My daughter found a car on Craigslist at a ridiculously good price. She contacted the seller by email and by what she said was a Google phone, where she left a message. She was contacted by text and sent additional pictures of the vehicle by email. She indicated she was very interested and seller said he would use eBay Motors to send an invoice and complete the transaction offering buyer protection services. Even said the price included freight. He indicated he was being transferred by the military and needed to sell. When she got the invoice, it looked good and offered eBay services. However, it was looking for payment via PayPal GreenDot cards. I called the included number, for her, and they answered as if eBay. When I questioned the payment method, they assured me it was a new secure way to pay and I was almost convinced it was legit. However, a quick check of how a GreenDot card should operate made me look into it a bit more. I discovered this is a new way for scammers to get untraceable payments. When I called the number again and questioned the method, they hung up on me. That phone number was 877-657-4638 and further calls from my phone indicated the number could not be called as dialed (I used redial so I knew it was not a problem with the dialing.) Using my cell phone, I also received a message that the call could not be completed, but I did get a call back from ‘eBay’ from 408-627-7735 and they left a message asking me to call back.
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Using GreenDot cards to pay for vehicle from Craigslist