The Ford Barn

kevinshea · 05-02-2026, 12:20 PM

I was recently the subject of a parts for sale scam and wanted to alert others to what you can expect. I posted the need for a muffler and one respondant said " contact me at this email address". so I did (my first mistake).. he showed a photo of the muffler and quoted a price of $500 (What?) I said no and he said 200 and I said no and he said 100.. Weird.. then he said payment by Zelle and with that I knew something was wrong as that system seems to be the one most used by scammers.. So, I played the game out.. I asked for more photos and dimensions... the reply.. sorry it in a storage facility.. Said I would wait... then the conversation ended..

so, I am aware that there have been similar issues noted in the past. So, just be cautious.

19Fordy · 05-02-2026, 01:47 PM

Well done. It's so sad that many car parts guys are so unethical.

nelsb01 · 05-02-2026, 02:26 PM

19Fordy...........
those are not car parts guys..............
If you placed an ad for posi-traction floor mats, they'd tell you they had them. So, not car guys. Just dishonest people.

RalphM · 05-02-2026, 02:53 PM

I’ll bet that storage facility was in Mogadishu!

RalphM · 05-02-2026, 03:02 PM

Duplicate

Jack E/NJ · 05-02-2026, 03:59 PM

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I'm not gonna pay a lot for a muffler. So I don't use one.

05-02-2026, 12:20 PM	#1
kevinshea Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: old orchard beach maine Posts: 64	Scam Alert I was recently the subject of a parts for sale scam and wanted to alert others to what you can expect. I posted the need for a muffler and one respondant said " contact me at this email address". so I did (my first mistake).. he showed a photo of the muffler and quoted a price of $500 (What?) I said no and he said 200 and I said no and he said 100.. Weird.. then he said payment by Zelle and with that I knew something was wrong as that system seems to be the one most used by scammers.. So, I played the game out.. I asked for more photos and dimensions... the reply.. sorry it in a storage facility.. Said I would wait... then the conversation ended.. so, I am aware that there have been similar issues noted in the past. So, just be cautious.

05-02-2026, 01:47 PM	#2
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 11,916	Re: Scam Alert Well done. It's so sad that many car parts guys are so unethical.

05-02-2026, 02:26 PM	#3
nelsb01 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Up North Posts: 870	Re: Scam Alert 19Fordy........... those are not car parts guys.............. If you placed an ad for posi-traction floor mats, they'd tell you they had them. So, not car guys. Just dishonest people.

05-02-2026, 02:53 PM	#4
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,681	Re: Scam Alert I’ll bet that storage facility was in Mogadishu!

05-02-2026, 03:02 PM	#5
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,681	Re: Scam Alert Duplicate

05-02-2026, 03:59 PM	#6
Jack E/NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,272	Re: Scam Alert Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I'm not gonna pay a lot for a muffler. So I don't use one.