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I posted on a buy wheel thread, and got one of these scam pms with a number to txt and to make a deal. Lol. These guys are all over forums and fb marketplace. |
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03-30-2023, 02:44 PM | #24 |
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Hi Gang, I am new to the forums and I have recently posted some wheels that I want to sell. I just logged on to check traffic and now on all my post, I have a big red banner saying to have caution because I might be a scammer. How do I go about verifying myself?
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04-02-2023, 07:35 AM | #26 |
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My man Clarke ranted for 6:08 about Zelle and did not offer one not one reason for why it’s so bad. I use Zelle all the time. I pay the guy who cleans my pool. I paid my friend with it last week for something I bought from him. We pay our child’s tutor with it. What is Clark telling us here? That the tutor is going to siphon our bank account one day?
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04-02-2023, 08:00 AM | #28 | |
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If I advertise wheels on here for sale and you reach out to me, saying you want them and you pay me $5000 with Zelle you have no recourse if I don’t send the wheels? Is that what you mean? Or even let’s say I buy a pair of $5000 earrings for my wife from a legitimate jewelry store in New York City using Zelle and they don’t send the earrings I have no recourse? Is that another example of what you and Clark mean? Because Clark made it sound like once you pay me with Zelle for the wheels you can then possibly access my bank account and steal all my money. I have not heard of that. Anywhere. It sounds more like you and Clark mean using Zelle is like using cash??? Maybe? I’m not doubting it’s dangerous. I would just like to know why because I have not heard anything bad about it from anyone. |
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04-02-2023, 08:27 AM | #29 |
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Zelle is basically for paying friends or family. They say it up front on their website. Dig a little and it has no fraud protection, no refunds, no take-backs. Send money via Zelle to someone you don't know and it's pretty much gone forever, cross your fingers you get whatever it is you paid for. There are far better options to buy things from strangers on the internet. Anytime we'd see "Western Union" it'd raise flags, Zelle is no different. The service is fine, using it to pay strangers is not.
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04-02-2023, 08:44 AM | #30 | |
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Instinctively I guess without knowing any of this about Zelle, whenever I do business making a large purchase with someone I don’t know I have always insisted on using PayPal. However, after reading your post and this thread will definitely make sure I never use Zelle for anyone other than people I personally know even for small amounts. Thanks again |
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04-02-2023, 09:05 AM | #31 |
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Same here, and of course it can't be a "gift" but I'm sure you know that.
Zelle is good if you owe a buddy for a concert ticket. Paypal is good if you are buying car parts from across the country. Hopefully buying them! Paypal's service fees stink but it's the cost of the insurance of sorts, that you can get a refund. |
04-12-2023, 05:26 AM | #32 |
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How to report a scam - Disappeared after sending wrong wheels
Hello. I was recently scammed and just wanted to provide the story and information to help others avoid this situation. I’m reaching out since I wasn’t sure of the best way to do this. Mainly wanted to provide the info to admin so they can help prevent any future registration. Does bimmerpost keep a black list of some sort? I have all the evidence, name, phone, address, venmo.
Thanks in advance. Last edited by leuwil; 04-12-2023 at 06:30 AM.. Reason: Removed info to wait for admin instructions |
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04-29-2023, 12:58 AM | #33 |
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Post some details about the transaction + the forum member name and the latter is eligible for a permanent ban.
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05-26-2023, 01:42 PM | #34 |
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Total scam. Found phone nbr on another site reporting the same. See attached
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05-26-2023, 01:44 PM | #35 |
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Watch out for thebootycoon and nbr 6468832773
Came up on different sites as scammer also Beware |
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Quick check: all those reported in this thread have already been permanently banned from Bimmerpost.
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Same tactic they got me with. I work investigations for my police department so I turned over his bank details to the white collar group and secret service task force. If nothing else the bank account will get shut down.
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