Buyer / Seller Scams

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We've been alerted to a scam which operates in the following way:
An overseas buyer offers to buy your car. They will want to send you a cheque for an amount in excess of the purchase price of your car and will ask you to send the change back to them or to pay the change to a local shipping agent. There are several variations on the theme. If you get an offer like this from overseas, we recommend that you be alert to a possible scam.

Another scam operates as follows:
Typically a car/bike/boat, etc will be offered for sale at a very low price. The seller will say that the item is located overseas or in a location that makes it difficult to inspect the item. The seller will ask you to send them a deposit or pay for the item before they will arrange to send it to you. If you get an offer like this, we recommend that you be alert to a possible scam.
On motorfind however, we do our best to review every new listing posted on our website and we investigate deals that are "Too good to be true".

Tips for safe buying
When negotiating with a seller, we strongly recommend you take the following precautions:

Speak to the seller directly. Most online scams are conducted via email only. If you cannot contact the seller on the phone, please report it to us.
Do NOT send money overseas. We strongly advise against using instant cash wire transfer services like Western Union or Moneygram to purchase a vehicle from an overseas seller.
Motorfind DOES NOT operate any form of online payment services (such as BidPay or any escrow services) for vehicle purchase transactions. Report any offer of such a service to us immediately. If you suspect a scam please click here to report it to motorfind.com.au or click on www.scamwatch.gov.au and follow the links to report it to the relevant authorities.

Protect Your Password
motorfind.com.au advises that under no circumstances should you provide your log in details to anyone in response to email or phone requests for confirmation, no matter how genuine these emails may appear. Known as "phishing", a number of these scams are currently in operation on the Internet. No member of motorfind will ever request you to divulge your username or password.

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