46 Responses

1. Mr. Fanrastic

   September 9th, 2008 at 9:15 am

   Remember to use UPS when shipping boxes of human feces. Make brown work for you.

2. Rage

   September 16th, 2008 at 6:25 pm

   Still no more replies…. I love a chimmichanga.

3. j-seb

   October 18th, 2008 at 12:37 am

   no shit!
   I was googling to get more information on common frauds surrouding second hand cars and trucks after a woman replies me for a nice and clean wrangler 2002 full leather, that woman is now in a divorce thing and will soon own the truck… blablabla. samething as here. You can go and see her on kijiji now selling that green wrangler 2002 at a ridiculous price. She is know known as Deena Revell and she is now trying to screw someonelse…

   follow your instict.
   thats what it all about, i am not here by chance!!!!

   :)
   thanks everyone this Post was SO fuc%$G usefull.

   J-Seb
   montreal

4. Rage

   October 18th, 2008 at 1:03 am

   Always trying to help out my fellow human while kicking the douche bags of the world in the nuts.

5. Kittynne

   October 19th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

   I think Maria passed up a great offer!

6. Bill

   November 17th, 2008 at 12:32 pm

   Here’s a new one from Kijiji

   2003 Honda Accord Coupe LX-G Coupe
   Price: $4,500.00
   Ad ID: 87383770
   Visits: 123

   Street address: Charlottetown View map
   Location: Charlottetown
   Date Listed: 12-Nov-08

   Nice clean car powered by an economical and responsive 2.3 litre fuel injected
   Dual Airbags, side seat airbags, and side cutain airbags
   Black leather interior in good shape
   ONLY 74,000km
   Automatic Transmission
   2.3L – fuel injected 4 cylinder V-TEC
   Power windows, mirrors, and locks
   Cruise Control
   Interior in great shape
   6 CD in-dash changer
   Heater seats
   Power Sunroof
   Car runs and drives Great
   Clear Title
   Original non smoking owner

   Hi
   Thanks for getting back to me,the car is in Alberta.
   I’m currently in a trip with my company (Norwegian Cruise Line) for the next 2 weeks, that’s why i arranged everything with the delivery of the car.I work as a dealer on a cruise ship.
   I want to tell you that we will use eBay in this transaction in order for both of us to be 100% protected and insured by them.eBay will supervise this transaction so there won`t be any problems.They will take care of the shipping and all the small details.You will get the car and you will have 5 days of inspection in which you can decide if you buy the car or not.If you won`t like my car(not your case)you notify eBay and you send the car back on my cost,if you want to keep it you announce eBay you send the money(payment method and all the details will be set up by eBay)and you keep the car.
   eBay will send you an invoice at your email in which you will see how to start the this transaction and in which you can see that this transaction is legit.Please get back to me with your full name,full address and phone number so i can forward your details to eBay in order for you to receive the invoice. Wait your reply.

   Cynthia Emanual

7. Rage

   November 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pm

   Sounds sweet… GO FOR IT!

8. Chris

   December 5th, 2008 at 6:23 pm

   Same thing here in Southern Ontario, first a SUV last week, then my wife found a Civic this week. The SUV was from a divorce, the Civic was “senior driven” and in perfect condition. Both emails ended with “Send me your full name ad address to start the ebay process (with no further obligation)

   It’s great because you can email them through kijiji with a fake return address and tell them what you really think about their scams.

9. rose

   December 8th, 2008 at 9:14 am

   Same deal…this time a 2005 Nissan Altima, listed in Used Victoria, the car is in Ontario, $4000 non negociable…blahblahblah, same story about divorce and eBay protection this time the name of the scammer is Isabelle_renard21@msn.com
   Never thought that it could happen to me… I did not send any money, I am working on my reply….

10. Rage

    December 8th, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    You can find these same type of posts everywhere. Generally the car is less than 5 years old and is a “steal of a deal”. They also normally have 4 pictures of the car, and no contact info.

    I suggest that anyone that encounters one should send a witty email, and wait for a response.

11. rose

    December 9th, 2008 at 7:37 am

    Any suggestion for a witty respone?? I am so baffled by this type of behavior that I am stumped for words!!! She is still waiting for my $$ to be wired to the uk via moneygram!!!

12. Rage

    December 9th, 2008 at 9:08 am

    Just make up something completely crazy. I recently wrote to someone who said they were an American stationed in Spain and they would ship me their car. I asked for a mail order bride to be stuffed into a secret compartment in the vehicle, and each tire stuffed with drugs.

    Sometimes you get a response, but for the most part you will hear nothing or they will say “this is serious, stop joking around and send me your info.” You can reply to that with fake info so they waste their time maybe, or ask for their info.

13. rose

    December 9th, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    Hilarious! humor is what we need to deal with those crooks…
    I came up with an email, more of a serious nature… I am waiting for “her” to contact me again and I will send it

14. rose

    December 9th, 2008 at 7:25 pm

    Here’s hoping!

15. Jo

    January 5th, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    Same here for a Toyota Supra. There is the email that i received.

    Hi there,

    Thanks for being interested in buying my 1993 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo. The car have clear title and is in perfect conditions! It is e-tested/certified. Mileage: 110,900 Km, Engine – 6 Cylinder, Manual Transmission – 6 speeds , CD Changer (6 cd’s), AM/FM Stereo, Air Conditioning.
    My asking price is $5,000.00. I realize that is a cheap price for such a vehicle but my special situation makes me do things that I wouldn’t do in normal circumstances. My husband has cancer and the insurance company is not going to pay for the treatment.
    The car is located at the shipping’s company warehouse in Calgary, AB. It is crated in sealed container and ready for shipping. The car will be delivered to you at your home address in 2-3 days for no extra charge. I have paid for the shipping, insurance and manipulation. All registration papers are inside the car and will come along with it. If you need more pictures, please email.

    Let me know if you wish to proceed by replying with your full name and full shipping address.

    Kind Regards,
    Isabelle Renard
    Isabelle_renard21@msn.com

    I wish to be able to track the IP and find location to make this kid arrested.

16. Rage

    January 5th, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    Guaranteed the person is located somewhere far away, and the individual makes thousands of dollars a week on fools.

17. Jo

    January 6th, 2009 at 10:49 am

    I tracked the IP with the Mail adresse.
    Isabelle_renard21@msn.com
    IP address 64.4.61.154
    Hostname bay102-w54.bay102.hotmail.com
    ISP MS Hotmail
    Country United States United States

    There is the info.

18. don

    January 11th, 2009 at 3:39 pm

    Some friends of mine were seemingly just taken by the same scam. The seller Sonja Russel in Vancouver has all sorts of high end toys at a steal of a price due to her divorce.Unfortunately they had already sent lots of money via western union through ebay although they dealt with her(him , it or whatever you would call a low life sack of shit)on kijiji.They are still waiting for the merchandise which sadly I dont think will show up.

19. Rage

    January 12th, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    I figured no one would actually fall for one of these…but I guess it happens.

20. Mr. Fanrastic

    January 16th, 2009 at 12:26 am

    @Jo, it looks like that’s the IP of the Hotmail server, not the scammer’s computer. The only way you can get the scammer’s IP is to convince the admins at Hotmail to hand it over, but that would probably require a court order.

    The only thing you can really do without a lawyer is to email abuse@microsoft.com or abuse@msn.com with the information.

21. manny

    January 21st, 2009 at 8:22 am

    Hi,

    My 2004 Toyota Sienna LE AWD is in great shape,no engine problems,damages or hidden defects. Hasn’t been involved in any accident. It was always garaged and never kept outside. I`m a single mother with 2 children because i divorced with my husband and after the divorce i own this car,i don`t need it and that`s why i`m selling it so cheap. The car has a clear title, no liens.Transmission is Automatic and has 100,227 km. The total price is $3,700 CAD including shipping and handling. The sale will be through eBay protection program for our safety. I have recently moved from Canada to Washington(US) after divorce and i took the car with me, that is why i am sending it from here. The car is still Canada registered so you will not have to pay any custom taxes.
    I just need your full name and address so i can open a case.(with no further obligation to buy it or fees).

    Have a nice day!
    Lisa Lambert

22. Rage

    January 21st, 2009 at 10:28 am

    Hey Manny….Lisa…I will give you $6 for it, but only if you jump off a bridge first.

23. Chris

    January 22nd, 2009 at 1:07 pm

    Here’s one I came across today:

    Thanks for your email ! First of all I want to tell you that I’m not
    located at home,in Whitehorse,YT,where the car is.
    Because of my job I have to move all the time. The price of the car is
    $4,800.00 I know it may seem low, but i find it reasonable. I have
    no use for the car anyway,due to my job.
    I have a clean title ready to be signed. The car has no electrical or
    mechanical problems.We can use eBay Safe Pay Insurer to complete the
    transaction. The deal will go strictly according to eBay rules and
    policy.
    In order to start the official transaction, I need to know your details:
    -full name and shipping address
    As soon as I have them, I’ll start the official procedure and eBay
    service will notify you about this. You’ll also receive important
    guidelines and payment instructions from them . I’ll handle the
    shipping, so this will be free of charge for you. We will use eBay
    Safe Pay Insurer to manage the payment because it is the safest way
    for both of us and also you will have 10 days to inspect the car
    before I receive the money. Also, a refund policy will be included.

    This is the second of these types of scams that I’ve come across on our local Kijiji. This guy has put the vehicle in Whitehorse obviously expecting that the odds are pretty slim that anyone responding lives there.

    Maybe Kijiji should look at posting a warning that informs any users that their ad post tracks IP address and/or require additional info to be entered on larger ticket items? I don’t have all the answers, but there has got to be something more they can do to protect people. The reality is that many of us are smart enough to detect these scams, but there are obviously many that miss the “signs” (obvious in that these scammers wouldn’t exist if they weren’t successful).

    As a side note – does anyone know what ebay does with these? If it is a scam and has gone through the ebay vehicle purchase protection process then what exactly happens?

    And to Rage – excellent post and fantastic responses to Maria :)

24. Chris

    January 22nd, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    Something else I just thought of… the guy said “Because of my job I have to move all the time”. Well, duh, with the police after you I guess you would have to move all the time! :)

25. ET

    January 22nd, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    I don’t get it, if name and address is all they get from it, why do it? Identity Theft? Don’t they need a few more bits to be valuable?

26. Rage

    January 22nd, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    They start with asking a few things, then they eventually get you to send payment, and you lose much money. Another scam is where they send you a cheque for something you may be selling, the cheque generally is for more than the price you were selling for, and they say they need you to cash the cheque then write a smaller cheque and send it to someone. When the bank finally tells you that their cheque is fake, yours has already been cashed.

    I generally just send them fake cheques too, or a box of human feces.

27. pontiac

    February 7th, 2009 at 2:32 pm

    Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 10:35:54 -0800
    From: jessicabell59@yahoo.ca
    Subject: Re: Reply to your “!!! Must see !!!” Ad on Kijiji
    To:

    Hi,
    Sorry for the delay ,I’m Jessica,let me know if you’re still interested my car is 1969 CAMARO SS 396, never been involved in a accident, no damage, no scratch, no rust and i can say that this car is in perfect condition and you will love it if you will decide to move forward.
    The price is not negotiable $6300 firm,I sell at this price because I just finished the divorce with my husband. When the divorce has finished I own this car. Now as a women I don’t need.
    I’ve got photos of the car hosted on Internet at the following link:
    http://usera.imagecave.com/jessicabell5/
    Thanks

    I got sucked in! Didnt send money, but sent info. So does anyone think I’ll have my credit stolen, or any thing like that or what?

28. Rage

    February 7th, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    I would contact the credit bureau and put a flag or warning on your account so that if anyone tries to open an account or get a credit card, they will contact you. Only problem is if you try to get credit they will ask you many questions, and if you move, you must notify them so they can always contact you.

29. snydly whiplash

    September 28th, 2009 at 11:25 pm

    My son Just got caught in just such an automobile Scam as he wanted this immaculate car Dorothy Mills of Whitehorse was selling for her son who was going to live in Monaco. Yes Monaco and he got taken. It’s a bitter lesson for someone familiar with internet use but not about the sharks who prowl about preying on the unwary. Dorothy had no address or phone number in Whitehorse so she must have been living in a tent. Yet the photos from Photobucket showed a three car garage and a imaculate honda 1997 prelude again with the usual spiel. what fooled him was the Ebay buyer protection plan site it looked completely genuine on all counts except the requirement to pay by moneygram to the UK. I should have stopped him right there, but didn’t although alll the signs were there of Fraud writ large.
    So dorothy74mills@hotmail.com last heard from transmitting from the Lakehead University in Ontario. I hope you get fershniked. “Her” ad was posted in auto Trader. We have registered this scam with the RCMP.
    Where is Dudley Do Right when you need him.
    Snydly

30. snydly whiplash

    September 28th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

    Oh I forgot. A week after this all started ‘she ‘ came on the email to let my son know that her husband had had a bad fall and broke his arm at work, so she hadn’t been able to get back to him right away as she had been with her husband at the hospital.
    I guess the other scam is pretending to be in the US army and moving around all the time training that has just been spotted on a website selling motorcycles particularly a Yamaha R6 the seller purports to live in Alaska but the phone number he’s calling from has a Florida area code.
    what an arse.
    Snydly

31. Rage

    September 29th, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    It is a constant issue. I just email them with fake info trying to get them to email back and forth, and then, as you see in the first post, I mess with them a bit. They are on craigslist, autotrader, in news papers, and everywhere.

    Buyer Beware

32. snydly whiplash

    September 29th, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    Agreed. I should have red flagged it when they asked to be paid by moneygram. The address in London was that of the paypal Ebay proper at Dukes Gate chiswick park. I have to blame myself even if it’s a hard lesson for my son. I should have know better. I guess the best way is to harass them when you can, wherever. We found one selling an immaculate motorcycle for $3900 USD it must have been worth in excess of $18 to $20,000 the seller was in Alaska yet the photo of the bike was with palm trees and tropical flowers one would find somewhere in Florida. So I followed the plan and sent a fake email to ask if global warming had changed the climate in Alaska recently.
    They wern’t quick enough to remove a webpage that posed the lovely dorothy with her two small kids and a cat in Phoenix AZ. Now the webpage is gone.
    Of cource this is after the fact.
    Snydly

33. snydly whiplash

    October 1st, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    Now after some sherlock holmes investigation I’ve been taken to bulgaria, sofia and digital Island de server location Germany, address for level 3 communications London england but a Mr douglas Van Buren is registered in California USA. Investigation continues to trace this mother.

34. snydly whiplash

    October 1st, 2009 at 11:37 pm

    anyone know about digital Island GE ISP appears to be in the middle of a forest in Germany.

35. snydly whiplash

    October 1st, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    anyone know about digital Island GE ISP appears to be in the middle of a forest in Germany. to Rose my son fell for that one and sent his cash off to Anna Dalton in the UK

36. snydly whiplash

    October 1st, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    Rose my son fell for that one and sent his cash off to Anna Dalton in the UK

37. Rage

    October 2nd, 2009 at 7:51 am

    Keep looking, you may find something.

38. snydly whiplash

    October 4th, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    in the hands of RECOL.
    we won’t see the money back.
    My son will have to take it finacially. It’s a lesson for him that the internet is not a safe place.
    Enjoy the rest of your year we’re getting our first snow. Regards. Snydly

39. Jimmy

    November 12th, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    Here is a couple of deals I have received…

    Subject: RE: 2008 Mazda 3

    Hi,

    Thanks for being interested in buying my car. It is in a good condition, no scratches, no damages, never been implicated in any accidents, no problems at the engine, runs very well. It has an clear title, it is certified and e-tested, a perfect car. The price is not negotiable, CA $4700 firm. The price includes shipping and insurance to your address. I will ship it via a reputable shipping company and it will take almost a week depending of your location.

    Let me know if you are interested.

    and another…
    I’m Andra,let me know if you’re still interested my car is 2002 BMW 330I,never been involved in a accident, no damage, no scratch, no rust and i can say that this car is in perfect condition and you will love this car if you will decide to move forward.The price is not negotiable $4600 firm,I sell at this price because I just finished the divorce with my husband. When the divorce has finished I own this car. Now as a women I don’t need.

    Here you can find more pictures of the car:
    http://usera.ImageCave.com/2002BMW330I

40. Rage

    November 13th, 2009 at 7:48 am

    Try to engage them in messaging back and forth, and then throw something back at them and post it.

41. police

    December 6th, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    hi, email to me all the scammer email address i work for police. thank you. mattcross12@hotmail.com

42. Rage (President of the United States of America)

    December 6th, 2009 at 9:32 pm

    Finally we have a REAL LIFE police officer here to help save the day. I wonder if he is using bad grammar and hotmail just to fool the fraudsters…….

    Wait…maybe it IS a fraudster looking for your email addresses….

    The mystery begins….

43. Rage

    December 6th, 2009 at 9:44 pm

    If you go and type mattcross12@hotmail.com into Google, it will come up with the following address (which links to another site dealing with car sales fraud on the internet)

    http://forum.gumtree.com.au/post-15304.html

    Then search the page for the email address and above, and you will find that our police man, Mr. Matt Cross himself, is actually one of the fraudsters.

    Welcome Matt Cross, and thank you for joining us. Today you will have the privilege of sucking my dick. Now fuck off.

44. snydly whiplash

    January 24th, 2010 at 9:25 pm

    Well Mr President.
    I think your remarks sum it up succinctly.
    No misunderstanding there. I guess grammar and sentence construction were not part of the curriculum when this A H attended skool.
    snydly

45. milen

    June 21st, 2010 at 1:07 pm

    Hello,

    First of all I want to say that the car is in perfect condition,without faults or dents, no scratches or any kind of damage,without engine problems, no hidden defects, the car has not suffered damage.The interior is as new condition and was never smoked in. The price I find it very reasonable, I ask for it $2,900. The problem is that I had to leave with my family in Canada as my wife has been promoted and we had to move here where she got the new job transfer for 5 years.We can use eBay Safe Pay Insurer to complete the transaction. The deal will go strictly according to eBay rules and policy.
    In order to start the official transaction, I need to know your details:
    -full name and shipping address
    As soon as I have them, I’ll start the official procedure and eBay service will notify you about this. You’ll also receive important guidelines and payment instructions from them . I’ll handle the shipping, so this will be free of charge for you. We will use eBay Safe Pay Insurer to manage the payment because it is the safest way for both of us and also you will have 10 days to inspect the car before I receive the money. Also, a refund policy will be included.
    The car is still in US, at our home in Norfolk, VA that we intend to keep and not sell because we will return after the 5 years contract will close and when we return we will get a new car so we don’t need this one anymore. I have a clean title ready to be signed.
    The car has no electrical or mechanical problems.

    Here I uploaded all the pictures with the car:
    http://picasaweb.google.com/102031032176952204162/UntitledAlbum#

    Here are a few specifications:
    Year: 2005
    Make: Subaru Outback XT AWD
    VIN #4S4BP68C254314153
    Mileage: 92230
    4 Cylinder – 2.5 L , Automatic

    4-Wheel drive
    CD player
    Passenger airbag
    Driver airbag
    Anti-lock brakes
    Side airbags
    Cruise control
    Air conditioning
    Power locks
    Power seats

46. C K & F

    November 24th, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    We ran into the very same story, only the woman, if the person is a woman, goes by the name Diane Turner. She said she was selling an Audi A6 (2001). She had the ad posted on Kijiji… the rest would be taken care of by eBay etc — same story. There were lovely photos, taken from a lovely car lot somewhere. What we can’t figure out is what she really wants. We were not to send money. We offered to meet her with double the money in St. John’s (Newfoundland, presumably) where she said she was staying (pending the divorce — you get the picture). Of course, she couldn’t meet with any buyers for some reason or other (insert sob story here). She said the shipping fees had already been paid, although she obviously had no idea where the car was going. It was apparently in a container with the ownership papers, etc. She would just ship it to us. All she needed was our full name and address. What can THAT be all about? You can get a full name and address out of the phone book. Hmmm… there’s more to this than meets the eye, we think!

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