PSA:Scammer Alert!

[cuda]

Ditto

Originally Posted by ridethecliche

Just got a scam message from user dannymd
Reported the message for the admins

Searching for the email address linked brought me to the bimmer page for scammers

[Onion]

i got one this am as well

"
Joseph Tyler in Massachusetts has it for sale. You can contact him through josephtyler05a@gmail.com. I got some parts from him, you can thank me later!"

[cuda]

ugh

[The Narg]

I got the Joseph Tyler one also. Wanted a gift PayPal payment to a totally different email address.

dannymd was the user here who PM’ed me.

[many_styles]

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[p nut]

Originally Posted by many_styles

User “kbmack”, been on here since 2013, zero posts. Answered one of my WTB ads.


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Any issues? Or communication that would lead you to believe he’s a scammer?

[Bentley]

Originally Posted by p nut

Any issues? Or communication that would lead you to believe he’s a scammer?

I get zero posts, but been a member for a while, could be a lurker that just came out of his hole... curious if there is more to the story.

That said, always good to be cautious. 😀

[R3awak3n]

that would have been quite the commitment, 7 years of silence to scam something.

[many_styles]

Originally Posted by p nut

Any issues? Or communication that would lead you to believe he’s a scammer?

I didn’t even try to go any further with a transaction. When I saw zero posts, I stopped right there.

Just a heads up. Even in the buyers feedback thread, there is no mention of the users name either.


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[vincenz]

Originally Posted by many_styles

I didn’t even try to go any further with a transaction. When I saw zero posts, I stopped right there.

Just a heads up. Even in the buyers feedback thread, there is no mention of the users name either.


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Nothing you say indicates he's a scammer. If there was no issue, I don't see why it should be posted in this thread.

There's a separate thread concerning "0 posts" members.

[many_styles]

Ok my mistake. I’ll post in the correct thread.


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[Bentley]

I thought that the two threads are related... one specifically about the 0 post users bring potential scammers.

I’m not sure this member deserves being labeled as a potential scammer for just responding to a wtb if he/she has been a member for 7 years. Just my thoughts

[chrisroph]

Careful of this guy, we made a $75 deal for an EDGE stem he advertised and after sending him money FF Paypal he has dropped off the face of the earth. He is a student at Pima Community College in Tucson. I am an attorney and am reporting him to his college and the Tucson Police. On general principle, I'm also going to file a small claims action against him so I can provide a service to the community and register and collect on a judgment that will include the original principal, as well as filing and service fees. I hate deadbeat scumbags.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by chrisroph

Careful of this guy, we made a $75 deal for an EDGE stem he advertised and after sending him money FF Paypal he has dropped off the face of the earth. He is a student at Pima Community College in Tucson. I am an attorney and am reporting him to his college and the Tucson Police. On general principle, I'm also going to file a small claims action against him so I can provide a service to the community and register and collect on a judgment that will include the original principal, as well as filing and service fees. I hate deadbeat scumbags.

i am curious, as an attorney what you cited as your justification for using F/F payment option to purchase an item when paypal is clearly set-up to collect a fee specifically to purchase items?

not putting you on the spot specifically, but you could have saved all that work and headache if you had used the proper paypal service which would have cost a few bucks for the protection.

i have said time and time again here, dont send people you dont know payment to purchase items vie friends and family.

[Keith A]

Just a FYI...

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