Hi All, I have spotted a scammer that cat-fished me in the Wanted section. His name is Jackson02. here is how I have uncovered the scam: I put out a wanted post for 16" Lyons caps. I got a message from Jackson02 who told me to email [email protected], and I complied. I shot this Steven Marcky person an email, on Monday May 4th at 8;17PM EST, inquiring about the wheel caps. This person got back to me on Tuesday, May 5th at 2:20 AM EST, indicating the item was available and asked me where I was located. But the dialog this individual kept using was a bit off. After a few email correspondences, and me asking for pictures more than once, he finally sent me this picture: I replied indicating that those were the incorrect caps, sent him another picture of the ones I wanted and he replied: "You mean you are looking for this" I indicated that it WAS in fact the ones I was looking for and he proceeded to tell me to pay him with Zelle. I signed up for Zelle and emailed him saying I was ready to pay... I sent multiple emails from 8:16PM EST to 9:40PM EST and did not hear back till 3:25AM EST. I knew something wasnt right... I searched for the HAMBer, Jackson02, who sent me the originally message leading me to this Steve person. Jackson02 has only been a member since Monday, May 4th, with zero posts or threads started (not even an introduction post). I put on my Columbo glasses, went on eBay and found that this person, [email protected] has sent me images from 2 different sellers (on eBay) from 2 different parts of the country. If you go on ebay and type in Lyons Wheel Covers and refer to the 2 images I just sent, you will see what I mean. Hope this helps some of you!! Good thing I didn't pay!!
Once again. Report the username. Don’t sell to those with very few or no post. Mostly all suspect. Always use PayPal as business.
Jackson02 now Banned IP listed as Secaucus, NewJersey but it’s static so could be anywhere. IP does come up on Bad IP address so it’s being tracked by the Feds so Jackson02 a knock on your door is immenant.
This warning is always worth a re-read: Hey guys, we continue to have issues with a scammer here in the classifieds. I recommend two things to keep your buying experience safe and free of fraud: 1. Do not pay for anything by money order or check. Stay safe and use PayPal. It's really the safest way to buy anything over the internet. 2. Do not buy or trust anyone with zero posts. Typically, about 90% of the fraudulent classifieds users we discover have zero posts and haunt the "wanted section" for their victims.
Trouble is Jackson02 is sitting in the UK or Africa and piggybacking off that IP address in the USA. The owner of the IP address would not even know.
When some one tells you to email such and such @gmail.com, Or the reply to me @gmail 99.9% of the time it is a SCAM !
If you can't talk to them on a phone.... At least you can "read" someone's tone an get a "feel" on there Way's... Stay away!
And thanks to the mods for banning them and reminding everyone to use common sense when dealing with replies to ads. I've bought and sold a bunch of stuff using the classifieds here without ever a problem. I'd hate to see them go the way of the great white buffalo due to the actions of a few low life Adam Henry scammers.
@gmail account and just joined are two huge red flags for me. Good catch OP, and thanks for the clean-up Mr. Cob!
Common sense - research who contracts you. HAMB posting history. Active on the HAMB. Verify as much as possible. Don't fall for the the reference to contact someone else. ( it's the same person ) Still a risk - sure. But if you spend the time doing some history - you might have a better idea who you are dealing with to try to make a hopefully successful decision. Still a risk - no matter what. But that old saying - if it's too good to be true......
I am thankful that most everybody on here keeps a look out for these scum bags. And that our fine moderators are on top of it. Thank you.
Sucks that people pull this shit. I’m in the process of selling my 348 intake and Rochester carb that I have listed on here to a guy in Ontario. He emailed and asked for my number to call yesterday. No problem, call and ask as many questions as he likes. I’ve sold some stuff on kijiji (like Craigslist in Canada) and I use a Gmail account I have for those listings just so I’m not handing out my work email. I find a lot of our customers have gmail accounts so seems pretty common for folks who say don’t have a workplace email. Sad reality is you have to be wary. Take me back to the old days when a handshake was honoured. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.