I contacted a seller on Craigslist on 8/23 to inquire about a boat for sale. Was told that the boat was still for sale and that he was out of town helping plan his daughters wedding and that the transaction would be going through Online Prime Sales www.onlineprimesales.com. Thought it was a scam so I googled the company name and found numerous sites with people saying they were legit and had a great time buying and selling from them. Upon further inspection the URL did not match the legit site, for example there's a forum on www.baseballlnation.net which has great reviews for Online Prime Sales but the actual address for Baseball Nation is www.baseballnation.net Notice the extra L in the above URL. There are numerous sites being spoofed with people providing great reviews. Do not believe them, they're fake.
Long story short, I started the wire transfer on Friday but missed the cutoff to get it complete, called my bank this morning and thank you, they had not processed the transfer. Saved my 4K!
Filed a report with IC3 and the FBI this morning.
Buyer beware, DO NOT EVER purchase a large ticket item without a physical inspection prior to money changing hands.
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