Scammer or angry buyer???

[Jay5.9L]

I’m selling a CX-7 on KSL (Here) and got a guy with a local area code interested. Seems scammerish with his insistence of me using his link for a car fax type report. Always cautious with over eager buyer and a suspect link. Thoughts??

 

[johngottfredson]

I say pay for the report, support local entrepreneurs.

Scammers are people too.

 

[Stephen]

Total scam. No one from Malad calls it "Malad City". Dudes probably from Malad, India.

 

[jeeper]

Yep. Scam.

 

[moab_cj5]

Definately scam.

 

[TRD270]

100% scammer

 

[frieed]

I vote he owns the website and wants your $30, no purchase intended.

 

[Jay5.9L]

I assumed the same. Crazy people do all this work just to grab $30 or more I guess since he has their credit card #

 

[frieed]

 

[Jesser04]

good rule of thumb is if the text are green it’s a scam.

 

[Jay5.9L]

That’s awesome. I wish I was smart enough to do that.

 

[The_Lobbster]

Unfortunately, they’re getting smarter. Anybody that is genuinely interested in a report would pay for a vin report themselves.

 

[Jay5.9L]

And I got another one with almost the same script.

 

[J-mobzz]

good rule of thumb is if the text are green it’s a scam.

I use this same rule in my dating life haha

 

[TRD270]

I spell part of my phone number out in the body of the ad, and don’t put it in the actual phone spot. Seems to cut down on 90% of the automated scammers since I started that. Also stopped using my actual phone number and using a google voice one.

 

[jeeper]

I’ve used the ksl messages exclusively. It’s stopped all the garbage.

 

[Stephen]

I use this same rule in my dating life haha

I mean, chicks with green texts can still be in the fun zone, but they're more likely to be on the crazy end of the scale. You'd just never bring her home to meet your mom.
Only respectable, upstanding women who have blue texts can meet the family. 🤣

 

[N-Smooth]

I mean, chicks with green texts can still be in the fun zone, but they're more likely to be on the crazy end of the scale. You'd just never bring her home to meet your mom.
Only respectable, upstanding women who have blue texts can meet the family. 🤣

Peasants with green texts can’t afford whatever I’m selling 🤣

 

[Coco]

I have got to the point where I tell people the VIN is on the listing, you're welcome to pay for any type of report they would like. If they keep pushing, I just tell them they don't have to buy, or I tell them to move on with their scam crap. The ones that really piss me off are the ones that actually seem to sound like a really interested party, then about 5-6 texts into the conversation they spring their BS link. Then I am just pissed I wasted that much time on a scammer.

 

[comingdown]

The first text quickly after posting is basically always a scam it seems.