The Ford Barn

mhsprecher · 08-24-2022, 10:06 AM

FYI. I posted a parts wanted on the EV8Forum and got a response from [email protected]. The response seemed odd as he said he was parting out what appeared to be a perfectly good car. I engaged in an e-mail dialogue and became more suspicious. Bad grammar, not well written, didn't respond to my request to post a photo of the part he supposedly had. I asked him what regional group he belonged to and where he lived? His response was "what do you mean?" By that time I had done a search on his e-mail address and came up with a couple of hits on old car forums where he had either posted with parts for sale or the like. I reported him as phishing to Gmail. Who knows what will happen, but I suspect he will show up again as someone else?

hoss73ford · 09-09-2022, 03:54 AM

I had that happen on this site a few years back. He showed living just 200 miles from me so I said fine I'll come and pick them up (some truck wheels) Then he went into sending money thru Western Union and I knew it was a scam.

Southtowns27 · 09-21-2022, 08:00 PM

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This is rampant on social media. I buy a lot of parts online, but I always use PayPal goods and services as payment. If the seller isn't willing to accept that, they're almost certainly a scammer.

08-24-2022, 10:06 AM	#1
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Scammer - [email protected] FYI. I posted a parts wanted on the EV8Forum and got a response from [email protected]. The response seemed odd as he said he was parting out what appeared to be a perfectly good car. I engaged in an e-mail dialogue and became more suspicious. Bad grammar, not well written, didn't respond to my request to post a photo of the part he supposedly had. I asked him what regional group he belonged to and where he lived? His response was "what do you mean?" By that time I had done a search on his e-mail address and came up with a couple of hits on old car forums where he had either posted with parts for sale or the like. I reported him as phishing to Gmail. Who knows what will happen, but I suspect he will show up again as someone else? __________________ 1924 Model T Coupe 1928 Model A Roadster 1930 Model A Town Sedan 1939 Deluxe Fordor 1945 pickup 1951 Custom convertible

09-09-2022, 03:54 AM	#2
hoss73ford Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 142	Re: Scammer - [email protected] I had that happen on this site a few years back. He showed living just 200 miles from me so I said fine I'll come and pick them up (some truck wheels) Then he went into sending money thru Western Union and I knew it was a scam.

09-21-2022, 08:00 PM	#3
Southtowns27 Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Posts: 31	Re: Scammer - [email protected] Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) This is rampant on social media. I buy a lot of parts online, but I always use PayPal goods and services as payment. If the seller isn't willing to accept that, they're almost certainly a scammer.