receive, take out the cost for A/C, take out $200 for my trouble, then contact the shipper of their choice, and send them a Money Gram for the remaining amount, and the receiver would pay for the Money Gram out of those funds I sent. I checked the email and came up with no one. I checked the phone number from the text messages and there was no answer. Then right away I got a return text. This was on a different phone than I had been using with them. The check is drawn from Sun Trust Bank, in Greenville Kentucky. The name on the check is *** ***. I checked the address and came up with a location in N.C., but the check says PO box ***, Clinton, SC 29325. The check is for $1,280. The routing # is ***, and account # is ***, and the check #, oddly enough is the same as the routing #. The given email is ***, with the name written as *** ***. The phone # for the texts is ***. I will attach a copy of the check that I received.

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allowing false advertising regarding animals needing homes

not following by its own rules and policies regarding money amounts wanted or not wanted for animals/pet supplies

use of internet and phone service to follow leads in ads that result in possible fraudulent products

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