E careful... Almost conned into providing funds for an auto sale to eBay vehicle Purchase Protection Plan... Here's the message...
Hi,
Thanks for being interested in buying my car! It`s in perfect condition, no scratches, damages and never been implicated in any accidents. It has only 110000 km and the price is $3,200 CAD. It comes with a new set of winter tires and it has never been smoked in. Because of my divorce settlement, i own this car and as a woman without driver`s license i don`t need it so i`m trying to get rid of it as soon as possible (that`s why i`m selling it so cheap). We will use eBay`s Vehicle Purchase Protection plan for our both safety, i want only legit transactions. Let me know where are you located and any other details you need about it.
Have a great day! Phony seller goes on to say... I`m located in Montreal (the car is here with me) right now because i got a new job here, the thing is i`m very busy and i don`t have time to stay and meet with all my potential buyers, that is why i gave to a shipping company that will ship it to the next owner (on my cost), so i'm trying to sell it online under eBay`s protection. Here is how it works:
The sale will be managed through eBay under their Vehicle Purchase Protection program since they offer the highest rate of safety and reliability during online transactions. They act as a neutral third party.
1. I will contact eBay and give all the info about this deal.
2. They will email us the forms which are needed for our deal (invoice, payment instructions, buyer's and seller's protection policy)
3. You will send the money to eBay and they will notify me to ship the car to your location.
4. After you will inspect the car and decide to keep it, eBay will forward the funds to me once you have approved them to do so. You will have 5 days to inspect it.
Please reply with your complete name and shipping address in your next email and let me know if you are interested in knowing more details about this purchase so that I can open a transaction at eBay and to move forward with this deal. After that they will contact you with all necessary information about this transaction (terms, buyer protection, payment instructions, invoice, etc.).
P.S. Please don`t forget to send me your full name and address... Almost went thriough with deal until I noticed huge differences in times of emails, CArfax report said car was in pennsylvania. And numerous spelling and grammatical errors in messages... Be wary!
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