The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a warning about a scam after someone stole a Jessamine County man’s car after he saw an ad on Craigslist.
The sheriff’s office said the seller posted an ad selling his Camaro on Craigslist and a man out of Indiana responded. After he expressed his interest, the two set up a meeting at a truck stop in Waddy, Ky., so that the interested party could take the truck for a test drive.
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Just minutes after leaving the truck stop the potential buyer pulled the Camaro over and asked to look under the hood. When the seller got out of the vehicle, the man took off in the car.
With little info to go on, the sheriff’s office hopes they can locate the car before it’s too late.
“They move these cars quick it is very easy for them to take them somewhere and strip them down or take the VIN and make a clone of it you know a lot of these guys are professionals,” says Detective Eric Hettinger.
Police say the best advice they can give is always get a name, even if you have to ask for an identification, and always get to a meeting location early. Take notes of the license plates of any perspective buyer.
Thankfully in this situation, the seller was not hurt when he was stranded .
