Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Review of auto classifieds::How to Place a Classified Ad on Craigslist?







Review of auto classifieds::How to Place a Classified Ad on Craigslist?








               Online               auction               and               classifieds               websites               are               unwittingly               participating               in               car               sale               scams.

Ads               gain               credibility               by               appearing               on               eBay,               Craigslist,               and               other               online               automobile               sales               websites,               but               some               are               either               completely               phony               or               have               been               copied               and               pasted               from               other               websites.
               The               FBI's               Internet               Crime               Complaint               Center               received               nearly               14,000               complaints               from               2008               through               2010,               from               consumers               who               have               been               victimized,               or               at               least               targeted,               by               these               auto               sale               scams.

Of               the               victims               who               lost               money,               the               total               dollar               amount               is               staggering:               nearly               $44.5               million.
               The               FBI               explains               how               the               scam               works:
               "Consumers               find               a               vehicle               they               like-often               at               a               below-market               price-on               a               legitimate               website.

The               buyer               contacts               the               seller,               usually               through               an               e-mail               address               in               the               ad,               to               indicate               their               interest.

The               seller               responds               via               e-mail,               often               with               a               hard-luck               story               about               why               they               want               to               sell               the               vehicle               and               at               such               a               good               price.
               In               the               e-mail,               the               seller               asks               the               buyer               to               move               the               transaction               to               the               website               of               another               online               company….for               security               reasons….and               then               offers               a               buyer               protection               plan               in               the               name               of               a               major               Internet               company               (e.g.,               eBay).

Through               the               new               website,               the               buyer               receives               an               invoice               and               is               instructed               to               wire               the               funds               for               the               vehicle               to               an               account               somewhere.

In               a               new               twist,               sometimes               the               criminals               pose               as               company               representatives               in               a               live               chat               to               answer               questions               from               buyers.
               Once               the               funds               are               wired,               the               buyer               may               be               asked               by               the               seller               to               fax               a               receipt               to               show               that               the               transaction               has               taken               place.

And               then               the               seller               and               buyer               agree               upon               a               time               for               the               delivery               of               the               vehicle."
               Consumers               should               watch               out               for               the               following               red               flags:
               Cars               are               advertised               at               too-good-to-be               true               prices               Sellers               want               to               move               transactions               from               the               original               website               to               another               site               Sellers               claim               that               a               buyer               protection               program               offered               by               a               major               Internet               company               covers               an               auto               transaction               conducted               outside               that               company's               website               Sellers               refuse               to               meet               in               person               or               allow               potential               buyers               to               inspect               the               car               ahead               of               time               Sellers               who               say               they               want               to               sell               the               car               because               they're               in               the               U.S.

military               about               to               be               deployed,               are               moving,               the               car               belonged               to               someone               who               recently               died,               or               a               similar               story               Sellers               who               ask               for               funds               to               be               wired               ahead               of               time               Online               classified               and               auction               websites               could               work               together,               and               share               information               on               the               devices               running               these               scams,               through               the               device               reputation               service               provided               by               iovation               Inc.

Their               fraud               detection               service,               called               ReputationManager               360,               is               a               B2B               SaaS               solution               incorporating               complex               device               identification,               device               reputation               and               real-time               risk               profiling.

It               is               used               by               hundreds               of               online               businesses               to               prevent               fraud               and               behavioral               abuse               in               real               time               by               analyzing               the               computer,               smartphone,               or               tablet               connecting               to               their               online               properties.
               iovation's               "living               shared               database"               is               used               by               fraud               analysts               daily               and               shares               the               reputations               of               devices               from               literally               every               country               in               the               world.

This               reputation               is               a               combination               of               fact-based               evidence               (such               actual               chargebacks,               identity               theft,               online               scams               and               account               takeovers),               plus               what               risk               can               be               inferred               at               transaction               time.

Fraud               analysts               take               this               fight               seriously               and               submit               10,000               events               of               fraud               or               abuse               into               the               shared               database               each               day.
               Performing               a               device               reputation               check               on               a               scammer               attempting               to               create               a               new               account               at               a               sale               or               auction               website               would               stop               him               before               he               has               a               chance               to               post               advertisements               for               scams,               preventing               damage               to               the               business               and               its               customers.

And               when               one               of               your               good               customers               has               been               scammed,               you               can               submit               that               evidence               back               into               the               iovation               database               to               make               sure               it               does               not               happen               again,               whether               from               the               same               device,               or               a               related               device.
               Robert               Siciliano,               personal               security               and               identity               theft               expert               contributor               to               iovation,               discusses               scammers               and               thieves               on               The               Big               Idea               with               Donnie               Deutsch.

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    Monday, June 9, 2014

    Review of old cars::How Old Is My Car - What's Your Question?







    Review of old cars::How Old Is My Car - What's Your Question?








    A               couple               of               year               ago               we               decided               to               take               a               small               weekend               trip               to               Atlanta,               Georgia.

    The               main               attraction               to               visit               for               us               was               Stone               Mountain.
                   While               we               were               at               Stone               Mountain,               we               got               overwhelmed               by               the               crowds,               kids,               and               people               actually               getting               sick               in               front               of               us               at               their               local               sandwich               restaurant.

    It               seems               that               when               folks               go               on               vacation,               they               seem               to               forget               regular               rules               and               go               with               letting               their               children               run               wild               and               forgetting               that               running               and               spicy               sandwiches               don't               mix               too               well.
                   To               say               the               least,               we               needed               an               attraction               in               Stone               Mountain               that               was               less               busy               and               indoors               and               we               found               that               while               visiting               their               antique               car               museum.
                   The               car               museum               is               actually               a               short               drive               away               from               the               rest               of               the               main               attractions               at               Stone               Mountain,               and               therefore,               a               lot               less               crowded.

    It               seems               that               if               something               is               out               of               the               way               by               a               few               minutes,               tourists               seem               to               forget               about               it               and               this               is               the               perfect               place               and               opportunity               for               us               low               key               type               of               tourist               to               visit.
                   The               car               museum               is               really               old               and               dusty               though.

    It               definitely               could               use               a               really               expansive               cleaning               and               updating               of               the               shed               like               building.
                   The               only               restrooms               on               site               are               outside               and               a               little               less               than               appealing.

    I               can               only               see               the               men               and               boys               going               as               no               women               will               want               to               enter.
                   The               inside               is               alright.

    I               am               definitely               a               neat               freak               on               most               occasions,               and               even               I               could               enter               and               not               be               too               judgmental.
                   There               is               a               small               makeshift               gift               shop               that               looks               like               someone               threw               together               a               few               garage               sell               items,               so               don't               think               you               will               want               to               spend               a               lot               of               time               or               money               here.

    Even               small               kids               will               have               trouble               finding               anything               to               beg               you               about.
                   There               was               a               young               man,               probably               a               late               teenager,               sitting               behind               a               cash               register.

    He               was               friendly               and               him               and               my               husband               exchanged               a               few               words               about               a               car,               but               he               was               a               little               less               than               knowledgeable,               but               he               was               really               nice.
                   The               museum               is               basically               self               guided.

    You               enter               in               through               open               doors               and               there               in               this               gymnasium               type               area               you               will               see               several               cars.

    Most               are               antique               from               decades               ago,               though               there               are               some               "newer"               ones               that               my               mom,               who               is               in               her               60's,               recognized.
                   There               is               really               no               information               about               the               cars               other               than               a               very               small               plate               naming               the               car               and               the               year,               but               for               most               people,               I               am               sure               this               is               enough.

    My               husband               knows               a               lot               about               cars               and               he               enjoyed               seeing               them.

    Our               then               4               year               old               son               likes               the               open               space               between               the               3               rows               of               items               and               since               there               was               really               no               one               else               in               there,               we               felt               it               was               okay               to               let               him               roam               around               as               long               as               he               didn't               step               behind               the               ropes.
                   I               really               think               we               might               have               seen               3               or               4               people               the               entire               time               we               were               in               there,               so               you               felt               safe               enough               to               let               your               kids               wander               a               few               feet               in               front               of               you               as               you               looked               at               other               cars               or               items.
                   You               could               also               take               your               time               as               you               looked               at               the               cars               and               take               as               many               pictures               as               you               wanted               without               trouble.
                   There               were               also               a               few               musical               machines.

    Insert               a               quarter               on               most               of               them               and               the               "carousel"               or               "piano"               would               move               and               play               music               for               you.

    It               was               nice               to               play               these               for               our               son               and               since               it               was               cheap,               you               could               play               all               of               them.
                   There               were               also               a               few               trinkets               in               some               large               glass               displays               to               look               at,               though               I               can't               really               recall               anything               in               particular               that               took               my               eye.
                   The               one               thing               that               I               did               point               out               to               my               family               was               the               "one               horse               open               sleigh".

    Anyone               who               sings               "jingle               Bells"               at               Christmas               is               familiar               with               these               words               and               it               was               neat               to               show               our               kid               what               "Santa"               rides               in.
                   Overall,               it               was               worth               the               half               hour               or               so               we               spent               just               gazing               at               some               of               the               items               and               cars               on               display.
                   I               would               not               pay               separately               though               and               would               only               go               if               you               are               buying               the               ticket               that               allows               you               to               go               to               every               attraction               for               one               price               of               around               $30.

    I               believe               that               if               you               decide               to               do               this               attraction               separate               it               would               be               around               $7               per               person,               which               I               think               might               be               overpriced               for               this               dark               museum.
                   Though               it               definitely               needs               updating,               the               only               worker               there               was               nice               and               the               displays               were               interesting.

    If               we               ever               go               to               Stone               Mountain               again,               I               am               sure               that               we               would               be               visiting               the               car               museum               again               as               it               was               quiet               and               a               good               chance               to               get               away               from               the               heavier               crowds               at               the               other               attractions.






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