Scammers always change / alter their game. When selling a car, you constantly have to be on the lookout for the newest version. Regardless of the scam, I've found they NEVER want to talk to you on the phone in person but will text or email.
This grift version seems pretty logical when you think about it as a thief - easy to find a picture of what someone is looking for, "sell" it for a cheap price, get someone to send you the $$$, and move on to the next of a myriad of car forums for your next score or re-invent yourself on the same forum. They catch 'marks' by working on the person's greed and the thought that you have to move quickly or someone else will grab this great deal. If they keep their items in the $500-1000, they stay way below the radar as far as LEO is concerned. It's always been true, but more so today, esp if you have WTB thread: if it's too good to be true, it probably is.
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Originally Posted by Starter986
The moderators should better vet new members going forward.
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Very true, but good luck with that here. I've been trying to clean up our Off Topic section of all the illicit phone offers. I've marked all the threads with the report button, I've sent emails to Dmitry and Luccia, but neither one has responded or seems to care. The more they allow this to continue, the more emboldened the scammers become.
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