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GoinAllTheWay · 08-11-2015, 05:29 PM

This morning I put my gf's car up on auto trader. Almost immediately after the ad went live, I get a vague email from a gal asking "can I send additional info on the car" Like what exactly?

So after a couple emails back and forth I get an reply saying:

"I think the price of $1,000 is fair enough, so just send your paypal email so that I can make the payment and we will arrange a specific date and time for the pick up as soon as payment is confirmed in your account."

This is the classic paypal scam, no? They send money and then reverse it somehow after driving away in the car?

08-11-2015, 05:29 PM	#1
GoinAllTheWay Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Not sure Exp:	Selling a car on Autotrader, spotting the scammer This morning I put my gf's car up on auto trader. Almost immediately after the ad went live, I get a vague email from a gal asking "can I send additional info on the car" Like what exactly? So after a couple emails back and forth I get an reply saying: "I think the price of $1,000 is fair enough, so just send your paypal email so that I can make the payment and we will arrange a specific date and time for the pick up as soon as payment is confirmed in your account." This is the classic paypal scam, no? They send money and then reverse it somehow after driving away in the car?