Craigslist Scam

[Coralsnake]

For what its worth

67410F4A02005 is being advertised across the country and overseas as being for sale by JR Motors in south Milwaukee for $74,000.

This is a scam. They have many other vehicles on a fake website and craigslist ads.

[Coralsnake]

Here are the original photos. They change the background and copy and existing dealership.

Do not send money!!!


https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-shelby-mustang-gt500-19/

[Coralsnake]

And the fake advertisement (one of many)

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/ctd/d/south-milwaukee-1967-shelby-mustang/7829469238.html

[6s1640]

I am failing you guys in your training.  I have attached an image of the fake ad for the permanent record for when the URL listing expires or is deleted.

Take care

Cory

[Coralsnake]

I thought I would do a quick recap of how these criminals are perpetuating this scam.

First they look for a bunch of photos, the more the better. Common sources are online auctions and dealership advertisements.

In this case, they changed the backgrounds of the photos to make them harder to identify.

This also makes them harder to search using reverse image search tools.

They copy the name of a legit business, usually a small car related dealership.

They create a new (fake) phone number for the business. This number will usually be a spoof number so the area code matches. When you call you are not calling a legit business. You are speaking with the scammers.

They then create a new website and load the car photos. They try to make to the car prices below market value. This attracts people and places pressure on them to act quickly. They respond quickly to your inquiries. They can provide additional pictures of you request them, because they hold them in reserve. The same goes for documentation.

They also use Craigslist ads. These attract a lot of buyers, because the people think they are local and will not be seen by the larger audience.

When you call, they can offer you a chance to provide a deposit to hold the car. They might offer you a new even lower price or offer to throw in free shipping.

Things you can check:

Google the business and ensure the phone numbers match. The numbers might match, because the algorithms will pick up the new websites.

Check the addresses and look at the google images for the site.

Check when the website was created

Google the serial number of the car. They often change them slightly. Make sure the car matches the VIN

Request an in person visit.

When I asked to see this vehicle, I was told it would not be available for three weeks.

Find someone local to the dealership. Ask them for assistance. There are people that follow the sales closely so you can ask them for assistance.

Look for the photos on other websites. Its not hard to search for white, 1967 GT500s.

Also be careful if the person on the phone has an accent or english is a second language. Its not an absolute, however can be a clue.

Look at the other vehicles they have for sale. You might recognize a hemi Cuda convertible is not a $75,000 car.

You need to take all these items into account

[shelbymann1970]

Every day therere are loads of "sponsored" scam websites on Fakebook. Everyone I report Fakebook turns me down to get them pulled and they stay up. I guess Zuck needs the money and doesn't care if his media platform is full of scammers these days. Ever since he got rid of the fact checkers these car ads have exploded.

[stangman39]

I called on one a few weeks ago that were MY pics at my house of a car I sold a bunch of years ago (not the first time this happened with that car!).  When the scammer said he was a used car lot in MD I asked normal questions like "if you have the car there on your lot why are the pics in the yard of of a residential house?"
He started to get agitated and said I seemed more concerned about the ad itself and the pics and that I probably couldn't even afford the car etc. and before I could tell him they were my pics and my house he hung up!
Scammers really make me mad!