Car scam

[citho_7394]

I found a 2003 Honda civic for $800 off of facebook marketplace and started going through ebay motors for paper trail/transport and after the contract was agreed upon then after the payment was made they asked for $600 for shipping insurance. I just wanna know if this is a scam or real. 

[solidguitar1961]

scam it has nothing to do with Ebay

[marnotom!]

It's a classic scam.  eBay has nothing to do with transactions made on Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, or any other online marketplace.

Hope you can get your original payment back somehow.  Good luck.

[lakefor94]

Scam scam scam

[kensgiftshop]

@citho_7394 

Sorry, that's an old scam we hear about here almost every day.

It has nothing to do with Ebay.

[fab_finds4u]

eBay doesn't handle payment arrangements on vehicles. There's no inspection period because vehicles can't  be returned.

You gave a stranger your information and they sent you a fake invoice. The contact information in the fake invoice connects to the scammer.

They saw how easily they scammed you so they're trying to jack you up for more $ claiming it's for insurance. I bet they said it was returnable. I know of no insurance company that returns the money if a claim wasn't made. 

I am quite sure your money is gone.

[eburtonlab]

@citho_7394 

Beware scammers who advertise on other sites and tell you that the transaction will be handled through eBay.

That is not how eBay works. eBay does not rely on users finding ads on Facebook or other sites and sending contact information to a seller. Likely the seller will send a phony "invoice" that appears to be from eBay but is not, asking you to pay with gift cards to have the vehicle shipped to you for a free evaluation period.

eBay has no warehouse and does not ship vehicles. eBay does not handle such transactions or provide "vehicle protection orders". Scammers often promise those things, though. Any phone number you may receive on such an "invoice" does not connect to eBay, but to the scammer.

Anyone that asks you to purchase gift cards or to send card codes to them to complete a transaction is trying to take advantage of you. Anyone asking for a gift card is looking for a gift at your expense. Once anyone else knows the code, your money will be gone and you will have no recourse.

See here for some info about avoiding such scams (US links):

https://pages.motors.ebay.com/buy/security/index.html

https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-fraud-schemes/online-vehicle-sale-fraud

The only way to purchase a vehicle on eBay is to sign in to eBay, find the vehicle on eBay and complete the checkout process on eBay, so that the item appears in your Purchase History. Then you typically meet the seller to inspect the vehicle, pay the seller, and collect the keys, title and vehicle.

If you encountered an ad on another site, contact that site to have the ad removed. eBay is not involved with any ads listed on sites other than eBay itself.

[x75]

Don't forget you may also have to pay Connecticut border crossing tariff

[soh.maryl]

Why would you bother to post that?

This is a well known scam.  And I doubt if there IS a Connecticut border crossing tariff.

Or was this supposed to be a joke? 

[carlmarxx]

WoW!  it is amazing that this old scam is still going on .

[paxilill]

Let me guess the guy's name was Trevor, the 2003 Civic aka the worst generation of Civic ever, prone to blown headgaskets and failed transmissions. It was Honda's we made a Chevy Cavalier moment. The aftermarket even shunned it.