Online Scammers Selling Vehicles – 05Jan2012

Posted in database, ebay spoof, military imposter, scammer by Chief on January 5, 2012

Never, ever send money via Western Union or Moneygram to someone you do not know personally.

Scammer #1:

“Sgt David Stutheit” dvstuh@gmail.com wrote:
Hi there,
The Acura it is in perfect condition, there’s not a scratch or any dents on it. Everything from engine to tires is mint condition. I have a clear title with no liens or loans. I’m selling it low as my medical team will deploy back to Afghanistan on January 20th for a 2 year contract and I won’t let it go to waste in my backyard, therefore I need a fast and reliable buyer. If you decide to buy it I will be paying for the shipping charges. The total price is $2,680.00 with no other hidden taxes. Please email me back if you are interested in buying it.

His 2nd email: Right now I’m in a military base of Nevada National Guard. Due to military security reasons I’m restricted from leaving the unit’s facility under any purpose and have strictly limited phone access. I hope you can understand that we will have to stick to email for now. The vehicle is here with me at the base but I’ve already made all the arrangements with DAS to pick it up from the base. DAS will also handle the title transfer for an extra $75.00. I think the car will be in 3-5 days to your address. As I said in my first email will take care of shipping charges. I will send all necessary paperwork (clear title, bill of sale, user’s manual, pink slip etc). Regarding the payment I want to use eBay protection program. You’ll get 5 days to inspect and test drive after delivery. During that 5 days testing period I will not be getting any money. Once you inspect and decide to keep the car, will confirm your decision with eBay and only then they will re-route me the money. In this way we are both protected.

I need to know if you are interested in buying it so I can ask eBay to send you the details on how this works. I have to fill out a form on eBay and I need the name that will go on the title and an address where you want the car delivered. Once I do it, eBay will email you all the details on this transaction and we can get the ball rolling.

Scammer #2:

“Denise Carter” carter.denise201@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I’ve received your email regarding the Toyota Avalon XLS with 102,000 miles on it. The car is still for sale and my asking price is $1,950. It is a 2001 model loaded with everything, VIN# 4T1BF28B31U158265. The car is very well maintained and it has just been completely serviced. The engine runs very good and the automatic transmission shifts perfectly.
I’m an oceanographer and I’m on sea at this moment, so I left the car in Laredo, TX, at the shipping company, it’s already packed and waiting to be shipped anywhere.
Shipping/delivery is included in this price as I almost closed the deal with another customer but he was unable to take the loan from the bank. I’ve already prepared shipping for him as he was out of state.

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Amanda said, on January 19, 2012 at 12:16 am

I got the same email from “Sgt. Stutheit” about a Volvo Jetta. The vehicle was listed on Craigslist under the tickets category instead of the cars & trucks category. I checked to see if the post was still showing the next day and it wasn’t. It had been flagged for removal. Thanks for posting info on this loser. Otherwise I may have been tempted to buy.
Bethany Ballas said, on January 21, 2012 at 7:50 pm

Does anyone know if this guy has been caught? I just got scammed by him also, with a “Honda Accord 03″. We are file reports with the police and everything.
Henry said, on January 22, 2012 at 3:41 pm

I to saw a post from “Sgt. Stutheit” about a 2003 Dodge Ram for $2480 under the Tickets category, He emailed me back and said the same lines as above, i email him back then resaerched his email and this is what i found……thank you so much for the info, i so much wanted this truck but knew it was too good to be true, I use to sell cars and know this was either a steal or i was getting robbed!!!!
Chief said, on January 23, 2012 at 8:36 am

Henry, thanks for dropping by. Good luck finding a real vehicle!

– Chief
Chief said, on January 23, 2012 at 8:45 am

Bethany,
There are dozens — if not hundreds — of these guys … all use fake ID’s. We do catch a few with our reporting efforts.

http://scammerdatabase.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/scammer-receives-48-month-sentence-for-fraud/

http://scammerdatabase.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/scammers-receive-sentences-to-federal-prison/

A few more are noted here in the FAQ
Bethany Ballas said, on January 23, 2012 at 9:54 am

Booooo, I hope they find this guy! This was going to be my first car and i paid for it and everything.
Pedro Morales said, on January 25, 2012 at 10:07 am

I almost got scammed by Sgt David Stutheit he was supposedly selling an 03 Dodge ram 1500 SLT don’t fall for it because he makes it seem like a real deal but its all fake you wont get a vehicle all you’ll have is a empty wallet his email was davtheit@gmail.com
JD said, on January 31, 2012 at 12:07 am

please everyone watch out. we figured it out in the second email by not allowing us to see the vechile or get a phone number i hope this bastard goes to jail. and we found out by putting him name in on google. SO BE VERRRRRYYYYY CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stephen pekarek said, on February 19, 2012 at 10:33 am

David is using a different vehicle and amount and also he is stating he is in the Alabama National guard. Its a dodge truck this time asking price is $ 2180 and he lives in west virginia

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