Scam Alert be careful

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!

Jeff Stout · 12-15-2022, 04:24 PM

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 · 12-15-2022, 08:40 PM

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

Greg Barsamian · 12-16-2022, 07:18 PM

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 · 12-16-2022, 09:07 PM

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 ….

12-14-2022, 09:30 PM	#1
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	#2
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	#3
chopperloco Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ottawa,Ont.,CANADA Posts: 164 Likes: 160 Liked 83 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful Same!

12-15-2022, 01:34 PM	#4
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,310 Likes: 2,434 Liked 3,232 Times in 983 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	#5
hemid68 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 163 Likes: 179 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	#6
hemid68 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 163 Likes: 179 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!

12-15-2022, 04:24 PM	#7
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,491 Likes: 66 Liked 708 Times in 285 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful 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.

12-15-2022, 08:40 PM	#8
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 Jeff, an adaptor style head gasket might do the job.

12-16-2022, 07:18 PM	#9
Greg Barsamian VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 1,402 Likes: 731 Liked 427 Times in 97 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful 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......

12-16-2022, 09:07 PM	#10
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,662 Likes: 1,094 Liked 8,212 Times in 1,536 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful 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 ….