scam allert. scam alert,scam alert

[erikserras]

i have posted that i was looking for helm seats. someone sent me a PM saying that bfdfirefighter had a pair for sale and gave me a seperate email of dodgers4life. i sent a PM to bfdfirefighter confirming it was him and also sent an email to other account. bfd never responded but i did have a phone call with the party. clearly indian scam trying to sell me a set of stidd seats.
they couldnt answer any boat questions and this is clearly a scam.
initial person to contact me was gregbent31 fron the forum
they are trying to use bfdfirefighter16 account
and the email is dodger4life
the phone number used is 858-367-5076
moderator can you look into it to protect others and buyers beware.

also, still looking for helm seats

 

[SEVEN]

Also found a scam on turbo blankets for 12V71s. I spoke to the guy in Houston, Texas. I could hardly understand his English. It seem to be a little fishy so I backed out. The next thing I know I see the exact same photographs on another site and the guy is in Colorado. When I question him about the exact photos on another site in Texas, he backed away and stopped returning my calls. Watch out.

 

[Pascal]

These scams have been going on for years in the classic car world with either cars or parts being advertised by scammers who pick up pictures for legit listings. I don’t buy anything from someone I don’t know or who is personally recommended unless it’s in person.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Erik, I sent you a PM.
Jim Rosenthal

 

[Krisx125]

Ugh…just happened to me on a set of Slane vents.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Sorry, you guys. I don't have any control over these ass----s as fara as I know. If you can find a forum member identity I can kick them off, just let me know by PM or email.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Incidentally, this happened to me a few weeks ago on FB mktplace on a Nardi steering wheel. But PayPal got me my money back and somehow clawed it back from the jackass who took it.

 

[rsmith]

PayPal is good for the buyer not so much for the seller. Never use any other like Zelle to pay people you don’t know.

 

[erikserras]

its too pervasive to be avoidable at this point. for me if the deal is too good it raises flags for me. i always insist on on talking the phone and ask alot of questions. my situation , i asked what the seats were off of and asked alot of questions regarding the boat attached to their profile. it literally was a middle eastern guy trying to do a southern accent. pretty funny actually. couldnt answer any basic hatteras questions.
research the sellers profile and ask lots of questions over a call. has worked 100% for me so far

 

[erikserras]

also, in hindsight, the scammer in my case reached out using a real members id but with a different email. i sent a note through the forum but that member never responded. as another fail safe only communicate through the forum. the members id that was used has a detailed and long history and i should have known something wasnt right when they never responded to me.