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Car dealerships, often considered a bastion of scams and deceit against their customers, have felt the sting in recent years from information on the Internet. It has gone a step further, now, as their lust for sales is being played upon by some pretty clever scam artists.

While most dealerships are catching wind of this, the scam is now being used on private sellers. Anyone who plans on listing a car online now or in the future MUST read this article.

It has never been more difficult to make a buck in the car business. Searching Google for "Car Buying Tips" yields nearly 8 million websites packed with information consumers can use to get a better deal. Throw in sites with new car invoices like Edmunds and sites with competitive used car pricing like Austin Used Cars and you can see that it's not your father's Oldsmobile market.

Enter stage left the dealership scam artists. No, not the salesman throwing in the floor mats to close a high profit deal; in this case, the dealerships are the "scammees".

Here is the text of an email received by Used Cars in Oklahoma City today:

"Hi Seller, I am interested in the immediate purchase of item, Could you kindly let me know the present condition, availability, asking price and the current location. I am willing to send your payment by check and i am willing to accept shipping responsibilities via my shipping company. Email me at once, thanks in advance. Kevin"

This particular email was sent based upon a posting on a free classified site.

Here is what happens next:

Here are some other sample emails received lately:

* Hello, I would like to make a few enquires about the above mentioned item.I would like to know how many owners it as got before its being put up in the market forsale and also how many years as it being of use. I would also like to know if the asking price is your last price or it can still be discussed so that we could agree on a certain price. I would want you to know that the payment would be make through a cashiers check payable in your name.A client of mine whose owning me for a contract which i did for their company wants to pay my dues and i wouldnt want to spend the money recklessly,so i would want you to get back to me as soon as possible,so that i could know what my next line of action would be. Kind Regards Gerald.......

* Helloseller, My Name is( rollandjaycob)I will like do business with you moreover I just place a look on your item and i am intrested in immediate purcharse of your item then i we also need more picture of this car,but before i proceed on this transaction i will like to ask some question as follow.1. Do you accept a (Cashier Check / Money Order) as a mode of payment.2.What is the final asking prize you can go at last.3.Will you let my shipping company to come to your contact address for the pick up of the item down to Africa cause i woulnd't want you to worry yourself about the shipping of the item.4.You are to send your FULL NAME andCONTACTADDRESS,TEL # to mail out the payment today.

then if you free free to chatt with me to know more better about this transaction you can chatt with me on my *CHATTING ID.( This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it )as you ready to do business with me i we look forward to do more business with you in the nearest futureokay.

get back to me now....

* Dear sir/ma My Name is Mr.Terry,i besed in London United Kingdom,Its been a great pleasure to e-mail you that i am interested in buying your car,so upon agreement i would like to pay you with checks,so let me no the amount you want to sale it for me.

Do you see a trend? Seller beware!

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