They almost got me. I was searching on Autotrader.ca out of Ontario, CA. I found my dream car, 1969 Camaro, and it was some what reasonably priced compared to the others on there. I contacted the owner who identified themselves as Vanessa Stewart, out of Yukon Territories in hopes to get a look at the car in person. She offered to pay half the shipping costs ($200 of the total $400) to send the car to my place in Ontario. I was to wire my money to the 'eBay Purchase Protection Team' where they would hold my money. I was given a grace of 7 days to inspect the car. If satisfied, eBay would finish the transaction and give Vanessa my money. I was head over heals..
1) First i checked out where Mayo, Yukon was. (where she lives). I couldnt believe it was only $400 to ship a car across a Canada.
2) I looked up DAS Auto Shippers. It had scam written all over it. DAS HAS MADE A FAKE WEBSITE. It looks very professional, but dont let it fool you. It even warned the viewers of "Fraudural Imitators". They wrote a whole shpeel on how to find fakes. Checking the Business Beareau of Canada, turns out there is actually no DAS Auto Shippers at all.
3) Already convinced I decided to see what else I could find. Google told me very quickly the there is no association between eBay and its 'eBay Purchase Protection Team'. This is also a scam.
Am I ever glad I caught this.
ITS ALWAYS SAFE TO RESEARCH EVERYTHING YOU PURCHASE ONLINE.
Cam
Oshawa, Ontario
Canada
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