Scam Alert be careful

tstickff · 12-14-2022, 03:28 PM

This is the second time I have posted a WTB add on this site, and the second time that some scammer reads this and says they have what you need, when asked for pics of the item they are off a manufacturer website, not an actual taken pic from the seller, be careful out there! Too many people trying to screw everyone.

Tim Stickles

J.R. Haddad · 12-14-2022, 05:07 PM

Tim, I posted a WTB ad in September, and they are still contacting me
today. I told them all to send me a picture with the item, themselves, and
todays newspaper in the pic. They all said they live too far from the store to get a newspaper( I'm guessing about 5,000 miles). The first one came back about 2 months later, like the first instance didn't happen. The other one
to be careful of is when they have something for sale, and their join date
is 12/22 for example.

Thanks,

J.R.

tstickff · 12-14-2022, 05:20 PM

Glad I’m not the only one! Last time I asked the guy to send me the package shipping label and pics of it being boxed up, I got the most cut and pasted pic of some generic package it wasn’t even funny. Just goes to show that not even this site is safe anymore

Bob Shaw · 12-14-2022, 08:54 PM

I am having the same thing happen to me.
As soon as I put my phone number in the ad I started getting texts.

Woodfin · 12-14-2022, 09:30 PM

Same story for me. Within a few mins of posting a "looking for" ad one was posted. That was the first red flag. Second flag was a pics from the GM web site of the part. Third was when I ask for a picture of back side, he could not provide that.

12-15-2022, 07:58 AM

Same here. Knew it was a problem when I asked for a pic, then he wanted Pay Pal friends and family. Reported the account to
Ken and action was taken right away.

chopperloco · 12-15-2022, 12:57 PM

Same!

jmcarter · 12-15-2022, 01:34 PM

I manage CR and my motorcycle related forums the same way. Only deal with those that I recognize their names or have solid history of posts. On occasion I’ve had dealings with newbies but only after a long conversation over the phone to gauge their sincerity. Last week I bought a motorcycle and each of us drove 400 miles to exchange cash for the bike and no deposit was offered or requested. Guy had like 3000 posts on a forum plus we had a long conversation to make sure no ghosting or scamming was involved. Also, I never put my phone number on ads, not even with alpha numbers, the scum can run scripts to defeat that. Love dealing with solid folks and HATE scammers/thieves.

hemid68 · 12-15-2022, 03:26 PM

I recently got scammed on here. Somebody listed some parts for sale, and I told them I'd take them and listed my phone number, that was probably my mistake. Somebody contacted me with a different e-mail address than the name in the ad, but sometimes folks use a relative, or somebody elses PayPal address, so I sent the money. They had asked all the right questions, so I thought it was legit. I didn't receive the parts, and I saw where another member had, so I asked for my money back, and got ghosted. I contacted PayPal and I was surprised they couldn't do anything for me because they hadn't sent the money yet supposedly. So now I am dealing with my credit card company. The scammer went by Beatrice Kanda
Long story but be on the lookout!

hemid68 · 12-15-2022, 03:30 PM

I recently got scammed on here. Somebody listed some parts for sale, and I told them I'd take them, and listed my phone number, which was probably my mistake. Somebody contacted me with a different PayPal address than the name in the ad, but sometimes folks use a relative, or somebody else's PayPal address, so I sent the money. They had asked all the right questions, so I thought it was legit. I didn't receive the parts, and I saw where another member had received them, so I asked for my money back, and got ghosted. I contacted PayPal and I was surprised they wouldn't do anything for me, because they supposedly hadn't sent the money yet. So now I am dealing with my credit card company.
The scammer went by Beatrice Kanda
Long story but be on the lookout!

12-14-2022, 03:28 PM	#1
tstickff Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 469 Likes: 308 Liked 561 Times in 138 Posts	Scam Alert be careful This is the second time I have posted a WTB add on this site, and the second time that some scammer reads this and says they have what you need, when asked for pics of the item they are off a manufacturer website, not an actual taken pic from the seller, be careful out there! Too many people trying to screw everyone. Tim Stickles __________________ Tim Stickles

12-14-2022, 05:07 PM	#2
J.R. Haddad Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 788 Likes: 942 Liked 1,471 Times in 308 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful Tim, I posted a WTB ad in September, and they are still contacting me today. I told them all to send me a picture with the item, themselves, and todays newspaper in the pic. They all said they live too far from the store to get a newspaper( I'm guessing about 5,000 miles). The first one came back about 2 months later, like the first instance didn't happen. The other one to be careful of is when they have something for sale, and their join date is 12/22 for example. Thanks, J.R.

12-14-2022, 05:20 PM	#3
tstickff Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 469 Likes: 308 Liked 561 Times in 138 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful Glad I’m not the only one! Last time I asked the guy to send me the package shipping label and pics of it being boxed up, I got the most cut and pasted pic of some generic package it wasn’t even funny. Just goes to show that not even this site is safe anymore __________________ Tim Stickles

12-14-2022, 08:54 PM	#4
Bob Shaw Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sedalia, Mo Posts: 440 Likes: 332 Liked 322 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful I am having the same thing happen to me. As soon as I put my phone number in the ad I started getting texts. __________________ Bob Shaw V/SA 515 Last edited by Bob Shaw; 12-14-2022 at 08:59 PM.

12-14-2022, 09:30 PM	#5
Woodfin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 540 Likes: 8 Liked 288 Times in 109 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful Same story for me. Within a few mins of posting a "looking for" ad one was posted. That was the first red flag. Second flag was a pics from the GM web site of the part. Third was when I ask for a picture of back side, he could not provide that.

12-15-2022, 07:58 AM	#6
Todd Hoven Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Scam Alert be careful Same here. Knew it was a problem when I asked for a pic, then he wanted Pay Pal friends and family. Reported the account to Ken and action was taken right away.

12-15-2022, 12:57 PM	#7
chopperloco Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ottawa,Ont.,CANADA Posts: 163 Likes: 158 Liked 83 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful Same!

12-15-2022, 01:34 PM	#8
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,307 Likes: 2,413 Liked 3,225 Times in 981 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful I manage CR and my motorcycle related forums the same way. Only deal with those that I recognize their names or have solid history of posts. On occasion I’ve had dealings with newbies but only after a long conversation over the phone to gauge their sincerity. Last week I bought a motorcycle and each of us drove 400 miles to exchange cash for the bike and no deposit was offered or requested. Guy had like 3000 posts on a forum plus we had a long conversation to make sure no ghosting or scamming was involved. Also, I never put my phone number on ads, not even with alpha numbers, the scum can run scripts to defeat that. Love dealing with solid folks and HATE scammers/thieves. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

12-15-2022, 03:26 PM	#9
hemid68 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 163 Likes: 178 Liked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful I recently got scammed on here. Somebody listed some parts for sale, and I told them I'd take them and listed my phone number, that was probably my mistake. Somebody contacted me with a different e-mail address than the name in the ad, but sometimes folks use a relative, or somebody elses PayPal address, so I sent the money. They had asked all the right questions, so I thought it was legit. I didn't receive the parts, and I saw where another member had, so I asked for my money back, and got ghosted. I contacted PayPal and I was surprised they couldn't do anything for me because they hadn't sent the money yet supposedly. So now I am dealing with my credit card company. The scammer went by Beatrice Kanda Long story but be on the lookout!

12-15-2022, 03:30 PM	#10
hemid68 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 163 Likes: 178 Liked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful I recently got scammed on here. Somebody listed some parts for sale, and I told them I'd take them, and listed my phone number, which was probably my mistake. Somebody contacted me with a different PayPal address than the name in the ad, but sometimes folks use a relative, or somebody else's PayPal address, so I sent the money. They had asked all the right questions, so I thought it was legit. I didn't receive the parts, and I saw where another member had received them, so I asked for my money back, and got ghosted. I contacted PayPal and I was surprised they wouldn't do anything for me, because they supposedly hadn't sent the money yet. So now I am dealing with my credit card company. The scammer went by Beatrice Kanda Long story but be on the lookout!