Sidclark
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jan 11, 2018
- Messages
- 215
- Location
- us
- Vessel Name
- Jubilee
- Vessel Make
- Marine Trader 36 Sundeck
I've got a listing that's going to survey, (yep, folks are still buying boats), next week and the owner calls me up in a panic. He tells me he forgot to renew his CG Documentation, but don't worry he just went online and renewed and paid for expedition. Right then I knew what he had done. I asked him what he paid and ready for this? $460 bucks! You got it, he went to one of the look a like Coast Guard documentation web sites. After I scolded him for not calling his broker first, he was able to get a refund and all was well. But they almost got hundreds of dollars from another victim.
If you're renewing or requesting new documentation make sure you're at the right web site. If there's not a .mil in the address, you're at a scammer's site. Also, another little tidbit. If you have your boat listed for sale with a broker, don't spend a dime on it without consulting your broker.
If you're renewing or requesting new documentation make sure you're at the right web site. If there's not a .mil in the address, you're at a scammer's site. Also, another little tidbit. If you have your boat listed for sale with a broker, don't spend a dime on it without consulting your broker.