Andrew James Scott alive and still scamming – Andrew (or whatever his name is) is using the same scam …. This time he’s selling a 2004 Mazda 3, rego TPD906 Pretty poor that Autotrader has so many of these guys on their website!
Scammer alert auto trader – I was looking at the 4x4 Toyota hiace 1997 model to good to be true Andrew James Scott who says he works in WA defence personal, I seen the add on auto trader he supplied me with 3 different number plates dodgy and very suspicious!!
Terrible – Found a 2003 Toyota rav4. He's using the same tactics, and the same story and email. Wouldnt answer my questions regarding mechanics details. Luckily didn't get scammed thanks to my sister showing me this site! Phew!
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" [Name Removed]" still active on Autotrader – Still active trying to sell a Toyota Hilux 4x4. Lucky I'm familiar with the Military Base crap. Stay clear and always Google! If it's too good to be true, it usually is.
Scammer still using the same old message from 3 months ago – This dude trying to sell a 2006 BMW X3, almost had me with the excitement of the awesome deal! But luckily, I suggested that my family, who is in W.A., can come and inspect the car..... radio silence. No response. He did not like that. Lucky for me!
Still scamming. Honda Accord 2004 – This guy still scamming on Autotrader now with a Honda Accord Euro 2004. Got the same email as the others here. Thanks for the reviews guys, saved me, so decided to leave one myself. Beware.
SCAM ALERT – Claims to be in defence selling ute which he says needs to sell urgent cos his getting deployed ask for funds to be paid to a third party company which is fake the picture of id Is real but of some poor defence personnel who doesn't know his id Is being used by scammers. WATCH OUT
Positive reviews
Selling Hilux Ute – Hi Everyone be ware this time he is getting deployed to Newzealand , He is selling a hilux Ute same amo using the name Andrew James Scott Wanting $5700 and a third party is envolved
Scammed – Ian Gordon Livingston Guys I just read your reviews I have been scammed expected the car never turned up , what should I do stupid me . I need help I have paid him the money. Did anyone recover there money from there bank
Gordon Livingston – I just got a email now back from Gordon Livingston same story working for department of fence is in Victoria has Kia Cerato he said he can bring me the car but I live in Sydney do I have the money on me
Negative reviews
Terrible – Scammer Alert! - [Name Removed] - posing as a defence personnel in WA Thankfully I googled the name [Name Removed] and found this page. The person claimed to be in the defence sector in WA and moving to NZ soon. The guy sending me his defence id card got me suspicious. Also his RWC was presented in someone else's name and the location was in… Read more
Warragul, VIC. He was trying to sell me a 2007 Honda Civic, which I found on the Cars Guide website. Thankfully I didn't get scammed.
Scammer at it again – This guy is still trying it on. Exact same story of being in the Army based in WA - has the car with him, will pay for it to he shipped over, pay via Escrow, etc This was for a 2011 Hyundai i30 on the Cars Guide site. Everyone beware.
Andrew James Scott is a scammer on Autotrader – He is also trying to scam a 2006 Ford territory Turbo. This person always claims he works for the defence force. ivecome across this scammer heaps of times when looking for vehicles on Autotrader. he never gives you the answers to your questions and constantly tests you.
Recent reviews
2006 BMW X3 3.0D E83 – A current scam on Auto trader for 2006 BMW X3 3.0D E83 The email template is exactly the same and I have reported to Autotrader. Please see the screenshots attached. Buyers beware
Scam alert - Triton - Andrew James scott – Currently trying to scam a Mitsubishi Triton for $6789 on Autotrader. Have reported the ad. He is using the same story as other people have reported about being on an army base in WA.
Scammer claiming to sell RAV 4 2005 $7,490 - wanted payment through 3rd party Automobile Escrow – Advertised through: autotrader.com.au: https://www.autotrader.com.au/car/12006968/toyota/rav4/vic/frankston-north/suv carsguide.com.au: https://www.carsguide.com.au/cars-for-sale/12006968/TOYOTA--RAV4--VIC+-+Melbourne--FRANKSTON+NORTH+3200,+VIC--SUV?searchKey=cg_s.9f78a3f5e52f3915a95f454f219653a8#pos2 EMAIL HE SENT: Sorry for taking so long to… Read more
reply, I work for the Department of Defence and I was transferred to a new military base in WA. I am providing Deployment Training (Desert Training). If you are still interested in buying my car, I’m asking $7,400 (I’ve lowered the price because I’m running out of time). The car is Road Worthy and Rego until JAN 2023. It is very well maintained, always garage kept, excellent condition, runs and sounds 100% perfect with no leaks or noises. I have to sell the car as fast as I can because in three weeks I will be deployed to New Zealand and I’ll stay there for a while. I intend to buy a new one when I get back home. I also need to know if you have the cash to buy the car, because there are a lot of interested buyers. The car is here with me at the military base but you don’t have to worry about the distance I can bring the car to you on my expenses, so if you're interested, let me know. Details: Registration#: 1PX1ER, 210,760 Km’s. Rego until 01/2023. Just had it serviced. Mechanically A1 You’ll love the car, I can guarantee you that!
I've also attached some pictures so you can take a closer look at the car.
Cheers, Michael
REGO IN PHOTOS WAS UCS-553 REGO in vehicle description was 1AU1FZ Then wanted payment to be held with third party - Automobile Escrow: https://guide-trader.com/about.php Also gave different VINs: JTEHD20V100053607 AND JTMBD31V205029026
Scammer – I’ve received the same email. He’s selling a 2008 Toyota RAV4 for $7888. I got the dodgy military photo as well. I reported the ad to auto trader but the ads still up
Same scammer on auto trader selling a triton – Thank you all for posting this. A simple search of the name '[Name Removed]' (defence force) led us here and helped us to fill in the inconsistencies of this person's 'story'. He is now trying to sell a triton ute on auto trader. His response to my enquiry was verbatim as other emails below.
Scam alert – Scammer alert again - same email as the reviews before me. Always google the names and check them out! Same M.O. Military background, saying sorry for late reply when reply was straight away. Too many red flags.
Ian Livingstone car sale scam – We are going through exactly the same and thanks for you guys sharing it and we informed our bank early that hope the fund is not transferred to. Hope police can catch this guy and stop it further!
Now he is selling a Holden Cruze… same scam – There is another one from Cathy Bays selling a Honda Civic - same military background. They use Canadian personality names . Too cheap, too good to be true, too elaborated history, sharing unwarranted details of personal life? Be careful!!!! Scam on sight!
Terrible – This is incredible. For a 2008 Hyundai i30 SX . He is the biggest scammer and very good at it. The whole story of Afghanistan blah blah I searched him on facebook, nothing came up. On auto trader, it is labeled as 2008 model but in his email its labelled as 2011 so that is sus. I ran a rego check on service NSW and it did come up with the exact… Read more
model and car so that did begin to reassure me. Stupid.
As I live in Sydney, he was shipping from WA defense whatever and was going to cover all shipping costs. That is almost a grand worth so why would he sell his car for so little? because he is a scam
He provided me with photos of license and some working thing that tell me he is in defence force.
Nearly got scammed until the escrow website came up insecure on my computer.. I searched the website name up, and the first link to come up was in fact the scamming websites using esgrow. I then did further checks on the images of "workers" that were displayed and it came up saved under unrealistic names such as jamescook.jpg when the mans supposed name was Joseph Hoffman.
I wrote back saying it was unsecure .. then sent me the exact same email sent previously of how his friend used it. i got so close to getting scammed.
I searched his name on google, and this page came up. thankyou
2011 Hyandai i30 – Received the same email practically word for word this morning regarding a Hyundai i30. He said he was willing to bring the car to me and wanted me to pay in cash. Thanks everybody, dodged a bullet
Ian Gordon Livingstone Scam – I got caught up in this scam! Thank God I did a check on this man. I have saved hard to help my son buy a ute and nearly got caught up in this. This is the reply Hi Kelley, This is my first time selling a car over the internet and i think the best way is to use a third party company specialized on this kind of transactions, that protects both… Read more
buyer and seller. One of my friends here bought a car few weeks ago using this company and he was very pleased with their services. I've read their terms and they will also handle the title transfer,also they give you 10 days inspection period before i get paid. Also the financial part will be managed by them, which means that you will send the payment into their safe account and you will have a 10 days inspection period before committing to buy the car. I won't have any money in my account until you physically see and test drive the car. In case you decide to keep the car the company will send the funds to my account. In case you decide not to keep it, the car will be shipped back by them (without having to pay the shipping fee) and you will get a full refund with no extra charges for you. But I assure you that it won't be the case and you'll keep the car. Let me know if you want to proceed. Cheers, Ian
Ian Gordon Livingstone – He is still active on Autotrader right now I made an enquiry about a black G6E falcon for $9000 and got the exact same reply. I have reported it, will see
He’s now on autotrader selling 2007 Toyota Camry Altise ACV40R – IAN LIVINGSTONE Hi Linda, Sorry for taking so long to reply, I work for the Department of Defence and I was transferred to a new military base in WA. I am providing Pre-Afghanistan Deployment Training (Desert Training). If you are still interested in buying my car, I’m asking $5,000 (I’ve lowered the price because I’m running out of time). The… Read more
car is Road Worthy and Rego until 06/2021. It is very well maintained, always garage kept, excellent condition, runs and sounds 100% perfect with no leaks or noises. Engine starts right up, sounds great and there are no strange noises. No hail damage. I have to sell the car as fast as I can because in three weeks I will be deployed to Afghanistan and I’ll stay there for a while. I intend to buy a new one when I get back home. I also need to know if you have the cash to buy the car, because there are a lot of interested buyers. The car is here with me at the military base but you don’t have to worry about the distance I can bring the car to you on my expenses, so if you're interested, let me know. Details: Registration#: XCU500, 176,542 Km’s. Rego until 06/2021. Just had it serviced. Mechanically A1 You’ll love the car, I can guarantee you that!
I've also attached some pictures so you can take a closer look at the car.
Cheers, Ian
He's on Autotrader now – Ian Gordon Livingstone is at it again, selling a 2012 Barina on Autotrader too cheap with suspiciously low km on the clock, listing a different rego number to the one only partly shown in the photos. My daughter emailed him in the afternoon then got a reply in the early hours of the morning - the same Aghanistan garbage with a Defence ID attached.… Read more
The time delay suggests he's not even in Australia, maybe Nigeria. I've seen this scam before in real estate ads - a luxury apartment to rent at bargain rates, going overseas now, send me six months rent in advance. They get the photos from legit listings and spin a story. This thread is great for alerting people - a google search for his name goes straight here.
how do i get my money back ? – i believed i got scammed by the same person and i was hoping to get my money back. does anyone have any ideas ? me and my bf are both very stressed out right now
Mr Livingstone SCAMMER – I have the same guy emailing me today. He is just about to be deployed to Afghanistan. He is offering to drive the 'car' to me! (If i have the CASH) Surely he should be banned!
Same scammer and Carsguide site is allowing to rob People – I saw a car on Carsguide website and approached the seller. He was the same guy- Ian Gordon Livingstone . He sent me the same story, Working for Defence , transferred to Afghanistan, use Escrow as a middleman. Pay to the faked link and you never get your car.
How can he still be getting away with it!! – Just wondering how Ian Livingstone is still getting away with this ? It’s just wrong he is the biggest scammer out there and to use defence force tag (that’s not him) is absolutely terrible.(should be charged for that aswell) How dare he , there are men and women out there away from there family’s doing a very good thing for the world and there’s… Read more
someone like him saying he works for defence force ,how dare he!! He is an absolute joke , he does use few different names but does seem to use very similar story each time .. to everyone out there , if you get asked to pay money before you would receive a car , DONT TRANSFER!! He needs to be stopped and can’t believe car guides hasn’t put a stop to him !!! Very annoyed
Ian Gordan Scam - 06 Jeep Wrangler – Sorry for taking so long to reply, I work for the Department of Defence and I was transferred to a new military base in WA. I am providing Pre-Afghanistan Deployment Training (Desert Training). If you are still interested in buying my car, I’m asking $7,900 (I’ve lowered the price because I’m running out of time). The car is Road Worthy and Rego… Read more
until MAY 2021. It is very well maintained, always garage kept, excellent condition, runs and sounds 100% perfect with no leaks or noises. I have to sell the car as fast as I can because in three weeks I will be deployed to Afghanistan and I’ll stay there for a while. I intend to buy a new one when I get back home. I also need to know if you have the cash to buy the car, because there are a lot of interested buyers. The car is here with me at the military base but you don’t have to worry about the distance I can bring the car to you on my expenses, so if you're interested, let me know. Details: Registration#: AM86ZR, 165,760 Km’s. Rego until 05/2021. Just had it serviced. Mechanically A1 You’ll love the car, I can guarantee you that!
I've also attached some pictures so you can take a closer look at the car.
Cheers, I.Gordon
Dodged the bullet :) but please DO NOT confront him – Same name, same storyline (Soldier/Afghan/3 weeks), from AutoTraders on a lovely perfect Bimmer (sadly a scam), obviously he keeps changing email addresses. Please DO NOT tell him you exposed his scam, otherwise he may change his alias and storyline, making it harder to detect again.
Care sale SCAM!! Patrick Samuel Findlay – Received the same email as many (from amalvi59[at]gmail.com): "I work for the Department of Defence and I was transferred to a new military base in WA. I am providing Pre-Afghanistan Deployment Training (Desert Training). If you are still interested in buying my car, I’m asking $6000 (I’ve lowered the price because I’m running out of time). The… Read more
car is road worthy. Registration expiry 30 April 2021. It is very well maintained, always garage kept, excellent condition, runs and sounds 100% perfect with no leaks or noises. Engine starts right up, sounds great and there are no strange noises. No hail damage. I have to sell the car as fast as I can because in three weeks I will be deployed to Afghanistan and I’ll stay there for a while. I intend to buy a new one when I get back home. I also need to know if you have the amount to buy the car, because there are a lot of interested buyers. The car is here with me at the military base but you don’t have to worry about the distance I can bring the car to you on my expenses, so if you're interested, let me know. Details: NSW Registration#: DCI11S, 55,624 Km’s. Registration expiry 30 April 2021. Just had it serviced. Mechanically A1. You’ll love the car, I can guarantee you that!
I've also attached some pictures so you can take a closer look at the car.
Cheers, Sam"
Ian Gordon scam- RAV4 2011 – Luck I checked the web. Ian is currently scamming again buyer beware: Sorry for taking so long to reply, I work for the Department of Defence and I was transferred to a new military base in WA. I am providing Pre-Afghanistan Deployment Training (Desert Training). If you are still interested in buying my car, I’m asking $9,000 (I’ve lowered the… Read more
price because I’m running out of time). The car is Road Worthy and Rego until 01/2021. It is very well maintained, always garage kept, excellent condition, runs and sounds 100% perfect with no leaks or noises. Engine starts right up, sounds great and there are no strange noises. No hail damage. I have to sell the car as fast as I can because in three weeks I will be deployed to Afghanistan and I’ll stay there for a while. I intend to buy a new one when I get back home. I also need to know if you have the cash to buy the car, because there are a lot of interested buyers. The car is here with me at the military base but you don’t have to worry about the distance I can bring the car to you on my expenses, so if you're interested, let me know. Details: Registration#: 1NP4JX, 152,652 Km’s. Rego until 01/2021. Just had it serviced. Mechanically A1 You’ll love the car, I can guarantee you that!
I've also attached some pictures so you can take a closer look at the car.
Cheers, Ian
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He’s going by the name Andrew James Scott