I want to let you know about a scam we have been informed about. It involves Cars.Com; our cars have been posted for sale on this site without our knowledge. They are advertised on Cars.Com site using information obtained from our other ads including the VIN and our pictures.
When we find these ads, we immediately contact Cars.Com as request they removal, which they do in a timely manner, but they refuse to report these fictitious ads to the authorizes. For this reason, I feel obligated to inform our customers to be very wary about any ad they see on Cars.Com. At this time, Cars.Com is offering a safe haven for scammers and this effects every legitimate person trying to do business on the Internet.
Here is an excerpt from an email between the scammer and a potential customer:
—–Original Message—–
From: Anes Bolesta [mailto:anesbolesta@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 6:11 PM
To: [...]
From a customer of ours:
An old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he’s lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.
The old German Shepherd thinks, “Oh, oh! I’m in deep shit now!”
Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the panther is about to leap, the old German Shepherd exclaims loudly,
“Boy, that was one delicious panther! I wonder, if there are any more around here?”
Hearing this, the young panther halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees.
“Whew!,” says the panther, “That was close! That old German Shepherd nearly had me!”
Meanwhile, a squirrel who had been watching the whole scene [...]
PureRossi has unveiled the first details on the Rossi SixtySix – a Corvette C6 that borrows its design DNA from the classic Sting Ray model. The SixtySix will be built in limited numbers and will be unveiled at the 22nd Annual EyesOn Design this Sunday at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills.
As we were saying, the Rossi SixtySix will take its design inspiration from the Sting Ray models: there will be a split window, stinger hood, a modern front, and retro “bumpers”. For the interior, updates will be made to the center console area, door accents, and shift boots.
The sports car will be offered in eight exterior colors: black, red, maroon, blue, pearl white, a charcoal gray, and yellow.
Under the hood the Rossi SixtySix will have a V8 engine producing 450 HP and 400 lbs-ft of torque Unfortunately, performance figures haven’t been released yet so little is known about how [...]
