Scam Alert be careful

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.

kirk · 12-15-2022, 08:57 PM

Guess it's not going away soon so beware

MR DERBY CITY · 12-15-2022, 09:34 PM

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 · 12-16-2022, 08:56 AM

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.

Jeff Stout · 12-16-2022, 02:39 PM

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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 · 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......

12-15-2022, 01:34 PM	#1
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,313 Likes: 2,435 Liked 3,238 Times in 985 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	#2
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	#3
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	#4
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	#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 Jeff, an adaptor style head gasket might do the job.

12-15-2022, 08:57 PM	#6
kirk Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Kalamazoo Michigan Posts: 34 Likes: 2 Liked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful Guess it's not going away soon so beware

12-15-2022, 09:34 PM	#7
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,663 Likes: 1,094 Liked 8,218 Times in 1,537 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful 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 …..

12-16-2022, 08:56 AM	#8
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,676 Likes: 1,992 Liked 10,965 Times in 2,260 Posts	Re: Scam Alert be careful 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. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

12-16-2022, 07:18 PM	#10
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......