I'm confused...

[JayJay]

not at all an unusual situation, but I'm hoping someone here can enlighten me.

Over the years, and coincidentally twice in the last couple of weeks, I've posted in the Swap Meet for a part I need. Almost immediately (within minutes or hours) I'll get multiple responses on the order of "I have what you need, where are you located?" with no name attached. I recognize these are spam, and have never responded to them, but I have to wonder...

1. The ads specifically publish your location, so why ask where I am located? Can the spam bot not read?

2. More to the point, what earthly good would knowing where I'm located do for the spammer? I recognize they're trying to strike up a conversation, but I'm trying to buy a car part, not set up a dinner date.

I've seen recently that the responses have gotten more sophisticated, like "I have that 1929-1930 widget, where are you located".

BTW, I've received several responses from [email protected], who we've already discussed appears to be spammer extraordinaire.

Can anyone shed some light on why they ask for location?

I've only had one follow up on his/her earlier response with just "????" several hours later.

[J Franklin]

Why not ask the spammer/scammer?

[AKJurnee]

They ask for your location so they can make a fake Facebook account and clone your profile and use your information to scam other people.

[700rpm]

They might need to know if you’re within a reasonable driving distance to meet up.I’m in Oregon, but if you’re in Alaska, that can influence the deal for both parties.

[Hitman]

I responded to a want ad recently. Sent pictures of the part via text, DM’d them that I sent a text. Never heard back from them. Never even discussed a price, it could have been free, but they’ll never know.

The want ad section attracts some odd people.

[Benson]

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Originally Posted by Hitman

I responded to a want ad recently. Sent pictures of the part via text, DM’d them that I sent a text. Never heard back from them. Never even discussed a price, it could have been free, but they’ll never know.

The want ad section attracts some odd people.

The whole purpose of this is to get your photos then they can use your photos to make up an email or THEN make up a website to send to others for their future scams.

1. On these websites that they make up, they post a very low price for the item and then when someone sends in a credit card number to buy the cheap item they can then sell your credit card info to other scammers (again on the Dark Web).

Many times they sell the photos and any description to other scammers on the Dark WEB market so they can rip off other people by using scam listed in item #1 above.

Before this interaction with you the scammer most likely did not have any idea what the item you want looks like or what it was used for.

Happened to me recently. I bought an item and within minutes an email appeared in my inbox selling same item for 1/10th the price.


site was: Christmas-discountstore.com

https://howtofix.guide/christmas-dis...re-com-review/

It is a Russian website and NONE of the links, phone numbers or references work.

Then I started to get bogus charges on credit card. Cancelled card immediately.

Additional info: www.TEMU.COM is famous for similar scams during 2022 and 2023.

Temu.com was mixed up with Amazon some how.

i canceled credit card each time fake charges started up.

Every time I ordered an item from amazon the fake charges to credit card started back up again.

Some how www.Temu.com was getting my new credit card info each time after I cancelled previous card.

After I cancelled Amazon account then it never happened again.

[nkaminar]

Some people rob you with a gun, some people rob you with a pen, and some people rob you with an email. But they are all robbers.

[ronn]

While I do realize many are scammers- dont be in such a rush to diss everyone.

about 20 yrs ago I advertised a 31 chevy coupe. guy in Australia named john brown wtd to buy it. when I saw the name, I almost erased the email. Turns out john brown was real, paid full price and bought the car..........

also I have posted on FB and have been called a scammer. all I can do is laugh. everyone is so jaded these days!

[updraught]

>>everyone is so jaded these days!



It will get worse with AI.
Scamming has exploded exponentially in the last couple of years.

[ronn]

updraught,
cmon man! all ya gotta do is turn on your A1 detector to know if its real or not!

[Bob Bidonde]

When buying stuff for my Model A's via the internet, my rule of thumb to authenticate the seller by checking if he or she is a member of the Ford Barn, MARC or MAFCA.