Internet Fraud Preventive Measures
“When Selling Your Boat....Seller Beware” 
Fraud Prevention Tips For Selling Your Boat On Line

You can sidestep would-be scammers by following these common-sense rules:

• DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 99% of the scam attempts.

   

• NEVER WIRE FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, MONEYGRAM or any other wire service - anyone who asks you to do so is a scammer.

   

• FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.

   

• SELL A BOAT IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TRANSACTION, and does not handle payments, guarantee transactions, provide escrow services, or offer "buyer protection" or "seller certification"

   

• NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)

   

• AVOID DEALS INVOLVING SHIPPING OR ESCROW SERVICES and know that ONLY A SCAMMER WILL "GUARANTEE" YOUR TRANSACTION.

Be cautious when dealing with individuals or companies from outside your own country.

Just because you receive a “Cashiers Check”, check with your bank and the issuing bank to make sure the check is legitimate and not stolen or “washed”.

When you receive a check for more than the agreed amount, ITS A SCAM !!!!!!!!
Do not send the “Overage” back to the buyer.
The check sent to you is a bogus cashiers check !
Make sure you are selling to a reputable source.
Do your homework on the individual or company you’re selling to, make sure they’re legitimate.

Be cautious when dealing with individuals/companies from outside your own country.
Try to obtain a physical address rather than merely a post office box and a phone number, call
the buyer to see if the number is correct and working.
Send them E-mail to see if they have an active E-mail address and be wary of buyers who
use free E-mail services where a credit card wasn't required to open the account.
Consider not selling to buyers who won't provide you with this type of information.
Be cautious when dealing with individuals/companies from outside your own country.
Be cautious when responding to e-mails that sound to good to be true.
Consider utilizing an escrow or alternate payment service when selling your boat.
Use common sense.
Be cautious when dealing with individuals/companies from outside your own country.

We welcome reports of suspicious activity and will investigate and take appropriate action as outlined in our User Agreement. Click to report fraud or suspicious activity.
Fraud@SellABoat.Com

Internet Fraud Complaint Center: A partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (IC3) that provides a convenient and easy
to use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation.

Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforces a variety of federal
antitrust and consumer protection laws. The FTC also works to create a safe marketplace by
eliminating acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive.


COUNTERFEIT CASHIER'S CHECKS

During the last few years we have all seen a dramatic increase in the number of ways that some
people try to steal from us. One of these new "tricks" is to present fake cashiers checks for the
payment of goods purchased over the internet.

If you receive a cashier's check under the following circumstances:

• In payment for an item you advertised for sale over the Internet or Sell-A-Boat.Com
• The check is for more than your sale price
• You are asked to buy money orders for the cash difference and send the funds to a shipper or agent.
• You are probably the victim of a counterfeit check fraud.
  
  Please E-Mail our Security officer, Dean Isenberg The following information.
• The dollar amount of the check
• The name and address of the sender of the check
• The name and address of the shipper or agent who is to receive the money orders.
• This information will be turned over to the U.S. Secret Service.