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I am always amazed at the amount of tragedy associated with autos being sold dirt cheap-check this out:

Diane Duggan	9:27 AM (13 hours ago)
to me

Diane and Robert Duggan

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I hope no one falls for this scam. I found this guy through cars.com website as I was looking for an Audi A5. His car was definitely a good deal and of course it was too good to be true. He was selling a sob story of how he needed  the money and that was the reason he priced his car to sell quickly and was only selling to those who did not need a loan for the car. He insisted on using Amazon Payment as that was the safest method for both parties.

The email came from checkout@amazon-financial-payment.com which is not an Amazon.com site. It looked very much like it however none of the help links ever direct you back to Amazon.com.

This guy is a beginner and cannot even get his story straight. I really hope he does not succeed in scamming anyone here.

Seller:

Patrick S. Davenport
2835 Fort Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804
United States

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Quikr Payment Department <quikr-financial@execs.com>	Sat, May 4, 2013 at 4:15 AM
To: kadam.jyoti1@gmail.com
Review and pay for your eBay Motors purchase. eBay Certified Program Invoice #0221064684 Qty Item Price 1 2012 Maruti  Swift DZire VDi BS-IV RS 130000 Shipping & handling: RS 0.00 Required Deposit: RS 130000 Remaining Balance: RS 0.00 Total: RS 130000 Transaction details Case ID# 22437Y4D5684V Sale Date: 05/04/2013  ( Month/Day/Year ) Item title: 2012 Maruti  Swift DZire VDi BS-IV Quantity: 1 Condition Used: Great Condition, Clear Title Shipping fees: RS 0.00 Total:  RS 130000Payment must be sent in 5 working days and in indian rupees or american dollars. Shipping fees are included in the price! Seller: Name: Linda Kelton Address: 6520 Platt Ave. City: West Hills State: CA Zip: 91307 Country: United States eBay and Quikr member Sarah Hassen Linda Kelton Sarah HassenSarah HassenSarah Hassen , as the Seller, initiated a new transaction through eBay Motors program and registered you,  Jyoti S.Kadam  K.Vijay Kumar, as the Buyer. We verified all the details of this transaction and we concluded that they are accurate and the transaction is approved. Please follow our instructions to complete the transaction safely. Your eBay Motors purchase is protected for up to $50,000.00 or the vehicle price, whichever is lower. Buyer details: Name:Jyoti S.Kadam Address:Mahatma gandhi Nager,Behind Rajasab Hotel,Near Advance Computer College,Osmanabad.Ta.and Dist.Osmanabad 413501,Maharashtra Country: India How to send the money to eBay Motors NOTE: Payment must be submitted via Bank to Bank Service to an eBay Motors Agent in charge of this transaction. The eBay Motors Agent will secure the payment until the Buyer receives, inspects and accepts the vehicle. Or, if it is the case, the Agent will refund the payment to the Buyer. Locate the nearest Bank Office in your city.  Make the payment in cash using our eBay Motors agent details (check bellow for the agent details) .  Confirm the payment to eBay Motors by fax or e-mail with the following information:  -Sender’s Name  -Receiver’s Name  -Total Amount sent Once the payment is sent reply to our e-mail address with the copy of the payment receipt from your bank. Our e-mail address is: quikr-financial@execs.com Or send us a fax with the copy of the receipt to our Central Fax # : +13162850024 We cover for both seller and buyer so you can have a smooth and safe deal.Buyer provides the payment into our account.We will then inform the seller to proceed with the shipping and we will be sending you the shipping details.Once you will receive it the inspection period will start, that means you will have 5 days to test it since the delivery.Once the inspection period has passed we will e-mail you and ask if you want to keep the car.In case you are satisfied with the car and want to keep it we will release the payment to the seller, if for some reason you do not want to keep the car you have the right to ask the refund, which means we will give you the payment back and the item will be shipped back on the seller expense. Once we will receive yor payment details we will inform the seller to proceed with the shipping, and we will e-mail you the shipping details once is done.Please note that you are fully covered and protected by ebay policy and we will not release the payment to the seller under any circumstances.We will release the payment to the seller only after you will receive the item and confirm you are happy with it. HERE IS THE AGENT INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUBMIT THE PAYMENT ! Bank info:State Bank Of India Branch:New Delhi eBay agent name:Mr. Azheto Account number:20116516094Account number:20116516094IFSC CODE:SBIN0000072 You can send us the payment by bank transfer, from your bank account into our account or by deposit, with cash, from any bank office into our account. Once the payment is done, fax us the scan of the receipt to our Central Fax #+13162850024+13162850024+13162850024 +13162850024 Or reply to our email address: quikr-financial@execs.com with the copy of the payment receipt from your bank.+1316285002413162850024 Sincerely, eBay Motors Financial Department in collaboration with Quikr Payments Department eBay Certified Provided Program Copyright © 2013 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc. eBay Inc. is located at 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125.

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This is the worst car dealership we ever visited.

Here is our story. Ultimate Automobiles (aka Motorsport) sold us a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid which had major problems; however, they failed to inform us of these problems when we bought the car. Before we bought the car, all the lights on the dashboard were on, including engine light, brake light, IMA light, maintenance light, SRS light (for airbag). They told us it would not cost too much to get all these issues repaired, just around several hundred dollars. We then paid a deposit on April 20 to buy the car.

On April 22 dealer Ultimate Automobiles put a state inspection sticker on the car which indicated the car had passed the state inspection for Texas. Then we paid for the rest of the car in cash on April 22 and signed the agreement that we are aware of the car’s condition and would be responsible for the repair costs by ourselves.

But we were not aware at that time that the car would not pass the state inspection if all the lights are on, especially the engine light. Then we drove the car back home with all the lights on on the dashboard. We parked the car at home until April 27, when we sent the car to a Honda dealer to do a full inspection of the car and asked how much it would be to get all the things repaired caused by all the lights on. After their inspection, the Honda dealer give us an estimate on May 1 with an inspection report saying it would cost more than 8,000 dollars to get the car repaired!!! This was more than the price we had paid for the car itself.

The Honda dealer and we are all wondering how Ultimate Automobiles got the state inspection passed with all the lights on, especially the engine light. We asked Ultimate Automobiles to take back the car, but they refused and would not answer our phone calls, which is a big red flag.

Yes, we signed the agreement with Ultimate Automobiles that we will be responsible for the car repair costs, but were told we only needed several hundreds dollars! Moreover, from the beginning a dealer should not sell the car to us or to anybody with all the lights on especially the engine light, and the car should not have passed the state inspection.

We believe that KELLY LITTLEJOHN and JOE, the manager, are involved in a scam. We are filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and the Department of Public Safety and are considering taking legal action.

Later, after doing research online, we found out that other customers were cheated by this car dealership.

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Thank you so very much for your postings. The scam is on craigslist in MI. advertising a 2003 Nissan Miaxima white loaded $1800.00. Son killed by drunk driver 3 mns ago, with finance, while enroute to brothers birthday party. Patricia Brown answered my email. Her email address is NicoleWilburn51@gmail.com. 02/26/13

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Thanks for asking This is a 2004 automatic Acura TL 49k miles and mint condition. No need for repairs, never has accidents and no engine problems.got 6-cyl and VIN: 19uua66294a045742. The clear title is ready to be signed on your name. Price is only $1,936 including delivery to your address because someone paid the shipping but after couldn’t get the loan to buy it(reason the shipping is free). I’m on sea for the next 3 months involved with a Green Peace project at the Arctic Circle and don’t need the car anymore(that way i sell it at this low price) also I need money for my project and want a quick deal(the reason i posted on internet) I decided to sell it online through Google Checkout because this protects both: buyer&seller. Also they give you a period of 10 days free inspection(test drive). If the car is not like I described they will ship it back on my expense and you will get a full refund. All documents, clear title and a bill of sale on your name will come along with the car.

More photo’s here: http://www.use.com/61e9a4cd982791554743

Let me know your decision, Tiffany Parker!

Wow! I’ve read some pretty rough stories and it makes me curious as to why this person is using their imagination to make all this bull up.

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Says she/he whoever it is has a 2005 Acura for 2300. That their is a third party Amazon Payments that will hold the money until the car is delivered and accepted. Instructs the buyer to send a money transfer through Western Union to an “agent” Andrew Manners. Very elaborate scam, uses Amazon logo and “page”. There is no car! The “agent” picks up the transfer in Baton Rouge, LA  but there is an email amazon-payments@purchase-finance.com and a “fax” number 1-312-945-7384 that is a number in Chicago Il.  This person even sent me a picture of a passport bearing her “name, date of birth” etc.  I wonder who that is in that passport and if that person is safe? I believe it is a federal crime to hold a fake passport. I can not believe the measures people will go to and the creativity they will put into scamming individuals out of money. If they would just put half of that effort into a real job….oh but that would mean real work. I do hope these individuals are caught and have to face those they have scammed from, one can only hope.

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This ad is obviously a scam given the year and price advertised. We live in California and our home phone number was used for

contact. We have received calls between the hours of 6:00am to 10:00pm from as far away as New York, Colorado, Minnesota,

Los Angeles, Dallas, Idaho,  Las Vegas , and -Oklahoma to name a few.

We have notified Craigslist, but the calls keep on coming. It appears that their entire Data base around the country has

been comprimised.

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From: antonia hannah <ant7hn@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 9:47 AM

Subject: Re:
To: ME

Hi’

Hi Thank you for contacting me about my 2003 Nissan Altima SL that I have for sale. This car is in great shape (57,804 mileage, Transmission Automatic). I’m the original owner. It has no damage, no scratches or dents. It is in immaculate condition, meticulously maintained and hasn’t been involved in any accident…I do have the title, clear. I am selling it at this final price of $2,860 because my husband died 1 month ago (he had a heart attack) and it brings me bad memories and that’s the reason I want to sell it asap. I, along with my daughter decided to sell the house and so we moved to my brother in Miami trying to start a new life.

I want to use eBay services for the safety of both of us so if you’re interested in purchasing this car just email me with your full name, address including the zip code and phone number, so I can notify eBay that you are selected as my possible buyer and they will contact you to explain the entire procedure.

Thank you and have a nice day

Antonia Hannah

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