heads up - Craiglist Land Cruiser scam

I found this one today on the Portland CL - http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/ctd/3666826689.html

The response to my inquiry was def a scam artist. They ignored my request for a CarFax and a test drive, but got right to requesting a Google Wallet payment.

 

[shiner1836]

This one popped up in a number of the Texas CL pages as well. Here is her response to me-

"So, you know my story, I recently got divorced and moved to Lincoln, Nebraska with my job for a new fresh start. I took the SUV with me, and its already at the shipping company, crated and ready to be delivered. You get free delivery, the SUV arriving at your place in 4-6 days. Also, 5 days to try it out before buying it, and if you don't like it, you can send it back at my expense. I want to make it very clear, that Google Wallet will hold your money, and I won't be receiving a single dollar unless you call and tell them to release the money to me. If interested, e-mail me your whole name and ph#, and I will forward it to Google Wallet so they can send you more details on how this works."

 

[paflytyer]

What would make you think this is a scam? I mean, $8100 for a $25-30k vehicle with no phone number in the ad doesn't seem strange to me. I'm just too trusting i guess.

EDIT: They usually pull the ads from Ebay, but I don't see this one there.

 

[shiner1836]

sounded like a steel! I even offered to show up with cash in hand!

 

[phatairman]

Score, it comes with a new battery.

 

[Bismarck]

I wish my truck was crated when I got it...

 

[patrickfinley]

There are about 100 of these bogus LC's that go up a day all over the US. That same vehicle is probably listed in 30 cities right now. If the price is too good to be true.....

It's usually always an image with the email in the image, that way it's quicker to replicate. It's also posted under dealer.