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Assistanttrader4U.com
Complaint 105367 Details

  • Date Occurred: 04/22/2014
  • Reported Damages: $4,000.00

The complaint is against an online dating profile

The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity

The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity

The company or person contact no longer exists

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Man offering to use Assistanttrader4u.com to sell me a concession trailer built to sell shaved ice. He claimed he was out of town for his daughters wedding, typical story as I now see. You can not find reviews of the site, nor do they have a customer service phone number. This is a total scam! Buyers beware.

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  • alainnbbaker
  • alainnbbaker SBID #f930c89a14
  • Posted 04/24/2014
  • I've always been leery of these kind of services, but I used Assistant Trader 4u anyways. I ended up having a trailer and it was by far the easiest, most efficient transaction I've ever made. NO HASSLES like I was expecting, everything was done from my computer and it was super easy. I will be buying again from you, and I will be telling everyone I know how fast and easy it was. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
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  • joshuass
  • joshuass SBID #6617cef13a
  • Posted 04/24/2014
  • They are not a scam but i see that are reports of scams using their brand. First of all the service is not that used because it's expensive to sell items so if people don't sell much, of course there are not many buyers, so the service is new to many online shoppers, they charge 25% for items sold through their service, that includes the shipping, listing fees (if any), postage, handling, everything. opinions may vary depending on the people that used this service. Some consider it too expensive, some convenient and some consider this service a SCAM. It's not a scam, i personally used them to buy a few items and i never had a problem from shipping to payment, everything went as stated. Of course there are scammers that saw this an opportunity and decided to use their name in order to scam people, cloned their website, invoices, etc and started list items for sale on eBay or Craigslist and claim that they sell things through Assistant Trader 4 U. Now there are a few steps to stay safe when using them and they are already listed on their website on their Security Page, there's no point in writing them here because it will be a long post. Some buyers consider them a scam because they are used to the old fashioned way of buying and selling online, meet the person hand over the cash take the item home etc. Well this is not how this service works and i have to admit that their selling methods are a little scary but if you get over the part where you don't get to pick up your item and pay in person the service is actually OK. No hassle with the shipping, payment etc, everything from a mobile phone to a car can be delivered to your door at no expense, now what service offers that these days? Another thing, i have seen some reports online and what i see frightens me. Most of the people that are against this service, never actually used it but they know they are a scam, convinced by the fact that if they can't pick up their item in person, it's a scam.
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  • joshuass
  • joshuass SBID #6617cef13a
  • Posted 04/24/2014
  • All the PRO-service reviews are from people that actually used this service and was, more or less, happy with their purchases. Now what does that tell you? Well, things evolve, methods, internet, everything, it's not the old school anymore, people are using the internet more and more often, so the scam numbers increased but so did the online services to protect people against this scams. Some people don't realize that this is the ONLY service that protects people on Craigslist. What other protection you have on Craigslist? Craigslist is a marketplace where people sell free, and there are constant reports of awful things that happen on craigslist like robbery, murder, rape, prostitution, child abuse, etc. For example, you want to buy something that cost $4000 and you want to meet the person that sells the so called item because you are Old School right? So you have $4000 in cash over you meeting a stranger....doesn't that ring a bell? There are people gathering information from craigslist to rob their homes, etc. This service protects the buyer and the seller, payment stays in a safe place, no fake paypal transactions, no fake checks, there is a 10 day money back guarantee for all items sold on craigslist that guarantees the items purchased are exactly what the buyer is looking for, etc. What more can you ask of this service? And why would you think it's a scam?
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  • frankk
  • frankk SBID #2a6d8e6158
  • Posted 04/24/2014
  • I agree, there are different opinions coming from people that used and not used this company, but most of the bad ones come from people that just think they are not legitimate based on the fact that they don't offer a telephone support or they can't pick up the items. Different opinions will always be in any domain, because you will never find a thing in this world that will be OK with everybody, even God is questioned so ... that's the human nature, to question everything and be skeptic on everything. They never asked for western union payments. you can find more on google
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  • Philliprl
  • Philliprl SBID #88b71d6b65
  • Posted 04/27/2014
  • This is for TY. Did you attempt to proceed with the transaction? I ask because I am dealing with the same guy trying to sell another item he may or may not have. His name is frank Howard and is also claiming he is out of town for his daughters wedding. Was hoping you could lend some advice.
    Thank you!
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  • Ann
  • Ann SBID #7ca0468af2
  • Posted 05/03/2014
  • Same story for my friend so if it isn't a scam then how many different guys are out there that are out of town for their daughters wedding? Is this so common? Why is it that you can't access their website after you send the money? They send you a so called transaction number that doesn't work and when you try to email them supposedly it takes 24 hours for them to respond but they never get back to you. Yes I helped my friend research the website and read very carefully all the security policies, scams what to look for but it still happened to him. Regardless of if this is a real company or bunch of scammers it is best to do it the so called old fashioned way unless you can afford to gamble your money. I hope this helps somebody. I guess if you have to ask someone if they think this is ok then I would say NO!
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