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Question

i am trying to buy a ca from
Seller Info
Name: Teresa Tyler

Street: 30 Abbey Road

City: Birmingham

Zip code: B237QG

Country: United Kingdom


and want to know is this all a scam

Answer 1

I would never buy anything of a large amount of money over the Internet. Just because, you don't know if it is a scam, and Yahoo won't know either

Answer 2

i PLANNED to buy a car from one lady from Italy.. but one man told me this recently.. so let's see what you think about it.. i believe that it's a scam!

here's what a man told me...

"Yahoo Finance does NOT offer an escrow service! There is no such thing as Yahoo Autos Finance Department!!! It does NOT exist, except in the scammer's e-mails!!

Any payment to an individual who you do not know should be assumed to be a SCAM artist if sent via Western Union. Anyone with a fake ID anywhere in the world can claim funds sent through Western Union. The address of the recipient is meaningless! It might say California, but someone in Uganda can pick up the money.

Let me guess. It's overseas and it's a really great price, right? And she's going to ship it to you and it's going to arrive in 8 days or so, right? That's B/S! Ocean freight takes 4 - 8 weeks, and air freight for a car would be over $30,000.00.

Don't send a DIME to this scammer or have any further contact with them!!! If you do, you WILL lose all your money. It CANNOT be recovered!"

hope that helps! and i hope it's not a scam for you...

Answer 3

Hey Kexie!

Yeah, I'm the guy that told you that, and I'm soooo happy that I saved your $$$$ there!

Yeah, this whole thing is a SCAM. I've traced some of the e-mails to an AOL account but haven't been able to trace the account holder yet; AOL is NOT cooperating!

These scammers hijack an eBay account and then post javascript in the description that takes you to a phony eBay-like site with bogus details and links that launch your e-mail account.

The ad usually says that it belonged to a brother or child who died and they're selling it cheap because it hurts. They send you an e-mail that looks like it came from Yahoo! Finance telling you to send $$$ by Western Union. Yahoo! Finance is NOT an escrow service and if you send off any money, you'll NEVER see it again and of course you'll never see a car either.

The only people you should EVER send money to via Western Union is family members who need money quickly. Just like the silly ads on TV, the one with the sword through his tire. NEVER send money to ANYONE that you do not know personally! EVER!

Addendum: I must admit, those buggers are getting better. The address and postcode on this scam actually checks out on the Royal Mail's website. All of the other one's I've seen were clearly bogus. That does NOT mean that this deal is legit, just that the scammers are getting smarter. That makes them even more dangerous.

Send me an e-mail if you have any questions, but please make sure that you've verified your e-mail address first and are accepting e-mails through Y! Answers because I can't help you if you don't do that. I also can't help you get your $$$ back if you've already been scammed, but I can look at any deals or e-mails that you've received and tell you if they look bogus.