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  1. #1
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    BEWARE of SCAMERS on the forum

    I have recently been contacted by 3 scams after posting a WTB add. Be carful, this is how they do it:
    -they send you private message informing you to contact someone at an email address they give you. Then you email them and they send you pictures but only accept payment with paypal gift or other insecure ways.

    These are scamer and emails they use:
    jergra tommorgan017@gmail.com,
    FranBee francisburton1500@gmail.com
    swarez67chrisjh365@gmail.com

    All joined the forum the same day they contacted me or a day before. The only safe way is to use paypal with buyer protection or better yet to meet in person with the seller.

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    Important: In case you get such a PM, click in the PM at the bottom left the report button and report it, the mod team will take care of it and ban the scammers.
    I repeat: when you get such PMs, that someone bought from .... and to contact..... (email address), REPORT the PM and the mods will take action. Click in the PM the report button report and report it, not here, when you report it, automatically the mod team will get info.

    some of these reported PMs naming these email addresses to contact merged here, scammers
    I know of someone who has this...you can reach him at .......
    Edotun80@gmail.com
    Dbana1712@gmail.com
    Travican6694@gmail.com
    garytay83@gmail.com
    Email Michael in phoenix he has......... for sale. Here is his email Address: Michaelsikon1960@gmail.com
    Email Micheal in Miami, He has ...... for sale. Here's his email michaelrobert101970@gmail.com
    April2020 and also April20202 : I know of someone who sell this you should contact him on amdonald004@gmail.com
    Planetboy : I know of someone who has this for sale..You can reach him at Luigilove1000@gmail.com
    Scott989 : Hi, I have someone who can get you exactly what you looking for, if you don't mind, you can hit him up on his mail, johnwilliams90981@gmail.com
    "markle" was reported also by others.
    Sent by: paulpeterson020 Original Content: The last time I purchased headlights from John Morgan he mentioned he had for sale. Hit him up at johnmor221@gmail.com You can thank me later.
    vicky272: Kindly email vicky at vickybryce272@gmail.com she has .........
    DanielBrown04: Hello you can contact Errol he has a for sale errolmonteiro6@gmail.com
    Carew77 Tbeathard77@gmail.com
    Kenneth56 atty.markloyola@gmail.com
    amdonald004@gmail.com
    email errolmontiero6@gmail.com
    Paul6272 : Original Content: Donald has what you looking for and he sells them you should contact him at amdonald004@gmail.com
    DonMark: Please contact Eliot on anordeliot@gmail.com regarding your request. He is located in Texas, and the last time I talked to him, he had ....for sale. I purchased from him in the past and they arrived in TOP condition.
    Machala1: Still need this??? Contact Edotun80@gmail.com he has it for sale
    walan1671: Hey man, my friend Steve has this for seals contact him stevehill2211@gmail.com
    maustine43: Hello you can contact Eric he has a for sale ericjason4303@gmail.com
    Yellowsaga231: Do you still need this??? Contact Elvis at Archjo86@gmail.com he has it for sale
    christopher31: Hi you can contact mark he has a for sale if you are still interested marklaurensmith@gmail.com
    cloremoore: Hello,you can mail Jordan he has it for sale,Here is email jordansteve031@gmail.com.
    richard67: You can get it from Gregory.....for sale you can contact him gregory41@mail.com
    Machala7: Do you still need this?? Contact Emmanuel at Janson1712@gmail.com he has it for sale
    Gray077 : Hey buddy a friend of mine has it PM him at gentryphillip994@gmail.com
    Kvmt : Reach breejoh7@gmail.com
    Robert624: I can help you out with a lead. Please contact Anthony on anthwilliams347@gmail.com
    emmanuelsanchez: Contact gregdrummer878@gmail.com
    Max090: Jmike01284@gmail.com
    Loveiskind : Do you still need this?? Contact James at Janson1712@gmail.com he has it for sale
    Georgrii: You can get it from Mike ,He has ......for sale ..You can get in touch with him via Mikemaxcy@mail.com
    Austincowell61: Hey dude you can hit up with Patrick he has a for sale if you are still interested Patrickharrison562@gmail.com
    Tracyjohn: Email spector from los angeles, He has a E36 Sedan A-Pillars for sale. Here's his email jeanne3444@gmail.com
    es953513: Hello I know who have it message him here andrewsmi2469@gmail.com
    stephenkate821 in BMW Parts Wanted sponsored by Bavarian Auto Recycling
    Hello, you can mail klyematty@gmail.com he has it for sale
    robertphillip19: Trust you're good. You posted in the forum that you looking to buy the above. Permit me to lead you to someone that has it. His email is at martindave153@gmail.com
    albertfreddie31:Hi you can contact Paul if you are still interested he has a for sale paulbonoski7@gmail.com
    danny09h : Joseph Tyler in Massachusetts has it for sale. You can contact him through josephtyler05a@gmail.com. I got some parts from him, you can thank me later!
    owen31973 Hello you can contact Paul he has one for sale paulbonoski7@gmail.com
    harrylyod35 Hello you can contact steven has has one for sale stevensattazahn@gmail.com
    jonesauto: The email he used is davidstones07706@gamail.com
    Elvis Dotun edotun80@gmail.com
    garyhosmer.south@gmail.com
    Harry Morgan harrymorg001@gmail.com
    Elvis Dotun edotun80@gmail.com
    stevko
    markle georgerust34@gmail.com
    John Morgan johnmor221@gmail.com.
    georgerust34@gmail.com
    errolmontiero6@gmail.com
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    Thumbs down Scam warning

    If you recieve an email from a new member with 0 posts referring a friend/email that has your needed parts beware. They had a few parts I needed and sent pictures but only purchased 1 to see if legit. They still haven't sent part and want me to order more to save on shipping. Beware as scammers like this that spoil the site for good people enjoying their love for cars.

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    This sounds familiar as it happened to me on the Want to By side of this forum.


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    Yes I have been contacted by this goon that uses multiple alias He had quite a few parts with pictures so I wasted $30 on 1 to see if legit. He wanted me to purchase all of them to save on shipping. Still hasn't sent part and still requesting to purchase more parts. Johnmain, Elvis Dotsun

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    I have reported the ones that came my way. And they was revoked quickly.

    They tiped contacting following:

    dbana1712@gmail.com

    chrisjh365@gmail.com

    melissabrown1500@gmail.com

    But I guess is about pointless listing up what mail adr they use. Because they use so many and it is real easy to auto generate one new one for each scam with little efford.

    They are so easy to spot tho. They even use pictures from this forum to illustrate the "part" they have for sale.
    One even sent me pictures of wrong item and starting to try convincing me it was the right one I was after (first picture on Google using name of part I WTB). When I confronted them they sayd sorry, wrong picture. Here is the correct one.. That one was still the wrong part, and picture nr 2 from the Google search

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    Scammers

    I know it is already a sticky, but please be aware of the following scumbags, who are trying to rip people off...

    treylane2560 - bben25118@gmail.com
    andrew.jack2233 - andrew.jack2233@gmail.com
    raymond34 - stevenmarcky@gmail.com

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    in the PM's click report button and report it to the mod team and we will ban them, but the fight will never end, admin is working on it
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    Don’t buy anything from a new member. Even if not new, look at a few posts to make sure they are real posts and not generic or non responsive ones to build up a count. And always use a refundable payment system if you are not familiar with the person. All this is common sense. Online is the new Wild West—limited regulation, hard to catch bad guys.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jdaigle View Post
    I know it is already a sticky, but please be aware of the following scumbags, who are trying to rip people off...

    treylane2560 - bben25118@gmail.com
    andrew.jack2233 - andrew.jack2233@gmail.com
    raymond34 - stevenmarcky@gmail.com
    Also add below

    lane11 - dannyjohnmark02@gmail.com

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    If someone says they want to have Google Voice call you and give you a "code", don't do it. Read this: https://support.google.com/voice/thread/845902?hl=en

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    Don't trust username RJS22 ... scammer

    Hey guys. Just wanted to make it known to not trust the username RJS22. He has been trying to scam me all night/morning from my wanted ad I posted. Firstly he sends his email and will only talk through there, not here. He asks for payment through CashApp or Paypal and claims that his paypal cannot accept payments through goods and services because its limited to friends and family only. That is complete bullshit. I am not dealing with him anymore and will not be sending him any money.

    His account here says "licensed revoked" and I believe admins should delete his account all together. Be warned!!!!
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    Report such PM's immy to the mod team and we will will take action immy. At the bottom of a PM there is a icon where you can click and report PM's to the mod team. https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...S-on-the-forum
    This scammer is meanwhile banned, because he posted also in another thread " E34 ... Hello, I have it for sale contact me here, reecejamesscot22@gmail.com. Thanks Scot
    The scammer registered today and was banned today, but he will be back with a new name. rjs22 >>>> License Revoked
    Last edited by shogun; 07-29-2020 at 10:16 AM.
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    Don't trust username RJS22 ... scammer

    Got a PM from the same user and reported it. On the main WTB forum they have a good cautionary post on scammers. The M.O. is, “Hi, I have the item. Email me at totallynotascam420@hotmail.com.”

    Typically 0 day old accounts, quick BS filler in the user details.
    Last edited by nahvkolaj; 07-29-2020 at 09:50 AM.

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    This is all helpful info. I will for sure report those scam PMs with that button from now on. Thanks!
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    I recently was bombarded by scammers after listing a WTB. Same story, private Messages saying they had what i was asking for. One of them even sent me photos that he cribbed from another eBay listing not realizing that i that i was watching that listing and it was from a completely different part of the world than where he was claiming he was from.


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    Happened to me too, didnt even think twice of it - immediately disregarded them as scammers... But it is extremely prevalent...

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    I just got a private message from smithparker071. He joined today and offered to show me a Z3M exhaust. Apparently it's a computer-fed troll, because reading my post would show that I was not looking for one, but offering to help the OP who was looking for one. I think I'll put a post on that thread about this.
    .
    P.S. The "report" button, for reporting scammers, referred to above, is a black triangle.
    Last edited by zellamay; 08-03-2020 at 02:28 PM.

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    ...it depands
    Be aware of this user id one also. "brandonbrian838".

    He posted a message, referring another guy named Richard (richardmark4671@gmail.com).

    I wasn't able to report since he deleted the post. So I thought I would inform others instead.
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    I deleted his post then and already banned that brandonbrian838 on 07-17-2020, Join Date 07-17-2020, Last Activity 07-17-2020. Just report such posts/PMs to the mods, no need to list them here, much easier for us mods to ban them
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    Issue is even with license revoked it still seems they can PM?

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    I found this thread because I am trying to figure out how forum members on this forum and others such as M5BOARD, safely buy and sell parts... I know with eBay, Paypal puts a hold or blocks access to funds to the seller, that way the buyer is protected as he/she awaits a tracking number and delivery of the item.

    With the forums, how does "Paypal goods and services buyer protection" actually work? Does the buyer pay the seller, and then the seller can instantly transfer the funds from paypal to his/her bank account? Or do they put a hold on the funds like an eBay transaction?

    What if the seller does not even send the item and the buyer is screwed? I have read threads where people ask Paypal to reimburse them for the loss of funds and its worked. I don't understand how that works. If the seller deposits the funds into his bank account, and then withdraws the cash, the money is gone forever....is paypal really offering to reimburse buyers in that scenario?

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    A new WTB scammer to watch out for

    Member name: Frea5889 (looks like the account has now been disabled)

    Known PayPal email accounts: Richard.k55k@gmail.com & Louise.ks44@gmail.com (paypal confirm these accounts have had issues reported previously)

    Supposed Cell Number: +1 234 421 2773 (unverified)


    Fortunately I did not get caught... I was insisting on a PayPal invoice and not Friends and Family payment. This is where I started suspecting an issue even after offering to pay the additional fees

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    same cell number was reported again today in a private message by: Mar474 : Hello man how you doing? I got an M3 OEM Sub woofer in a very good condition and I’m willing to let off at a very affordable price. You can shoot me a text on +1 234 421 2773 if you still need that. Thanks.
    ---------------
    Mar474 was banned now.
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    Add these, I will admit I used poor judgement and lost $100 to this guy.

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