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What can i do about a scam?

I was looking for a car and ive been talking to this guy about a 2006 Honda Accord EX and he was offering $3,800. I just thought that was to good to be true but then i sent him an email and he sent me a vin number and all this information about the car and sent me a bunch of pics then i started looking up the car on other websites and it showed up and it said the car was located in different states each time and had different emails. This is what he sent me. Hello Thanks for the response my names are Morgan Rick , but I'm in Moscow (Russia) right now and I have been very busy.Anyway,thank you for your interest in buying my 2006 Honda Accord EX. The car is located in USA right now and has US papers.Why is the price so low? I am going trough a hard time with my job, and I had to move out of USA I cannot register the car here, as it is made for USA, according to USA standards. So all that I want to do now is to sell the car at this price, because I need to sell it fast(I already made a deposit here to buy another).The title is clean and you will have absolutely no problems to register the car in the States.I will tell you a few words about the car.. My car has automatic transmission it is in Alabaster Silver Metallic condition with 24,467 miles and have the VIN number: 1HGCM66506A032197 , rust free , no scratch and hasn't been involved in any accident. The motor runs very well.The interior looks great(NO SMOKING).This car needs nothing,the title is clear ,it is not a salvage one. I want this transaction to go smoothly enough as I am caught in the middle of some very important events and have little time at my disposal. I already have tons of emails so I hope you understand that I need to sort them out.. The car is like new, in perfect conditions,accident free, no scratches, no special marks, no need for additional repairs what so ever. a genuine road runner ready to be yours, but only if you shall understand and you won't make me loose time as it has already happened to me. Here are all the photos of my car in the attachment below. The pictures are recent, and they were taken right before preparing the car for sale. The car is exactly as shown in the pictures. The price is $3800 United State Dollars THIS IS MY LAST PRICE.I will not negotiate the price.I will take in consideration only those buyers who are really interested in buying the car ,to be sure that I don't waste my time with endless discussions.This way,I shall be assured of the serious intentions . Before leaving I had prearranged shipping and also the payment with eBay motors. so my presence in U.S isn't necessary(The car is locked in a eBay motor warehouse Indiana ready for delivery).The price of car $3800 includes all the shipping costs and insurance, so you won't have to pay any extra charges.Here is what I suggest: we will use eBay which acts like a service , you make a deposit the sum of $1000 in an eBay managed trust fund ( they hold the money until you receive the car ), and send the car over( the car will be delivered with the title, owner's manual, 2 sets of keys, service records, and of course the bill of sale authorized and signed by me),I will offer a 5 day period from the day you receive it from the shipping company,you can inspect it, take it to a mechanic to check it out, drive it and then if you decided to keep it, you'll confirm to eBay motors the sale and they will send the payment to me. If, by any reason, you will not be satisfied with it ( even though I can assure you that it is exactly as described), you can return it at my expense for a full refund of your money, no questions asked.I think this is more than fair for the both of us. NOTE: The deposit (down payment of $1000) is refundable, and is just a security measure, to make sure that you are serious, and that I am not going to ship the car, and loose time and money.If you are interested to go ahead with the deal, please reply with your full name and full shipping address so I can ask eBay motors to open a case! After, they will contact you explaining all the details regarding the payment.. So if you are interested please email me back for next step. Morgan Rick Can i do anything about this?

Public Comments

1. WOW. contact the FBI or your local police department. or a private attorney. or some one who can go through IP addreses and find this guys location.
2. Report it to craigslist and any other site where its listed to get the listing removed so nobody else gets scammed.
3. It is obviously a scam, Javier, so you need to report it to every site that you have found it on. You can also consider the following: Federal Trade Commission: spam@uce.gov Castle Cops: depositscam@coldrain.net Internet Fraud Complaint Center: ifcc.tp@fbi.gov FraudAid Scam Reporting Email: scamreports@fraudaid.com Fraudwatch International: scams@fraudwatchinternational.com FBI Internet Crimes Complaints Center http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx