Let me get this out of the way, I am an idiot. Maybe my idiocy can help another.
I was contacted by a new member, in fact this person joined one day after I posted a request in the marketplace. That should have been the first red flag.
This person put me in contact with “another person” who had a set of lower door panels I was looking for. This person had a sad back story, kinda pathetic looking back now, another red flag, but this board has had its share of tragedies so I didn’t think much of it. I never had a bad experience buying stuff here before and that probably aided in me not being as cautious as I should have been. What should have absolutely stopped me going forward was the request for a payment screenshot. This is a mule scam. If in your journeys you use Zelle or venmo or some other peer to peer payment processor and you are asked for a payment screenshot STOP IMMEDIATELY. This request struck me as odd, and I did some research after sending the money (remember, idiot here) and my stomach sank. He then contacted me again claiming to have forgotten to include shipping. I immediately replied no and to refund my money back, knowing I wasn’t getting it. Said he understood and would ship anyway.
I dont know the board policy for naming and shaming but avoid the following at all costs.
spaceturbo
johtech
kinghugy@yahoo.com
ashantijamal92@gmail.com
Jamal A
The last two may be an unwitting mule, but I’d be wary anyway. Spaceturbo and “johtech/kinghugy” which were very responsive at first have gone silent.
I was contacted by a new member, in fact this person joined one day after I posted a request in the marketplace. That should have been the first red flag.
This person put me in contact with “another person” who had a set of lower door panels I was looking for. This person had a sad back story, kinda pathetic looking back now, another red flag, but this board has had its share of tragedies so I didn’t think much of it. I never had a bad experience buying stuff here before and that probably aided in me not being as cautious as I should have been. What should have absolutely stopped me going forward was the request for a payment screenshot. This is a mule scam. If in your journeys you use Zelle or venmo or some other peer to peer payment processor and you are asked for a payment screenshot STOP IMMEDIATELY. This request struck me as odd, and I did some research after sending the money (remember, idiot here) and my stomach sank. He then contacted me again claiming to have forgotten to include shipping. I immediately replied no and to refund my money back, knowing I wasn’t getting it. Said he understood and would ship anyway.
I dont know the board policy for naming and shaming but avoid the following at all costs.
spaceturbo
johtech
kinghugy@yahoo.com
ashantijamal92@gmail.com
Jamal A
The last two may be an unwitting mule, but I’d be wary anyway. Spaceturbo and “johtech/kinghugy” which were very responsive at first have gone silent.
