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A friend on social media posted the following: "With tears in my eyes as I type this one of my dearest family members (uncle) has been battling a very serious health condition for years. His condition recently got worse, and we've just received news that he needs to be urgently moved out of state-and possibly out of country-for specialized medical treatment that isn't available here. This situation has shaken us deeply. Emotionally, we're trying to stay strong...but financially it's overwhelming. The medical costs, travel arrangements, and the facility fees are far beyond what we have prepared for. To raise money for his care, he has made the painful decision to sell of most of his belongings things he worked hard for all of his life. I'm helping him list everything here in hopes that someone may be interested. Every sale brings us a little closer to giving him a fighting chance. This is a sad moment for me and my family, and your support and prayers would mean the world to us right now. We are giving out this 2017 Honda civic. Only has approx 67, 971 miles on it currently for $5000 Clean Title, Runs perfect, No mechanical issue, Everything works, Cold A/C, Good Tires, Extra clean inside and out, No bad dash lights, clean in and out, duty fully paid, accident free, buy and drive. Down payment is accepted to hold it DM if interested, first come first serve text or call for more details +1 (331) 999-5514." I texted the number, and they claimed to be out of town but offered to meet in 2 days to provide paperwork and allow me to test drive the vehicle. They then sent 20 photos of the car. One of the photos showed the rear of the vehicle without the license plate. The grammar in the text made me question the legitimacy of the exchange. When I googled the phone number, I found an Instagram post with a similar story and the same pictures from June on another person's Instagram (not someone I know, nor someone anyone I know follows). I went back to look at the post I saw today, and the social media account had posted an Instagram story saying that they could not respond to messages on Instagram, but to text the number provided in their social media post. I stopped engaging with the listed phone number and blocked it.