Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website

Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website

I received a text from (385)444-4582 with a link to Vin Enterprise located at vinenterprise.com. The website, vinenterprise.com, is new and was registered 45 days ago. It seems a suspected scammer texted my number that was pulled from my Craigslist ad for a vehicle I am selling. He set up an appointment and asked me for a "registry report" (not a common term used in Canada). He forwarded me to vinenterprise.com. I did some research and suspected it was not legitimate.

Advertisements - Continue reading below

Vinenterprise Vehicle History Website

Vin enterprise at  vinenterprise.com Vehicle History Website

I assumed the best of the suspected scammer and got a much more trusted Carfax report instead. Suspected scammer did not accept this and asked me to use vinenterprise.com instead.

Vehicle sale location is in Vancouver BC and he used a (559) phone number ending in 2710.

Also suspiciously, when trying to confirm the meeting time to view the vehicle, he randomly responded that he is from California and did not have time to change his number (I never asked why his number is 559). I never suspected this to be a scam until he said this.

He is likely doing this to many auto sales that have phone numbers open and accidentally responded to the wrong text.

Check the comment section below for additional information, share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. And, to quickly find answers to your questions, use our search engine.Search
Write commentWrite your comment or view the ones below.    +
Was this article helpful?
Advertisements - Continue reading below
Comments, Answers, Reviews or Questions
To protect your privacy, please remove sensitive or identifiable information from your comments, questions, or reviews. Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic.

Comments(18)

Sep 5, 2021 at 2:52 PM by
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website
an anonymous user from: Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

vinenterprise.com has been changed to vinsuperinfo.com. Same scam.

Delete

Jun 10, 2021 at 8:21 PM by
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website
an anonymous user from: Pocatello, Idaho, United States

We are selling our motorcycle and got the same type of text from a 913 area code in the Kansas City area. We live in southeastern Idaho and we had the same type of conversation with a Tyler. He was very aggressive with his texting and demanding we send a VE report. We had no idea what a VE report was and asked for him to explain. He said we could obtain it from www.vin-enterprises.com. And then he sent a bit.ly link to the report, which, of course, we did not touch. He stated he wanted an appointment for tomorrow and he was just 24 mintues away from us. We asked what city he lived in and he said Eagle. The only Eagle is over 200 miles away on the western side of the state a suburb of Boise. We told him to call us to discuss and he stated he was an EMT and worked 24 hour shifts and couldn't call and meanwhile please send the report! Thank goodness for my husbands intuition and the feeling of another scammer! Hope this helps.

Delete

Jun 13, 2021 at 3:56 PM by
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website
an anonymous user from: Madison, Wisconsin, United States

We just had the exact same thing happen today! Same story, same number, different name. I only wish we had researched and followed our intuition. P****d beyond belief!

Delete

Jun 10, 2021 at 5:28 PM by
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website
an anonymous user from: Metro Vancouver, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Just got a similar text from a Kansas City Area Code. I'm in Vancouver. Her name was 'Ashley'. 'She' asked what mechanical work had been done on the car. 'She' asked for a Vin-enterprises report. I looked it up, and sure enough, came across this site. I asked 'Ashley' where 'she' was texting from. 'She' said Vancouver. When I asked what neighbourhood, 'she' said Knight. There is a Knight street, but it is hardly a neighbourhood. When I called 'Ashley' out, she stopped texting.

Delete

Jun 9, 2021 at 8:24 PM by
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website
an anonymous user from: North End, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

lol, exact same thing here. Name was Bailey, wanted me to use the same website. First thing I noticed was "For complains email:complains@" I think they mean complaints. I to did a search for vin-enterprises scam and seen all this. Told him to basically get bent.

He called it a "VS" report and I stumbled across VS Enterprises based in New Delhi. The phone number used was 313-329-0848 which is registered in Southfield Michigan, and in our conversation he tells me he is from London Ont. Regardless I am on the easy coast of Canada.

Delete

Jun 8, 2021 at 1:35 PM by
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website
an anonymous user from: Downtown, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

June 8th, 2021 - I had similar in Calgary AB, text from 313-241-5781 (Chicago) asking for vin-enterprises.com report. I sent CarFax but insisted on vin- ... and that he was ready to come down with "cashiers check" an American terminology. Asked if he was local and replied he was from Bassano AB. 100% scammer.

Delete

Jun 5, 2021 at 10:45 PM by
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website
an anonymous user from: Centretown-Downtown, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Guys, the EXACT same thing happened to me in Winnipeg, except he used the name Paul. Same story. I never clicked on the link and offered Carfax - he used the exact same response to everyone else. I think it's copy/paste or might even be automated texts.

Delete

Jun 2, 2021 at 4:32 PM by
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website
an anonymous user from: Kent, West Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States

Just got the same scam, same phone number (313-777-3147)

Delete

May 4, 2021 at 2:35 PM by
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website
an anonymous user from: Downtown North Bay, North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Scammed as well from this number 1-313-777-3147

Also gave us the link to vin-enterprises and then wanted a different report. I realized then that something was wrong as the person became argumentative.

BRUTAL! EVERYTHING IS A SCAM

Delete

May 4, 2021 at 2:22 PM by
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website
an anonymous user from: Smith, Tyler, Texas, United States

I'm in Texas, and I got a text today from 913-286-6098, and they were insisting on me using this website to check the vehicle I was selling on Craigslist. They texted me a link, but I didn't click it. Instead, I did a Google search of 'vin-enterprises scam', and found a lot of warnings about it...even on RipoffReport.com. I think they are either a phishing, or credit card scam, or possibly, because they are new, they are trying to get business by paying people to text car ads all over the US and Canada, to get them to use their service...but I really think it is a phishing scam. The website was created on Feb 02 2021...I checked ICANN.org. Of course all the personal info about owners, addresses, etc., has been redacted.

The text conversation started by the person asking me 2 questions that had the answers in the ad! I even replied by asking if the person even read the ad before contacting me! Anyway, I told them the website is reviewed as a scam on the internet. They tried to argue it was legit, so I sent them the message 'BLOCKED', and proceeded to do just that.

I then edited the Craigslist ad to state for people to contact me by phone call only, and that emails and texts will not be answered. That is what I have done in the past, and it works. I was even getting texts where people were trying to negotiate the price. How can you negotiate a vehicle you have only seen pics of?

If someone is truly interested, they will call...

Delete

Apr 27, 2021 at 10:32 AM by
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website
an anonymous user from: Alberta, St Paul, Alberta, Canada

OMG I totally just got scammed. UGH! I should know better... This happened to me in Northeast Alberta and he was from 'nearby' but had a Detroit area code.

Delete

Advertisements - Continue reading below

waiting
Write Your Comment, Answer, Review or Question

Advertisements - Continue reading below
Advertisements - Continue reading below
Advertisements - Continue reading below
Advertisements - Continue reading below
Advertisements - Continue reading below
Advertisements - Continue reading below
Advertisements - Continue reading below
Advertisements - Continue reading below
Is Vinenterprise a Scam? Vehicle History Website