Many people involved in the Checker hobby know this car well. This car sold on Bring A Trailer for well over 30K several years ago. See the original blog and ad below. Link provided by ICTA member Adam Burlett.
Well now its for sale on Kloompy for a low price of 13K! We suspect that this is a scam. The seller has responded to several interested parties with the following sob story. Submitted by ICTA member Jennifer Fiorenzo.
“Hi, this is Marlene! Thanks for contacting and glad to see you’re interested. It’s in great condition as you can see, has no issues mechanically, electrically or any other to be noted. No accidents, no rust or leaks, straight body. It was my husband’s baby “Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle” he always said, but he passed away earlier this year and being in a difficult situation I’m forced to sell it. Also, I recently moved to my late parents’ house in Iowa cause I had a thyroidectomy and need rest managing the recovery. Considering the circumstances, I made arrangements with a shipping company to help me with payment and delivery as I’m unable to. It’s already in their possession all prepped & ready for delivery which is free. Price is $13,500 no other fees involved.
For more details please reply with your name, phone, zip & address so I can provide it to the shipping guys and they will contact you, so you’ll be able to talk to them directly. They will also provide the legal contract between 
me and them to show authenticity & delivery are guaranteed.
I look forward to your reply soon and I sincerely appreciate in advance your patience!
Thanks and God bless you!”
According to Jennifer “Here is the response I got from “Marlene” when I asked for more information about her “shipping company”.
Thanks so much for getting back to me, I really appreciate it. I already told you it is located at the shipping company here in Iowa ready for delivery. I’m really sorry if this doesn’t work for you. Again, I was very honest about my current situation and about the deal to be handled by the shipping company. The company offers 5 days for inspection period from the moment you receive it at your location. During this time you can check it with your mechanic or do whatever you want. If by any reason doesn’t pass your testing period the company will refund your money and the shipping back will be my concern, but I assure you it won’t be the case.
Unfortunately, even if there is this possibility to come now it is almost impossible because of the events generated by the Coronavirus! No problem if you don’t want to buy online, I’ll try to find another buyer because we don’t have more time because of the virus!
I have a lot of offers – I just wait for a final decision from many buyers. I’ll take the best and fastest offer. So if you agree, please email me the buyer’s info: full name, address, and phone. I’ll get things starting and the shipping company will guide you through the process – tomorrow morning.
Sincerely,
Marlene
Clearly this is a con, send Marlene money, then contact the shipping company. According to Marlene no problem the car will be shipped immediately and the shipping company will refund if you’re not happy. 
Marlene uses classic Con Man tricks to generate sympathy, health issues, others are interested, guaranteed delivery and of course the famous “god bless” at the end!
Watch out people, I am sure once Marlene sells the Checker wagon, she’ll sell you the Brooklyn bridge at a great discount!!!!
Thanks to all who alerted our ICTA member to this scam.
Same thing happen to me but different car
Came close to getting screwed but looked at reviews first. Good thing I did. It’s a scam if you can’t talk to someone or see it in in person. The car is on someone else website.Do not have anything to do with Kloompy. Cars. They are probably illegal foreigners from Nigeria.
Oh wow and I thought I was getting a unbelievable deal hahaha! I knew it was too good to be true! I am glad I didn’t send any payments. this exact same thing happened to me about a VW Bus read the following man people now a days.
Hi, this is Megan! Glad to see you’re interested and I’m very sorry for the delayed response, I was at the hospital – I don’t feel very well! It’s in great condition as you can see, has no issues mechanically, electrically or any other to be noted. No accidents, no rust or leaks, straight body. It was my husband’s baby “Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle” he always said, but he passed away earlier this year and being in a difficult situation I’m forced to sell it. Also, I recently moved to my late parents’ house in Iowa cause I had a thyroidectomy and need rest managing the recovery. Considering the circumstances, I made arrangements with a shipping company to help me with payment and delivery as I’m unable to. It’s already in their possession all prepped & ready for delivery which is free. Price is $13,000 no other fees involved.
For more details please reply with your name, phone, zip & address so I can provide it to the shipping guys and they will contact you in the morning, so you’ll be able to talk to them directly. They will also provide the legal contract between me and them to show authenticity & delivery are guaranteed.
I look forward to your reply soon and I sincerely appreciate in advance your patience!
Thanks and God bless you!
On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 9:31 AM Kloompy
Same exactly!! Just a different car. Thyroid surgery doesn’t effect you voice box. I asked repeatedly for them to call me. No call!
When those people die, they’re going to hell!!
This site and the people behind it are SCAM artists!!!!!!! Do NOT buy anything from them. Straight out liars and deceivers!!!!!
I have already contacted a friend in law enforcement!!!!😡😡😡
Guess what she’s trying to sell a 1953 NG TD for $7,000.00 free delivery. Scam story about the same as one used for checker cab husband died she’s had thyroid surgery poor car has to go contact the shipping company Kl00mpy
and they’ll set up delivery etc etc.
I think they’ve had so many bites on this they are getting the callers mixed up !!
If you need more info eMail me and I’ll send you what I have
Bob
Me too! My car was a barracuda. I was so excited I cried when I thought it was mine.
She just got me for $8800 with same lines for a 300ZX.
She got me for 7500., for 84 el camino
so sorry, did you report to the police/FBI?
I found the same thing. They used the same wording and sob story for a 1987 ford ranger 4×4, which was auctioned and sold for$15250 Nov 16, 2020 by RalphTheRanger. They used a different name.
Hey l have the same problem with other car the is listed is a 58 Buick convertible they give me the same
I purchased the 1938 DeSoto earlier this year on March 5 from Private Collection Motors in Costa Mesa, CA (see attached photo), and it too had been for sale on Bring A Trailer. A few nights ago I was doing a random search of other 1938 DeSoto photos and came across this listing on a website called Kloompy.com, advertising my car for sale. The published date of this listing is April 27, a few weeks after I purchased the car. They clearly took the photos from the sales listing, took the time to alter them a little bit (they blurred out the license plate in photos – it was not blurred out in the original photos), and used them for their fake listing with the car’s information, VIN, etc.
Here is the website link where I saw my antique car “for sale” by someone:
https://www.kloompy.com/cars/1938-desoto-four-door-sedan_i9360
And below you will see my message to them through the website (not using my last name, using an email alias I have, and using a new home landline that I rarely use)) and the response I received the next morning, as well as a few more messages to string them along, in orders back and forth in order.
Regarding their email response to my initial enquiry through their website: I am sure there is no old lady named “Denise Greenly” (interesting that is is send from a comcast.net email but the reply to address is a gmail.com email), she is not widowed, she is not sick, and of course she would be “able” to deal with payment. Come on! Put it on a third party? Textbook scam red flags.
I do not want to simply ignore this or tell them to f*ck off; they need to be tracked and found and stopped. They are probably scamming hundreds of people out of thousands and thousands of dollars. It’s disgusting and horrible. Want to string them along enough to get the sufficient information to bust them but my local police detectives are being totally unhelpful.
Is there a way to track the owners / developers of the website? The emails? I want to go the next step by responding to the email and getting connected to the “shipping guys” to do a little more under cover research but who knows it I’ll get anywhere.
Michael Carney
310-430-0555 mobile
509-696-5770 efax
On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 9:24 AM Kloompy wrote:
Hi,
Michael Redford (drofder@me.com, (323) 822-5144) left you a message about your listing 1938 DeSoto Four-Door Sedan:
I’m interested in learning more about this car and how to purchase. Let me know – thanks!
Regards,
Kloompy
From: Denise Greenly
Subject: Re: 1938 DeSoto Four-Door Sedan
Date: November 5, 2020 at 4:41:31 AM PST
To: drofder@me.com
Reply-To: denisegreenly4943@gmail.com
Hi, this is Denise! Thanks for contacting and glad to see you’re interested. It’s in great condition as you can see, has no issues mechanically, electrically or any other to be noted. No accidents, no rust or leaks, straight body. It was my husband’s baby “Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle” he always said, but he passed away earlier this year and being in a difficult situation I’m forced to sell it. Also, I recently moved to my late parents’ house in Iowa cause I had a thyroidectomy and need rest managing the recovery. Considering the circumstances, I made arrangements with a shipping company to help me with payment and delivery as I’m unable to. It’s already in their possession all prepped & ready for delivery which is free. Price is $9,200 no other fees involved.
For more details please reply with your name, phone, zip & address so I can provide it to the shipping guys and they will contact you in the morning, so you’ll be able to talk to them directly. They will also provide the legal contract between me and them to show authenticity & delivery are guaranteed.
I look forward to your reply soon and I sincerely appreciate in advance your patience!
Thanks and God bless you!
On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 10:25 AM Drofder wrote:
Hello –
Do you have more information on how the car runs? Do you have any videos of it running / driving?
And where is it located?
I am very interested but need to know if there are any mechanical issues so I know what to expect.
Michael
From: Denise Greenly
Subject: Re: 1938 DeSoto Four-Door Sedan
Date: November 8, 2020 at 4:31:30 PM PST
To: Drofder
Reply-To: denisegreenly4943@gmail.com
Dear Michael,
Thanks so much for getting back to me, I really appreciate it.
I already told you it is located at the shipping company here in Iowa ready for delivery. I’m really sorry if this doesn’t work for you. Again, I was very honest about my current situation and about the deal to be handled by the shipping company. The company offers 5 days for inspection period from the moment you receive it at your location. During this time you can check it with your mechanic or do whatever you want. If by any reason doesn’t pass your testing period the company will refund your money and the shipping back will be my concern, but I assure you it won’t be the case.
Unfortunately, even if there is this possibility to come now it is almost impossible because of the events generated by the Covid-19 virus! No problem if you don’t want to buy online, I’ll try to find another buyer because we don’t have more time because of the virus!
I have a lot of offers – I just wait for a final decision from many buyers. I’ll take the best and fastest offer. So if you agree, please email me the buyer’s info: full name, address, and phone. I’ll get things starting and the shipping company will guide you through the process – tomorrow morning.
Sincerely,
Denise
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Yup. Same story here with a fully-restored 75 Trans Am for $16,900. Should be 40k or better. Got the same email as you guys. Sorry for the dude that lost $8800 to this scum of the earth. But as they say, if it looks to good to be true, it probably is.
denisegreenly4943@comcast.net
https://www.kloompy.com/cars/1975-pontiac-trans-am-461ci-v8-blue_i14814
Further investigation indicates that the Shipper reference is dialog is a retired shipper and his info is being used without his permission. He has had five call this week for people looking into cars!!!!!!
Sad to say I fell into their trap for $7000. Please, anyone who was scammed by Kloompy cars.com, JK transportation, or Angela Pitts as the sickly frail seller, please do not send money, but instead report them to the FBI, the State Attorney General, the BBB, and your local Police. these people are really good at what they do and should be stopped and prosecuted for all crimes they commit!
Same with us! We got taken for 9,800 for a 1941 Studebaker. So furious! Have filed paperwork with the FBI and Better Business Bureau Scam Detector. Wired the money to an account at Bank of America in NJ. Can’t even get anybody on the phone there. Do NOT deal with Kloompy.com under any circumstances!
So sorry for your lost funds. This blog has turned into one of our most read blogs. We’re trying to get the word out. We have reached out to Hemmings and had no luck getting any attention…..
Yep came close to sending $12,500.00 for 1950 Ford Pickup Truck.Same story about husband that passed away. Got my wire stopped just in time. Thanks for this website
Yep just got the same email about a pantera for 16,900 glad I looked into this site same wording but different name,Antonia konner
We almost got scammed by her also.
Here it is, it is 2021 and the scam is still going. Called Iowa Sheriff’s Office and made them well aware that they are still scamming. He was very helpful with info on the scam. I am in South Dakota.
Was looking at a 65 chevelle. Got a reply from a great lady and then started looking at reviews and Marlene had the same car, same story. Car was about 10,000 too cheap. Knew then that Kloompy was a scam. Do not deal with these crooks. They don’t even own these cars. Beware!!!
Contacted regarding a truck in Washington state. Got the same contents back in email that others have listed. Its in Iowa, …. Totally scam.
Makes walking away so much easier,
Whoever it is, it’s still going. I enquired about a used RV for $9400 on Kloompy. I got the same generic email, this time their name is Karla Pitt (karlapitt92555@comcast.net) and is in Nebraska.
Its amazing, I would imagine the folks who got scammed reported this to the Authorities….. How can it still be going on?
As others have stated, this is so clearly a scam. I was looking at a 1961 corvette. The email reply from “Denise” was disingenuous enough that I knew to do a little research. Not to mention, the pictures were “fuzzy” in just the right areas so that you could not identify locations. The car was supposedly in Las Vegas, but clearly those trees in the pictures do not depict a Las Vegas landscape!
3/23/21: Same exact story. Only difference is different car, (https://www.kloompy.com/cars/1976-ford-f-250-highboy-360-pickup_i23648) and she moved to Nebraska instead of Iowa. Otherwise, word for word!
We’re amazed that this con is still running and theauthorities and the FBI does nothing!!!
I was just scammed out of $13,500 by someone named Karla Pitt. She was selling a 1958 Chevy truck on Kloompy using the same message as noted above. She had moved to Lincoln, NE and was using a shipper in Omaha, NE. The truck never arrived and when I called the shipper their number had been disconnected. I am 67 years old and have never been scammed like this. I am very interested in tracking these thieves down and bringing them to justice. If anyone has any ideas please let me know. I have filed detailed reports with local and federal authorities as well as the FTC.
June 18, 2021 I was looking at a 1951 Ford F1 and thought (Marlene & Denise has changed her name to Elizabeth) I’d do some background on the “looks too good to be true” offer posted on this site-kloompy.com. The story aligned perfectly even the verbiage is exactly the same–>”It’s in great condition as you can see, has no issues mechanically, electrically or any other to be noted. No accidents, no rust or leaks, straight body. It was my husband’s baby “Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle” he always said, but he passed away earlier this year and being in a difficult situation I’m forced to sell it. Also, I recently moved to my late parents’ house in Wyoming cause I had a thyroidectomy and need rest managing the recovery. Considering the circumstances, I made arrangements with a shipping company to help me with payment and delivery as I’m unable to. It’s already in their possession all prepped & ready for delivery which is free. ” This needs to be stopped…!
Thanks for the heads up on this outrageous activity that continues to exists and is taking $ from unsuspecting victims!
All good members “ask” a favor… please, anyone who lives near the wagon, go, call out the scam in person. That will be your scam confirmation. You’d do what we all do. Ask for the title/reg. in the owner/seller’s name and go from there. This con-woman (sorry on the PC nonsense) should pick a different hobby to screw. Keep doing the right thing for each other, Checker people. Thank you.