Craigslist, Ebay and other online buying/selling scams.
by chaul Wed Feb 27, 2013 4:54 am
My sister in law almost got caught by this one found on Autotrader.

90% sure this is the same as some others I have seen on here so wanted to flag it up, I will find out the google wallet details this person was trying to use. This person was wanting my sister in-laws full name and address to set up a google wallet describing google wallet as an intermediary which would hold the money until she was happy with the car


From: Georgina Rayner <[email protected]>
Date: 26 February 2013 10:51:19 GMT
To: ------------------------EDITED----------------
Subject: Re: Freelander
Reply-To: Georgina Rayner <[email protected]>

Hello there,

I am glad to hear that you are interested to buy 2008 Land Rover Freelander 2.2 TD4 HST AUTO!
Although I am registered in the UK,i recently moved to Portimao, Portugal (where my family is from) and the car is being shipped from here. I want to sell it in UK due to the fact that it's an UK version (right handed),it meets all UK standards.I bought this car from UK and It still has UK registration, so you won't have to pay any import and insurance fees.The car meets all United Kingdom guidelines so there will be no problem regarding UK Customs policy on receiving the car.The car is in perfect condition, the bodywork is immaculate,no scratches, dents or hidden defects as well as the interior in excellent non-smoking condition , never been implied in any accident and it is as advertised .The car comes with log book, HPI cleared, No finance. You will get from me the keys and all documents to register the car in your name.If the car is not how i described it, i will offer a full refund. It will be insured during transportation and will be delivered at your address in maximum 10 days.Final price is GBP 4,000 (the price includes shipping and insurance fees).The price is low because the car is right hand drive in a country where all cars are left hand drive so in Portugal is very difficult to drive this type of vehicle and nobody wants to buy it here in Portugal.Instead of keeping it in garage (during this economical crisis), I decided to sell it to someone back in the UK for a really attractive price.
I want to take this opportunity to assure you that this deal is 100% legitimate,the deal will be manage by a well known company,in this way both buyer and seller are 100% covered during the steps of this transaction.

Let me know if you need any further details or if you would like to buy my car.

Thank you!
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by chaul Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:58 am
quick update - The Freelander was removed from Autotrader and is now up again from the same seller and email address as listed above.

Details of the car are -

UK Reg: EU58 KRK
VIN #: SALFA23B58H105008

Hope this helps someone to think again when looking to buy from abroad

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