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BoatingSwapShop.com-Scam Alert

Scam Alert!

We at BoatingSwapShop take pride in the manual approval of ads on our website. If we find a suspicious ad we will contact the owner to verify the listing. Although we take these precautionary steps it is still not enough in todays society. Please take these steps to help reduce scams and you being scammed:

Deal in Person (this is the number one way to help reduce scams!)

Deal with certified funds or cash

Do not wire or send moneygram

Never take more than the price of your item and return money to buyer

Get information, license, address, phone numbers and make sure they are active

Never give out financial information

If in doubt contact us!

info@boatingswapshop.com

Who should I notify about fraud or scam attempts?

FTC toll free hotline: 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357)
FTC online complaint form (http://www.ftc.gov)
Canadian PhoneBusters hotline: 888-495-8501
Internet Fraud Complaint Center (http://www.ic3.gov)
Non-emergency number for your local police department.

Please notify us at info@boatingswapshop.com if you feel an ad is a scam or have been involved with a scam or attemped scam on this site.

Actual Email Scam

First email that was sent:

Name: Fred
Email: (withheld for investigative purposes)

Message:
Good Day..,

I saw your ad about the Jeep.I am
interested in acquiring it .I will like
to know the following about the Jeep -:

* Its Present condition

* Any previous owners

* What is your asking price?

Will be waiting to read from you
soonest.

Fred.

Second email received:

Thanks for the response.It&undefined;s what i have been searching for a while now.I&undefined;d really like to pay you in cash at hands..But right now I&undefined;m not within your reach that i could easily come for the payment and pick-up the car.
Am a set administrator for a movie. We move from one location to another...I would make arrangement for the car to be picked up after you must have confirmed payment..So my means of payment will be Cashier&undefined;s Check or Personal Check,which is more secured and better than any other means of payment.
Your asking price is okay by me and i would be willing to send you the asking price and i would include the shipping fees which i would highlight later.

I will need the informations below to send payment out to you

Full name ...
Address....
Cell Phone number....

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