Car sale scammers posing as JBLM soldiers

A group of scammers advertising car deals are claiming to be Joint Base Lewis McChord soldiers.

The ads have been reported on craigslist and cars.com. The postings for high-end cars and trucks have prices that seem like a steal.

But these postings are from scam artists, posing as soldiers, placing the bogus ads using doctored drivers licenses and fake military ID cards.

The News Tribune reports the base has received a number of calls about the car scams in recent weeks but the potential buyers checked with the Army before sending money to the scammers.

For those who want to find out if someone claiming to be an active duty solder really is in the Army, those records are available at the Defense Manpower Data Center.