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Title: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: C-Money on February 25, 2011, 09:06:56 AM
I saw an add on the Moses Lake Craigslist for a very nice looking bumper pull camper. It is a 2008 and from the two pictures in the add, it looks nice. Price $2400. I thought, to good to be true, but I emailed to request more info, and to possibly take a look at it. A little later, the add was pulled so I figured it sold. Well I got this e-mail back the next day. I think it a scam due to the seller being in one state and the camper in another. If this story is true, I am very sorry to the wife of a fallen soldier.


Hi, I am glad to know you're interested on my 2008 Keystone Springdale Summerland 1790, I want to get rid of this rv as fast as possible. I inherited the rv from my husband who died in Afghanistan last year. He was a soldier in the army corps peacekeeping detached.

The Camper has been sitting in the garage ever since, collecting dust, didn't move it an inch. My asking price is $2400. The camper is in perfect condition though, low used about 10 times near home but each time I try to get in, it kills me and makes me cry.. knowing how much he loved it and how much he babied it all the time makes me want to sell it even more. You may think I'm a terrible person but right now I'm pregnant in 4 months and I've been forced to relocate... moved back to Dell City, TX.

It sucks big time, but I'm hoping for the better.. that's that, I'm not going to take more of your precious time with my rant.. we'd better discuss the subject at hand.

I'm in no condition to travel, every time she moves my belly hurts and now my back is hurting.. I can barely walk.. I was told this was coming and just before leaving Denver, I left the camper with the shipping company (DAS) to be stored in their warehouse, sealed, ready to be delivered with all documents, clean and clear title signed by me, owner's manual and all the service records I could find with both sets of keys.

I've arranged so that shipping is free on your side, it's paid with a voucher issued by my insurance company to help me move but didn't use it because I didn't really have much to carry..Get back to me if you are interested in purchasing and we can have a smooth deal.

Bellow you can find the specs and features of the camper together with more pictures:

 Sleeping capacity is 6 persons, dry weight (pounds) 3949, carry capacity 2041lbs, hitch weight 490, length 20'10", height 10'6", fresh water 50, waste water 30, gray water 30, LPG: 40, wheel size 14x5, rear bench dinette & huge window, front queen bed, dinette doubles a sleeper, 13.5 BTU A/C non-ducted, AM-FM-CD STEREO, TV shelf, TV antenna w/ booster & cable jack, extra large overhead cabinets,3-burner stove & LP oven, 6 CU. FT. Double door refrigerator, double bowl kit. sink w/ high rise faucet, microwave, hot water heater by-pass, side cabinet, A & E patio awning , 4x stabilizer jacks, C.O. detector, fire extinguisher, smoke detector, LP leak detector, hose carrier bumper w/ end caps, rubber roof, rain gutters, radial tires, dual L.P. tanks. Here is a link where you can find pictures with camper: http://keystonecampertt.shutterfly.com/pictures/77 (http://keystonecampertt.shutterfly.com/pictures/77)

Thank you and hope hear from you soon.

Best wishes Trisha B.

 :dunno: :dunno: :dunno: Just sounds fishy!
 
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: GoldTip on February 25, 2011, 09:08:52 AM
I agree, sounds fishy, if not, I apologize as well to the wife of a fallen soldier.
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: jackelope on February 25, 2011, 09:10:24 AM
scam
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: robodad on February 25, 2011, 09:11:29 AM
Total Scam !! Ask if you can take a look at it and see what they say if anything !!
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: gaddy on February 25, 2011, 09:13:18 AM
seems ive seen this before
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on February 25, 2011, 09:14:17 AM
What I do if they ask for a phone number, is give them this one: (206) 622-0460   :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: MP123 on February 25, 2011, 09:20:16 AM
Sure smells like a scam...
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: 400out on February 25, 2011, 09:25:02 AM
What I do if they ask for a phone number, is give them this one: (206) 622-0460   :chuckle: :chuckle:
is that a moderators? Thats not nice  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: CrazeyBird on February 25, 2011, 09:54:26 AM
It is a scam, got the same story about a Airstream Bambi that was for sale.  They gave their sob story and said they would only sell it through e-bay.  This was Seattle CL, found the same add same day in a California CL add after i got the email from seller.
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: kirkl on February 25, 2011, 10:04:28 AM
those type of ads are on there all the time.
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: C-Money on February 25, 2011, 10:08:07 AM
I wish I haddent gave my phone number, cause I sure wante dto see the camper. I kinda took th eoriginal Craigslisting hook line and sinker. Then the flags went up wen I saw the reply email. Hope they cant do anything with my phone number and email address. :bash:
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: dirty24d on February 25, 2011, 10:30:59 AM
I wouldnt worry  to much about it if thats all the info you gave them. People release waaaay more information that that ona daily basis on facebook to so called app developers, stuff like your b day, wedding aniversary family members names, fav pets, phone numbers, email, the list goes on and on.


But it is good you figured it out when you did i would flag the ad and contact somebody about your concerns.
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on February 25, 2011, 11:04:40 AM
BTW, that phone number is to the Seattle FBI office.  :chuckle: :chuckle:

What I will do is copy their Email address and then paste it into a google search. Many times you will see the same Email pop up in multiple cities.
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: BallisticsNut on February 25, 2011, 11:11:57 AM
Ran into this same situation about 6 months ago with my Sister.  She called me, told me about a similar Craigslist add in her area.  She thought it sounded too good to be true. She did all the research, correspondance and the guy even said he would bring the camper to her location, free of charge and no payment until he gets there.  Sounded really good and legit.  Until... I did the research.  The same camper was listed in nearly 10 different states, all said the same thing with all the same pictures with different usernames.  Hmm., then I found a post about the scam from someone who was scammed.  Dont remember the whole correspondane but my sister was in this pretty deep and ready to shell out the money.  Thank goodness, she didnt. 

RUN!  Threaten, if needed and report it to Craigslist so they will pull the add.
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: Alchase on February 25, 2011, 11:57:47 AM


I would have called him and told him to meet me some where public with the camper. If he showed up take pictures, write down licence info, names anything I could get. Then turn all of it over to the police.
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: baldopepper on February 25, 2011, 12:32:17 PM
This clown(clowns?) are all over Craigs list-you'll see "to good to be true" prices daily if you look under
ATV's-that line is one of their common lines about the soldiers wife and other sob stories.  Usually they tell you they'll pay for shippping and be sending you a cashiers check to cover it, might be a little more than needed so give them the change and the'll get it shippped.  They have several other schemes along that line-best advice is to NEVER pay out any money until the item is actually in your hands.  I flag them whenever I see them on craigs list-you can spot them easily, nice add usually with at least two pictures and usualy a ladies email  address to respond to and never a phone number.  I've contacted craigs list on them in the past, but, frankly, they run so many of them on boats, RV's, car's (high ticket items at incredibbly low prices) that craig's list can't monitor them all. Remember, if it's to good to be true, it usually isnt!!
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: TheHunt on February 25, 2011, 12:35:22 PM
Call them and get to see it.  Do not give out your real name.  But tell them you have cash to play right now. 
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: Jason on February 25, 2011, 12:37:26 PM
When I was looking for a Toyota Tundra I came accross lots of these scams.
Thats why the first thing you see when you go into craigslist Car/Trucks section is this

How to recognize a vehicle scam attempt on CL:
•Shipping a vehicle to you is suggested by seller
•eBay Motors or another intermediary is specified by seller
•Payment by Western Union or a money wire is requested
•Price is unusually low (fraction of blue book value)
If you see these tell-tale signs, flag ad as "prohibited" and avoid

Offers to ship a vehicle are virtually 100% fraudulent

eBay has no involvment in craigslist for sale ads, and any eBay or similar emails or web pages you receive are fake

Never use Western Union or wire transfer to pay for goods - only a scammer will ask for this, and any funds sent will be lost

Do not buy vehicles site-unseen, regardless of low price. The vehicle does not exist, and any money you send will be lost.


Stories about divorcees or departing servicemen needing to sell quickly at a low price are generally fraudulent

If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
More information is available for avoiding scams
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: Buckmark on February 25, 2011, 12:39:06 PM
If it's too good to be true.
I can not believe that these scams still work, and people still fall for them.... :bash:
I mean really, you would be willing to sell your whatever for a hugely discounted price under it's value and have such a hard time doing it that you would be posting in a city so far away.....
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: jackmaster on February 25, 2011, 12:45:24 PM
ask her for the number to the company that is holding it and look them up
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: C-Money on February 25, 2011, 02:47:37 PM
I am trying to sell some Tundra wheels on craigslist. Just got an email from some one that did not seem right. So I took some of the advice from this topic and googled the return email address. SCAM! Here is the email I receved.


Stil available ? anything wrong ? I can buy ASAP! can you please answer me at: ceaifacut@gmail.com? Thnaks borza. Sent from my iPhone at : 13:51:51

Google the email address in the above message. Scammers piss me off! Scam :pee:
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: Happy Gilmore on February 25, 2011, 03:28:55 PM
I have a twin axle pop up trailer for sale. $1000. Good condition. Send me a cashiers check to my husbands account in Afganistan. He died but, that is his army checking account.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Possible Camper trailer scam?
Post by: MikeWalking on February 25, 2011, 04:00:33 PM
army corp peacekeeping detached..??  I think an Army wife could describe things better than that.
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