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Originally Posted by alt63bird
BTW I'm trying to find a spare secondary C1AE-AV carb and got a PM in response to a Barn 'wanted' post from a guy calling himself 'cutoff' who just joined the Barn a few days ago saying he had one. With only 10 posts - most of them 'test' messages, I'm real suspicious it could be a scammer since he wanted my phone # for texting me info. As Ronaldus Magnus said, "Trust but Verify."
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I’m always happy to exchange ideas with new members—but I don’t do transactions. Ten posts? Fuggedaboutit.
For what it’s worth, I tried to sell a car on Cars.com a few months ago and got hit with a classic scam. I still have the fake cashier’s check:
– The name didn’t match the buyer.
– The address was from one state.
– The routing number was from a different region.
– The phone number that texted me traced to yet another person in yet another state.
– And of course, the check was for “just a little extra to cover shipping.”
Luckily, I’m skeptical by nature. I didn’t deposit the check—just reported the whole thing to Cars.com and walked away.
Scammers are getting clever, but the red flags are still there if you’re paying attention.