Possible CL scam -- 27' RB Columbus Ohio January 16, 2017, 05:55:59 pm While clicking thru CL this afternoon, I ran across this ad:USED Lazy Daze 27' Rear Bathoffering a 2000 27' RB for the low, low such-a-deal price of $3000.My spider sense says that's pretty unlikely. Tell-tale signs are copy inviting one to "check out the pics!" yet there are no pics other than the one. No details offered. Phone number out-of-area (Texas, although with number portability, that's only a warning, not a sure-thing.) At least there aren't palm trees in the background.So if you're tempted to check it out, proceed with caution. In addition to stealing your money, scammers may also be interested in your phone number and email address for spam purposes. If it turns out they have swiped your rig's picture, you're within your rights to pursue a DCMA take-down as well.It's always possible, of course, that it's a legitimate deal. (Theoretically.) If that turns out to be true, well then congrats.Chip
Re: Possible CL scam -- 27' RB Columbus Ohio Reply #1 – January 16, 2017, 08:10:07 pm It has been removed.
Re: Possible CL scam -- 27' RB Columbus Ohio Reply #2 – January 16, 2017, 09:04:37 pm Indeed. I know I flagged it -- must not have been the only one.As is often the case in these scams, the same ad will pop up all over the country as time goes on. Chip
Re: Possible CL scam -- 27' RB Columbus Ohio Reply #3 – January 16, 2017, 09:40:26 pm I had searched several different cities in my quest to replace my burned out beauty and ran across this a few times. Pic and price were always the same, each ad had only the one pic. The very short descriptions did vary a bit. Sad