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Authorities warn customers to be cautious when buying or selling cars on classifieds sites. Websites like Kijiji and Craiglist are such websites to buy and sell vehicles, but also a good way for scammers to get rid of stolen vehicles. International scammers got rich selling unexistant cars, combining to-good-to-be-true offers with Western Union payments. They come with tales such as new jobs, medical problems or military situation in order to justify low prices. They persuade most of victims that they are affiliated with eBay’s vehicle purchase protection program. More and more stolen vehicles are sold on classified ads websites. Registering a car is not enough to be sure a a car is not stolen. Stolen cars still have the ability to ne registered. Ask to see the seller’s ID, compare the registration to the vehicle’s VIN number, or check the federal tag on the inside of the driver’s door. You can also do some research on the Internet by simply googling the car’s VIN. If the car have multiple registrations this sould be a big question mark. Sellers should be also careful when accepting payments. Avoid international payments (like Western Union) or fraudulent bank drafts. Nothing is as good as cash for a local transaction. The same car can be sold to many victims. By doing an investigation on the Internet you can find out if an advertisement for the same car can be found on nearly all the classified sites. Global scam is serious enough nowadays despite the efforts to prevent it.
All the major classified advertising websites agree to the following rules to follow to protect yourself against global scams:
– DEAL ONLY LOCALLY
– DON’T BUY A CAR YOU’VE NEVER SEEN AND PERSONALLY INSPECTED
– NEVER SEEND MONEY VIA VESTERN UNION OR OTHER WIRE TRANSFERS TO PERSONS YOU DON’T KNOW
– EBAY NEVER ALLOW TO USE ITS VEHICLE PROTECTION PROGRAM TO EVERYBODY (NOT EVEN TO CRAIGLIST).
COMPLAIN ABOUT SCAM OR FRAUD:
INTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTER (IC3)
HOW TO REPORT A SCAM ON FTC WEBSITE – video
FTC free hotline: 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357)
SIIA SOFTWARE AND CONTENT PIRACY
FOR CANADA
CANADIAN ANTI-FRAUD CENTER or 888-495-8501 (toll-free)
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