Connect-Shippers.com Reports & Reviews

Connect-Shippers.com Reports & Reviews (4)

- Havre De Grace, MD, USA

Scammer's phone 313-312-9493
Scammer's address Detroit, MI 48213, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location MD 21078, USA
Type of a scam Online Purchase

Advertised a boat for sale, too good a deal to be true. Email received below. Hi,

Thank you for being interested in buying my 2014 Boston Whaler 230 Vantage

My boat is is in a great shape, no problems, damages or hidden defects.

The body is great; the interior is in new condition.

it has never been involved in accidents;

Original Owner with a Clear title in my name

Engine 300HP VERADO XL, length 24'6" ft.

Hello again,

As I have told you in previous email I just divorced.

During divorce I had to move out from my ex husband house and now I am living temporary with my son in town here.

All options on this boat are in working order. There are no structural or electrical problems. The interior is in pristine condition as you may see in the pictures.

No mechanical issues at all. She starts easily and restart easily all the day. There aren't any service indicators or warning lights on.

All professional service records and owner manuals are available.

Clean and clear title in my name

It comes along with a trailer, with new brakes, and also clean title.

I past thru an ugly divorce,the Court awarded me with this boat and free to go anytime and collect it from his house in Detroit. I'm very glad I took it, this was my ex-husband's most precious thing. He cheated on me although we have 3 kids together. Anyway, I don't want to bore you with my life's story...

In these crazy times and travel bans or social distance, I chose to sell it from where it is and I have signed a consignment agreement with Connect Auto Shippers, to pick the boat for me because i will never go back at his house in Detroit,MI They are a consignment service for vehicles and large items mostly.

Now my boat is already located at one of Connect Auto Shippers facilities in Detroit, along with clear title which is already back signed by me and notarized for the transfer to the new owner. This confidence comes from a previous transaction through these guys where everybody went out happy

If you want to purchase this boat,I already have 1000 miles covered, based on their policy: "shipping within 1000 miles is the seller's responsibility"

If you are more than 1000 miles away from the Connect Auto Shippers warehouse, there will be an extra charge of $0.65 for each additional mile.

My boat was pre-inspected before being listed for sale and passed their inspection flawlessly.

I should also mention their Pre Delivery Inspection you get at delivery and their 7-days money back guarantee that follows, which costs nothing and should give you a chance and time to decide on my boat.Cost of having it returned would come out of my pocket

The escrow payment and shipping will be handled by them. Both of us will be protected and I am sure that everything will go smoothly and safely.

An invoice regarding this purchase will be issued to you. The invoice should contain detailed information about this transaction, like insurance, bill of sale, escrowed payment info,etc... basically, all the information you need to know about your purchase.

If you are really interested in buying this boat please get back to me with your email address, full name, full shipping address and a phone#. I will forward your details to Connect Auto Shippers and they will they will help you further.

Take a quick look at their website http://www.connect-shippers.com It should give you and idea how they work and how they handle these sales.

P.S. Sorry for such long email, I was trying to make it shorter:) but wanted to tell you all I know,

All pics has been took by Connect Auto Shippers, they providing excellent conditions my boat was at the time of pick up from my ex-husband house.

Thanks, hope to do business with you soon!

Lightly used boat with only 60 hrs runned since new.

Covered, trailed after each use, indoor winterized in a heated garage, professional serviced every single season, by boat mechanic.

Engine in extended transferable warranty (until September)

Comes along with the trailer with new breaks,and recently serviced , also clean title.

I just went through a divorce with my ex-husband and when it has finished, I remained the owner of this boat

Very rare for a pristine clean boat with all books and records to prove everything!

Due to my financial needs (to cover a new house price) i have to ask only $17,500

Please let me know if you're interested in buying it or if you have any further questions.There are a few more people interested in the boat . I'll be waiting for one of you guys to buy it.

Kind regards,

Lara Barnes.

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We found a boat on boat trader that was too good to be true. Chances are...that is usually the case. This woman/man - who knows since they would never give their phone number. We told them we would pay cash for the boat, and "Lara" told us some story about a divorce - her husband cheated on her and now she was stuck with the boat and wanted to get rid of it to pay for a house. Except, she dropped the price by $60,000. So, not sure why less money for a boat would help her buy a house? Already fishy. Then, she told us that connect-shippers.com would handle the entire transaction through an escrow. I've never heard of a shipping company brokering a sale. I told her we wanted to look at the boat in person, she said that we have a 7-day money back guarantee after delivery. So we looked them up and found the following:

Website is brand new, registered for the first time 3/11/2020. The registrant is private, but the country of origin is Panama. The address listed shows up on Google Earth as a parking lot between an energy company and a Chrysler plant. No Lara Barnes anywhere on social, in Michigan, or anything. The company doesn't come up in searches, you have to type the address in. Nothing on the website mentions an escrow division or anything like that.

The connect-shippers sent us an invoice. I told them they were full of [censored] and I was reporting them to the FTC. Who wires a full amount for something prior to delivery like this? Please don't fall for this crap.

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Scammer's phone (313) 312-9493
Scammer's website connect-shippers.com
Scammer's address Lara Barnes
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Initial means of contact Online classifieds (e.g., Craigslist)

A car ad is placed on Autotrader. You contact the “seller” for a vehicle advertised for sale on the site. The car is in Texas. The “seller” emails a response and provides photographs. You want to come and see the vehicle. Unfortunately, the “seller” is no longer in Texas as “she” has divorced and returned to “her” parents. Luckily though “she” has left the vehicle with connect-shippers. They run an escrow and delivery service, and will contact you to arrange delivery and give you the coordinates to wire funds to. You call them up “Martin” checks in with his “finance department” to check that they will mail you the escrow details. Once the funds are received, you will receive the vehicle in 3 days and then have 7 days to decide if you want to keep it. The wire details are only active for a few hours so you have to hurry to make the transfer. The seller becomes very active on email and is checking in too and “calling WSS” to check that you’ve got the invoice. The website looks good: WSS has won awards 3 years running and the testimonials from many happy customers are glowing: they will only ever use WSS or connect-shippers in the future. You check where the funds are being wired: The transfer turns out to be to an “LLC” with an address in a residential building in Philadelphia. Strange? The address of WSS turns out to be a Delta Airlines hangar in Minneapolis. Strange? If you don’t realize this before the wire has gone, good luck to you. When you google search using text from the website, there is another website with identical text. The address for this “shipping” company is a convenience store next to an out of town home improvement center.

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We were just looking up a boat on boat trader and basically the same exact scenario. Except she said that she was divorced with three kids and now wants to get rid of her ex-husband's most prized possession. Except this is all in Detroit, Michigan. Not Texas as your complaint was. Lol. And the website itself was only registered 3/11/2020 yet has been in business for over 20 years? hmmm...In addition, the registrant is in Panama. The address on their website is an empty parking lot next to Chrysler. BEWARE.

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