WTF - Marketplace Scammers?

[cavguy]

I put a a few wanted to buy ads in the forum Market Place. Over the last two weeks I have had at least three scammers contact me. The email usually goes like this (of course the scammer uses different names & email addresses):

"Email Shawn in Montana he has Rubicon Take Off Tires 285/70R17 for sale. His email [Scam Warning - Please Report to Site Administrators]"

Why would I want to contact someone in Montana for tires, when I don't even live there...?

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[Chocolate Thunder]

Welcome to the world of Internet forum marketplaces. Where there’s an opportunity to scam people, there’s scammers. On every automotive forum marketplace.
Stay diligent.
Vet sellers or buyers.
Don’t be stupid.
If it smells fishy, throw it back.
Sounds like you get it. You’ll be fine. Don’t take it personally, these scumbags try this on everyone.

 

[XLR8TOR]

Same here....I just ignore them.

 

[Strommen95]

No matter where you go in life there’s scammers. Be careful always.

 

[cavguy]

Got another!

"I can help you out with a lead. Please contact Eliot on [email protected] regarding your request. He is located in Texas, and the last time I talked to him, he had Willys JLU Take Off Rims for sale. I purchased items from him in the past and they arrived in TOP condition."

 

[Chocolate Thunder]

Spam bomb the email addresses they provide.

 

[cavguy]

Check this out;

 

[dalema]

i got a couple also

 

[goose77]

Scammers are everywhere. Twice I got burned on Instagram, from actual instagram ads. And once on ebay from some guy who sold me an 1986 CJ saying it was mint like new. He was a Jeeper, totally cool on the phone. I get it shipped and it looked like it was totaled, frame is bent, needed ton of work. Sold as all original, mint and runs perfect. Didn't start on the truck, the driver had to push it off. Turns out a few weeks later I come across this guys instagram account showing off the same Jeep when it was totaled and him rigging it back together in his garage. Bragging how damaged it was.

Lessons learned here were never buy from Instagram ads and never buy a car unseen from ebay especially older than 10 years. You have ZERO protection. With the current world situation these scams are just going to worse and worse. These scammers are already lazy so what easier way to con someone than from their house on the computer.

It sucks

 

[Notorious]

... It sucks

It does and how unfortunate for you. While this may not offer you any kind of comfort in the moment, just know that life swiftly catches up to those kinds of people. It happens when, where and how they least expect it. Sometimes they realize the error of their ways and make amends and then sometimes they don’t.

 

[roaniecowpony]

Never send more money than you're willing to risk loosing. Does the potential benefit outweigh the potential loss? s

 

[blnewt]

Also never send Paypal through the gift option, always pay that extra fee, small price to pay for buyer protection.

 

[Bilymac]

If I happen to be board, I’ll troll the scammer for a while, just to waste their time.

 

[1quick1]

This is a common scam technique and I see a lot of user reports for this. If you report these messages we can ban the user and delete any messages they sent.

@JAY perhaps it's possible to require a new member have X amount of posts prior to being able to use the PM system?

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