Car scammers target Web buyers, sellers, on eBay and Autotrader

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It just wouldn't be right to let an entire day go by without posting an eBay fraud story.   :blinkie:

If you want to buy or sell a car on the Web, watch where you turn. Experts say Internet scam artists are targeting just about every site out there, from eBay to Autotrader, where cars are often bought and sold sight unseen...

She said buyer and seller scams are growing as quickly as the Internet itself and they are particularly dangerous with something like automobiles. "One of the biggest pitfalls is, it's a big-ticket item," she said...

But it's not just potential buyers being targeted in these scams. Car sellers may not be safe either. Internet scammers make it seem like they've paid for your car, then you hand it over only to find out that the seller's large check has bounced....

full article: http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/26/goddard...index.html