big-t Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I just posted a car for sale on craigs list and almost immediately,got a response wanting the vin number.I didn't think to much about it and sent the vin,thinking some one was checking it for crash damage.It seemed like it was legitimate,with a regular name,but going back now the wording on the first message looks the same as below An hour later,I get a second response from another person asking for the Vin.I'm definitely not sending it to him. yor car hey can i get the vin number of the car? thanks regards faramarz abarahadi What can they do with the vin number?? Link to comment
skinny_tom (aka boney) Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Don't do it. They probably won't scam you, but they might use your pictures and vin to scam other people. Tell them to come look at it, and they can get the vin for themselves. Link to comment
pokorskij Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 To check the car's accident and repair record on Carfax you need the VIN number. Not saying they are not trying to scam you, but before I go look at a car, I put the VIN number into Carfax to check it's history. Link to comment
Tony_K Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 You didn't state what type of vehicle you're selling but since you got two calls for the vin you may become a victim of vin cloning. ...cloning Link to comment
Ken H. Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 You didn't state what type of vehicle you're selling but since you got two calls for the vin you may become a victim of vin cloning. ...cloning Interesting. Why would they (cloners) have to get a VIN from Craig’s List or somewhere though? Couldn’t they just make one up? As long as it was the right format, and they followed the schema of the model, changing the digits unique to the specific vehicle would be all that is needed it seems to me. Link to comment
Huzband Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I'm always sceptical of this. I don't know this for fact, but I'm afraid they can track the VIN to your address, & steal the vehicle for sale. Freedom of info act & all. I may be whacked on this idea, but I'd really rather lose a sale than have it stolen. Link to comment
Boone60 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 You didn't state what type of vehicle you're selling but since you got two calls for the vin you may become a victim of vin cloning. ...cloning Interesting. Why would they (cloners) have to get a VIN from Craig’s List or somewhere though? Couldn’t they just make one up? As long as it was the right format, and they followed the schema of the model, changing the digits unique to the specific vehicle would be all that is needed it seems to me. A legit reason to request the VIN is to be able to do a Carfax check. Link to comment
JayW Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 yor car hey can i get the vin number of the car? thanks regards faramarz abarahadi The poor spelling, punctuation, lack of caps, failure to identify the car more specifically, and weird name would be enough red flags to give me pause too. I wouldn't respond unless they contacted me a second time. Jay Link to comment
steve.foote Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Todd, I doubt it could cause much harm. Afterall, every car has its VIN displayed in plain sight on the drivers side of the windshield. Anyone could just walk up and write it down. Link to comment
big-t Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Afterall, every car has its VIN displayed in plain sight on the drivers side of the windshield. Anyone could just walk up and write it down. Probably right,but it gives me the willies,knowing that I might have handed out info that possibly could result in some financial pain... Link to comment
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