What kind of fraud should one be aware of with Autotrader?

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02-15-2005, 07:59 AM

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What kind of fraud should one be aware of with Autotrader?

I read on here to beware of fraud on Autotrader and when I put the ad up, it had a warning about fraud as well. This is not for the S4, it's for my Lexus SC400.
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02-15-2005, 08:00 AM

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Read my post below.

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02-15-2005, 08:02 AM

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Couldn't find it...

only saw the one about the lwfw, link?

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02-15-2005, 08:04 AM

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change your preferences to be able to view OT posts. It's one below yours.

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02-15-2005, 08:10 AM

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I ignored "broker" type inquiries, those were the most sketchy out of the e-mails I received.

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02-15-2005, 08:10 AM

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Thanks!

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02-15-2005, 09:27 AM

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NEVER send anyone money if you are selling the car to them.

There is a very common scam, where someone sends you "too much" money or "excess money to be sent to another party" be aware that these types of scams are based around fake cashier's checks, you end up paying for your own stupidity in this one.