Oncedriven.com Clever scam San Rafael Internet

They got my phone number from my Craigslist listing. Left me a very compelling message about selling used cars, which caught my interest as i'm having trouble selling my daughter's 2008 VW Passat. I called the number back, was given the choice of vehicles over $2000 or under $2000, then transferred to a hold-queue with 13 people waiting ahead of me! That really impressed me! People were very nice too. Another nice touch--I had the car listed for $8,950 and asked the rep what he thought I should list it for. As I'd priced the car at the high end of Edmunds I was expecting him to give me a lower price, but no, after 'reviewing activity in the past weeks' he suggested $9,200. Nice! I was going to make more money with these guys too.

It was downhill from there. After I listed the car with Oncedriven, I went to their site and posing as a buyer, put in a request for cars iike the one I was selling.  The site shows you nothing; asks you to fill out a form and they'll send you cars for sale within your parameters. A day later, I'd received nothing, and began to suspect something was amiss.

Happy ending. Visa refunded my money, and I cancelled the card. A final note. Last night I received a text from someone asking if the car was still for sale, to contact 'Abigal Adams' at a gmail address. The language was very awkward and I didn't reply.

The lesson? Post your phone number on Craigslist with care, or not at all!