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Offline KCinSB

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Sample of a Scam attempt
« on: July 12, 2016, 09:22:08 AM »
 Received this response the morning after posting my need for an upper fairing, listed below:    :nono

From Darius Brodrick
Hello,
I will sell the fairing together with the opaque windscreen for $195 including shipping.
What is your complete shipping address as I would be shipping via FedEx . I would be more than happy to box the parts and arrange for shipping immediately I confirm payment. Get back to me with your complete shipping address and let's proceed
Kind regards,
 
  What a good deal Huh??   :mm.  :mm.  :mm ,..............  No, TOO good.  There was more of the same...
"I will ship as soon as payment received.....  ". 
So, how does one prove another on the web is on the up and up?   :dunno2:  We are all hiding behind the keyboard at the start.  For me, I respond with a PM, and give a personal email.  Any better suggestions?
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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2016, 09:31:12 AM »
broken english also big red flag.  Bet he didn't include any photos of the parts and this is his first post.  Run away!
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Offline TimTyler

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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2016, 10:13:08 AM »
There has been a rash of "For Sale" and "WTB" scams in various forums lately.

Some attempts even include links to fake sites that look like real sites where they'll try to steal your forum login. Then they use your login and impersonate you in the real forum, using your established credibility to scam other forum members through personal messages.

Be careful.

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Offline KCinSB

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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2016, 10:26:48 AM »
Since this Scammer came to my email directly, not through this forum or forum PM, it had to start at the iBMWr marketplace. I placed the "Wanted" ad in 3 sites, and that is the only one that requires an email to allow posting an ad.
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Offline Laitch

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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2016, 10:44:43 AM »
Quote from: KCinSB on July 12, 2016, 09:22:08 AM
  So, how does one prove another on the web is on the up and up? Any better suggestions?
Proving an identity remotely is luck- and honesty-based. I ask them for their residential address or city then search with their name in that location. If there is scant information or odd hits like Darius Brodrick—International Shipper and president of Brodrick Global Enterprises and Benefactionating, I'll pass. As Chaos indicates, trouble with English language composition is a warning. Of course, that would make suspects out of most of us but I use it as a guide anyway.

Appropriate price, uncomplicated communication, open identity, and PayPal transactions have worked for me so far. When any of those elements are missing, I'll pass.



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Offline KCinSB

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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2016, 10:48:23 AM »
I agree completely !!   You are better at searching than I am apparently!  Where did you find that Darius connection?  Any title THAT long is certainly suspect anyway.   
 
And BTW,.... I have notified the IBMWR marketplace and deleted the ad. Plan to stay away from the wanted section from now on!
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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2016, 11:07:51 AM »
Quote from: KCinSB on July 12, 2016, 10:48:23 AM
Where did you find that Darius connection?  Any title THAT long is certainly suspect anyway.
That's a fictional product hoisted from the swamp of my mind, KC, but an accurate example of the lengths scammers will go to be impressive without a clear grasp of language. Take a look at this fun site.
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Offline Martin

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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2016, 11:20:52 AM »
When in doubt Paypal only. I've had Paypal intervene 3 times over 18 years.
Regards Martin.
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Offline Motorhobo

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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2016, 03:07:19 PM »
You can get a fake phone number, too, but it only works for SMS. Another rule of thumb is if they have no voice, it's a crappy choice.
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Offline F14CRAZY

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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2016, 04:38:07 PM »
Reminds me of trying to sell my wife's Chevy Corsica on Craigslist for $800. Was still getting scams where they send a fake check and have the car picked up by a shipper. Do they really want to steal this car?
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Offline Elipten

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Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2016, 08:30:02 PM »
Terrible world, I was looking for some Kbike parts 2 years ago.  Fellow gets a hold of me and wanted one of these payments via a money gram.  I asked him where he was located, he gave me a location  30 minutes away.  Was a closed business, and when I suggested I come and pay in cash he stopped contacting me.  Sheriff  detective and I went for a visit.  He ran a lot of scams, but no longer.  In jail now.  I got lucky.
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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2016, 08:51:21 PM »
Quote from: Elipten on July 12, 2016, 08:30:02 PM
Sheriff  detective and I went for a visit.  He ran a lot of scams, but no longer.
Congratulations on a successful outreach program there, Elipten.  :2thumbup:
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Offline Elipten

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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2016, 10:14:18 PM »
I was feeling uneasy but got lucky when he gave me a location near were I live.  Pure luck!  What ever happened to honest people?
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Offline Motorhobo

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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2016, 11:21:18 PM »
He told you where to find him? That is one dumb-ass freaking crook.

Once dealt with a scammer trying to rent someone else's house -- I drove an hour to look at it and when it became clear this person was probably, shall we say, actually located in a country east of Poland I sent him a text suggesting he and his crack-whore mother get a real job and quit wasting everyone's time. He became, shall we say, verbally abusive and threatening and for a while there I was looking over my shoulder and listening for Slavic accents. Moral of the story -- leave people's mothers out of it.
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Offline Elipten

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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2016, 11:45:57 PM »
Gave me the address for the moneygram.  I agree not to bright.
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Offline jjs1234

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Re: Sample of a Scam attempt
« Reply #15 on: July 17, 2016, 04:37:56 PM »
You can use Pay Pal, that is escrow. If he scans you you'll still get your money back

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