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Is this a scam??

Hello again. As I've told you in my first e-mail, I'm in the US army with my military medical team and right now I am in a military base . We are training, getting ready to leave the country. Before leaving I had prearranged the deal with eBay Motors Selling Security Center so my presence isn't necessary. The delivery process will be managed by me. I think I can have it there at your home address within 1-3 working days. It will come with a clear title and reg. You will have 5 days to test and inspect the vehicle prior to making any purchase. During that 5 days testing period I will not be getting any money.I need to know if you are interested so I can ask eBay Motors to send you the details on this deal. If interested please include in your next email your contact info for eBay (full name, for the bill of sale shipping address and phone number ), so I can notify eBay that you are selected as my possible buyer, and they will contact you to explain the entire procedure. With more info on how to purchase it.

PS: Below I attached some photos.
Thanks and God bless you! Sgt Melissa E Wicker

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Is this a scam??

@rolu_20 

 

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.

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