Six people are out $300 each following a used car scam on

last month in Lower Paxton Township, police said.

The victims contacted police and reported the online ad, which offered a black late-model Volkswagen Passat with 250,000 miles for $1,800, Lt. Gary Seefeldt said.

In both cases, the victims called the seller on her cell phone and met her at the Lakewood Hills apartment complex to inspect the vehicle.

The seller told the victims there were a number of people looking at the car and they needed to make a $300 cash deposit to secure the sale, police said. But when they tried to make arrangements to transfer the title and pay the balance, the seller's phone was shut off, police said.

Anyone with information on this scam can call police at 717-657-5656, the anonymous tip line at 717-724-8317 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-262-3080.