Guys just follow partswapper he seems to call out all the scammer that are reported. Then you just block them.
This Justin _ kustim character has links to his sales with #partswapper , so I guess thats not fool proof, ? The same adds are linked on Partswapper . Its just made easier on the internet.
I buy and sell on the HAMB. It is easy to look up some-ones info on the HAMB. Check their reputation if you are not sure about who they are. Years ago, my father told me that all you really have is your reputation. He was correct. My reputation is important to me.
I feel for your friend but what do people expect when they only communicate through FB, Instagram. or even Messages on the H.A.M.B.? I refuse to do business with anyone who talk on the phone, you can't get a read on someone through a iterweb message. I have a skinned 51 Chevrolet two door body for sale on a vintage oval track FaceBook page, I had two or three "people" contact me about it. I gave them my home phone and hours to call they wanted to do everything on FaceBook or send me links, or test to make sure I was a "real person". They were clearly trying to scam me.
Short of a face to face deal with parts and cash on the table there is no sure way to know the person your dealing with is genuine, especially on the internet . Even then, some folk will look you in the eye , sell you the earth, shake your hand with one hand and dip your pockets with the other .
Looks like the same scammer referenced in this Hamb thread from June 2023. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ware-of-instagram-post.1294285/#post-14887870
I quoted you because I agree, I hate liars. I'm using OT items discussing the scam, not the items. My family was 4th generation loggers. I collect big chainsaws. We had a new guy on a forestry forum The guy sounded very sincere, he had met and helped other members. He had seen pics of my collection, and often said he lusted after one on my big Homelites. He lived in Minnesota, and had a winter home in Florida, and traveled rt 81. I live a few miles off 81. Had him swing by and gave him 7 big saws, on the pretense he was going to restore them. A month later a friend on another forum called and Asked if I knew this new guy on his form. I did not. He said he was sure it was my saw. Turned out the guy joined the other forum under another name and sold my saws on their classified, and had them posted on FB, under a different name. The thing is, he's a nice guy. I would have given him the stuff if he told the truth, and was going to flip them. He thinks he's the Minnesota Flipper. It's almost a revers scam, he talks you out of your stuff, shakes your hand, kisses you on your cheek, and smiles all the way down the road. Dead On Topic, my Mom sent $50 K to Nigeria before we found out. I talked to the manager of her bank, she said they had the FBI in on a case where an old farmer had sent over $100K to Nigeria. She said the FBI told her there really wasn't anything they could do, it was in another country, and it was really wasting their time. Then he said, and I'm quoting the best I can what the manager told me, "We think these old people deserve what they get. They are breaking laws trying to bring large sums of money into the states, out of pure greed". That's not true. These scammers know how to work old people. I called the police, The Center for Elder Abuse, Md States Attorney, US States Attorney, and they all said the same thing, "It's her money, and if she chooses to use it poorly, that's her business". We know FB and Instagram, don't care. Law enforcement officers may care, but as an entity, they don't care. The manager of her bank cared enough that she broke all kinds of banking rules, calling me every time she made a big transfer. But, while I was calling all of these agencies, they got her for another $50K.
Anyone who takes time out of their day to fustrate and waste the time of scammers is doing The Lords Work. God Bless you petty assholes! Keep it up!
Scammers never existed before the internet did? Let's be honest here. As long as there has been money and things of value, there have been scammers. There are still plenty of people who know how to use speech to manipulate vulnerable people to part with their money. In a worldwide economy such as ours, the buy local and in person approach is extremely limiting, but some people are okay with that. FWIW, NEVER send payment for goods via PayPal's Friends and Family option. If a seller asks you to send money that way, REFUSE. If they are too cheap to pay the fee on the money they receive (or even worse, ask you to increase your payment by the 3% they are docked for using PP), walk away. If you send money via F&F, you have ZERO protection from PayPal. I've only has to use PP's recourse/protections twice, and both times I got my money back in full. Same deal when using a credit card. The fees you pay to use these services do sometimes pay for themselves when situations like this arise.
You are correct there have always been shady questionable individuals, people where far less likely to blindly handover money then like they do now. People did research. There are things you can pick up on through personal contact you don't get through text. For example, I always ask what kind of car/project they have, if they don't have an old car, a project, or have raced and can't answer basic car questions I don't trust them. If they can't answer questions about the product, do a lot of humming and haring or there are long pauses I don't do business. Lastly do overseas buying or selling.
I understand where you are coming from, but not everybody has that "something feels off here" sense, and not everyone is a great verbal communicator, either. Just different ways of getting the transaction complete, so we all have to do what works best for us.
Especially older people. There has been a huge uptick in seniors being scammed in door to door scams in the couple of years.
This guy got me too. . Model T trunk lid $350 Paypal said SOL my bank has an internet fraud office, this maybe my last chance. .
it's up to you the IG user to follow reputable peeps that call out these scammers and then you block them. I check and I have that person blocked. #hashtags can be used by anyone especially phishing scammers.
Having been scammed once before, I understand the frustration. I also feel that in his own way, using the Friends and Family option on Paypal to avoid the fee is not being honest either. I hate that he may have lost his money, but it should serve as an example to other Hambers. This topic has been discussed previously on here. While this is not a Facebook transaction, something I do when sending money on Facebook is to click on the little blue tab " Seller Details". You can see if they have other items for sale, and if people have rated them. If there is no existing history for the person, its probably a scam. If you can track the person, try "Been Verified". You can work from the address where the money was sent, and maybe call the residents at that place, and addresses on either side and ask questions. The address will also allow you to use Google Maps to see the location and get neighbors names. If you get a valid persons name, you can find their relatives and also contact the police in that area as well. The guy that scammed me used someone's name who was dead and I found that out when I talked to his shocked mother. People who do that stuff often have friends and family that detest them and will tell you about them. My guy is currently up on charges for my case and 3 others. Police officer told me they think they may have him on additional charges because he scammed someone on the jail phone. He was waiting on the recorded phone call to arrive so they could check. Anyway, it takes a little work to track them down, but when you hand the info over to the police and its all neatly organized and verified.........its easier to get them arrested. Looks like my guy will be getting a few years.........
I guess the post has served its purpose, reminded folk to keep vigilant, and provided some info to help spot the dodgy sales pitches . Just a side , I just received a message on here from someone asking if I had any circle track parts ? wtf I don't think I've even considered anything circle track and definitely never ever offered anything for sale on here .. Its rampant .. and its random Cheers for now
Another tactic that helps. I don't this but. You can add your username watermark to all your photos for sale items you post. here and on IG that way when you see the photo check the user name and done. Also add the name in center of an obvious place like all over the photo.
I like upsetting the scammers and tell them that all is good, I have just sent the money through Paypal goods and services, and please send my parts to : Susquahana Hat Company, 124 Bagel street, New York. By the way they reply, I reckon there is steam coming out of their ears because it's not "family and friends".
I'm sure most of you know this but these scammers are pulling old photos off the HAMB and using them on Instagram. Some Ass Hat is using pictures of my 32 Sedan and trying to sell it on Instagram. I've reported and blocked multiple accounts, but the photos just move to another account.
I found a really good deal on a Powermatic Bandsaw earlier this year and tried to contact the guy. I even asked him to give me a call so we could make arrangements for me to come pick it up with my trailer. Couldn't get the guy to reply. For some reason he thought I was a scammer and I almost lost out on the deal. It was about a hundred mile drive, so I wanted a phone number before making the drive. So I clicked on the "Seller Details" that I mentioned above. He had some other ads and one of them referenced his business..........which was a tree trimming business. So I called him. All was good and we made the deal. Turned out to be a pretty nice guy/family man. Now my son has a saw in his shop like mine and really likes it. A lot of people get turned off by the continual refrain about rampant scams on the internet........and there are plenty of them. You just have to protect yourself with Paypal and pay their modest fee, and do a little checking if you are sending much money. Truthfully, I have had more trouble out of people who are just plain "dumba**es more than scammers. I've also dealt with a lot of nice people as well. One caveat I would put out there is that if you are spending much money, get the phone number and talk to the person before closing the deal. Many don't want to give you a phone number, but if its a decent amount of money they ought to be willing to talk to you. Talking to them won't guarantee they aren't scammers, but you know how to find out who they are if there is a problem.
The scammer in this thread is the one that tried to get a friend (he's on here, I just can't remember his username) on a set of wheels. If you look at that IG account on a computer, you can copy and paste the text into Google search and often find the ads that were posted before he lifted the photos and descriptions. I picked a few random ones and a couple were from here. The other notable scammer alleging to be from Beaumont, TX is a guy on Facebook whose name I can't remember, (something LeBlanc) that steals a lot of photos from a guy in Taylor, TX, and claims to have a shop located at an address that in real life is a vacant little patch of land with nothing on it.
I just had a Clown last week buying a chunk of parts from me. 1) Said moving in 2 weeks, lives in Pittsburg Pa. (Maybe). want to get deal done quick. 2) Sending check, I said PMO is actually faster. Ill need at least a week for check to clear. 3) Sends check $1400 over parts price. Check come from California. Note to pay shipper $1400 he is sending to get parts. 4) I call... im not paying no one I dont know, from a check from someone Ive never met, from another state. Wtf.. 5) i told him deals off, find cash, your only 3 hrs away.... i asked do you want pic of cheque cut up , or it burning. Fuk Him...
There are a ton of scam pages of guys selling parts and cars on instagram , usually easy to notice because there pictures always have different backgrounds, always have way to many rare cars and parts and either prices are cheap or they have no price and tell you to dm for price , you can report them on instagram but it does no good , instagram doesn’t care I’ve seen some of these scammers using pics from hamb classifieds too
Another Tip about using Paypal: Recently had two different occasions where money was sent but not released to the seller. Apparently if its a new account, Paypal doesn't release the money immediately. One was a lady using her husbands account and he had passed away. She was unfamiliar with how to make it work and it was several days before they released the money. Wasn't really that much money, maybe $75. Second guy was a real character, bouncing off the walls during phone conversations, but honest. He wanted to use one of those money transfers but I was able to talk him in to giving Paypal a try. Sent him the money ($225) but he couldn't get the shipper to print and they would not release the money. Called Paypal and they said there was a 24 hour hold but the transaction was complete. I said.....Its not complete because he doesn't have the money. By then he was getting pissed at me and Paypal. 24 hrs later, still not released. Called Paypal again, and asked for a supervisor. Told supervisor the story, and told him I either wanted the money released or I wanted the transaction cancelled so I could do something else. He asked for the guys phone number and called him. I believe that all they needed to do was verify his email and his last digits of his SS..........then they released the money immediately. Problem Solved......... Now once a seller has established himself on Paypal, the transactions usually flow very easily....but that first one can be a problem. So that's what worked for me. If you have a problem getting money released, get the phone number and then ask for a supervisor if you are sure you want to release the money. One of the biggest scams I have noticed on Facebook is advertising highly desirable late model engines and transmissions at rediculously low prices. Also with Spring on the way, Kubota Tractors. You see the same picture advertised in a half dozen cities at the same time. So click "Seller Details" that is on the Facebook ad and see if they have any real history or just a blank page.
If someone sends you a picture of something they're selling, it's very easy to drag and drop that picture into a Google search and see if those pictures were taken from somewhere else on the internet. It's a quick and easy procedure to help avoid situations like this. If a scammer can find a picture on the internet to use, so can you. I also have to heavily agree with TA DAD here, people who want to use Paypal's service but don't want to pay for it when it's necessary and or people hoping to evade paying taxes on something are already not trustworthy people. Of course Paypal isn't interested in helping. They warned their users and someone cut them out anyway, why would they stick their necks out to help at that point?
I sell a fair amount on IG, so I see a lot. Saw my own stuff listed by the same guy, so I called him out on it. Wonder why he blocked me? I've also called him out (under another account) for stuff he listed with pic's lifted from the HAMB as well that I knew wasn't his. Got "his" phone number once too; always claims to be from Texas. Reporting does zero good unfortunately.
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