The Ford Barn

panhead_pete · 09-11-2020, 09:20 PM

I advertised looking for an A coupe body and got a message from a 0 post member to email someone which I did. Long story short it was a scam as was offered bodys that were too cheap and having done a reverse image search the pics sent to me were from other websites. I contacted the admins a couple days ago but didnt hear back so thought I best post here too. Be careful and do your due diligence before sending cash.

Synchro909 · 09-11-2020, 09:34 PM

Good work.
A reverse search on the image is an excellent defense against these @#$ holes.

daveymc29 · 09-11-2020, 10:40 PM

Reverse search on the image? How does that go? I'm not real techie, you may guess, but don't want to fall for some creeps story.

panhead_pete · 09-11-2020, 11:56 PM

Hi Davey, if you click on the link below and click on the the camera icon then use the 'upload image' you can upload an image from your computer and it will search for it.

https://images.google.com/

Aarongriffey · 09-12-2020, 12:47 AM

Pete, do you want the body shipped to you in Japan? Seems that would be a bit costly, but anyway glad to hear about the reverse search. Thanks fo that.

panhead_pete · 09-12-2020, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Aarongriffey

Pete, do you want the body shipped to you in Japan? Seems that would be a bit costly, but anyway glad to hear about the reverse search. Thanks fo that.

Hi Aaron, no mate trying to locate one for a build in the US, afterwards would be coming to Japan.

09-11-2020, 09:20 PM	#1
panhead_pete Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hakuba Nagano Japan Posts: 210	Beware. Scammer in our midst. I advertised looking for an A coupe body and got a message from a 0 post member to email someone which I did. Long story short it was a scam as was offered bodys that were too cheap and having done a reverse image search the pics sent to me were from other websites. I contacted the admins a couple days ago but didnt hear back so thought I best post here too. Be careful and do your due diligence before sending cash. __________________ Looking for an unrestored 33 34 3W or 5W coupe. Thanks

09-11-2020, 09:34 PM	#2
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Beware. Scammer in our midst. Good work. A reverse search on the image is an excellent defense against these @#$ holes. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

09-11-2020, 10:40 PM	#3
daveymc29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,553	Re: Beware. Scammer in our midst. Reverse search on the image? How does that go? I'm not real techie, you may guess, but don't want to fall for some creeps story.

09-11-2020, 11:56 PM	#4
panhead_pete Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hakuba Nagano Japan Posts: 210	Re: Beware. Scammer in our midst. Hi Davey, if you click on the link below and click on the the camera icon then use the 'upload image' you can upload an image from your computer and it will search for it. https://images.google.com/ __________________ Looking for an unrestored 33 34 3W or 5W coupe. Thanks

09-12-2020, 12:47 AM	#5
Aarongriffey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Hayward,CA Posts: 513	Re: Beware. Scammer in our midst. Pete, do you want the body shipped to you in Japan? Seems that would be a bit costly, but anyway glad to hear about the reverse search. Thanks fo that.