Craigslist.com
Complaint 4437 Details
- Date Occurred: 07/12/2013
- Reported Damages: $2,845.00
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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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Saw an ad on craiglist for an 05 2 door honda civic for $2,680. I contacted the guy via e-mail. He gave me the excuse that he was selling it at that price because he was deploying at the end of this month and didn't want the car sitting around for so long because he'd be gone for 12 months. Being that I am in the military as well, I gave in some belief. I have all of the emails forthe confirmation number to the vehicle, the pictures from the photobucket address, the ebay motors financial department emails and all. I didn't really give in too much because I had talked to some others about it and they've done a few things through the ebay buyer and seller protection program. The only way i was to send the money was via MoneyGram. I did so yesterday. Today, I received an email about confirming the payments and receipts. I faxed everything to the number I recieved. I just got home about an hour ago to check and see if everything went through. Well, turns out that this steven hicks [email protected] deleted his email account. Now, I out of all my money and screwed over because I talked to the lady at money gram ad she told me once it goes through I won't be able to get my money back. I got screwed out of $2,845.00 and now screwed because that took months of saving in which I am now single with unpaid bills til my next pay check if I can cover it all. I really need a car to get around on this military base and around the city. Shows how much some people care about those who fight for and protect this country. I even explained to this guy that I have a daughter, fiance, bills, rent and am helping out with rent back home.
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- jessica SBID #N/A
- Posted 07/23/2013
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His email is still active. .I recieved a email from him this morning.. I was interested as to why the car was so cheap and this was his response.
Hey,
Thank you for your interest in my car. I am selling it because I will
soon go on a second tour in Afghanistan and I don't want it getting
old in my garage. I will be gone for the next 12 months. The price is
low because I need to sell it before we deploy, at the middle of August.
The vehicle is in great condition and runs great. It only has 63000
highway miles on it. It has never been wrecked and never smoked in. I
had serviced it only at the local dealer. Maintenance records are
available. Clear title in hand.Here you have more pics with the car
:http://s1121.photobucket.com/albums/l520/gdfgdfgdfgdffdgdf/
If you decide to buy it I will be paying for the shipping charges. The
total price is $2,700.00 with no other hidden taxes. Please email me
back if you are interested in buying it.
Steven
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- Johnathan SBID #N/A
- Posted 07/23/2013
- This dude got me good though. I'm in the military as well and was in need of a vehicle and I fell for the deployment part. I cant beleive I didnt look into it more until after I paid all that money.
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- patdlr12 SBID #N/A
- Posted 08/12/2013
- oh my god i was about to dothe same exact thing! i can't believe this a-hole. i explained that i was a college student and i was about to send all of my financial aid money to buy this car. it hit me really bad last night after i read that it could be a scam since he wanted the money sent through money gram and he used an escrow service. i got my hopes up for nothing and now i have no way of getting to school next week....
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- Bubbles11 SBID #N/A
- Posted 08/14/2013
- i hope all scam artists go to hell im sorry but i also got scammed and i sacrfied alot to save this money!! so what are your plans now?
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- JonJoiner SBID #N/A
- Posted 08/18/2013
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This same guy just sent me the same email. This is what it said.
Hey,
Thank you for your interest in my car. I am selling it because I will
soon go on a second tour in Afghanistan and I don't want it getting
old in my garage. I will be gone for the next 12 months. The price is
low because I need to sell it before we deploy, at the end of August.
The vehicle is in great condition and runs great.
It has never been wrecked and never smoked in. I
had serviced it only at the local dealer. Maintenance records are
available. Clear title in hand.
If you decide to buy it I will be paying for the shipping charges. The
total price is $2,890.00 with no other hidden taxes. Please email me
back if you are interested in buying it.
Steven
Thank you guys for posting this. I was seriously considering buying a car from this asshole. -
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- Johnathan SBID #N/A
- Posted 08/22/2013
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@bubbles11 well, I did end up getting a car bcuz i actually needed oone. went to a dealership where I should have the first time. I just have to build back up. I got messed over again bcuz someone got access to a whole different account of mine and emptied my savings account and i didn't find out til a few weeks later bcuz I'm usually busy being that I'm in the military.
@patdlr12 hope all goes well and you get the right transportation you need.
@jonjoiner glad ou didn't like an idiot I find out it was a scam after i sent the money. it's when I had the time to research it. The money could have went towards my struggling family back home, bills, rent, food and savings. I noticed that people tend to scam many troops. why are people so scandolous? don't they know we have lives too. I mean, we do protect and fight for this country. we sacrifice A LOT for people who don't give a crap about us, but thanks to all that do support us and keep us in prayers. thank you. -
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