Used Car Scams

[Don Hines]

Saw this great deal on CraigsList for a used Pickup that was too good from the start. Does anyone know of the military being used in scams such as this email reply below? It was advertised in my state; not Nevada.
Thanks
Don

I am in a currently stationed at Nevada Army National Guard. We are getting ready for Afghanistan. We are in the final stage of our training and we are not allowed to use the phone during this period. This is supposed to keep us focused on our trainings. I am only allowed to check my email few times a day. I hope you can understand that we will have to stick to email for now. The vehicle is here with me at the base but I’ve already made all the arrangements with DAS to pick it up from the base. DAS will also handle the title transfer for an extra $75.00. Being in the army has some advantages and one of them is the fact that I can ship it very cheap. I will pay for the shipping charges, as I’ve said in my first email. I think I can have it there in 3-5 business days.
I am a member of the eBay buyer protection program and using this service you will give a 5 days testing period after delivery. During that 5 days testing period I will not be getting any money. I need to know if you are interested in buying it so I can ask eBay to send you the details on how this works. I have to fill out a form on eBay and I need the name that will go on the title and an address where you want the car delivered. Once I do it, eBay will email you all the details on this transaction and we can get the ball rolling.

[Bill Gulley]

Army has posts, not bases, so if he is getting ready to deploy he would most likely be at an Army Post, if he is on a Base, he's close to getting on the plane!

Jag would take care of the title, have no idea what DAS is.

SOunds like it's listed on Ebay and he would need to fill out a form to pull the listing without a sale commission due Ebay, but who knows, I'd look for it on Ebay!