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Offline itsahonda4

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SCAMMER WARNING
« on: November 11, 2020, 06:41:26 am »
Hey all, quite recently Ive posted WANT ads on two separate forums and the initial reply is by "SAM" who says his friend has the parts. When asking for a photos it comes from someone else , "ROBERT ADJI" is the latest one. Price is quote but payment must be made to his fathers Paypal as he is having trouble with his account. WARNING, WARNING, WARNING!!!!
One of the clues that woke me up to the scam was every reply had "sir" or "dear sir" or similar in the wording. Maybe it woke me up because no intelligent, sensible respondent would call me sir!!
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Re: SCAMMER WARNING
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2020, 08:59:49 am »
 You may be well onto something there Sir  :D
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Offline JWB

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Re: SCAMMER WARNING
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2020, 09:49:10 am »
Too late, I got scammed for $30.  Damn.  He was good in his responses to my questions.  Seemed legit.
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Re: SCAMMER WARNING
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2020, 11:01:27 am »
Sorry about that ...
I got
Caught for $30 last year and the local cops of course are too busy with the romance scams against seniors to worry about us but what pisses me
Off the most is Facebook, google and the phone companies are making millions off these scams and they could stop it all instantly but they won’t . These scum companies make the robber barons of last century look like angels .....
Al
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Re: SCAMMER WARNING
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2020, 04:25:08 pm »
Ah, he wanted me to send money via zelle. I told him I wasn’t sure what that was...


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Re: SCAMMER WARNING
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2020, 05:18:41 pm »
Is it someone that posts or new people answering  ?
 You went to the cops.. over 30 bux lost on an internet buy ?
 Interesting..

 Easy to lose a few bux here and  there , just send friends and family ..or get one letter wrong or name on email..
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Re: SCAMMER WARNING
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2020, 11:46:05 am »
User named "Samwick" tried to do the same with me. I only trust people who have been here for a while, and only pay with paypal.
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« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2020, 03:36:36 pm »
 What sites is 'Sammy' doing his dastardly deeds ?
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Re: SCAMMER WARNING
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2020, 08:41:52 pm »
Quote from: itsahonda4 on November 11, 2020, 11:01:27 am

Off the most is Facebook, google and the phone companies are making millions off these scams and they could stop it all instantly but they won’t . These scum companies make the robber barons of last century look like angels .....
Al
How are Fakebook, google, and the phone companies making "millions" off of these petty scams?? BTW, if you get a call on your phone claiming that your "social" has been "suspended", hang up; it's a scam. A lady here in AZ recently took the bait, and following the instructions, cleaned out her bank accounts sending the money via gift cards to the scammers; it's gone, and there is no getting it back. >:(
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Re: SCAMMER WARNING
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2020, 09:09:34 pm »
Unless you genuinely trust the person, don’t use anything but PayPal goods and services. With things like Venmo, zelle, cash app, Facebook pay there’s a lot of way people can request money that seems innocent. Messaging someone vi FB marketplace? Facebook pay sounds convenient until you get unlucky with a scumbag.
Even selling things I’d rather someone use goods and services with me just so everyone involved has the peace of mind.
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Offline b1jackson

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Re: SCAMMER WARNING
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2020, 06:49:37 am »
Sounds like the bastard that got me.  Burn in internet hell you bugger!

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Re: SCAMMER WARNING
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2020, 08:01:02 am »
Disputed the $30 that I got scammed for with my bank and they refunded me the money.
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