Beware of Scammers

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by J.R. Haddad

Yac, as I mentioned a few months back, if you put a WANTED ad on our
poor old forum, there is a group that will answer the ads. I was looking for
a specific battery charger, and he sent me pics of it. I asked him what he
used it for and he told me. To charge batteries. I asked him what kind,
he told me whatever kind he wanted to charge. So then I asked him to
send me a picture of the charger with todays newspaper. He said where
he lived he couldn't get a newspaper. And on it went, and then he said
it was like I didn't trust him. Ya think! Anyways, it appears trying to buy
parts with a wanted ad is certainly gonna get their attention.

J.R.

That's okay..I'm their worst nightmare..Retired with time on my hands
I love to string them along and waste their time. This way, they're not scamming some friend of mine here.

[Terry Cain]

Several weeks back I saw an ad about something. At this time not sure what. Price was a "STEAL". Seller answered all the questions about the part. He even had a picture of his supposedly race car. Well, the front fender had some lettering that said " Felker engines" or something to that nature. Bill's first name was not on the lettering so as a somewhat FB, Ebay buyer, and seller (to protect myself) I asked for Felkers first name. He couldn't or wouldn't answer. He got angry and asked what difference does that make. I told him all the difference in the world. NO SALE

[Mark Yacavone]

If someone wants to sell you something while responding to a WTB ad on C/R, ask them for their sign in name here. If they give you one..., look it up on the members list ,above.

The last clown gave me a Div. 3 SST number that doesn't exist, although he said he raced S/C , out of Portland. I already knew he was a scammin' POS but I was just wasting his time.

Ask them a specific question that only a real racer would know. Usually they'll c&p some mumbo jumbo from the manufacturer's description , instead of a real answer.

[HR9121]

Yeah I had the same issues a couple weeks ago when trying to find some heads. Unlike Yac I'm not retired but I sure enjoy screwing with them.

[gsa612]

I noticed he used the term mate to address you, sounds like someone overseas.Wonder if he's related to Hare Krishna and is looking for a donation in the name of MSD...lol...gsa612

[Henrys Toy]

Originally Posted by gsa612

I noticed he used the term mate to address you, sounds like someone overseas.Wonder if he's related to Hare Krishna and is looking for a donation in the name of MSD...lol...gsa612

Good morning to Mark and to all,
I noticed the term " Mate " as well, a term used mostly by the English and the Auzzie's. Unless he was lining you up for a Matting process............
I'm sure like a good many others that you get a hundred Scam calls a day on your phone. So please beware of these low life's.

Respectfully,
Henry Kunz 1534 H/SA

[bigshow2966]

I posted a wanted ad for a fairly unusual part on another board. Got a reply from a new member telling me to e-mail his buddy who had one. It was some whizzer in Texas scamming. I blew him off but another guy got the same deal and sent $700 for a pair of heads. Of course his money vaporized.

2 weeks later I got a message from a different new member sending me the same e-mail.

If it looks too good to be true.........