In reply to AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) :
And shops have been sued for the value lost from misreported odometer readings.
In reply to AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) :
And shops have been sued for the value lost from misreported odometer readings.
I have no idea how it's legal for Carfax to collect and report information on something I paid for, but that genie is out of the bottle. They're not collecting public information, some of it is private info.
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
I'd love to sue the shop that killed the value on my 996, but I somehow bet legal costs could easily exceed any money won and then there is the time.....
Steve_Jones said:I have no idea how it's legal for Carfax to collect and report information on something I paid for, but that genie is out of the bottle. They're not collecting public information, some of it is private info.
Buying a new construction house showed me a lot about public and private info. Imagine having the SCCA tell you that your house address is invalid because it's not in the USPS computer system. Well how does the SCCA legally share data with the post office? Amazon? UPS? Yep they all do. Data is the new currency in today's society. Nothing is free. Anything offered for "free" means they are selling your data.
The other HUGE thing that always shows up with these is the information dump... in this case, the name and his location. They think that if they send their name, location, and suit coat size, it will give you a warm fuzzy feeling that they're a real person. They also typically use nationality-bender names. Juan Draxler? Not that there couldn't possibly be a Juan Draxler in the world, but they try to choose names that are believable, but not common. If they said "John Doe" you wouldn't believe it. If they said "Ichabod Hartoonian" that's equally unbelievable. So they shoot the middle, but the bots miss the mark. We're supposed to believe that a Central American/German guy from Saginaw is going to send his mechanic to buy your car after you put your credit card number into a website that you've never heard of.
By the way, useless Buzz Killington fact: Draxler basically translates to Turner from German. It's a name given to someone who operated a lathe or more generally, a woodworker.
Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:"Ichabod Hartoonian"
Man, I totally missed the boat when naming my kids.
Duke said:Feedyurhed said:Geeeez, the endless ways people go to, to scam other people.
I know, right? It's more work than just actually having a real job.
Way lower barrier to entry though. And isn't this basically the same thing a lot of Wells Fargo employees were doing a while ago anyway? 
dculberson said:Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:"Ichabod Hartoonian"
Man, I totally missed the boat when naming my kids.
My friend Kreg named his daughters after Shakespearan characters, but had to take it one literary step further. Rosalind's middle name is "Danger is my middle name," and Claire's middle name is "And present danger." I've seen the birth certificates.
I got a silly scam e mail from a CL ad today. I have a few sets of wheels on there since no one here seems interested in them. I get a short message, why are you selling them, I want them, please e mail me at this address, Tim or some such thing. About an hour later I get a long diatribe from "Rosa" on how now isn't a good time because of Covid, a wedding and other obligations. Please reply with all your banking and personal info and we will wire you the money plus $50 for your trouble for your "item." Literally it was a form scam that said we will buy your "item" with no details or reference to the actual item or items that I am selling. The degeneracy of our world is immeasurable.
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