Mason
So i have been wanting to buy a used car and came around this. He says Amazon Payments will supervise the entire transaction. They will handle the shipping, the payment and the paper exchange. You will make the payment directly to them, and not to me, and they will hold your funds in a safe account during the process. The shipping will take 4-6 days top, and the vehicle will be delivered with all the papers (including the title, full service history and a bill of sale already signed by me). Once the vehicle is delivered, you will be given seven days to inspect it.
During the 7 day inspection period, you can test drive the vehicle, arrange a full mechanical inspection and make sure everything is okay with it. When the inspection period is over, you'll need to decide if you want to keep the vehicle or not. If you decide to keep it, you will have to sign the paperwork and Amazon Payments will release the payment to me. I'm more then sure you will love the S4 from the first day and decide to keep it, but if you decide due to any reason not to keep it, Amazon Payments will refund you in the same day and I will be responsible with the shipping back.
In order to get the process through Amazon Payments started, I will need to forward them your contact details as my buyer. Once I do that, Amazon Payments will send you an email with all the transaction details and you will have all the info needed to move forward with the transaction.
He says the VIN # is WAUGL78E27A254616. And the car is currently in Crowley, LA. He sent me an additional 39 photos. Could y'all please help me tell if this car is a scam.
Here is the link to the car.
http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&csDlId=&csDgId=&listingId=115858860&listingRecNum=14&criteria=prMx%3D17000%26sf1Dir%3DDESC%26prMn%3D0%26mkId%3D20049%26stkTyp%3DU%26mdId%3D21912%26rd%3D100000%26crSrtFlds%3DstkTypId-feedSegId-mkId-mdId-pseudoPrice%26zc%3D77077%26rn%3D0%26PMmt%3D1-1-0%26stkTypId%3D28881%26sf2Dir%3DASC%26sf1Nm%3Dprice%26sf2Nm%3Dmiles%26isDealerGrouping%3Dfalse%26rpp%3D50%26feedSegId%3D28705&aff=national&listType=3
Just copy and paste to see.
Thanks for the help.
Answer
100% scam.
There is no car for sale. There are stolen pictures of someone else's car.
There is only a scammer trying to steal your hard-earned money.
The next email will be from another of the scammer's fake names and free email addresses pretending to be "Amazon Payments" and will demand you pay for shipping fees, in cash, and only by Western Union or moneygram. Or the scammer will want you to "prove" you have the funds by sending cash to a friend and sending him the MTCN#. The scammer then uses the MTCN# to pick up your cash and disappear.
Western Union and moneygram do not verify anything on the form the sender fills out, not the name, not the street address, not the country, not even the gender of the receiver, it all means absolutely nothing. The clerk will not bother to check ID and will simply hand off your cash to whomever walks in the door with the MTCN# and question/answer. Neither company will tell the sender who picked up the cash, at what store location or even in what country your money walked out the door. Neither company has any kind of refund policy, money sent is money gone forever
Now that you have responded to a scammer, you are on his 'potential sucker' list, he will try again to separate you from your cash. He will send you more emails from his other free email addresses using another of his fake names with all kinds of stories of great jobs, lottery winnings, millions in the bank and desperate, lonely, sexy singles. He will sell your email address to all his scamming buddies who will also send you dozens of fake emails all with the exact same goal, you sending them your cash via Western Union or moneygram.
You could post up the email address and the emails themselves that the scammer is using, it will help make your post more googlable for other suspicious potential victims to find when looking for information.
Do you know how to check the header of a received email? If not, you could google for information. Being able to read the header to determine the geographic location an email originated from will help you weed out the most obvious scams and scammers. Then delete and block that scammer. Don't bother to tell him that you know he is a scammer, it isn't worth your effort. He has one job in life, convincing victims to send him their hard-earned cash.
Whenever suspicious or just plain curious, google everything, website addresses, names used, companies mentioned, phone numbers given, all email addresses, even partial sentences from the emails as you might be unpleasantly surprised at what you find already posted online. You can also post/ask here and every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find before taking a chance and losing money to a scammer.
If you google "Craigslist car seller scam", "fake Amazon Payment email scam", "fake truck sale scam Western Union", "fake car shipping company scam" or something similar you will find hundreds of posts from victims and near-victims of this type of scam.
New car!?!?!?
Crazy chic
ok I'm getting a new car but I don't kow if I should get a 2001 Impala with 126,000 miles on it and it needs few tires but it's only 5,000! or a 2002 with low miles new tires and it cost 8,000... I really think I should get the cheaper one cause people tell me it's a really good deal! what do you think???
Answer
Money talks. And when it comes to buying a used car, not only does it talk, but having your finances in order can help you talk so well, you can smoothly close a deal that serves your best interests. There are basic rules to follow when buying a used car, such as an inspection by a mechanic, comparison-shopping, and tracking down the car's maintenance record. Additionally, an important and often overlooked rule is to have your financing ducks in a row before you kick a single tire. Failing to do so might make you want to kick yourself.
Four invaluable ideas
1.Clean your credit. Before you shop for a car loan, examine your credit report. Any of the three credit bureaus (TransUnion, Equifax, Experian) can provide you with a report for a minimal cost. Make sure that there are no mistakes- a clean record will get you a stellar rate.
2.Start loan shopping early. Shop around for the best auto loan you can find. Look into local banks and credit unions, which tend to have the best rates. They may also cut you a nice deal, especially if you have an account with them. Don't be shy about investigating cyber space. Many lenders will bid via the Internet for your business.
3.Use pre-approval as leverage. Tell the seller that you've got a car loan in hand. You're a much more attractive customer if you have the power to close a deal with the stroke of a pen.
4.Remember where the dealer's bread is buttered. Many people tend to go with dealer financing if the salesman offers a lower sticker price, but buyer beware: A lower price tag means the dealer gets paid on the back end from the in-house financing deal.
The moral of this dollar-saving story is to get your financing established before you start comparing used cars. Not only will it add to your negotiating power, it will allow you to focus on what's under the hood instead of what's in your wallet.
If you are buying a used car, you absolutely must get an AutoCheck Vehicle History Report on the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) AND have a mechanic inspect the car on a lift.
Used Car Pricing Does Not Use Invoice Price
We often get asked if "Invoice Price" and "MSRP" apply to used cars, or if you should try to calculate an offer for used cars based on invoice price. No, the Invoice Price and MSRP only apply to new cars, not used cars. For used cars, there is no invoice price because car dealers acquire used cars from people at a "trade in" price, then mark it up on the lot. The best way to determine used car prices is to check how your car has sold on eBay the last few weeks, and bring printouts with you to the dealer to support your offers on used cars.
Finding out what's wrong with that used car before you buy
Everyone buying a used car should get an Experian AutoCheck Vehicle History Report, they get data from a substantial number of dealers and aftermarket repair shops, nearly 5,000 sources. A mechanic can put the car on a lift and instantly spot previous crash damage, hidden frame damage, corrosion, and fluid leaks. But your mechanic can't tell you if your car title has been branded as a flooded vehicle, salvaged, junked, rebuilt, stolen, or passed through a salvage auction. Most mechanics overlook airbags. You can only tell how many owners that car had or where it's been with a history report, not just by looking at the car. This is not the time to 2nd guess. Unfortunately there are no clear laws if you sign an "As Is" paper. Any used car can have a bad past, Mercedes, Lexus, Honda or Toyota. Some municipalities don't supply accident report info, that's why you still need to have a mechanic look at it. If the police never made a report, it won't show up in the AutoCheck Vehicle History Report.
Save money financing your used car
You can save money when you buy a used car by using Capital One Auto Finance instead of paying a higher rate from the dealer. The process is simple, apply online, approval takes minutes and they mail you a check to take to the dealer. If you got railroaded into a high APR car loan from a dealer, you can refinance after 3 months with Capital One Auto Finance. Lower your current car payments with their Auto Refinancing Loans. A few of my friends have used them. They have a low APR, it's fast, easy and awesome.
How do I finance if a buy a used car from a private person?
A lot of people ask me how to finance a used car when you buy it from a private person. Use the Capital One Auto Finance person-to-person loan for used cars. Apply online, approval takes minutes, they mail you a Blank Check® so you can buy any used car from a private party without paperwork hassles.
Get An Extended Warranty for your used Car
Get an extended warranty for your used car. The best car warranty site we have researched so far who are known to pay claims is Warranty Direct. Read our chapter on Extended Warranty Scams & Tips, or you'll be out several hundred dollars. If you buy a 3 or 4 year old used car, that's when the manufacturer's warranty expires and all hell breaks loose. Unless you have an extended warranty, you are exposed to potentially large losses.
Don't fall into the gap!
If you owe more on your car than it is worth, if you lease, or if you put down less than 20%, you should get Gap Coverage from Gapinsurancequotes.com. Most people refer to it commonly as "gap insurance". Don't even bother buying it from dealers, they charge $500-$700 when you can get it online directly from Gapinsurancequotes.com for less than 1/2 the car dealers. If you owe $20,000 on your car, but it's only worth $16,000, you're upside down. You total the car, or it's stolen, your insurance company gives you $16,000. You must still come up with $4000 to pay off the bank, plus your $500 deductible! Gap coverage protects you against this. The better ones cover up to $500 of your deductible.
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