New CAR SCAM is actually a BURGLARY! (BEWARE)

[@TahoesNTurbos]

buying and selling online has become increasingly more and more dangerous here, lots of scammers and thieves. Glad you brought this to light for others who are unaware. First Rule, do not send money and always meet in public

[@alfee9411]

10-4 At a fire station or cop shop

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

Where abouts are you? I'm in Michigan m it's pretty shady up here in spots too

[@THEcyclonewill]

I had a situation with a couple wanting to buy an engine. I hadn't pulled if from the car yet, so they came to hear it. I got a bad feeling pretty quickly, and confirmed my suspicions when he didn't want to hear it run, and mentioned "you've got some cool stuff around here. (!!!!) Luckily my phone dinged with a joke text from a buddy- "oh, that's my neighbor, he didn't recognize your truck, and was just checking on things. He works from home, so he keeps an eye on the place" They quickly hightailed it with a "I'll get with you on payday" never to be seen or heard from again. I never sell anything that can't be hauled to town anymore.

[@joshuavinson7343]

Good little PSA for everyone. The bad part is they are constantly coming up with new methods, so you really do need to keep an eye out at all times. You can almost guarantee the one time you are a little lax will be the time somebody Takes advantage. Thanks for the video.

[@rockin86ranger]

Buddy of mine bought a grand national project car, been sitting in the same spot for years. Got a title with the car. Got excited and started ordering parts before he registered and got it running and cleaned up and put some interior in it. Decides he better register it before he gets too deep in it. Car comes up stolen. The previous owners had a duplicate title and it got reported stolen and since his title was older than theirs he ended up losing the car and never got a dime out of it. The guy he bought it from was friends with original owner but somehow they never knew where it was.

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

Damn....I'm sorry to hear that

[@paulsmith9198]

My buddy thought he sold his Harley and got the "Here's your "check", there is $2k more than we agreed upon, that way YOU can pay the transporter I'm sending to pick it up." My friend isn't dumb and pulled the parachute on that deal. Good way to lose your ride and a few extra bucks.

[@sw1933]

That's the oldest trick in the book. First time I had that happen was 2009/10 in the Craigslist days

[@scottabbott5469]

Damn. This was my biggest fear when I bought a truck from New Mexico. I checked around and had several long conversations with a few transport companies. I never had a good feeling about it, and ultimately decided to make the trip myself. We left Friday evening from Washington, and were back on Tuesday. 3600 miles round trip. It was worth every penny of fuel and trailer rental. It ended up costing about the same as the cheapest transport company. I'd do it again for the right vehicle.

[@azmax623]

When selling items, I prefer to meet at a local location in case shit goes south. Luckily I work two blocks away from the local police station, so I have people meet me there. biggest problem with any FB/CL transaction is the people not showing up.

[@brayannexon4613]

Not to mention if the key code is on the key and picture that's all that is needed to make a copy.

[@thagerdorn2009]

azmax623, you are absolutely correct. I only meet buyers at a goodwill location two minutes from my house. Very well lit and the police are always in the area. Plus I've been stood up and screwed many times, so two minutes from my house isn't a big deal. NEVER let anyone come to your home. The thing that sucks about selling cars is the title has your name and address on it. I wish it didn't because that's always running through my head when I sell one is what is this asshole going to do to me after they buy the car.

[@RobDSask]

When setting up a time to meet, I always confirm with them prior to the time. If no contact, or they ghost you, I assume it’s a no show. If someone is really interested, 99% of the time any ‘normal’ person will reply right away, and be good at communicating throughout transaction…

[@TheProAer]

Nothing surprises me these days with the amount of scum there is. I just had new flooring put in my house. I had my mother come hang out at my house while I was at work with the workers installing new tile flooring. Your right, you have to keep your guard up when it involves strangers coming to your home.

[@Nick210]

I don’t even respond to people unless you have a FULL profile with some history, tons of pictures with friends or family tagged in them and friends posting on your timeline. I’m sure I haven’t responded to tons of legitimate inquiries because their profile didn’t pass the sniff test.

[@iam1smiley1]

Yes, we call it the "psych profile"...the more something is worth, the more I look, either buying or selling.

[@vinniecorleone62]

A somber warning Rob, thank you for the wisdom my friend! In 1989 I traded a clean Black running 1970 Challenger for a not running 1970 Chrysler 300-H (a 1000 made), the nice man promised to rebuild the not running 440 in it. Months went by & I found out he took my nice Challenger & the 300-H & skipped town. A powerful life lesson I never forgot.

[@TheWhoudini1974]

I've been buying and selling cars since the mid 80's, all of my cars have keys that are on their own keyring, and I'm either in the car with them during the test drive, or I'm driving doing what they ask to see what it can do.

[@richardpuckett8127]

#1 scam on Facebook marketplace is renting houses. You just post a home for rent with a cheap price for rent. And then have people pay application fees. You can literally make more money each month, on these fees. Than actually renting out the house.

[@Mr.Saltwater]

It happens a lot in Tampa Bay, for sure. At least one news story on TV a week.

[@jamesblackwell5141]

Thanks Rabbit! Scammers come to work just like everybody else. They get up every morning and think, “ How can I up my game?”.

[@billlindblade2647]

You are the best rabbit thank you for all the good advice you are right. This world is turning into a toilet. You can't even make a dollar nowadays with out trying to be scammed.

[@stewkeene]

Don’t trust ANYONE when you buy and sell on line. When I decide it’s time for me to buy an obs truck like the one sitting next to him, I’m sending a small deposit, booking a flight and showing up live and in person, then driving it back. PERIOD!

[@MrC9Oh3]

If someone test drives my car long enough to go to Home depot and have a key made I would've already called the cops to report it stolen lol.

[@scotttufts]

Reminds me of one time I had gypsies, put a little bit of water in my oil to make it seem like I had a blown head gasket, but I was obviously too smart for that. I told him I didn’t wanna sell them a Car that was broken.

[@paulcarmi8130]

Theres a lot of stories about this happening on tinder. Take her back to your place, two weeks later her friends break in and take your stuff. Wild times.

[@Sizukun1]

Just makes me want to go to a dealership and pay 20% extra for a car to avoid facebook and craigslist altogether.

[@batmayn]

seriously. Especially when dealing in cash for cars worth more than 5k. might be worth it to pay more and not get robbed.

[@mattheweburns]

If you use PayPal, you’ve got 30 days and they usually side with the buyer not six months. Oh my God why did they wait so long?

[@ashleydubbeld9236]

Mr. rabbit I have put my 92 left on the XLT short box on Facebook and what a bunch of wackos I listed it for one day and I got so many ridiculous calls and we took it down the same day so it just filled up by setting it out in my front yard and sold it in three days so I don’t have any faith in Facebook. thanks for the info on the warnings and a good videos.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheOriginalLugnuts]

Each of my cars has its own key chain and my house keys are on a separate key chain. I only make deals in person and never at my house, I meet at a local business that’s busy. This is for both party’s protection. I also do not give a deposit, for out of state deals I fly in person and make the deal.

[@JoeParlous]

What Rob said about the scammers is nothing but true facts!! Be careful of who you deal with! RIP Rob

[@rwdplz1]

As long as thieves can keep getting away with everything, they have nothing to fear. People are starting to take matters into their own hands.

[@journeyofbear6423]

Thanks for sharing the information. An older lady I know just had someone try to pull the phone verification on her. Luckely, she asked her daughter about it first.

[@efremlee6990]

Why in the sam hell would he wait so long to report it stolen?

[@seanwalsh7264]

I’m actually getting ready to list an sn95 for someone so this is great timing for me to use in a couple weeks when I’m done detailing

[@Scoobawoo]

Scammers are absolutely ridiculous on facebook. Shits annoying when trying to sell something

[@y2kxj]

For cars we can get a used vehicle information package for $20.. it shows all previous owners, mileage, and Leans ...we need to have it to sell/registere it...that’s in Ontario Canada

[@Freedom_is_better_than_safety]

A good friend of mine bought a 2 year old diesel (Denali that was loaded) from a guy in Houston, TX. The guy gave him the title and sold it for cash on a Sunday. My friend got a loan, ran the VIN, CarFax and all. He got the truck and title, drove it home, and went for inspect to find out it was stolen from a dealership a couple days before. He lost the truck and all his money, and the title was likely a very good fake. According to the dealership, the check the guy that bought it from them was a very good fake, and the bank caught it a few days after the purchase, so they reported it stolen, but my friend already has the truck states away by then. Houston police said it happens so often they couldn’t help. They would “do what they could”.

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

That's crazy. They have all the info (the police) and still can't do dick about it. Man.

[@Freedom_is_better_than_safety]

@@DonaldMeyers-v8c These cities that are rampant with crime don’t even try. When they catch them they cut them loose on no bail schemes and those guys are in the wind again, to assume another alias.

[@nickm2558]

I couldnt agree more to be careful. It always irritates me when I inquire about an ad on marketplace, they don't want to answer questions online because they "don't check facebook much" but yet they replied to my question in under an hour. They then post a phone number, which can be a local one. My most recent one was about some windows, dont want to type up sizes online, come on man, I'm not calling someone when I don't even know if the item listed will even work for my application. And don't think its only the big metro areas that they target, I live in the middle of nowhere, so much so I know pretty much someone to check on stuff for me within a 100 mile radius!

[@ozzstars_cars]

Excellent info! Buyer and seller beware.

[@Dirtyrpide4life]

I had my truck stolen twice from an employee at the car lot I bought the truck from . TWO weeks after I bought it . Thanks to social media and high speed chase I got it back . Then the day after he got out of jail he came back and little f&kr DID IT AGAIN! Another high speed chase and multiple crashes & back to jail he went

[@oldschool6345]

100% on point. Honest people don't think about all the scenarios you present. My typical marketplace rundown goes like 50% "is this still available" - with no response after a yes. 20% - "will you take/ I'll give you (X) cash today for it" ... or just give it away... no. 20% scammers with shippers and certified over amount checks, the phone code bs. etcetc... no, in person cash only. 5% "can you hold it till friday/payday?"... no first come first serve. 4+% with a million questions and no money. And finally less than 1% real interested buyers. So if I ever pull a first million$... it won't be from facebook lol. Thanks for sharing

[@earlgregoire6661]

Air tags/trackers Anyone see the story about the guys in Texas who tracked their stolen car and capped the guy who stole it?

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

Damn! Don't play in Texas son

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

In Michigan we get that crap too. They take pictures of somebody's either car or a house they have for sale or rent, but they list it with the same pics but a price that is appealing.

[@c-moneycantrell]

You’re right in many ways BUT it gets frustrating being the legit mechanic trying to help a friend from getting screwed as well. Shit goes both ways. Nothing I hate worse is to drive a long ways with cash to buy a car and the seller is so paranoid about who you are and your life story when all you want is to make a car deal . Not hating on your story and know you mean well but it does go both ways. NOW you should make a story about all the things to watch out for with bullshitters looking to screw people with junk cars because that happens a lot more to be honest. At the end of the day we just need more honest people in this world period!

[@hydarail6477]

rob please do more stories like this love you`re channel been watching it everyday just to pass some time

[@RoadhogRNA]

Sound advice man, Scammers are everywhere.

[@RSJR74]

Friend had his beautiful 86 old cutlass for sale in his front yard two guys came to look at it and the next morning it was gone they handed him the wrong set of GM keys because his weren't on a key chain just on a loop car was never found

[@londonman8688]

there is also the scam where they come to look at keyless cars, try all the doors and windows so they can get the codes. they will come back later and start the car via their laptop and drive off.

[@cousinjohncarstuff4568]

I have the key to the car on a separate key ring. Another red flag is if they pull up in a vehicle with temp tags on it. Meet at the local Police Station and have them run the info on the person prior to a test drive. Just a few more tips to add.....

[@tylerandersenandthegang]

Just like buying and selling drugs don't do business at the place you sleep... Except for the crazy part nowadays most used car transactions are about 3 to 10 Times the money as a drug deal...

[@AnonyMous-jf4lc]

All the deals I do are in person, in cash, I verify paperwork, I carry a gun, and I have a friend nearby they don’t know about with a rifle. I never sell from my house, always at a public place. I had someone try the phone code. I sent them back a picture of my AR.

[@21222or]

Dammm that's a nice VW

[@JCKingdom79]

General Motors ignition recall and people still driving around with 20 keys on their ring.🙄 Some don't have common sense.

[@JohnnyAFG81]

I always like to meet up at a gas station. Bright lights, 24h surveillance and open areas. You find society’s garbage on FB MP sometimes.

[@thrashncrash4046]

There's the classic scam by scammers, which is "Hey, can I send you this money order so you can pay my shipper? Then you can either keep the rest or refund some money back."

[@ruthlessreid9172]

Great information Rob I never look at Facebook marketplace LS engines for 800 bucks ....right I was born at night but not last night!!

[@borismcfinnigan3430]

um what? used LS1 engines arent worth any more than that....

[@alexlaney3423]

So many lost people scamming these days its like theyve sold their souls. I cant imagine doing that to regular people. I just cannot comprehend hurting my fellow people

[@MustangMafia97]

An additional note regarding house keys, they can be easily copied by taking a photo of them. They could always just take a photo of the keys and simply make the copy later.

[@gasNmudtv]

Ive sold lots of cars and ive never given them the keys to my house or anything other then the keys for said vehicle. You gotta be dumb to do that

[@7viewerlogic670]

Thank you Rabbit.

[@paulshannon4576]

I hate having a pocket full of keys so each vehicle has it’s own ring. The truck, fifth wheel, pontoon and even the house. The locks for the shops are on a different ring. Of course I also keep vehicles for ever so it’s years between selling one.

[@brianbird3756]

I don't sell much online, but none of my keyrings have more keys than needed. Caddy keys have keys to the caddy, fob, and remote for cutouts. Sho key fob is simply the fob. Truck keys are just the keys and the fob It's 2023, we use thumbprints and PIN codes for our house locks.

[@donthewellguy]

Great PSA! People need to stay on point!

[@CodyDoesIt]

Rob is hella smart but most people should have this same mentality even with those you know personally

[@mired914]

I'm almost done with FB, it's literally scambook at this point. Gotta be a better way, still sell about 30% of stuff on CL though. FB is done though.

[@ejgrant5191]

Good Stuff! Gives one something to think about. Years ago my cousin was selling his motorcycle....guy calls....shows up early Saturday morning. My cousin sees a car parked on front of his house that he assumed was the guys car...Opens the garage door fires up the BSA motorcycle...guy asks can I take ot for a test drive? Shure....3 hours later....No BSA....Grandma who was visiting @ the neighbors leaves their house and gets into her car and drives away🤣.....Thats when my cousin realized he had FAWQED UP!

[@rjnation5042]

I never have anyone come to my home, I always arrange to meet at a local workshop so they can get the car up on a lift so they can get a good look at the car, but generally I don't sell online so I'm good, love the PSA Rabbit, Rj in Oz

[@derekv275]

Morning Rob! Hello from Saskatchewan eh!

[@MrWill73]

Great video Rabbit!👍👍👍

[@chuck5903]

I keep the key with all my keys as a backup. The one I hand a person it by itself. I use that one for driving, mechanic work, or someone borrowing my ride.

[@Mr.Magicstick]

😂 On FB market place with rabbit playing in the background.

[@dakotamcclure6165]

Then another thing people do without knowing is giving out there work schedules. The buyer says can you meet at 1 today. You say oh I'm at work until 5 the ask what about tomorrow. Sorry Monday-Friday gone 9-5 and so on

[@luhgeekyperc]

god damn i wish we had more rob pitts in this world

[@MX-CO]

One less Rob Pitts in the world now

[@illa-noisemusic1081]

I give buyers three questions and if the last one isnt plans for buying, I block. Im not trying to educate half the county on what they want to buy. Know what you want and dont waste others time.

[@jimh4375]

Most law enforcement agency's have an area where you can meet for transactions. That WILL NOT stop the scammers, but it will thin them out and make them work harder.

[@Slapwood6284]

Always a good day with rabbit uploads

[@_randombob]

It's a cold world we livin in, keep plenty of scrap metal for ppl to trip over

[@Overtakergarage]

I’ll give you a good story I know somebody who stole a girls, Instagram pictures and videos bought a bunch of followers and started posting all of it to an IG account. This other girl has an only fans this person I know subscribe to it and started stealing all that content, and they started an only fans And they are making a lot of money just by screen recording, and re-posting

[@Shadowlogic420]

Don't think I'd let someone test drive my car without going with them.

[@bryanblake8607]

Reminds me of a few times I sold some farm equipment and testing the water on my f150. Had the I will send a check for x amount and my driver or pickup person is on the way and you pay them keep the rest all the way to I will trade you a fridge or a car with a blown motor or the best one yet was just leave the title and keys and I will leave the money. Needless to say I got the cash I wanted for the equipment and still have my f150, if you can’t meet me in person with cash in hand you ain’t getting nothing.

[@dsicher123]

Great information Rabbit!

[@gunsandhorsepower]

When i bought my 2001 dodge ram 1500 4x4 sport off-road edition old man gave me the title and the title had a pryer lean in greenville south Carolina

[@billyduffany3387]

For what I wrote earlier, it is listed all over the US.

[@Pat-RickSmith]

Hey Rob thanks for the info . You know another thing to look out for is . If it sounds to good to be true it always is. You get nothing for nothing in this world .

[@eastcoastflagcarsjohnny5826]

Thanks for the heads up...

[@blue_thumb]

Rob, I'm sure you can figure out a way to get Facebook to pay you to help them implement some security features.

[@Miloshe71]

Throw a gps tracker on every car in every situation like this.

[@marshallbaldwin395]

It's been awhile bu i have had two run ins with the cops while hauling cars one picked 3 cars in el paso going to to la going thru immigration check i happend to see the dog get all upset with 2 of the 3 cars i picked up al were stolen and 2 were loaded with dope it turned into a big mess the other time i picked 5 cars at an impound and got stoped for inspection one of the caused the dog to go nuts the cops at the impound yard had not found everything

[@Tater4200]

In southcarolina. The title work is WAY TO EASY. Up here in NC. They make it way more difficult lol

[@Dan_Akins]

RIP Rob. Good advice!

[@izyj.8679]

The marketplace scam is the nice vehicles at super cheap prices.

[@MrBlazenBruce]

My bro called someone about a truck today, it was wrecked and was too good to be true, my bro called him up and sounded like he was in jail lol, wanted a deposit to his cash app lol, my bro said no I have cash in hand, dude said no I gotta get back to work and hung up lol.

[@Fljeff7]

You know they are trying to scam you when they say need your phone number to contact you when you are receiving a message on messenger. They say need number to contact you. I'm like you already can contact me on messenger. Also want to meet at your house I say I'll only meet you at a local store parking lot

[@heathj7794]

Have any of y'all ever seen a listing for rabbits used cars? All I've seen is a merch store and links to KZbin and social media profiles

[@patrickwayne3701]

I've been in the old shop and the truck shop. I plan to go to the grand opening. The Rabbit is Real. You are funny for the seconds it takes to read your joke.

[@heathj7794]

@@patrickwayne3701 I wasn't trying to be funny Im legitimately curious. Been listening to rabbit tell all kinds of stories about buying and selling all these cars and trucks but I can't find anything he has for sale.

[@patrickwayne3701]

@@heathj7794 well, it'll be interesting if he catches your comment... and then, if he responds. I didn't ask him where he advertises because I have heard him talk enough crap about Travis's [Damn Dodge], that I intuited pretty early on, that he doesn't run in the circles that might likely produce my dream car, because I don't dream of chivvys or fooords typically, and that's Rabbit's main stomping grounds. But he's a car guy at heart, and he respects and loves his family, and he knows how to have a good time.... THAT'S what comes off of him in waves if you ever meet him. I stopped in at his old shop in Greenville just on a lark, during a business trip... and he opened his door and welcomed me in. We had a great chat and I met Matt as well that day. I saw the surf beetle and the '32 Ford in person as well as two or three of the OBS trucks that were in the shop at the time. He's real. The business is real. And Matt is real. Just ask him where you can review his portfolio of available vehicles if you are in the market,, but, if you're just looking to keyboard audit him,,, be ready to get called 'Casey'.. Travis is yet another real character in Rob's world and I have met him too, at my work. If you get a chance, drop by the new shop in Seneca and say hello. I'm sure you will find real people there too....

[@alfee9411]

True information right dare now! 🤣 Fakers gonna fake!

[@FreshlySnipes]

We should implement 15-year minimum prison sentences for scammers.

[@everydaybladesinc]

I’ve been watching your videos all day brother. Each one breaks my heart. Gone way too soon.

[@jeffreyoldham55]

Dang, Rob...that little surf Beetle looks *sweet* ! I couldn't take my eyes off it.

[@Thumper68]

Never let anyone test drive alone. Better yet just don’t let the test drive. And accept cash or cash app only and soon as cash app comes in transfer money out. And it helps to live in very rural area like I do where people get that if I mess around out here I won’t be seen again feeling😂

[@Devon_Lewis]

Next time he should just hit me up to go get his ride 😉😂

[@MisterMistyEyes]

moral of the story: buy or sell cars to local people who come see the cars for themselves.

[@GS-sm3jo]

RIP Rabbit 🙏

[@user-vp4qq4it7i]

Not me, man. My key fob is on it's own; other keys are on another keyring.

[@josephboley]

I couldn't sleep at night if I was a scammer. I'd be afraid my grandfather would come back to life and murder me.🤔🤨🤔🤨

[@8196jlb]

Excellent tips

[@StricklyCryptic]

hey buddy are wearing a speed master watch?

[@landon390]

Great stories today