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Posted on 05/15/2013 3:38:00 PM PDT by EveningStar
A Maine teenager who advertised his BMW for sale on Craigslist was forced into the vehicle’s trunk at gunpoint and taken on an eight-hour drive to Delaware by a man who masqueraded as a purchaser, The Smoking Gun has learned.
After posting his online ad last month, Alexander Filatov, 19, was contacted by Travis Landry, who said he was interested in buying the grey 2004 sedan. Landry, 29, directed Filatov to meet him at the Motel 6 in Portland where he was staying.
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Arrange to meet in the parking lot of your local police precinct.
Main reason I will never sell anything via Craig’s List.
“Ave Good Day...”
Wow you just called his wife a whore. You’ve got class.
I sold a Cadillac Escalade on Craigslist.
The buyer and his wife were really nice people, and after doing the deal at a Federal Credit Union, they even drove me to a vehicle rental place so I could drive home.
No, that’s your sister. Time for new glasses....
“Though, driving a BMW does tend to help in that department.”
And a vacuum cleaner - don’t forget that!
The dudes a real operator. But looks like he will be behind bars soon, he is leaving a trail.
Craigslist is great but you gotta gotta use some real common sense for protection.
Arrested in North Carolina
Craigslist has wiped out 80% of the profit from newspaper classifieds. Since most of those entities are liberal supporters, you have to give Craigslist a huge amount of credit.
True, what women wouldn’t love a man that shows up with his own vacuum?
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