Don't Buy Vehicle Reports from Scammers!

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Have you ever tried listing your car for sale and someone asking you to provide a motor vehicle report? That's a totally normal request, except for when they tell you that you must get it from a specific site. In this video I try to pull back the curtain and see what's really going on.
Learn more about this scam here: www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/201....

[@itslydiabxtch]

Wade and Trevor... The scammer is missing Ron.

[@wardalsudani]

😂😂

[@nabs3178]

🤣🤣

[@tabithiamoore8538]

Poor Floyd, he should've told Trevor he couldn't stay. He would've had his job, his cheating but working girlfriend and he'd be alive.

[@hamzaferoz6162]

What about Chef

[@Infarlock]

Franklin and Michael

[@GadgetAddict]

This is one of the first scams that doesn't seem rediculously unbelievable to me.

[@debasishraychawdhuri]

I guess the Pakistanis are better at it than the Indians.

[@randompersonontheinternet2375]

@@debasishraychawdhuri Your letting a few individuals influence your view of nations with hundreds of millions of more people

[@longway1599]

@@randompersonontheinternet2375 yes

[@chewy99.]

Lol yeah definitely better than the regular “Oh my Nigerian king uncle just died and has entrusted YOU with millions! All you need to do is give me $400 to get it...”

[@gingercat7925]

@@randompersonontheinternet2375 *You're

[@MHP1209]

You literally JUST saved me from being scammed! The conversations of these Craigslist spammers were SO spot on to your examples it made my stomach turn. Oh and btw…… Trevor and Harrison were the 2 names here in atlanta Craigslist they used. THANK YOU!!!!!!❤

[@andrewcunningham2782]

I almost fell for this a few months ago while selling my car. It’s pretty clever but thank god I had a bad gut feeling

[@imaginn3447]

My favorite part of the video is when he says "I got a redirect link". That's when u know it's either gonna get sooooo good or end abruptly.

[@-HughJass-]

I always play the Nigerian music in my head when he says that

[@iliasszennati173]

Pakistan is just muslim india its not suprprising

[@mohammadzafar7891]

@@iliasszennati173 yes and no

[@officialbearfanclub8715]

300th Like!

[@splycefury1416]

Same bro

[@elijahwatson8119]

I got the same scam when I was selling a $2000 car a few years back. Didn't really know if it was a scam but I was like "Dude, it's a $2000 car. Here's the vin, feel free to run it on whatever website you want". Didn't get a reply.

[@IvanPlayStation4LiFe]

I got my ($950) Toyota 2001 Corolla with milegage of 139,000 miles or over 300,000 miles in CarFax and it runs perfectly 2 years so far.

[@yanasto]

I’m just cackling imagining someone demanding the carfax on a $2000 car.

[@Keshlynne]

I didn't even know this was a thing, but my mom's trying to sell her car, and I'm glad I saw this video. The more you know.

[@lostinaroom5551]

I love the music this man plays depending on the country

[@User0000000000000004]

No you don't.

[@min.trusfrated]

@@joshuaviola3066 Burj Khalifa - Simple Thieves ?

[@joshuaviola3066]

@@min.trusfrated THANK YOUUUU

[@violetdots]

@@User0000000000000004 uh yeah we do

[@aayla9982]

@@User0000000000000004 wha-

[@David_Bellows]

Fell for this yesterday luckily I’m broke, they charged me 50 cents, and than a second later 27 dollars, but the 27 got declined due to insufficient funds

[@randomdude4110]

did you chargeback?

[@David_Bellows]

@@randomdude4110 No, it got denied so it didnt matter

[@krishcshah]

Damn, i wonder how large this network is!

[@Anoalekontrieger]

If you fall for this it might be one of the reasons you’re broke lol, anyway hope things will work out for you.

[@amandah.6728]

@@Anoalekontrieger Rude as f*ck.

[@KTMsteve]

The trusted research person has kitty cat headphones 😆😆😆

[@generalplimskye5444]

He's got nothing to prove. :)

[@genemechanic6773]

Must be related to Def Noodles😅

[@angeldiaz762]

Nerds rule the world

[@law7056]

He looks like a discord mod

[@RonnieRants]

I'm glad you liked my headphones!

[@MC-cv6vc]

I came across something like this before, except, they don't actually generate a report for you. They just want you to enter in your credit card information so they can sell that on the black market.

[@User0000000000000004]

It's called an "African-American market" you racist!

[@jraymond1988]

I saw something like this for apartment listings, although they wanted you to create an account and a credit report. I reported them from every single computer at my work.

[@NeutralGenericUser]

Once again doing a public service. Thank you! It was weird seeing Mississauga at 12:15 lol

[@jeepguy95]

I work for a dealership, and list some of our inventory online (FB Marketplace, Craigslist, etc.) to help them to sell quicker. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten requests to buy a scammer's vehicle history report, but I know better, and tell them that our AutoCheck is all we provide for free (it's what we pay for), and that if they want to buy another type of report, they're more than welcome to do so with the VIN.

[@Reza254]

Is there any risk in posting VIN publicly online?

[@jeepguy95]

@@Reza254 Not really, but I don't personally do it.

[@jraymond1988]

@@Reza254 I would have guessed so (an uneducated guess to be honest) but a few sites I've used to look at used cars do actually list the VIN in the details section.

[@JohnDoe-bd5sz]

How much does the report from the reputable sites cost. If they are cheaper, they could just run the report from those sites when people pay, and send them this. Then it would not be so much of a scam, but more a markup. But maybe the reputable companies have even higher prices ?

[@casper135]

​@@Reza254 my vin is abc

[@qubonic]

Welp, I'm on my way to troll these guys! Wish me luck!!! Update: I went to 1 of the websites & asked how was the weather in Pakistan & they closed the chat lol

[@KipCoffman]

HAHAHAA! Nice.

[@TheIceWeaver]

Weather here is quite weird here, depends what city are you from. P.S. i am not one of the scammers, i just happen to be born in this unfortunate country.

[@luqmangames7761]

I’m Pakistani

[@takumifujiwara3223]

@@luqmangames7761 how is the the weather in Pakistan

[@waqasahmed939]

I'm ethnically Pakistani, but born in the UK. It's always fun having a go at these scammers, especially when you start asking what they're doing for "Iftar"

[@l.s.s.8-8-16]

OMG! You have the smoothest, most nonchalant sponsor shout-out transitions! LOL

[@zimkhitaanitandyamara9259]

I am so obsessed with your videos, I have truly learnt a lot.... Thank you for opening our eyes

[@Reza254]

*learned

[@hamzs_hm]

@@Reza254 learnt and learned are the same just that ppl of us or canadian heritage tend to say learned whilst british say learnt

[@QuirkyTJones]

In addition to all the things you said...most people won't necessarily be on a slander campaign after being scammed for a "measly $25" unless you're Ben Dover so that's probably why they have and continue to get away with it..

[@longway1599]

thats how people scam others saying theyll "flip" their cash with cashapp they say send as low as $5 to turn it into $50 most people say screw it its only $5 anyways worth a shot lmao

[@margaretramirez7278]

I've been getting tons of calls about renewing my warranty. From multiple numbers. Around the same time my warranty ended. I'm lucky I called the dealership and she told me they where scams

[@roflBeck]

I get those calls sometimes, I know they're fake. I once answered and when they asked what my car was, I told 'em it was a Declasse Yosemite lmao!

[@catelynh1020]

You know, it's been my last chance to renew my car's warranty for about 2 years now. At first i was just lazy and didn't like unknown numbers, so didn't respond. Now it's pretty obvious that it's all a scam (different numbers, exact same voicemail, it being my "last chance" pretty frequently), so i'm glad i never bought into it when i first heard it. I actually had another one of these calls today.

[@Sergio-fu7mv]

Same here! I get it at least once a day. It’s so annoying. I’ve blocked multiple numbers, but they keep calling with a new one with the same message about some kind’ve car warranty, or something like that I don’t really listen. 👎🏼

[@margaretramirez7278]

@@Sergio-fu7mv I just got a new call this morning from what looked like a local cell phone # so I decided to answer. Lol its a recording saying my apple iPad has been purchased from Amazon and is on the way if I'm ok with paying $1,000 & Something Dollars then hand up otherwise press 1. I was going to mess with them but it was too early and I didn't have my coffee yet.. 🤗

[@laurallewien2165]

Oh I get tons of those calls, but the jokes on them I don't even have a car anymore!

[@davejohn3600]

A VIN from a junk yard would have been funny.

[@GoddesseyCreations]

The transition into your sponsor was smooth af. I respect it. 😂😂

[@dslegend4ks163]

You girl

[@purplepixi18]

I love that you put the scammer music behind the Harry's sponsor speech. Lol!

[@JohnS-il1dr]

Yup me too. Harry's Razors have bent the knee to woke Twitter mobs so....

[@beardsntools]

the sponsors are skipped for me, so I wouldn't know

[@aristotlespupil136]

Wondering how they prevent paypal charging it back or closing their account after multiple chargebacks

[@longway1599]

buy multiple paypal accounts or set up with false identitys than charge it out

[@aristotlespupil136]

@@longway1599 ah yeah. I see. Thank you

[@Josiahsutton1]

There is also probably alot of people who don't realize they have been scammed or don't bother doing a charge back. Their fake website does give a car report most people probably don't realize that the information is fake.

[@Fede_uyz]

Well, youcould easily buy bitcoin with paypal ASAP and send the bitcoin to another wallet. Paypal may try to get the money back from you, but you do t have a bank account associated. They may try to get it back from where you bought bitcoin, but you withdrew the bitcoin too. Sure, you'd get your paypal account closed, but you set up a new one and off you go the money from paypal to a debit card ASAP, then close the card and that way paypal cant get it back. Or

[@yunggecko]

That ad transition was smoother than your beard 🧔 🪒

[@ronperks]

Your work is great. We all appreciate the time (hours? Days? Weeks?) that you put into these videos. Just checked my old emails on a vehicle I sold last year. And guess what, exactly the same inquiries and requests. I had a real no fuss local buyer, so didn’t follow through on their request. If my vehicle was hard to sell, I might of unsuspecting a scam….

[@mnxhour]

I had a bully and I managed to grab his IP.

[@devedee2393]

lmao

[@mnxhour]

@@devedee2393 ikr, he fell for it

[@devedee2393]

@@mnxhour did u blackmail him after that or called the cops on him or troll him in any way?

[@devedee2393]

@Couch awh

[@longway1599]

@Couch no it does go to a address thats how people get swatted online...

[@Quangcurry13524]

Does PayPal allow him to get his 25 bucks back

[@nickyjersey8895]

Hahahaha I was thinking the same thing, he never told us.

[@teeth-man]

Generally Paypal sides with the buyer when it comes to chargeback disputes. In this case it's more than likely he'd get his money back.

[@PrinceCharmThings]

Unfortunately, these unscrupulous scammers have now given unscrupulous used car sellers a way to get a vehicle report that shows a perfect record for their car that really has tons of issues that a reputable site would flag! Now more than ever the Buyer needs to BEWARE! Don't trust just any report...do your due diligence before you buy!

[@gordonbobby1]

You’ve come a long way. I’ve been following since you only had a few videos. One of my favorite channels for sure. :)

[@man_on_wheelz]

Thanks! I'd never heard of this scam, but if I ever decide to sell my car, now I know to be extra careful.

[@marioo.4742]

This scam happened everytime we posted a car on CL, I'm glad that this video was made.

[@TheHuskyGT]

Glad to see the channel has gone back to basics, with actual scams, and not possibly made-up stories on people overseas who need money for surgery. I subbed again.

[@AidenRKrone]

Those videos with the stories about scammers overseas who see the error of their ways and reform themselves are so cringey. They're obviously fake and scripted.

[@Luca_the_memegod]

yo Ben, I just wanted to say that your doing amazing and your changing the world. love your vids

[@chanceharding8035]

You should check out the (facebook for sale - vehicle) scams.

[@manasseh7]

I’ve gotten these scams before now I’m glad there is a video I can send back

[@olivialeopard3973]

How did it happen

[@Straycatstrat10]

In my opinion, I feel it is the responsibility of the potential purchaser of a vehicle to buy a VIN report on a car they are interested in. The seller could be helpful in providing one, but I don't think it should be the sellers responsibility. When you go buy something, you do research on that before you pour money into it, don't you? Why should a $20k (or $2k, or even $500, price makes no difference) investment be any different? If you found a bad report, brush it off and consider it a bullet dodged. When I am shopping for a car, I buy 3 Carfax reports. Ran me $60 last time. My first car I ran was a Suburu Forrester at a local used car dealership. The car looked quite clean, but when I pulled the VIN, I found that not only had it been wrecked twice, but also was stolen at one point. I showed the manager at the dealer my findings, and he told me that under law, as long as it is roadworthy, it can be sold. Yeah. I didn't look any more at that dealership. So, my point being, a $60 investment saved me thousands.

[@MasaiDartz]

Pleasantgrove is always spending his hardearned money to these scammers to help teach us how to not get played by these guys and also for our entertainment too. What a guy!

[@QuirkyTJones]

Totally off topic...but I absolutely LOVE Ronnie's headphones with attached kitty ears...who doesn't want Kitty's ears when listening to your favorite tunes 🤣🤣🤣

[@sorokaye6067]

How come I love watching you advertise products just as much as the scamming????????

[@johns6119]

Now I understand why after I bought one of those reports the “interested buyer” was not texting me back, because he scammed me... Thank you for the video, it’s worth being a subscriber

[@anjachan]

Ronnies cat ears made me laugh ... love them xD

[@kd1s]

In the case of GM and OnStar - I get monthly emails as to my cars status. That is more than sufficient for the purpose.

[@DanielLawrence23]

The effort of setting up a server and building multiple brands is most of the work to a successful business? Why not just do it legit and pay the dvla or whoever for the actual reports

[@danieltaylor4185]

I mean, I don't think what they made was that difficult, and the front-facing stuff looks like it's just a template, because they spammed it over and over again. But point taken, if you're going to make an email bot that hits public records about a VIN and spits out a PDF with that info slotted in, you might as well go legit and hook in to whatever serves up the accident reports and legit vehicle history. It's kind of amazing that they committed this much to the scam.

[@DanielLawrence23]

@@danieltaylor4185 Throwing up template sites isn't difficult but to purchase the domains, manage them, create scripts and have to keep swapping merchants and bank accounts for just small amounts of money must be frustrating and a lot effort. If they paid the DVLA, they would probably have API access to the database and would be able to build reviews and a brand on just one site. Don't forget the average person can barley use Wix haha

[@TimoRutanen]

If you're in pakistan, you might have trouble getting the actual data too.

[@GAdventures3987]

I like your content it’s really cool to see some one try to make a difference out there in the world right some wrongs that weren’t even yours.... I searched you channel and found no videos about pyramid schemes or scams. I think it would greatly help your community if you explained how they worked and the odds of actually making money in one compared to wasting time and money

[@dwayne3466]

I greatly appreciate your exposing this scam. I'm currently looking at used cars and now I at least know to avoid this scam. Thank you!

[@jaylianos8743]

I opened a live chat and sent them this video...no response lmao

[@taonguyen4347]

Man I wish he would've made this video 6 months earlier cause my dad fell for it. Glad it's out now though.

[@macanthonyonyirimba3096]

@@EhteshamShahzad yes that’s pretty much how the scam works

[@gregvarner9562]

As a former and reformed 10 year car salesman, I concur with your findings on this subject.

[@mrwhatszittoya1]

Kinda wish you would have confronted the “support” on the missing info and see what they said

[@Moikie1]

Great video. Could you do one on the $1000-$1400 cars popping up all over Facebook Marketplace and OfferUp? Thank you.

[@manasseh7]

Definitely wanna see this one

[@billmarshall268]

Yes and no one seems to stop them

[@penguineapig1719]

Your videos always keep me watching. Good work.

[@davidbeaver21]

I shave my face like a windshield, go down from the edges and when all done go side to side to get the little hairs. I'm enjoying these videos alot.

[@mr.voidout4739]

1:22 That's totally ass-backwards! The seller is selling-off a car, not dealing it. If you want something more out of it, then you get what the seller offers you (their report.) Or at the very least, come to a mutual agreement on a source. The buyer doesn't get to just make up terms and conditions, that's for the seller to establish.

[@BulletAgario]

Intimidation tactic

[@Guipc7]

I also use live chats to send a grabify link, it always works, sometimes I confront them and they either curse at me in their language or simply just end the live chat 😂

[@olivialeopard3973]

Where can I get the grabify

[@eileenmcmahon2373]

I really like all the great info you give about scams...I let my family know too...glad your out there...

[@justmesillyv9541]

I sold a car several years ago and was shocked when a pretty bad car accident I was in wasn’t on the carfax so even they aren’t 100% accurate unfortunately. 😕

[@nickkazandjieff]

The only people who reached out when we had a car for sale on Craigslist were ones trying to pull this scam! Smh!

[@longway1599]

what kind of car

[@TheTimothydragon]

If you still want to sell it you may have luck with Facebook marketplace

[@macanthonyonyirimba3096]

@@TheTimothydragon gotta be careful on that also

[@dannydaw59]

I would be like "Sorry bud, that's up to you to get a report." If they don't like that they can move on to another seller.

[@Kevin19700]

And I thought I had heard of every scam out there. Excellent information!

[@claudelebel49]

Thank you for the research and the answers.

[@teddyscrubs]

Imagine my surprise when I see you used footage of my Canadian city at the end...

[@citavalo]

2:20 I immediately noticed the vector image with those watermark lines.

[@MartyReynolds]

Bro..you have the longest pinky finger.... lol 6:06 Love your content!

[@simonghoul3602]

You gotta stop being so good looking I was avoiding this video because I thought it was an ad (until I saw "Sam Green" and remembered "Oh yeah I was told to check out this guy, I forgot to check him out")

[@ahsnsb]

"my face is smoother than me baby's" Why wouldn't you let your baby use your razor?

[@Queeneiko666]

Ty for expanding out, everyone is focused on the different calls, i.e. Microsoft, refund scams, etc. Its awesome we have so many youtubers wasting their time, but things like this... Im glad I know this is out there. Thank you! Post it!

[@PleasantGreen]

Yeah this one has puzzled me for a long time!

[@mizzjacksonxoxo]

IDK why,...but, the music was so sad at the end, it made me cry...😕😕

[@jtc1947]

WOW! First time I have heard of this! Thanks for the break-down and info!

[@KitanaJadePickett]

I’m a woman and I use Harry’s! Glad to see them as your sponsor!!

[@epicsaxophonesolos4314]

I found something just like this with a website about human skin v.s dog skin. I searched the first sentence of the webisight and found 6 different website with different names but the same exact format and words. I couldn't find the original, but one of them did say it was run by a vet clinic.

[@7luckym586]

The musical effects to emphasize the point of discovery is amazing 😉 ❤️🤪 love it

[@michaelhatfield6761]

Dude, you're awesome. Not necessarily for this one, but for all the videos I have been watching.

[@frikaleoteras]

The quality of this channel is only going up

[@Kevan929]

Grand Theft Auto V name Wade and Trevor, Come ON

[@mcrap4864]

I didn't know that we shouldn't buy vehicles from scammers man. I've always bought my cars from a shady guy under a bridge.thanks for the advice man

[@cfc1232]

U bet I couldn't stop thinking about that clean shave man..

[@gerardino612]

Was he wearing a CIA polo shirt? Is that official?

[@loucololosse]

Strange... It would explain some things.

[@JohnnyXanax]

@@loucololosse He lives in Utah, or so he says. There are CIA offices in all 50 states, just like the FBI and NSA. Just the CIA and NSA work out of regular offices. He would not be dumb enough to expose himself like that. Why would the CIA sell polo shirts when Congress gives them billions of dollars to operate. So I went on line and there are even merchandise with FBI POLICE shirts and, yep, even "Illuminati and Mason" triangle on them. It was a funny gag though.

[@gingercat7925]

His gig is up!!!

[@JeffAikema]

Omg this happen to me recently and I told the buyer I’m not doing that

[@longway1599]

you should have only $25 and deal would have been made, worth risking $25 to sell your car at asking price since you didnt know at the time is was a scam..

[@JeffAikema]

@@longway1599 im not paying 25 dollars when I just waited another week then sold it

[@Steven-kq6rw]

I also ran into these scams when trying to sell a car online. I thought the website would try to install malware or just scrape a credit card, but this is even more clever.

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

Nobody “loves to shave”. Just ask Ronnie. Love your channel!

[@chobani7381]

Can you do a video of the “cheap car” for sale? The scam where people post really nice looking cars in good condition for really cheap. I’ve seen tons on Facebook market, I’ve even done some reverse image searches and have found the actual dealership selling the same car with the same pictures! I’ve actually almost have gotten scammed by this

[@olivialeopard3973]

How did it happened please can you explain to me in details I don’t wanna get scammed. Please

[@chobani7381]

@@olivialeopard3973 so what happens is that they post cars for really cheap when they look brand new. Low miles, clean interior, everything is perfect! But the scam is that they make up a story about how they need to ship the car to you.

[@HerpaDurpVg]

"Our report checks for ...lemon history.... and another lemon history just in case.

[@myron8676]

You earned a new sub ! Your videos are great and entertaining ! Keep up the great videos !

[@ebarnard23]

Lets expose these people! Love your work Ben!! Im so entertained by your channel and im ready to make these scumbags go down!

[@DaisFlaque]

Your doing a good thing man.. Keep us informed and keep the scammers at a disadvantage. o7

[@iamlegion990]

Bro... what a great shave... by the way my name is Harry !

[@janekrubes]

Really love your stuff! Great episode.

[@TheLifeofRon]

This happened to me also! I’m glad I didn’t fall for it.

[@deancelli7479]

Wow this is actually really smart 😂😂😂they’re getting smarter

[@adnanafzal4374]

i live in pakistan you can file a report against these scams in FIA they can crack them down within hours but the fact is they can get away with it because of loopholes in laws long story short, no one can stop them 😂 and i really appreciate you educated so many people ❤️

[@NASA-USA7]

Years change but over country scammers do this on daily basis..💔

[@michaelwrigley5438]

I got one of these texts when trying to sell my car over two years ago. I was suspicious and so didn't take the bate and purchase anything. Can't believe this is still going on.

[@sandy-fs7vj]

I am from India I like to watch your videos they are very informative and spread awareness .Thanks a lot.

[@SpectralightPhoto]

I love your Harry's ad, but you left me hanging with the following statement: "My face is smoother than my baby's." Your baby's what... behind? ;-) Keep the awesome videos coming, Ben!

[@llewelynshingler2173]

I think he means the kid's (Presumably Smooth) face.

[@barrvett]

9:22 what is that song

[@wanhawkins3513]

This is a true service which will help many people protecting themselves. I must admit the scammers are creative Thanks.

[@MrCoreypast]

clever segway to an ad. I love your show bro. new subscriber today.

[@k8rgrl]

Why's nobody mentioning ronnie's fabulous cat headphones

[@AnonymousMC]

Hey guys! I hope you have a nice day and stay safe, God bless you!

[@exotic_rich9798]

You too!! :)

[@exotic_rich9798]

Thank you so much!! Stay safe, god bless!!!! 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@AnonymousMC]

@@exotic_rich9798 Thank you so much! :D

[@EchoRabbit]

I've had a very similar experience. A lot of these scammers will use a variation of abbreviations. I had one use "BS" report before. Glad I was able to sell it to someone reputable though.

[@wildalbalass4867]

People should be openly told, in the media?. Or a Govt warning announcement of sorts? . It ought to be common knowledge and then these scammers would be out of business quickly. I suppose as yet, not enough people care yet. Many thanks for your good work sir. Much appreciated.

[@eastsidee62]

3:07 must be a GTA V fan