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    WTB scam?

    I posted a WTB ad for springs the other day and recieved a PM the next day from someone who said they have some and asked me to email him. I emailed, got a picture of the springs and he said I had to pay via Moneygram because his PayPal account was "dormant", whatever that means. A little research of the username shows he created his account on R3v 1 day after my ad, likely just to pm me.

    I asked him about the situation and he insisted it was legit. What do you guys think?

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    #2
    Maybe a scam, maybe not. But, not worth the risk IMHO.
    Originally posted by Matt-B
    hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?

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      #3
      Yup scam. I have gotten them multiple times.
      Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.

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        #4
        yeah i got the same one on my WTB. basically they copy pasted the items in the thread title even though there were a few more items in the thread itself. the capitalization and everything was exactly the same as the title. the two items in the title were pretty unrelated too so i doubt someone would have happened to have those 2 particular things and nothing else. it was a blatant copy paste job from a fresh account. i ain't buying that shit

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          #5
          why not buy set of stock ones from me, I am in same town so you bring me cash money and I give you springs in person.

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            #6
            When this happens please report it to one of us so we can ban them and their IP address.

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              #7
              Originally posted by JasonC View Post
              When this happens please report it to one of us so we can ban them and their IP address.
              Jim8878 is his username and email is jimgarc764@gmail.com I don't have his IP.

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                #8
                This guy messaged me on e46fanatics after I posted a wanted ad for a hood. He sent me pictures of a hood, with a very similar message a few days ago. He offered to ship via FedEx/ups which seemed a little fishy. I reverse image searched and a thread came up from over a year ago. I sent him back an email stating this and he never responded. Definitely a scam, just wanted to let you guys know.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Hoffbrohaus View Post
                  Jim8878 is his username and email is jimgarc764@gmail.com I don't have his IP.

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                  Thanks, and I can look up his IP. He was out of England but used USA as his location here. Also a little odd was his birthday. May 6 1947. Mines May 6 1979 lol. But he is banned and his IP is banned too.

                  1992 BMW 325iC
                  1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
                  1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza 140hp

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                    #10
                    I tried a reverse image search on the pic he sent me and sure enough he ripped it from a post by nrubenstein who sold the springs in 2010 and 2011 oddly enough

                    http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=232197


                    http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=188735



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