Craigslist Scam

I am selling my car and ran into an interesting craigslist scam. Someone will contact you pretending to be a potential buyer. They will ask a few questions and then ask to setup a time to see the vehicle. After you agree on the time they will then ask you to send them a vehicle history report via text or email. I have seen this scam twice and both times it was a different report from a different site. The first time it was from "VehicleFactschecker.com" and second was from "revealhistoryinfo.com". The reports seem to cost a small amount of money. Presumably if you buy and send them the report they will ghost you. But if you tell them no, they then try and argue that you are selling the vehicle for thousands of dollars and they just want to be transparent.

Its a clever scam. It preys on the fact people want to sell their used vehicle quickly and for a good price. Its for a small amount and is easy to write off as someone who decided to not buy in the end. I wonder how many people fall for this scam yearly.