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From what I can tell with the last few scammers, the Mods here take a few days to ban their account and in doing so emails/comments no longer exist. I'm not sure if that approach is better than keeping the account visible but reflecting the tag of "banned", but maybe wait out potential deals (when questionable) a week to let Mods flush the seller out. |
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"Winter set up Would you be willing to sell the winter set up? 611M Winter Set in Gloss Black - Brand new tires and custom IND black wheel roundels If so, let me know my man. Thanks AB" |
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I was scammed by Tonber for 1000$ selling Rk intakes.. I contacted police about the situation and they said there's ways to track account info that my money was transferred too and they'll hunt them down.. this shit happens a lot and it was deff my mistake sending money by Zelle but never used Zelle and thought it was like PayPal (protected) but it's not so my advice is to never use Zelle and always ask around about seller before buying.. it sucks for the real people that actually stick by there word.. I brought my kw v3 ($2500) and rear calipers upgrade ($1200) sent with PayPal and talked to sellers before I bought items and all went well but u still have these scum bags that'll try scam u.. also after I figured out it was a scam I went on google and typed in this scum bags Zelle name and another post from here popped up with guy trying to buy roof rails for his x3 from same guy and got scammed so just a simple thing like checking google might've helped me not get robbed.. stay safe
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02-07-2022, 11:59 AM | #34 | |
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He just messaged me telling me to text 470-222-4744. I'm extremely cautious so I don't fall for scams as I've been in the online sales world for many moons The biggest giveaway is to check their carrier with https://www.freecarrierlookup.com/ and if it's a weird text app it will tell you Don't EVER send any money to anyone unless you are using a service that protects you aka never zelle, cashapp, or venmo. Always use Paypal Goods & Services Also check their post history, google their number, etc. Ask for tagged pictures too with today's date on a piece of paper. DON'T TRUST ANYONE ONLINE |
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02-07-2022, 12:01 PM | #35 |
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This thread is using my images beware
15 F15 x5 part out. https://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1897374
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02-07-2022, 12:22 PM | #36 | |
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The MO seems to be to see you interested in something for sale. They then contact you, saying they have the part you were interested in, if you're not paying attention, you don't notice it's not the person from the for sale thread. They'll ask you to text them or email them. They then try to get you to Zelle the $ and never send you anything. If this happens to you, local police don't care, banks can't/won't do anything. Contact the IC3, they will compile and go after them. This is their job, it's the internet crime bureau of the FBI. They will ask you for everything you have, Zelle info, site, PMs, etc. The mods can see the IPs for the users, they can report that if asked and while I'm sure they're using a VPN and just doing this to multiple forums etc, eventually these morons slip up. They leave similar footprints all over and IC3 compiles them and will hit them hard if caught. My scammer went to jail. |
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02-09-2022, 12:55 PM | #38 |
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Brandbxx and wreckedmyx5m both pmd me trying to sell me parts. Positively were scammers. The forums seem to be getting a lot of this now.
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02-09-2022, 06:15 PM | #39 |
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See my response to the Klassen F85 ad. I called them out there. Same losers trying to scam us.
I said it before and Ill say it again. The forum need to step up their game and start mandating payment types as well as pictures for the ads and contact info, or else this will continue. And as buyers/consumers we need to get back to the days where we actually converse with people to feel them out. And check out that ad because you have longtime "members" trying to prove us wrong and defend the scammers. The problem could be bigger than we realize!
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FYI They switched numbers see attached
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I've actually been scammed before when I posted a WTB thread for a stealth hitch. Someone PM'ed me with a number of someone selling one for $300. I was so excited that I Venmoed that person right away and almost the instant I clicked send, I had a bad feeling. As luck would have it, someone else PM'ed me saying he had one to give away and I found a friend who lived near him to pick it up. Anyway, I know you're trying to alert the community here and I've done it before as well but I also try to look at a poster's history and such before making assumptions. Agree that we all have to be vigilant and maybe the mods/admins need to send out a warning message to all members and do it through PM in case people don't see a post here. |
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