Scammers Give Truck Buyers Second Chance

Truck Trick

"Second chance" investigated

They were bidding on a valuable vehicle offered for sale on eBay and they almost bought into a scam.

Suburban driving isn't exciting enough for Kim Jamber so she asked her husband to put a little spice in their garage.

The Jambers offered $7,500 for a 1950 Chevy pickup listed on eBay but their bid came in $200 too low.

Then they got email informing them that the high bidder had backed out so the truck was theirs for a $2,500 down payment to an eBay warehouse.

The second chance offer looked real enough but it was a spoof created by scam artists. It gave the excited couple three days to respond with the down payment, hoping they would act quickly.

Todd Jamber said they were told to, "hurry and send them the money and do not contact the seller. 'We are operating on their behalf so don't bother them -- don't contact the seller.'"

Before sending a check, Todd did call the seller who said the pickup had already been sold. That saved the Jambers from being scammed out of $2,500.

Kim Jamber says, "I just don't want other people getting ripped off. It didn't rip us off but it made us mad."

Todd and Kim have asked eBay security to investigate.

An eBay spokesperson confirms the second chance offer is a fake and said the truck was being stored in a warehouse managed by eBay but the Internet auction never takes possession of items.