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‘Looked so legitimate’: Scammers pose as Nebraska car dealers, cheat buyers out of thousands (flatwaterfreepress.org)

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[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wild. I'm looking for a new truck and Nebraska or the Dakotas have the kind of trucks I'm looking for in good shape, miles, price, etc.

I would never wire the money. Not ever. If I do get a truck like this I'll travel there, check the truck and pay in person. It's so unbelievable to me to wire $25k to someone I don't know. So far out of the realm of comprehension that it's just baffling.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago

My wife's old boss fell victim to the "apple gift cards for a truck" scam, even after she straight up told him it was a scam and showed him articles about that exact same scam.

Fucking moron sent $5k in apple gift card codes to a random person.