Thanks so much for this anti-scam site. It saves so many a lot of money and trouble.
I saw an ad for 2003 Tacoma and asked for more Email. (this was before checking on the Amazon Protection Plan) The reply came promptly and included pictures. Everything sounded perfect, especially the 1500.00 price. Then I checked on the APP and saw all the scam info. Naturally that ended the deal.
From my own experience with this scam ad and all the ones I’ve read it seems so many scammers identify themselves as military members. As a military retiree I find this disgraceful. Believe me, any military member who pulls a scam like this and can be located, would be punished by the military. Of course, few of them probably are military but know this will be a plus to a buyer and will give a reason for the cheap price since they all say they’re going overseas. I did notice a lot of the scammers use the same wording in their ads, changing only the base and rank.
To anyone considering getting a “good deal” BEWARE and check out both the seller and the conditions ie, free delivery from another part of the country.