Warning Bogus Seller - Sting
05 February 2009, 01:04 PM
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Warning Bogus Seller - Sting
I wanted to warn anyone looking to buy goods from a member who goes by the name of gotascoob. He sold me a downpipe which doesnt exist, accepting payment through Paypal (instant transaction) his contact details are bogus he hasnt replied to countless PM's which i know he must be picking up because he's PM'd other enthusiasts trying the same game. Im down £85, be careful your not next. I wouldnt make this accusation If I wasnt sure. A fellow member picked up my earlier 'warning thread' to say that the same guy was selling other items, looking for instant payment, unwilling to give address details etc just needed the money in a hurry. The chap in question can come forward if he likes to confirm this - Im just sending out a warning. DO NOT GET STUNG!!!!!!!
05 February 2009, 01:16 PM
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A guy on pistonheads was going to sell me a new tubo from Andy F
for £350 sent to me
Said he was from the west midlands
was happy for me to send money and he would post to me
But i said i could pick it up
And have heard no more from him!!
Subject: RE: 'subaru parts look ' at PistonHeads.com
> Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:54:00 +0000
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for £350 sent to me
Said he was from the west midlands
was happy for me to send money and he would post to me
But i said i could pick it up
And have heard no more from him!!
Subject: RE: 'subaru parts look ' at PistonHeads.com
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> Parts & Accessories : subaru parts look
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05 February 2009, 06:59 PM
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it happened to me on here but iv still not heard anything got stung for 150 and got no turbo in replie it was awarded in my favor but still have not heard anything back this was speptember time
05 February 2009, 07:32 PM
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Claim on Paypal mate....
They dont seem to take much into consideration before returning peoples money. I sold a camera on Ebay stated as bein faulty and not turning on etc, no returns blah blah blah. The guy got it then said it doesnt work!!!! Go figure what a shock that must have been......anyways, Paypal agreed I had sold the item not as described!.....If that git gets his money then you sure as hell deserve every penny mate.
They dont seem to take much into consideration before returning peoples money. I sold a camera on Ebay stated as bein faulty and not turning on etc, no returns blah blah blah. The guy got it then said it doesnt work!!!! Go figure what a shock that must have been......anyways, Paypal agreed I had sold the item not as described!.....If that git gets his money then you sure as hell deserve every penny mate.
05 February 2009, 08:03 PM
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I can agree with rtm4676
I posted in the wanted section for some 4pot calipers and at 9pm on 2nd Jan and at 9:30pm he sent me a PM saying he had some 4pots with discs, pads and calipers for £150. Bargain I thought....
He then said he wanted to be paid via Paypal. I searched his ID and found the post in the Scotland forum mentioning a possible scammer.
PM'd rtm4676 and got the details.
I thought that I would try and get some personal details from him so I then asked him for his name and address for me to clarify who he is and that I need to send a cheque.
He then warned me about how long it would take and he would prefer Paypal so he could get his bits asap.
I then replied saying I need to send a cheque as my Paypal account was locked. I was then getting dubious by this point and having spoken to rtm4676 I was reluctant to send any money.
He then replied with this:
"Sorry but I'm gonna have to sell to another buyer for less. Might sound silly but I have a remap booked for the 10th and still need a few bits (air filter, plugs, oil change, cold air feed). I shot myself in the foot buying the Brembos and now going to have to pay over the odds for the above to get the best out the remap.
By the time the cheque clears it'll be too late, so I'm gonna have to buy everything off ebay and pay delivery for everything
If you can get payment to me some other way let me know. I just wanted the brakes gone cheap/quick as theyre no use to me and I needed the cash in a hurry."
Then I asked him for his Phone number he did not reply.
So I sent him the link to the post by rtm4676 and that he had better sort this out if it was a misunderstanding and that was why I asked for his details.
He has not replied
If this guy is genuine then he should give his own story so that this can be cleared up
Scott
I posted in the wanted section for some 4pot calipers and at 9pm on 2nd Jan and at 9:30pm he sent me a PM saying he had some 4pots with discs, pads and calipers for £150. Bargain I thought....
He then said he wanted to be paid via Paypal. I searched his ID and found the post in the Scotland forum mentioning a possible scammer.
PM'd rtm4676 and got the details.
I thought that I would try and get some personal details from him so I then asked him for his name and address for me to clarify who he is and that I need to send a cheque.
He then warned me about how long it would take and he would prefer Paypal so he could get his bits asap.
I then replied saying I need to send a cheque as my Paypal account was locked. I was then getting dubious by this point and having spoken to rtm4676 I was reluctant to send any money.
He then replied with this:
"Sorry but I'm gonna have to sell to another buyer for less. Might sound silly but I have a remap booked for the 10th and still need a few bits (air filter, plugs, oil change, cold air feed). I shot myself in the foot buying the Brembos and now going to have to pay over the odds for the above to get the best out the remap.
By the time the cheque clears it'll be too late, so I'm gonna have to buy everything off ebay and pay delivery for everything
If you can get payment to me some other way let me know. I just wanted the brakes gone cheap/quick as theyre no use to me and I needed the cash in a hurry."
Then I asked him for his Phone number he did not reply.
So I sent him the link to the post by rtm4676 and that he had better sort this out if it was a misunderstanding and that was why I asked for his details.
He has not replied
If this guy is genuine then he should give his own story so that this can be cleared up
Scott
05 February 2009, 08:07 PM
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Im going to contact the administrator incase theres a better way of warning people. His actions spoil the forum for every unsuspecting enthusiast who's looking for bargains. He's clever he choses to contact memebers who are advertising in the wanted section. *****.
05 February 2009, 08:18 PM
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Your bang on the money this guys at it. I sent him 5 Pm's which he must have received because he was on trying to deal with your good self! How do I contact admin??
I can agree with rtm4676
I posted in the wanted section for some 4pot calipers and at 9pm on 2nd Jan and at 9:30pm he sent me a PM saying he had some 4pots with discs, pads and calipers for £150. Bargain I thought....
He then said he wanted to be paid via Paypal. I searched his ID and found the post in the Scotland forum mentioning a possible scammer.
PM'd rtm4676 and got the details.
I thought that I would try and get some personal details from him so I then asked him for his name and address for me to clarify who he is and that I need to send a cheque.
He then warned me about how long it would take and he would prefer Paypal so he could get his bits asap.
I then replied saying I need to send a cheque as my Paypal account was locked. I was then getting dubious by this point and having spoken to rtm4676 I was reluctant to send any money.
He then replied with this:
"Sorry but I'm gonna have to sell to another buyer for less. Might sound silly but I have a remap booked for the 10th and still need a few bits (air filter, plugs, oil change, cold air feed). I shot myself in the foot buying the Brembos and now going to have to pay over the odds for the above to get the best out the remap.
By the time the cheque clears it'll be too late, so I'm gonna have to buy everything off ebay and pay delivery for everything
If you can get payment to me some other way let me know. I just wanted the brakes gone cheap/quick as theyre no use to me and I needed the cash in a hurry."
Then I asked him for his Phone number he did not reply.
So I sent him the link to the post by rtm4676 and that he had better sort this out if it was a misunderstanding and that was why I asked for his details.
He has not replied
If this guy is genuine then he should give his own story so that this can be cleared up
Scott
I posted in the wanted section for some 4pot calipers and at 9pm on 2nd Jan and at 9:30pm he sent me a PM saying he had some 4pots with discs, pads and calipers for £150. Bargain I thought....
He then said he wanted to be paid via Paypal. I searched his ID and found the post in the Scotland forum mentioning a possible scammer.
PM'd rtm4676 and got the details.
I thought that I would try and get some personal details from him so I then asked him for his name and address for me to clarify who he is and that I need to send a cheque.
He then warned me about how long it would take and he would prefer Paypal so he could get his bits asap.
I then replied saying I need to send a cheque as my Paypal account was locked. I was then getting dubious by this point and having spoken to rtm4676 I was reluctant to send any money.
He then replied with this:
"Sorry but I'm gonna have to sell to another buyer for less. Might sound silly but I have a remap booked for the 10th and still need a few bits (air filter, plugs, oil change, cold air feed). I shot myself in the foot buying the Brembos and now going to have to pay over the odds for the above to get the best out the remap.
By the time the cheque clears it'll be too late, so I'm gonna have to buy everything off ebay and pay delivery for everything
If you can get payment to me some other way let me know. I just wanted the brakes gone cheap/quick as theyre no use to me and I needed the cash in a hurry."
Then I asked him for his Phone number he did not reply.
So I sent him the link to the post by rtm4676 and that he had better sort this out if it was a misunderstanding and that was why I asked for his details.
He has not replied
If this guy is genuine then he should give his own story so that this can be cleared up
Scott
05 February 2009, 09:53 PM
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I think you should also post this in the wanted section, since its the people who start threads in there that are most vunerable to this guy
EDIT: just noticed you have already - oh well BTTT
EDIT: just noticed you have already - oh well BTTT
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06 February 2009, 12:12 PM
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Guys, just spotted this thread so the Admin team are now aware of it.
I would appreciate if you can post any links to FS threads he is involved with. As search doesn't appear to be showing any results of this user posting in the FS (for sale) sections (I think search is not working as it should, which doesn't help). So, am I correct in saying he is performing these transactions off-board via PM?
I would advise, of course, to be very wary of users with such low post counts and very little interaction in the non-FS sections. And take the upmost precaution to users who will only reply via PM or non-ISP based email accounts (like hotmail etc). If there is any doubt in a user's legitimacy in a transaction, then do not go ahead with the sale.
AL
I would appreciate if you can post any links to FS threads he is involved with. As search doesn't appear to be showing any results of this user posting in the FS (for sale) sections (I think search is not working as it should, which doesn't help). So, am I correct in saying he is performing these transactions off-board via PM?
I would advise, of course, to be very wary of users with such low post counts and very little interaction in the non-FS sections. And take the upmost precaution to users who will only reply via PM or non-ISP based email accounts (like hotmail etc). If there is any doubt in a user's legitimacy in a transaction, then do not go ahead with the sale.
AL
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06 February 2009, 12:38 PM
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Ali it seems he is scanning the Wanted section and PMing the threadstarters
07 February 2009, 10:23 AM
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Heres my paypal experience with him...
Payment Sent (Unique Transaction ID #3SG324497C1933401)
Original Transaction
Date Type Status Details Amount
1 Feb. 2009 Payment To Peter Miller Completed ... -£85.00 GBP
BTW his email is rstwinturbo1996@aol.com
08 February 2009, 10:41 AM
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BTW his email is rstwinturbo1996@aol.com
he was selling some brembo's a few weeks ago for " a mate "
08 February 2009, 11:59 AM
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Mods - take the example of avforums and create a rogue trader register and stricter rules on the trading sections.
Yes, you should check out someone's history before buying ... which I do now every time since being ripped off once 3 yrs ago. But this sort of thing keeps cropping up and always will, unless there's a bit more control of the trading sections.
Yes, you should check out someone's history before buying ... which I do now every time since being ripped off once 3 yrs ago. But this sort of thing keeps cropping up and always will, unless there's a bit more control of the trading sections.
