Too good to be true

19mpg, 5 speed auto, sport edition, 80k miles.

Almost want to give the scammer my number just to see...but no, maybe.

Toyota 1997 Sport Edition V8 4x4 *80k Miles, No Rust

 

[GSTMike]

V8?

 

[mjosoba]

For $1600 I’d take it with no engine. Lol.

 

[whaler]

wow, v8, it just gets better

 

[rockstate45]

Someone posted this on the TLCA Facebook page. It is indeed a scam. Fire away and post the convo when done!

 

[Heckraiser]

I peruse craigslist regularly and see at least 3 ads every day that advertise a ~10 year old (usually acura TL) using photos that are clearly cropped phone pictures of a computer screen, with description that makes no fawking sense, e.g. "255/45/18 cold AC TL sport wipers" for $1000-$1500 (cars usually worth $5-10k if it was what was actually pictured).

I have no idea how the scam is supposed to work, but it is a very common one. I flag them every day.

 

[whaler]

Im wiring the guy money right now and his friend is going to deliver the vehicle to a safe impoundment, he said he is overseas on business.

 

[bicycleagent003]

Brah, make sure you give them your credit card number and SSN as a backup payment option. You don't want to miss that deal.

 

[PDoyle]

It's always funny to me when I see palm trees in the background of the pic and the vehicle is being advertised in the northeast part of the US.

 

[Fast Eddy]

Im wiring the guy money right now and his friend is going to deliver the vehicle to a safe impoundment, he said he is overseas on business.

Find an actual western union location near him and get a sample conf # from google. Once he goes there and tries to get his "money", you can them inform him of your one digit error in the conf # and he can go down and try again.

 

[PDoyle]

Im wiring the guy money right now and his friend is going to deliver the vehicle to a safe impoundment, he said he is overseas on business.

Lol He's probably on the forum watching you now.....

 

[whaler]

I lost interest and dont have enough free time.

I have messed with a few scammers while selling vehicles if Im not getting many legitamite responses. Gratifying in the sense that you are wasting a criminal's time.

 

[BILT4ME]

Let him know the Prince will be sending the money!

 

[PDoyle]

It does seem to be a terrible waste of time after a while. They catch on rather quickly when you stop giving all the right info.
I gotta go my phone is ringing. Oh it's
a number I've never seen before, again today....