Digging thru the pictures it always show a different shed, shop or house in the background so yes i wouldn't send money. tell them you will show up with cash, only way i would proceed. i want to see it personally.
I administer a FB page for '37/38 Buicks. I do my best to vet any new members but they sometimes slip in. Many times someone will post looking for a '37/38 Buick specific part and someone will post a link to FB auto parts page, every time I check and it's always a page like above. Showing parts for newer GM cars, nothing related to our old Buicks. Also I'll do a Google image search of a few of the item they have posted. I'll do a Google image search of some of their items and never fails I'll find the same images on other FB auto parts pages listed as being in other sides of the country. I have made it a rule that anyone who posts a link like this will be instantly removed and barred from the page. Funny thing when someone posts a scam post there will be 2-3 legitimate members who will jump at the offers without a thought and ask for a price the part and shipping. They never learn, that's what keeps the scammers scamming.
99% of fake pages, both personal accounts and fake businesses can be spotted in seconds because they rely on quantity over quality so use the same template over and over again. I help moderate a facebook group and sometimes, 4 out of 5 new members wanting to join the group are fake accounts, that's how ridiculous it's becoming. These are auto-generated accounts looking for scam opportunities. And responding to members looking for parts.
This is the frustrating thing. No matter how much people are warned about this stuff, there are still some that just don't take it on board. At some point you just have to leave them to it and realize that they create their own problems.
I always just chuckle over the marketplace ads.......62 Corvette $31,000 57 BelAir Convertible $21,000 pictures for those cars looks like Stuff on Barrett Jackson. You would have to be brain dead to think those are real
The OP could be a scammer The OP who has been here since May 2020 and only has 1 post asking about a scam. No member information, or profile, or introduction. This whole thread should be deleted.
Some of them even go to the trouble, of creating fake customers accounts, to leave positive reviews and feedback.
I had a member of the FB I administer contact me a while because he sent money to someone advertising a part he wanted and after waiting a week or so the seller stopped responding to his emails and he never received the part he paid $400-500 for. He contacted me and asked if there was something I could do. I told him all I could do was ban the "seller" from the page. I asked if he had contacted the guy via phone and had received additional pictures of the part. He said he didn't do either. Very first thing I tell people get a phone number and call the person, feel them out on the phone. I've found most scammers do not like to talk on the phone. They also don't like sending additional pictures they don't have.
Bought a good bit of stuff on FB No issues. But I’m not dumb enough to send $$$$$ either to an unknown
Yes. They are smart enough to follow us around, figure out where we live, what we like and do. Then suggest people who live on the other end of the world, with absolutely NOTHING in common.
Just for fun I checked his Facebook page and scrolled down. He shows lots of vintage parts for sale at stupid cheap prices. One that caught my eye was the 32 ford Pines Winter front with a nice shell for $2800. I sold my last one for $12k without a shell. One other was the pair of 32 commercial radiator caps for $198 each or $300 or the pair. Last couple I saw sell each brought $1K each. Hard to tell? He's either a dam good photographer or he been poaching & saving these pictures for years. Is he or is he not a scammer. I am very suspect.
There are social media management software packages that do all that, I used to go on a forum that the crooks use (yes there is one) to see what tricks they use and some boast of managing 1000 or more fake sites at a time all interacting with each other to create an illusion of legitimacy. FB know about this but do nothing as it all adds to their engagement stats, that's how sick this has become. Another trick is to buy (or hack) a site with a lot of history then strip out all the pictures and replace them with their own fake photos to create a fake timeline for a personal account. It's slightly harder to spot but if you click on a photo which was aledged to be 2018 it shows when it was actually uploaded, or edited. In a fake site all the photos would be uploaded on the same date. The obvious sign is all the photos tend to be random family pics with no narrative or comments.
I’ve seen that before as well, notice how all the “positive” reply’s are written in the same grammar/context of the previous ones? Time to move along!
you never have to worry about seeing the item in person, they always have an excuse why they need to ship it to you even when you say you are 10 minutes away and want to see the item. yea, we know you are in africa or some other country just scamming away but they do catch some otherwise it wouldn't be so popular. i have an older friend that doesn't do computers and his daughter set him up on facebook marketplace on his phone. he kept calling me about these fantastic deals and i had to reel him in and bring him back down to earth otherwise he was ready to send money all over for these deals. i showed him how to tell on the more common ones and the other night he told me he is done, he wants nothing to do with fb ever again.
Yep, Lately I get about 40 Etheopians and Kenyans carrying pots on their head that want to be my friend WTF?
I’ve done lots of business on FB marketplace. Maybe because of my experience, I can tell a scam pretty quick. I also only deal locally. I have shipped parts to people but only if they pay first. If they message you 10 seconds after your ad is listed it’s most likely a scam. Other things you can do is ask questions only a car guy would know, “does that 32 pines grille fit a commercial grille shell?” Of course it doesn’t but see what they say. They may not genuinely know but making conversation can reveal a scammer. Also, get them on the phone if possible. Also search the internet for the same part and see if the same pics come up, or google image search as has been said. as always, buyer beware.
Alot of experts FB sellers here local trying to sell worn out, Core only, chevy engines and pieces, sitting out in the weeds full of water and rust, as "good running", "ran when pulled" "corvette" engines for $500,$1000, $2500- $20,000. LOL ! ! ! ....Idiots
same on clist, if they send a message within 10 seconds of posting, yes 99 out of 100 it is a scam buyer wanting you to text a code to them to see if you are legit or send a check for more and have the item shipped. No thank you, bring cash at time of pickup. when you repeat that they usually just disappear also if they asked if the item is still available, never answer yes, i always answer whatever the item is still available, i never use yes in my text messages with them. Another scam i see off and on is in my email i will get home depot, harbor freight lowes, etc will send me a message that i won a toolbox or something and i need to send them info and when you look at the corresponding email address it has nothing to do with those stores but it is a name you cannot pronounce to a gmail account. and you will get this scam from multiple stores all on the same day from some weird emails like multiple people are trying to scam you with the same scam at the same time. usually when that happens and i look at my credit report, it will say my email account or other info on me was released on the black or dark internet web. .
My Dad gets those. "Give us ALL your info, and credit card to pay for shipping." Probably most people get them, especially if they use Hotmail etc. If you want to kill some time, on Youtube, search for Scam Baiter.
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