Scam Alert be careful

[Jeff Stout]

On the Olds site I inquired WTB a 7A head. 1 guy had a set. I asked for pics and he sent 4 pics. Seemed legit then he became very anxious and waited by the phone, ready to ship without knowing what state im in and the shipping cost. I passed. Then about a month later a different guy said he had a set. I had him send me pics and it was a head from a 4 cylinder 4 valve aluminum. I told him its not what Im looking for and a hard pass. He stated if I can get it to work he would reduce the price some.

[Woodfin]

Jeff, an adaptor style head gasket might do the job.

[kirk]

Guess it's not going away soon so beware

[MR DERBY CITY]

Man, I feel a whole lot better after reading these posts. I thought this **** only happened to me. There is a Walmart just a mile from my home. I had stopped in there a few weeks ago on a Monday to buy some items. When I walked to my truck in the parking lot there were 2 twenty something year old females acting as though they were washing my windshield. They didn’t do a very good job. They demanded 25 bucks a piece and even though I kept telling myself that this might be a scam I handed them the cash. When I returned on Wednesday and Thursday they only charged me 20 bucks a piece …..

[Larry Hill]

I’ve posted WTB 2015 392 DP stuff and even all the scammers know it’s not available and don’t bother wasting their time.

[rboyle]

Another scam is happening when selling on FB marketplace. A "buyer" will say they are interested or want it and to give them your number so they can send you a code to verify you are real. They clone an account with your info via gmail. I never fell for it but have had the requests for them to send me a code happen.

[Jeff Stout]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Man, I feel a whole lot better after reading these posts. I thought this **** only happened to me. There is a Walmart just a mile from my home. I had stopped in there a few weeks ago on a Monday to buy some items. When I walked to my truck in the parking lot there were 2 twenty something year old females acting as though they were washing my windshield. They didn’t do a very good job. They demanded 25 bucks a piece and even though I kept telling myself that this might be a scam I handed them the cash. When I returned on Wednesday and Thursday they only charged me 20 bucks a piece …..

Back in the early 80s i went to a Chicago White Sox game. Cheap and close parking was in a vacant lot that the neighborhood kids collected money to park. No big deal but after game they had your windows all cleaned and demanded money to be able to get in your car and drive off. It was pretty scary as it was the neighborhood against me. I think though it was only 5 or 10.00 to be set free.

[Greg Barsamian]

Same happend to me...... sent me a crude pic of what I was looking for....They wanted Pay-Pal only thru Friends & Family...... NOPE

Thanks again to some long standing members here that I recognized & reached out to......

[MR DERBY CITY]

On a serious note, I would only buy parts on CR from names that I recognize. If I don’t recognize the name I will give them a call to see where they live. Since I only deal with stock/superstock racers, I will mention some stock/superstock racers that live in their area. Their reaction to the names dictates whether I will purchase the parts from them. It’s not entirely foolproof BUT I have never had a problem purchasing parts on CR. An old, wise racer told me many years ago, Used race car parts are generally USED UP … If a deal sounds too good to be true , it usually is ….

[MNT1094]

I have had the same problems posted a wanted ad with my number and email they keep trying to scam me!!! They wanted PayPal friends and family. Alabama phone number said they were in Maine.