First of all, if you don't already know, a scam exists where a buyer (usually from overseas like Nigeria, UK, other parts of Europe and now in the U.S.) wants to pay for your car by a Cashier's Check in excess of your cars value and then asks you to wire transfer the difference back to them. It's a scam and they are using fake or stolen checks! Also, it seems that there is now a scam of presenting fake bank money orders or cashier's checks for items purchased. With the help of the computer, crooks are able to create a fake cashier's check from a bank's real one and present this for payment for a valuable item. The phone numbers on the document are also changed to indicate the scammer’s own phone. Make sure that the phone number you call is the one you find on the internet, not just the one on the check. The best advice is to regard any cashier’s check from an unknown bank as just a check, and wait for it to clear your bank before the security is released. Another scam we have detected is where the scam artists steal photos and ad descriptions off of other companies' websites and post them in there own ad (usually on Ebay) with a very low asking price. They may claim that they are in dire financial need or something to that effect. The truth is that they don't even own the car! They intend to pocket the purchase price, or at least a deposit. Please be very careful if you come across a deal that "smells" like this and remember your parents' old saying, "If the deal seems too good to be true, it probably is"! There is now a place you can go to check on and submit email addresses belonging to scam artists. ScamChecker.com was created to help users identify scam artists by the email addresses they use. As users identify scam artists they have a chance to warn others by submitting the email address and other important info to the ScamChecker.com Database. With your help we can can start to make a impact on these criminals. We have also recently found out that scam artists are now calling their victims using an online service called IP Relay. This technology allows a person to make an internet call paid for by the US government as long as the call originates or terminites in the United States. How it works: the scam artist goes to a web site like IP-Relay.com, enters a chat room with a live phone operator. The caller (scam arist) then instructs the operator via chat to place a call and speak word for word exactly what the scam artist types. The operator then types back exactly what the recipient says on the other end. Again this service is fully funded by the government as a service for the deaf and hard of hearing. Scam artist have figured out how to take advantage of this service to do their dirty work. Now you know so be careful! American Classic Autos has been "hit up" with these scams numerous times but, thank God, we haven't ever fallen for it. If the potential buyer wishes to pay by a "so called" certified check, tell them that the only way you can accept payment is by wire transfer or cash. Be sure not to give them any documents, especially the title, without confirming receipt of funds. If the party is a "straight-up" buyer, they will have no problem respecting that. If they are not a "straight-up" buyer this will usually scare them off. These scam artists are pure enemies of those of us in this business "for the long haul" that do business in an ethical manner. Please, if you run across one of these scams, make sure you report it to ScamChecker.com or us so we can stop as many of these guys as we can! THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ OUR FINDINGS ON THIS SUBJECT AND PLEASE PASS IT ON. ScamChecker.com *CLICK BACK ON YOUR BROWSER TO RETURN TO OUR SITE* Copying images and/or text from anywhere on this website is strictly prohibited. Violaters will be prosecuted as severely as the law allows.