Fraud on Craigs list 2004 VW bug Joshua Newman Only 29,000 miles, excellent condition, must sell he is being sent to Afghanistan on 11/19/11 4250 N. M

8th of Nov, 2011 by User724874

I recently saw an ad on Craigs List for a 2004 VW convertible Bug. The add says it only has 29,000 miles on it and no body damage, it also runs great. He listed the car for $2000 dollars saying he was being deployed to Afghanistan on 11/19/2011 and had to get rid of it quickly. I live in DE which the ad "hints" that the car is also. I asked several times to see the car, but received no responses. Then I was told to send the money to Google Checkout, but not directly to them to Western Union in Chicago. It had to be sent to a man named Oscar Burrows 4250 N. Marine Drive Chicago IL 60613. This all sounded like a scam. I told Joshua Newman 14370 SW 289th Street Homestead FL 33033 the person trying to sell this car that I would be in Florida on 11/12/2011 and would meet him there give him cash and drive the car home. He refused this offer too. THERE IS NO CAR!! It is a big SCAM. Do not fall for this. Once again the old saying that if it is to good to be true it usually is not true. I am glad I checked. Hopefully the next person does also. These people need to be STOPPED!!!!!!!

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4547 days ago by Rodbelljr

I entered into the arrangements and sent the two thousand dollars through the Western Union. I was just about scammed when I saw this on the Internet. I phone the W U and they said I was lucky, their was an error in the transfer. The money had not been delivered to Chicago. Then they explained that Western Union has no partnership with Google. Any way there is much more to the story. But God was clearly watching out for me! He used you too!