[US] Almost Fell for a Scam. Grateful for this group.

I almost fell for a scam and I feel a bit silly. 🤦🏼‍♀️

{Please be careful out there and take my story as a caution!!!}

I have been looking for a used car on marketplace to buy the last few weeks, and I came across this one used car the other day. That seemed like a GREAT deal. It was a 2012 Nissan maxima and it was in excellent condition, clean record, and only being sold for $800 – I was a little suspicious about it due to it being sold for so little. But the fb account was created in 2011. So I looked over it -. So I had reached out via email (as the seller requested) to show interest that I was a serious buyer.

The person’s then responded at 3AM in the morning with more information and how the process would work. When I saw it this morning, I thought it was weird at first. Their response to my initial email is the image listed above.

After doing some research, I found out that eBay does sell used cars. But not like the process the scammer was describing. But I had already sent them my full name, shipping address and phone number before doing the research – no money, thankfully.

Because I realized that it was a scam.

What also helped me realize it was a scam, was: I had gone back onto fb marketplace to look for the listing, and found another identical listing of the same vehicle with the same photos. Listed under the same price. But the account was a different one, made in 2022 and the user was a male from Pakistan.

Please be careful when buying used cars online!!!