Autotrader scammer - [email protected]

Here's a new one...sending an SMS text message to my phone first with the usual carrot...

Hi, I want to know if your car is still up for sale. Kindly email me on: [email protected]

...which appeared to be sent from a New York number, 347-349-1828.

I sensed a rat but sent an email anyway, which got me this familiar looking response...

Thanks for the prompt reply,I will like to know the lowest price for it, i want you to get back to me with more picture and the present condition of it because i could not come over to inspect it, i am buying it locally here as a birthday gift for my Son that is living in Malaysia.

I am at sea at the moment as i am an Oceanographer ( i work on Great Ocean Road in South-West Victoria,Australia ) and due to the nature of my work, phone calls is restricted. It was my son that check your advert and sent you a text to contact me (his mother ) on my email address because i am currently offshore .

I am really sure he will be more than happy if i am able to purchase it from you because this is what he want and chose from the Advert.

You need not worry yourself about how it will get to him there in Malaysia as i have a contact of shipping company there that will be handling the pick up and all the paper work.

Hmm, thanks for confirming my suspicions "Jenny"!

Looks like "Jenny" has decided to go through Kijiji.ca as well.

Got a text from the phone number 1-646-493-4319 with the exact same wording as the original poster. Sent a reply by email only to once again the exact same reply as the original poster.

Thanks ScamWarners for the heads up.

Welcome to ScamWarners fifa14 . We are pleased that what was posted here helped save you from becoming a victim.

Looks like "Jenny" has decided to go through Kijiji.ca as well.

Got a text from the phone number 1-646-493-4319 with the exact same wording as the original poster. Sent a reply by email only to once again the exact same reply as the original poster.

Thanks ScamWarners for the heads up.

I got SMS this morning from the same number 1-347-349-1828 and the same message, but different email : [email protected]

Once i notice the weird phone number, i googled and found this forum which is very helpful! Kijiji.ca is best to sell stuffs to local people. So i can tell from the area code "347" is not in Canada.

Hope people will not fall to this scam. Thanks for sharing and warning me

Welcome to ScamWarners smilewhisper. It is good that you searched the information that you received and it led you here.

Hi thought this may be of interest to Autotrader and Paypal users (I have been advertising my car for sale):

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1) Just viewed your listing and will like to purchase it.please what is
the condition and more detail of it. Cheers

2) Thanks for your mail. am satisfied with your advert price,as am
requesting this transaction should be done via PayPal so the
PayPal charges is on me,If my offer is accepted send me your
PayPal email and your name including your phone# or send me
money request so i can pay you right away I am busy at work and
do not have much time around me.Make sure you get back to me so
that we can arrange for pick up as i will like the item to be
picked at your residence location,so no shipping
Regards.

3)Thanks for your mail. am satisfied with your advert price,as am
> requesting this transaction should be done via PayPal so the
> PayPal charges is on me,If my offer is accepted send me your
> PayPal email and your name including your phone# or send me
> money request so i can pay you right away I am busy at work and
> do not have much time around me.Make sure you get back to me so
> that we can arrange for pick up as i will like the item to be
> picked at your residence location,so no shipping
> Regards.

4)Thanks for the mail..Due to the nature of my work i would love
to talk to you but phone calls making and visiting of website
are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and
send you an email regarding so I am not allowed to get out of
the unit or give calls whenever,my agent number is
+447031831664 because i might not be able to pick call when
calling so you e-mail and I will get back to you asap, please
let me know if you accept my offer, also am online whenever you
sent me message i will know that so do not worry if you want to
contact me

5)Thanks for your mail am very busy and i have my own private
pickup agent,and my agent will take over the packing and
other document all that is required for me to have your money
sent is just for you to get back to me with your paypal email
address or send me money request through your paypal account .
And the pickup agent will be available to process/pick up
the tittle during pick-up and after you must have received your
money cash in hand. I can only feel secured sending my funds
via paypal due to there various security measures at ensuring
safe and secured transaction between buyer/seller. However, if
you feel otherwise, I totally understand.
regards

6)Oh..sorry to hear you don't have an account with PayPal.I hope
you wont mind to get an account with PayPal. Its reliable,safe
and easy,is the fastest way for sending and receiving money,all
you need to do is visit www.PayPal.com and register with them.
When you are done with the registration send me the email used
for the registration with PayPal and your name, so i can pay
into your account on time to avoid delay.

Await your response..

Thanks

The name of this scammer? william Bright <[email protected]>

I even mentioned that I was an online fraud investigator, so was as busy as he was, but this didn't deter the little devil. Still, it passed a quiet Sunday evening....

Best wishes,
fellow would-be scamees!

Welcome to ScamWarners id-detective. Scammers often do not take the time to really read what you write back to them. They are looking for the scam to move ahead quickly and they try to rush the victims before they have time to think about the situation.

We are always glad to have someone who helps interrupt the scammer's methods.

SaabSeller,
You got to ask yourself why someone would buy a Saab in New york and have it shipped to Malaysia
when for a fraction of the cost they could buy it in Sweden where the car is manufactured.

Jenny is back with a new phone number out of the north Dallas, TX., area. It's the same people who have been doing this with multiple names, phone numbers and emails. They always ask the same question and when you respond there are at sea and can't accept calls or texts. If you are at sea and can't accept them, how did you text in the first place? These people are dumb! New number and email:

(254) 442-7164 [email protected]