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- Raleigh, NC, USA • Sep 30, 2024
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Facebook add for 2021 Winnebago Revel 4x4 Motorhome $61,200 listed 9 days ago in Cary, NC. I sent FB message to seller asking for details. Was advised to contact [email protected] for more information. Received an email stating" vehicle is for sale, in great condition, and included vehicle specifications. The vehicle is located at Doral warehouse in Doral, FL 33178 and is ready to be transported. We (American Vehicles and Machinery) acquired the vehicles in a contract with the Government signed in 2019. We are actually selling confiscated vehicles by the GOV from illegal entities. Because of that, we have the means to have them sold at those prices. Since we are dealing mainly with transportation, please note that we don't schedule inspections/pickup at/from our location, but we sell the vehicle with a 10 day money back guarantee. For a transport cost reply with your zip code or full address." Signed Isla Taylor, Senior Sales Executive, American Vehicles Machinery, Sales and Shipping, Doral, FL 33178. I replied with zip code and address and got the following response. "We store the vehicle at Doral, FL 33178 along with all the documentation and the transaction will be done through our company.American Vehicles Machinery will handle the shipping, payment and paper exchange. Shipping will be paid by you ($600) and it takes up to 7 days to reach your location by a flatbed trailer with all the necessary documents for registration. There are no Hidden Fees. In addition you will be a 10 day inspection period with a money back guarantee. In a few words, if you don't like it or you find something better, you can just return it at our expense. Under Consumer Rights Act of 2015 and Consumer Contracts Regulations legislation you have the legal right to cancel the transaction at any time and get the funds back. All transactions made through our company are 100 % safe. Security measures are constantly reviewed and modified given the evolving circumstances globally, drawing on both internal assessments and support of our Government agencies. Our constant priority is for the safety of our customers. We hereby take full responsibility for the security of the transfer. This transaction is protected by the American Vehicles Machinery services such as insurance, feedback and dispute resolution. For purchase agreement we need buyers name, address and best number to reach you on. After we receive your information, you will receive the sales contract via email. Give us a call for further assistance in case it is needed. 786-600-1102." After some back and forth regarding photos of the van and I provided the requested information. I then did a search of FL Secretary of State, Dun and Bradstreet and the internet, and could find nothing on this company. I called David Luce and asked him how I could verify the company and told him the research I had done. He said no one has ever asked that and I will have to call the office. I also told him I was a prior federal Narcotics agent in Miami and had been involved in the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles. I also told him I was a current government contractor and worked for a legitimate Government contractor that could be easily verified. I told him I could not even find their address and asked for the address, and he then hung up on me and would not answer a further phone call.

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- Deltona, FL, USA • Jun 27, 2024
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The " company" advertises in Facebook. Once you go to their page they show different equipment and vehicles for sale. Prices look great, however, there is no such business registered with the State of Florida. They want you to pay upfront for the vehicle, moneys to be held in escrow by one of their own employees and they claim they will then ship the vehicle free up to 1000 miles and you would have 10 day inspection period. If you are not satisfied, they will pickup at their own expense.

Checked the ScamPulse.com for any info on this business , but none found. Checked to see if business was registered or address was in the State's business record and it is not.

You site mentions this same exact scam. Can you please investigate and if it is a scam, place their business name somewhere so other buyers can be aware?

Thank you

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- Lexington, NC, USA • Jun 24, 2024
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The scammer preferred to send emails using the email adresss on the website. My husband told them the vehicle that he wanted and he had him sign a contract stating the car would be shipped the very next day funds were transferred via wire transfer.

My husband signed the contract and went to the bank to wire the money. Upon completion, the person stopped replying to emails and would not answer my husband's calls.

I called using my number and they picked up but hung up shortly after I brought up the shipped information for the car. After that encounter they also refused to answer my phone calls.

I utilized another number and pretended to be someone else and they told me the exact truck that my husband "purchased" was available and could be purchased online by contacting the email on the website.

We went to our bank to see if we could reverse the transfer, and we are currently awaiting the results.

I hope that you will remove this website to prevent others from being scammed.

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- Eau Claire, WI, USA • Feb 27, 2024
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I found this on Facebook & Gmail. A person named Klo**a Si**ra was selling a 7x14 enclosed 2018 trailer for $1000.00 supposedly in Eau Claire WI. I replied saying consider it sold and where can we meet, I have cash. I was directed to a Gmail by the name of ali34thom@gmail. She sent pictures and a story of her and her husband and said they travel alot and the trailer was her father's but he passed away a couple months ago. She wanted my full name, phone number and address so she could contact eBay motors so the can deliver it to me. This is a SCAM as there is no such business as eBay motors. And when I googled it the exact same trailer in 2012 a guy was getting scammed too. This is the 3rd time in 2 months I almost got scammed on a 7x14 enclosed trailer. The other 2 were from MN. Same thing with the eBay motors delivering to my address which I never gave them as I realized they were scammers. No money was exchanged. 

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- Greenbrier, AR, USA
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Scammer listed for sale in an eclassified listing. I contacted the seller, A Mr. Glen Frazier and he replied by email with the details on the vehicle. He also stated that he was working for Vertas on an offshore wind turbine and that the vehicle was being sold through a 3rd part broker, Pacific Auto Broker, LLC and that they had the vehicle in their storage facility in Florida and that the price quoted, $9000, included delivery to my location. While there were several emails back and forth between me and Glen Frazier ([email protected]), the transaction occurred between me and Pacific Auto Broker LLC. They provided me with a Bill of Sale and an Invoice along with instructions for payment by bank transfer to Enhanced Superior Cars LLC, 1105 Euclid St., Fullerton CA 92832 by way of their bank account #906657199, with routing number 322271627 at Chase Bank, 14011 Beach Blvd., Westminster, CA 92683. Once funds were transferred, delivery was to be made in 7-9 days. I have been unable to make any contact with them and no arrangements have been made for the vehicle. Subsequently, I did a search on the internet and found that exact same vehicle for sale by the same person, Glen Frazer. Using another email address that I have, I made contact again pretending to be interested in purchasing the vehicle. I recieved basically the exact same series of emails directing me back to Pacific Auto Broker to complete the transaction.

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