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.

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: 948 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: 441 Likes: 335 Liked 323 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.