[Desert Rat]

The cliff notes version here is that this guy was phishing people to find out details about their airplanes, creating online sales ads without the owner's knowledge or consent, and pocketing sales deposits. Be careful who you talk to about your airplane evidently.

California man charged with 6 felonies after setting up fake ads to sell planes he did not own

A California man was charged with six felonies after a local airplane owner discovered his plane had a pending sale. The man was allegedly setting up fake ads online to sell planes he did not own for a profit.

www.globalair.com

 

[RayJay]

Oh jeez. As if buying an airplane wasn't hard enough.

 

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The cliff notes version here is that this guy was phishing people to find out details about their airplanes, creating online sales ads without the owner's knowledge or consent, and pocketing sales deposits. Be careful who you talk to about your airplane evidently.

California man charged with 6 felonies after setting up fake ads to sell planes he did not own

A California man was charged with six felonies after a local airplane owner discovered his plane had a pending sale. The man was allegedly setting up fake ads online to sell planes he did not own for a profit.

www.globalair.com

All the more reason to use a title/escrow company as my daughter is doing at this very juncture.
But my luck varies FIXIT

 

[Toobuilder]

This same scam has been popular in the collector car arena for decades.