[Spridgets] Scams - no LCB content

[Michael Rowe]

I have been shopping for a Roadtrek RV.  

Last week, I got a response saying the owner was in Alaska, but had made arrangements to ship the RV anywhere for $600, we would split the shipping cost.  Payments would be handled through the Ebay Vehicle Purchase Protection Program.  Ebay does not do this, and a quick check (http://pages.ebay.com/ebaymotors/buy/security/index.html) provides a full description of the scam.  The scammers have copies of all the official documents, etc., and it is not clear that anyone can tell they are fake from the documents alone.  You have to know that the Program only applies to Ebay sales.

Today, I got another similar response.  The add is from Montreal, the car is in the far north of British Columbia, and the owner has moved to London and unable to handle the transaction in person, etc.  The response provided extensive details of the RV, including many pictures and the VIN.  A search on "Roadtrek VIN: 1GCHG39r721227815" yielded the same information, pictures etc. for a car from Senoia, GA sold on Ebay Jan. 3.  The scammer had lifted all the information from an Ebay listing.

Beware.

Michael Rowe
Long Island, NY