@ilovechees-18 wrote:
Hello. Someone please tell me how to speak to an actual person at EBAY and not an automated machine. I have had guys from India talking to me over the phone & they were rude & told me to go to the nearest store to buy $800 worth of gift cards to purchase this car with. The owner of the car will not speak to me which makes me suspicious. The guys from India said they worked for EBAY then said AMAZON. They cussed me out & hung up on me when I said this feels like a scam. They didn't know anything other than send the gift cards. How do I report this to the fraud department? I am also taking these emails & phone numbers to the police! Someone please help me because I almost paid $800 for this car. A number to speak to someone directly over the phone at EBAY. Thank you BEWARE OF SCAMMERS!
No legitimate car purchase is made using gift cards. Using gift cards to purchase anything is the easiest way in which to LOSE your money. Once the money has been taken from the gift cards, you cannot get it back — the money is gone.
Anyone who directs you to go to a store to purchase gift cards with which to purchase anything is a scammer.
If the seller of a car will not meet with you to discuss the car, to allow you to examine the car, to allow you to drive the car, or to allow you to have a mechanic examine the car then the sale of the car is a scam.
If you plan to purchase a car then you should have the car examined by a mechanic to determine the condition of the car and to determine if the car is worth the money that you are being asked to pay. Do not be so desperate as to buy a car sight-unseen as such a purchase is as-is — without warranty and without recourse. Pictures are meaningless in regard to the function of a car and promises made by someone selling are car are equivalent to lies — you do not know the person selling the car.
Do not be in such as hurry to buy a car. In addition to getting the car checked by a mechanic to determine if the car is working and worth the money that you would pay, you must make sure that you are buying the car from the actual owner. The person from whom you buy a car must be named on the title: you cannot purchase and register a car without clean title. Finally, you must make sure that there are no liens (that is, no debts related to the car) on the car as, otherwise, you would have to repay those debts in order to own the car; if you do not do so then the lien holder could claim the car.
Take your time when purchasing a car. Do not be fooled by smooth-talkers or pressured into making a purchase which could be from as scammer (like this one!). If you are not careful, you will lose your money and still not have a car.
If something seems too good to be true then it most likely is too good to be true.
Finally, no one “partners” with eBay to sell cars. If you find listings on, for example, Facebook Marketplace or Craigs List stating that the sale is in partnership with or through eBay then you are being SCAMMED. Ignore the listing so that you so not lose your money.
