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"Everyone
Wins With
Private Party
Classifieds"
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Recognizing
& Handling Fraudulent Email
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azcarsandtrucks.com
regrets that it is not alone in being 'impersonated' via
email by unethical individuals and businesses. Among other
instances, Chase Bank, U.S. Bank, Slate Magazine, and
even the White House are frequently 'spoofed', which leads
innocent people to engage in fraudulent communications
with someone other than who they think they are talking
to. More than likely, an institution who you conduct business
with everyday has sent you some 'compelling' email
that you innocently replied to or considered doing so.
The short answer is that if you have not responded.....DON'T,
and if you have, DO contact your business partner to follow
up. The best rule of thumb is to ALWAYS contact the company
regarding email correspondence that presumably comes from
them. Do this especially if you are not expecting the
correspondence. It is better that you be safe than sorry,
and it is far less time consuming and heart breaking to
just assume that you are no match for the criminal mentality
that spends each and every waking moment learning and
practicing ways to rob you of your identity, peace of
mind and money. Just make the call --- whether it is to
azcarsandtrucks.com, Chase Bank, or whomever, just take
aside a few moments, give a call, and be certain.
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Although
not a guarantee against fraud, effective May 1, 2006,
azcarsandtrucks.com will be offering our customers a Secure
Communications Email Protocol (SCEP) that ensures that
both the buyer and seller are authentically identified.
As the only online vehicle listing service that we know
of who personally visits each seller prior to placing
their ad on our site, we know that identity authentication
is not appealing to thieves. Although we no longer list
vehicles that we have not personally seen, the scant few
exceptions that we have made to our 'personal visit' policy
agreed to a series of follow-up communications to verify
identity --- the rest.....well, they decided to choose
another venue. The short of this is that azcarsandtrucks.com
is well aware that if an offeror knows that they will
be subject to identity authentication prior to communicating
with our customers, it is highly unlikely that they will
conclude the transaction.....TOO MUCH TROUBLE. However,
no matter how many safeguards are put into place, no matter
how sophisticated the technology, and no matter how far
our mind can stretch into the land of the criminally inclined,
we bet that we will have missed something, soooooo......ALWAYS
remember to practice Safe Selling!
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Safe
& Effective Vehicle Sales Practices For Private Parties
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By
serving as their own agent, private parties find themselves
acting in roles that they are neither accustomed nor skilled.
The good news is that there are just a few points to keep
in mind to ensure a successful vehicle sales transaction,
so if you really feel it necessary to fork over thousands
of dollars to a middleman to protect yourself from being
victimized, please honor your instincts, as this might prove
to be the best route for some people. However, done correctly,
selling your vehicle private party is cost effective, and
straightforward. For example, at azcarsandtrucks.com, we
always recommend that our customers use a variety of venues
to list their vehicles. This is especially true when selling
a specialty or classic vehicle. Otherwise, our advice is
similar to most other online advertisers. |
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For
a refresher, please click here
to review safe selling tips. |
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Handled
properly, most people who respond to your ad will truly
be interested in buying your vehicle, and please rest assured
that despite the sheer volume and loudness of their correspondence,
those who are seeking to defraud, cause injury and promote
fear and loathing on line are truly only a handful.....When
conducting a private party vehicle sale, there is nothing
that beats adhering to sound selling practices. However,
regardless of how well you dot your 'i's and cross your
't's, it is first essential that you know that who you are
communicating with is who they say they are --- this is
most of the battle. All of our existing customers are encouraged
to give us a call at 480.987.9381 to get started on the
Secure Communications Email Protocol program. azcarsandtrucks.com
will be offering the SCEP with all future listing packages.
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For
the curious, please feel free to review the following link.
In addition to instructing you on how to check your email
for authenticity, it gives an understanding of how compelling
some spoofing attempts can be. |
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E-Mail
Impersonators
How to identify "spoofed" e-mail.
By Bill Barnes
Posted Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at 7:46 PM ET
Editor's note: To read the complete explanation of how
Slate was duped by an e-mail spoofer, see this "Press
Box" column.
After
my wife cast her ballot on the morning of Election Day
1996, she arrived at work to find an e-mail from none
other than the president of the United States (president@whitehouse.gov).
He thanked her for her vote and promised to address her
hot-button issues of education and women's rights. She
was a little disturbed, but as it turned out the sanctity
of her secret ballot hadn't been compromised. Someone
(her husband) had merely sent her a spoofed e-mail.
Click
Here To Read More > > >
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remember that your feedback is very important to us! If
you have any comments or suggestions regarding this notice/procedure
let us know. |
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Thank
you very much for your patronage! |
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Warm
Regards, |
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Jim
& Kim Scarmozzino |
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President/CEO |
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