An alleged food truck scam has a local man out thousands of dollars and looking for answers.
Local author Keith Nesbitt said someone claiming to sell the truck scammed him out of $2,500 through eBay.
Nesbitt said when he paid for the truck using gift cards, he was left empty handed. He's filed complaints with eBay and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
“That’s when I called eBay and they told me it was a scam,” Nesbitt said. “Everything is shut down I have receipts documents everything.”
We brought this scam to Action News Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson
“It’s going to be difficult for him to get his money back,” Jefferson said. “More than likely, scams like this, you don’t find the seller, they are constantly moving.”
Since we started working on this story eBay is now working with Nesbitt to resolve the issue. eBay also released the following statement:
The major red flag with this is the request for payment prepaid debit cards. This is an insecure/unverifiable form of payment and something we would never request. This vehicle was also originally found on a site other than eBay – which is another red flag.
Unfortunately, scam artists will list vehicles for sale on fake landing pages, Craigslist or other non-eBay trading sites, and promise eBay's protection as a means of completing the scam. Criminals often exploit well-known, trusted brand names like eBay to attract consumers and then lure them onto fake websites and into fraudulent transactions. We always encourage all our shoppers to be cautious when they aren't purchasing a vehicle directly through the eBay website. We provide tips for safe car shopping and warning signs to look out for scams on the <a href="http://pages.motors.ebay.com/buy/security/">eBay Motors Security Center</a> page.
In these instances, we recommend that the victims work with local law enforcement and <a href="mailto:https://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx">file an IC3 report</a>. We have no way of taking direct action since these transactions did not occur on the eBay platform, but we ask users receiving emails about scams or fraudulent sales to forward them to <a href="mailto:spoof@ebay.com">spoof@ebay.com</a>. That way, we can let the domain provider know that fraudulent activity is being conducted under the infringing email address – hopefully prompting them to take action.
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