Got a missed call

OMG i just saw a car on cragslist with the same message

Here it is again! It was on Craig's List in the Denver area listings:
Honda Pilot this time!
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Hello,

I am in Camp Pendleton MC Base in training, getting ready for Afghanistan. The vehicle and its documents are in the DAS auto shipping warehouse from Montana, waiting to be delivered.Shipping, insurance and ebay fees have been paid since the previous transaction.My wife just gave birth to my forth kid, I need all the money I can get to leave to her. Also, I hope to sell the vehicle before we deploy to Afghanistan.  
The shipping will take 3-5 days, depending on your location.Shipping is included and it will be door to door,to your home address,somebody must be home when the truck arrives to sign for the reception.The truck will arrive with all the papers and documents required for registration and the keys. The clear title and the bill of sale will be already signed by me.

The payment will be done through eBay.You will send the money to eBay and as soon as the payment is confirmed they will notify me to proceed with the shipping. I will ship the truck you will receive it and you will have 5 days for inspection, both the truck and the paperwork and the option to accept or reject the truck.The inspection time period will begin as soon as you sign for receiving the truck at your requested address.During all this time eBay will hold the money into a trust account.So, this is not a blind transaction,you can see the truck before decided to buy it.If you are satisfied with the truck and decide to keep it you inform eBay about this and they will release the money to me. If the truck is not as advertised and decide not to keep it eBay will refund you the money, no questions asked, and shipping back the truck will be my concern. I think this is more than fair for the both of us.Please take in to consideration that I will get paid only after you receive the truck and make sure everything is as agreed.

If you agree with these terms and you have the money, send me your full name and the address where you want the truck to be delivered to and I will initiate the transaction with eBay. You will receive all the transaction details from them.

I will appreciate an answer as soon as possible.

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Subject: RE: Honda Pilot
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 09:07:20 -0600
From: michael.wangler@msn.com

I got the same message, but it was for a 99 Honda Accord. It said the exact same message.

People are sick nowadays!!! Crazy what they do!!

I got that same message, but from a guy SGT Wayne Vega for a 99 Honda Accord with 62,500 miles and selling it for $1,800. I cant believe people actually do this crap. I wrote him back saying you are a scam. lols. :))

Did you give any info to this guy? If so what happened? We fell for the same thing and now we are worried. Please let me know how far you went with this guy or girl.

I am in Camp Pendleton MC Base in training, getting ready for Afghanistan. The Pickup truck and its documents are in the DAS auto shipping warehouse from Montana, waiting to be delivered.Shipping, insurance and ebay fees have been paid since the previous transaction.My wife just gave birth to my forth kid, I need all the money I can get to leave to her. Also, I hope to sell the Pickup truck before we deploy to Afghanistan.  
The shipping will take 3-5 days, depending on your location.Shipping is included and it will be door to door,to your home address,somebody must be home when the truck arrives to sign for the reception.The truck will arrive with all the papers and documents required for registration and the keys. The clear title and the bill of sale will be already signed by me.

The payment will be done through eBay.You will send the money to eBay and as soon as the payment is confirmed they will notify me to proceed with the shipping. I will ship the truck you will receive it and you will have 5 days for inspection, both the truck and the paperwork and the option to accept or reject the truck.The inspection time period will begin as soon as you sign for receiving the truck at your requested address.During all this time eBay will hold the money into a trust account.So, this is not a blind transaction,you can see the truck before decided to buy it.If you are satisfied with the truck and decide to keep it you inform eBay about this and they will release the money to me. If the truck is not as advertised and decide not to keep it eBay will refund you the money, no questions asked, and shipping back the truck will be my concern. I think this is more than fair for the both of us.Please take in to consideration that I will get paid only after you receive the truck and make sure everything is as agreed.

If you agree with these terms and you have the money, send me your full name and the address where you want the truck to be delivered to and I will initiate the transaction with eBay. You will receive all the transaction details from them.

I will appreciate an answer as soon as possible.

Thank you for your interest in my Pickup truck.This is a 2002 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 SR5 TRD ,Automatic Transmission,Engine:4.0L V6 FI DOHC 24V,Exterior Black,Non-Smoker,clean title,only 71 320 miles on it.
My 2002 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 SR5 TRD is in perfect working condition, this detailed vehicle makes the exterior look like it just came off the assembly line.This is the second time when I try to sell my vehicle...First time I tried eBay because every time I only use 100% safe methods and I've sent the vehicle through the eBay Vehicle Purchase Protection Program to a buyer from Alaska. I paid the shipping and insurance costs and when eBay requested the payment he refused to pay. Why? ... because he agreed to purchase the Vehicle in the first place, but typically didn't had the necessary amount to do so. ...if you don't have the funds available, you can't get the vehicle. For the time being, my vehicle is on eBay's hand and it's ready to be delivered to the next buyer. So if you decide to buy this Pickup truck or need further information please get back to me as soon as possible.The final price is $2,800.00

Here is the link with the pics:
http://s766.photobucket.com/home/2002_Toyota_Tacoma_4x4/index

I got the same email on 2005 Honda Accord Ex-L. His name was SGT Thomas Peterson.

Got the same email on a Lexus for $2900. Dont even think twice. Oh and his name was Michael Smith.

Don't buy from this guy. Have a great day.

I cought his scam before it was too late. selling a 2006 Tacoma.
a copy of an email:
Shipping, insurance and ebay fees have been paid since the previous transaction. I am in Camp Pendleton MC Base in training, getting ready for Afghanistan. The truck and its documents are in the DAS auto shipping warehouse from Montana, waiting to be delivered. My wife just gave birth to my forth kid, I need all the money I can get to leave to her. Also, I hope to sell the car before we deploy to Afghanistan. The car is fully paid for, fully functional, the title is clean and clear. You can contact me at 206-309-3205, ask for Sgt. John Parker. If nobody answers, please leave a message with your name and phone number and I will get back to you. I had the car listed on eBay and the auction ended at $3700. I opened a transaction with the winning bidder, he was from Alaska. I've arranged the shipping and I waited on him to complete the payment to eBay. He could not complete the payment and eBay could not ask me to deliver to Alaska. In the meantime I had to return to the base to start the training for Afghanistan. The car remained  with the shipping company, the  eBay transaction remained opened for the transaction amount of $3700 and I have no buyer for it. What I want to do is register you as the buyer to the existing eBay transaction and have the vehicle and its documents along with a notarized bill of sale delivered to you for inspection. eBay will request that you deposit the payment with them before I start the shipping procedures to your location. Before being requested to deposit the money, eBay will send you all terms and conditions that must be accepted in order to move on with the transaction. At that point you will decide if you wish to engage in this transaction or not. Your decision to buy the vehicle or not will come ONLY after you have performed a detailed inspection of the vehicle at a mechanic of your choice. Reply with your full name and shipping address so ebay can contact you regarding the payment and shipping process.
Many thanks!


Here is the link with the pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/116004214890441037564/2006ToyotaTacoma2WDDoubleCabPreRunner40LV6?feat=directlink
Here is the VIN for the CarFax report: 5TEKU72N76Z183047

DONT BELIEVE HIM/HER!!!

There is another huge thread on a similar scam artist here. Well-documented scam. My favorite post on the other thread was the person who offered to fly to see the car and pay cash upfront. The scam artist insisted on using the shipping company. Wonder why?

Have been Emailing this guy and he said that he is selling a Honda Pilot for 4700.00 and this is bull crap he gave to me.

Hello,

Shipping, insurance and ebay fees have been paid since the previous transaction. I am in Camp Pendleton MC Base in training, getting ready for Afghanistan. The car and its documents are in the DAS auto shipping warehouse from Montana, waiting to be delivered. My wife just gave birth to my forth kid, I need all the money I can get to leave to her. Also, I hope to sell the car before we deploy to Afghanistan. The car is fully paid for, fully functional, the title is clean and clear. I had the car listed on eBay and the auction ended at $4,700.00. I opened a transaction with the winning bidder, he was from Alaska. I've arranged the shipping and I waited on him to complete the payment to eBay. He could not complete the payment and eBay could not ask me to deliver to Alaska. In the meantime I had to return to the base to start the training for Afghanistan. The car remained  with the shipping company, the  eBay transaction remained opened for the transaction amount of $4,700.00 and I have no buyer for it. What I want to do is register you as the buyer to the existing eBay transaction and have the vehicle and its documents along with a notarized bill of sale delivered to you for inspection. eBay will request that you pay a deposit before I start the shipping procedures to your location. Before being requested to deposit the money, eBay will send you all terms and conditions that must be accepted in order to move on with the transaction. At that point you will decide if you wish to engage in this transaction or not. Your decision to buy the vehicle or not will come ONLY after you have performed a detailed inspection of the vehicle at a mechanic of your choice. Reply with your full name and shipping address so ebay can contact you regarding the payment and shipping process.

Many thanks!

I just had fun with this idiot just to waste his time, it is a scam. USAF will never be a SGT, nor will they be stationed at a Marine Base.

He's also claiming to be Michael Ferrent selling a 2006 Honda Pilot for $4700

If you still think he is legit, let me tell you "He is not!" A 2005 TRD Sport Tacoma for $4700? Really and you think he could be legit. Come On gullibility is what scammers use as a tool.  If It Is Too Good To Be True.... Then It Is!

This person is a Scam Artist.  The problem is the story lines.  He wants to sell a vehicle priced well below value. Then he starts story building. He usually states that he has title in hand. You are much better off if you reply that you know what he is and no thanks.

I am also contacting Sgt Greg Cormier about a 2004 f150, he is selling on craigslist. Has anyone found out any more information on this guy.. i am also seriously concidering..

I have been emailing a guy who says he is Sgt Greg Cormier, USAF same story about the Tacoma. Not sure if he is legit.

Don't do it.  Same story here on the G35.

Got a call from a guy said his name was Sgt Greg Cormier, USAF using a hotmail address says he is selling a 2005 Toyota Tundra pick up off of e-bay.  Says he is in CA at a Marine base. Sounds like a scam......

i got the same thing as james. I've been in contact with this person for the past few days via email and some things came up as suspicious. He says he is kevin harris and is selling a infiniti g35. I'm seriously reconsidering now.

This phone number comes up to a Micheal owens who is supposedly selling a Lincoln navigator on craigslist