Fraud/Scammer photoshop examples

[JeepAV8R]

Wanted to share my experience from yesterday with everyone so hopefully people know what to look for. Guy claimed to have Red half doors for sale, new in box. I asked for pics with his name on the paper in the pics. He sent the attached pics. Here are the red flags:

• Paper is a perfect rectangle (cut using photoshop)
• the lines on the paper are not parallel to the edge of the paper
• the shadow on the paper is identical in both photos
• the paper is obviously not laying "naturally" on the boxes - it was photoshopped into the image that he probably stole from this forum or the internet.
• The seller claimed to be in Boston. It is winter - but the photo has nice green leaves on the trees in the background - so it isn't a current photo.
• The seller advised package dimensions & weight - saying each box was only 15 lbs. Seems a little light...

Luckily I noticed these details and busted the guy. But we've all been in the situation where you're excited about a buy and forget to look closely at these things - especially on a small phone screen like many of us use. Anyway - hope this helps others identify things to look for.

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[jac04]

I also noticed the date written "11/1/2024" instead of the more usual 1/11/2024. By itself only a little odd, but fits nicely as a piece of the scammer puzzle.

 

[Pig-Pen]

2nd pic has so cal written all over it by looking at that power pole. and you can see the reflection of a palm tree in the bottom corner. ive been to boston. only saw a handful of palm trees but they were all on tourists Tshirts

 

[Dgr401]

I also noticed the date written "11/1/2024" instead of the more usual 1/11/2024. By itself only a little odd, but fits nicely as a piece of the scammer puzzle.

That is the way the date is displayed in Europe and other places.

 

[Pig-Pen]

looks like a really good PS though. had he not used the same image twice you might not have figured it out.

 

[Terrymo]

Great post thanks. Maybe I’m paranoid, but I won’t pay by anything but PayPal ( not PayPal friends or Zelle or anything that leaves you without recourse) or cash in person.

 

[c20040215]

Try dating app and meet up with the person you match online.

 

[rohdawg]

2nd pic has so cal written all over it by looking at that power pole. and you can see the reflection of a palm tree in the bottom corner. ive been to boston. only saw a handful of palm trees but they were all on tourists Tshirts

Pretty green to be Boston on “11/1/2024”

 

[Terrymo]

Try dating app and meet up with the person you match online.

 

[ArmyRN]

That is the way the date is displayed in Europe and other places.

The military also does day/month/year. So today is 12 Jan 24.

 

[rohdawg]

Another huge giveaway for the scumbags in the marketplace

Very new/recently joined forum member
Very few or no posts at all
If they do have a post or a thread, it’s all marketplace related.

 

[Ratbert]

The military also does day/month/year. So today is 12 Jan 24.

In the software world we typically do the opposite so it's sortable. E.g. 2024.01.12.

 

[GATORB8]

Wanted to share my experience from yesterday with everyone so hopefully people know what to look for. Guy claimed to have Red half doors for sale, new in box. I asked for pics with his name on the paper in the pics. He sent the attached pics. Here are the red flags:

• Paper is a perfect rectangle (cut using photoshop)
• the lines on the paper are not parallel to the edge of the paper
• the shadow on the paper is identical in both photos
• the paper is obviously not laying "naturally" on the boxes - it was photoshopped into the image that he probably stole from this forum or the internet.
• The seller claimed to be in Boston. It is winter - but the photo has nice green leaves on the trees in the background - so it isn't a current photo.
• The seller advised package dimensions & weight - saying each box was only 15 lbs. Seems a little light...

Luckily I noticed these details and busted the guy. But we've all been in the situation where you're excited about a buy and forget to look closely at these things - especially on a small phone screen like many of us use. Anyway - hope this helps others identify things to look for.

Know what's gonna piss you off even more? The actual seller listed these for a JKU (typo) for $1900!

Wytheville, VA

 

[John VonJeep]

 

[vetygud]

Good catch!

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