Warning!! SCAMMER using OSO
 

I have a want to buy ad posted for E top headers in the appropriate section. I listed my phone number as a couple people have asked for that to contact me. Today- I was contacted by a guy that sent several pictures of CMI headers and asked a reasonable price. It seemed legit and he even provided me with his username of "Daniel475". After telling him I was interested, he started telling me he doesn't use PAYPAL because he was once scammed using it. He got really pushy telling me to pay via bank transfer- I at that point decided it was BS. I asked him to call and he had 50 reasons he could not. Just to test him I offered to come pick them up to save on shipping, but he said he will be in Greece and leaving asap.

I then contacted the REAL Daniel475 and he confirmed this guy was using his name as a front. We had a good laugh and I told the scammer that I sent the money to his account as he asked, and he is now trying to find it. Lol!

Anyhow, I didn't expect to come across a scammer from bangldesh (tracked IP) on offshore, because it's sort of a niche market. So buyer beware!

He was using the phone number of
865-590-9487, though I'm sure it will change.

Tks and I assume you put in the be aware and stolen section also. That's complete BS. Everyday it seems there is another new scam going on. Wtf people work like the rest of us and apply yourself like you do with scams you may actually make a legit living and sleep better at night.

I have no place for people like this and will go to great lengths to track them down as others here will also. Tks again and I'd post in every section u can as some here have a tendency to use just a section or two.

Pliers and a blow torch? Pulp fiction.

deff was a good laugh ! glad I could help you out bud !

Problem now also is scammers and marketers can show local number calling or where ever they want you to assume they are calling from. Fkers!

Was good for a laugh! Too bad he was a POS, bc I was hoping for some headers. Lol

I was really not expecting such a scam on something like E top headers, seems pretty in depth for one of those deals, but I'm glad I caught him!

Yes, pulp fiction style sounds good

865 is Rochester, NY area. Edit: no it's not. I was wrong. Doh !

Thanks for the heads up. And congrats on smelling it out and not being taken !

I'd love to reach thru my computer screen and rip these scammer guys balls right off.

585 is Rochester NY

ooops. Now you know I'm old...Memory of a radio with no power to it. :)

That sucks, what a POS.....

I can honestly say up to this point I had nothing but great dealings with OSO members.

So the real user needs to contact one of us here. I see no other option besides removing that user/name.

Would never have expected that here. Thanks for the heads up. I have only had positive experiences with members here. Good luck on the headers .

Phone VoIP service providers can give ya a phone number anywhere you want now days. He could be in BFE with a NYC number. Also caller ID is useless now cause is so easily be spoofed. I see that one daily on marketing calls. But as you've caught on, refusing to accept PayPal is a red flag. Offering to come pick it up was a great way to verify it's a scammer. Nice catch.

Best anyone can do these days is go by smell. If it smells funny, your likely about to get ......

He's over on scream and fly doing the same......

:(

----I show 865 as Knoxville area.......Bill S

Always be careful of the scam guys who typically work Craigslist but they will call or tx and offer asking price and is exactly what they want. There next step is they have all mo IRS arranged to be transferred or sent via PayPal however they'd add on an extra 500.00 for their driver/pick up guy. Just need to ninja him over 500.00 and the rest of the transaction will follow. I caufhtcon quickly as my first experience was a Florida zip code buying a snowmobile in February. Wtf. I hate Craigslist. Scammers everywhere on there. If I ever catch to any bump and stump from the east side will be on it without question.

Getting bad. But again this one here would have really caught me by surprise.