Selling your vehicle? Watch out for this scam growing in popularity
An Ottawa woman is warning people who are selling their vehicle to be wary of scammers who try to lure sellers into purchasing vehicle history reports through fraudulent websites in order to obtain their credit card information.
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![After posting an online ad to sell her son's car, Ellen Thompson received dozens of messages from potential buyers. But she says nine out of ten were from scammers. Ellen Thompson stands in front of her son's blue Honda coupé which she is trying to sell on his behalf.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7028733.1700082136!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ellen-thompson.jpeg)
An Ottawa woman is warning people who are selling their vehicle to be wary of scammers who try to lure sellers into purchasing vehicle history reports through fraudulent websites in order to obtain their credit card information.