Online Trading Assistants

[cali27]

Hey guys, has anyone ever heard of or had any experience with "online trading assistants". I found a boat for sale in Buffalo and it is a great deal. The seller and I have exchanged several e-mails and he is selling the boat through this service. I had never heard of it, any info would be great.

Thanks

here is the website link
https://onlinetradingassistant.web.officelive.com/ws/default.aspx

 

[Tin Yachtsman]

I've never heard the title "Online Trading Assistant" before, but I would be VERY cautious before I sent any money out. There are some slick scammers out there. I came across one on CL that wanted me to Western Union money to a third party, an "EBay agent", in Florida. The seller was very good about answering emails and we sent email back and forth several times. A call to Ebay customer service confirmed that it was a scam, but it looked very legit. Just be careful, my friend.

 

[cavman138]

be careful about that. The last time I heard anyone that was involved with anything like this, it was a scam.

 

[cali27]

Thanks guys, I did a live chat with eBay customer service and they confirmed that that webite is not legit. What a sucker I am though I found a steal of deal. I guess I will be more careful.

Thanks again

 

[lckstckn2smknbrls]

Now that you know it's a scam you can mess with them.

 

[Tin Yachtsman]

What a sucker I am

No, you still have your money! =D>

 

[DuraCraft]

Glad you didn't fall for that one! One must be exceedingly careful! The scams are not just ole Chief Mbogo's third wife's second cousin's son who was king and died, etc., with $17 million needing our help...

 

[richg99]

Yep, they are all over the place.

Last year, I saw a great Walleye boat for sale on Houston Craig's list. Now, a walleye boat down here is pretty rare. Of course, it also looked way better than the price would allow.

However, when I wanted to inspect the boat...they wanted me to send the money to some EBay address first. A sale on Craig's list doesn't go through EBay. It finally turned out to be a scam.


If it looks too good to be true..it nearly always is. Rich

 

[Outdoorsman]

I have seen quuite a few price to good to be true for the item scams on Craigslist... another red flag is if it posted locally but the item is located far away, usually a different state..... Item should be located in or very close to posting location....

Outdoorsman.