SL/R230: Fraud
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Please be aware of the following website is a fraud
https://www.edmunds.com.en-usa.onlin...SK79F29F152163
A close call, which I attribute to my naivety. There was a 2009 sl 65 for $29.5K on Craigs list, which sent me to a website purportedly run by Edmunds escrow service, free delivery from Texas, 7 day return option. Everything looked good, Carfax provided, a copy of the title sent, website, independent inspection provided, telephone conversations with the company. The only way I found out it was a scam was that I took the title to DMV to check it out and they told me the name on the title was different than their records. I then searched on Edmund scam and learned this was a scam. I don’t know how one avoids such scams, but before sending any money, take the title to AAA or DMV. These crooks had a Wells Fargo bank account to wire the money to. I was persistent about the title because I’ve bought a car once that the person had not removed a lien (understandable) and it was a mess.
Also, if anyone knows zachmac on BaT, could you you ask him to PM me? He seems very knowledgeable and like his opinion on something else.
https://www.edmunds.com.en-usa.onlin...SK79F29F152163
A close call, which I attribute to my naivety. There was a 2009 sl 65 for $29.5K on Craigs list, which sent me to a website purportedly run by Edmunds escrow service, free delivery from Texas, 7 day return option. Everything looked good, Carfax provided, a copy of the title sent, website, independent inspection provided, telephone conversations with the company. The only way I found out it was a scam was that I took the title to DMV to check it out and they told me the name on the title was different than their records. I then searched on Edmund scam and learned this was a scam. I don’t know how one avoids such scams, but before sending any money, take the title to AAA or DMV. These crooks had a Wells Fargo bank account to wire the money to. I was persistent about the title because I’ve bought a car once that the person had not removed a lien (understandable) and it was a mess.
Also, if anyone knows zachmac on BaT, could you you ask him to PM me? He seems very knowledgeable and like his opinion on something else.
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I'm glad you caught this before it caught you. A dead giveaway for scammers is when they append a domain to their domain. Look at the actual web address:
https://www.edmunds.com.en-usa.online
You see the "www.edmubnds.com" but that not where you're going. The actual domain you are routing to is "en-usa.online". They have just created a subdomain called "com" and a subdomain of that named "edmunds" and a subdomain of that named "www". Basically, anyone can do this. Once you own a domain, you can pretty much create any subdomains you want.
Scammer do this hoping you won't notice that the "edmunds.com" or "bonkofamerica,com" is not that actual domain but a subdomain of their scam site.
https://www.edmunds.com.en-usa.online
You see the "www.edmubnds.com" but that not where you're going. The actual domain you are routing to is "en-usa.online". They have just created a subdomain called "com" and a subdomain of that named "edmunds" and a subdomain of that named "www". Basically, anyone can do this. Once you own a domain, you can pretty much create any subdomains you want.
Scammer do this hoping you won't notice that the "edmunds.com" or "bonkofamerica,com" is not that actual domain but a subdomain of their scam site.
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Report all you want...they won't. do anything. Too many of them and too costly to trace.
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