Used car online scam

Used car salesman are scamming us...online! According to a FBI press release:

Victims find attractively priced vehicles advertised at different Internet classified ad sites. After receiving convincing e-mails from the phony vehicle protection program, the victims are directed to send either the full payment, or a percentage of the payment, to the third-party agent via a wire payment service. No vehicles are delivered to the victims.

In a new twist, scammers are posing as members of the United States military....who need to sell a vehicle quickly and cheaply because of their upcoming deployment to either Iraq or Afghanistan. "Beware of these cyber used vehicle salesmen posing as members of the U.S. military. Scammers are always trying new things and, as always, if any deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is," said Richard Kolko, FBI National Press Office.