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Old 08-26-2016, 07:24 PM   #1
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Scam on Craigslist for 2011 Bambi

We responded to a listing on Craigslist in northern Michigan for a 2011 Bambi Sport for the crazy price of $12,500. Got a response with pictures of what appears to be a nearly new unit, in pristine condition. Owner says the trailer is located in Ames, Iowa and they will deliver. This must be a scam, right??
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Old 08-26-2016, 07:28 PM   #2
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Welcome. Old saying, if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. Can you post a link to the add.
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Old 08-26-2016, 07:28 PM   #3
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^^ Oops... responded too slow.

There is that saying about things sounding too good to be true. I'd advise caution.
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Old 08-26-2016, 07:34 PM   #4
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Is this the one? Electronic??

http://nmi.craigslist.org/rvs/5731138946.html
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Old 08-26-2016, 07:40 PM   #5
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That's it

Yes...exactly the same one. Scam right?
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Old 08-26-2016, 07:48 PM   #6
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Yes...exactly the same one. Scam right?
Gut feeling is that it is a scam.
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Old 08-26-2016, 07:48 PM   #7
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Doesn't look like a 2011.
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Old 08-26-2016, 07:48 PM   #8
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But I'm no expert
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Old 08-26-2016, 07:51 PM   #9
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Thanks, folks. Lesson learned.
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Old 08-26-2016, 07:52 PM   #10
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It actually might be a 2011 sport. I was comparing it to my 2011 FC.
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Old 08-26-2016, 07:54 PM   #11
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I was recently toying with someone who claimed to have a 2001 19' Bambi for sale for $2000. The Craig's List ad seemed to indicate it was in the middle of Indiana, but the email I received from the fake seller said it was in Provo Utah. They offered to ship it for free, as the trucking company had already been paid to transport for a deal that fell through, and insisted there was no negotiation. When I offered to meet them in Provo, bring cash, would pay full price based upon the photos in the ad, and reimburse them for the shipping loss they suffered.........poof!
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:04 AM   #12
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When I was looking for a airstream I figure at least 75% of the Craigslist ads were scams. Airstreams seem to be a popular vehicle for scams. For some reason the title of the listing of the scams often has seemingly meaningless letters included?
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:13 AM   #13
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Click on Prohibited. after several CL will remove. If legit they will relist. Or Scammer they too will probably relist.
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:22 AM   #14
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Here is one also:
http://tallahassee.craigslist.org/rvs/5706970155.html

...Husband died. Packaged in DesMoines. Will deliver. Must pay through PayPal.
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:37 AM   #15
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I report tractors on kijiji all the time. They also seem to be a target for scammers, like air streams. No email, no phone #, no location to inspect,report as fraud. If enough of us keep an eye on what a good price vs a rediculouly low price is, they will tire of being removed. They surface every once in a while. I like to keep them away asap, before good ,honest people get involved with them. These sites know how reliable the scam reporters are, if you do enough of them. take care
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:42 AM   #16
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Teardrop trailers are popular as well


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Old 08-27-2016, 12:14 PM   #17
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When we were looking for ours last year I responded to a too good to be true Cragislist ad - great looking 70's era trailer $2000. Similar story about "will deliver". They wanted a $500 deposit to hold it, but they said they had already contracted to sell it via eBay and so had to take the deposit via eBay. They emailed me a convincing eBay-like bill(?) for $500 to be paid via a link. Major alarm bells. I don't pay anything via and emailed link. The scam was getting the $500 bucks, which they didn't from me. I'm sure now that there was no airstream for sale.
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Old 08-27-2016, 01:11 PM   #18
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It is almost certainly a scam generated by someone with minimum knowledge of the product he's using to separate someone else from their money. The next set of communications will reveal a hither-to unknown fee, like insurance or licensing fees to be paid in advance. Typically however, the price asked would be much lower- perhaps there is a growing sophistication this time around. Don
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Old 08-27-2016, 01:20 PM   #19
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Picture looks very similar to this one in Florida:
http://www.reachoo.com/ads/76839164

Note, the one in Florida did not have the stabilizing jacks lubricated, so I would definitely stay away from that one.

Google has a neat feature which lets you search for other instances of the same picture. That is how I found the one in Florida. Great for ferreting out scammers using borrowed photos. Check out these links for how to implement this feature:
https://support.google.com/websearch.../1325808?hl=en
https://www.google.com/intl/es419/in...chbyimage.html


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Old 08-27-2016, 01:27 PM   #20
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Actually, it can be kind of fun to see how far the scammer will take things. Usually what they tell you is that it's being stored at some facility someplace, and you need to make payment through some other institution to complete the deal. A common element of these particular scammers is they tell you they (the scammer) are some sort of eBay merchants (I forget the precise term they use - it was new to me) to add legitimacy to what they're doing.
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