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how to report what I think is possible fraud?



Not sure who to send this to so figured I’d start with you.

2weeks ago in the Niagara Gazette we called about an ad for a 1967 Mustang for sale by emailing the person. After two weeks of emailing back and forth, we are convinced this is a scam. The car was for only $4,000 and we could buy it by sending money through Yahoo! Finance. We’ve emailed back and forth and received lots of pictures (great looking car). We’ve asked him/her to call but came up with the reason that they were in Iraq last year and now couldn’t hear very well. We said we wanted the car so he/she said that Yahoo! Finance would contact us immediately. Well, they did the next day but in the paperwork they listed a 1998 Toyota as the deal. I wrote the person back and told them about that mistake and it was immediately corrected. Hmmm When I emailed yesterday to have him/her send a copy of the vehicle title, he/she couldn’t because it was already crated to be sent to us. (We went along with him/her too to see how far it would go.) The $4,000 included shipping costs too! Nobody sells a 1967 Mustang that looks perfect for $4,000. When they involved Yahoo! Finance in the deal I thought Yahoo should be notified but not sure how.

As the saying goes, If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Thanks for listening.

I am emailing on a new car.how can i verify the email is legit? can I look up info on the person emailing?



The person I am emailing about a car they are selling wants me to put money in an escrow account so that they have proof they are not wasting their time. I am unsure on this. I have never dealt with online car sales and do not know what an escrow account.

does ebay use western union?



I have been emailing a party about a car on craigs list.They say they use ebay for transactions.and want me to send them $2400 via western union. The price of the car is $4400. The car is worth about $14000 does this sound like a scam?