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Old 12-04-2015, 10:48 AM   #1
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I posted a wanted ad and received this from "jsuther". Googled his email addy and what do you know, he shows up on several sites with the same email proposition. This may be old news, just passing it along.

Hi,

I can help you with a lead. Please contact Don on [email protected] regarding your request. He is located in Sacramento CA 93011 and the last time we talked , he had for sale. I purchased items from him and they arrived in NEW condition as described and just right on time. His cell # is 916-245-5601.

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Old 12-04-2015, 10:54 AM   #2
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Are you part of it?? G.M.
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Old 12-04-2015, 11:02 AM   #3
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Are you part of it?? G.M.
Are you serious? How in the hell could I be part of it? I posted it for the benefit of those on the site.
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Old 12-04-2015, 12:36 PM   #4
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The zip code given is completely bogus...it's not a Sacramento zip code...not even close.
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Old 12-04-2015, 03:54 PM   #5
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....and a guy wants to travel from L.A. (to MN) to buy my $600 '89 truck; of course he has only one cashiers check he can send me; but it is for $2500 and I should send him the excess back via a MoneyGram so he can purchase airfare.

I wonder how many people they find that actually believe their BS.
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Old 12-04-2015, 05:08 PM   #6
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....and a guy wants to travel from L.A. (to MN) to buy my $600 '89 truck; of course he has only one cashiers check he can send me; but it is for $2500 and I should send him the excess back via a MoneyGram so he can purchase airfare.

I wonder how many people they find that actually believe their BS.
Well, if they got 1 in 50 , they would be doing pretty good .

Lots of saps out there !
This scam must be working , because they keep doing it .
Thanks for the heads - up .
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Old 12-04-2015, 05:27 PM   #7
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Are you part of it?? G.M.
He said he received this. But did not display IT 'til after other info then threw IT on. Thus giving the appearance of being his post. It made me blink also. I always try to use punctuation marks where needed. The best thing though is to proof read before hitting submit. Except in the case of Ol' Ron and Walt Dupont, I'll take their tips and advice any way it comes out.
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Old 12-04-2015, 07:08 PM   #8
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Well, if they got 1 in 50 , they would be doing pretty good .

Lots of saps out there !
This scam must be working , because they keep doing it .
Thanks for the heads - up .
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That pretty much sums up why these scammers keep going.
There are lots of gullible people out there.










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Old 12-04-2015, 08:12 PM   #9
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All it takes is one sucker to fall for this scam and this guy makes money just trolling on the computer. These guys consistently troll the want ad section of this site and the V-8 club site. I recently posted a want ad and got three e-mails. They all started out with the same greeting of "hey buddy I have the parts you need. Let me have your phone #" All e-mails had different names connected to them .What's interesting is my phone # was in the ad. Keep on your toes as these people will continue their lurking in order to find a sucker.
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Old 12-04-2015, 08:24 PM   #10
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I got the exact word for word pm from the same guy today. I mean exactly the same. Watch out.
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Old 12-04-2015, 10:50 PM   #11
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All it takes is one sucker to fall for this scam and this guy makes money just trolling on the computer. These guys consistently troll the want ad section of this site and the V-8 club site. I recently posted a want ad and got three e-mails. They all started out with the same greeting of "hey buddy I have the parts you need. Let me have your phone #" All e-mails had different names connected to them .What's interesting is my phone # was in the ad. Keep on your toes as these people will continue their lurking in order to find a sucker.
Yep , I got the same thing about a 2 months ago w/a wanted ad that I had placed on here , too !
Starts out with :" Hey Buddy .".....
Sick of this BS !!!!
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Old 12-05-2015, 01:16 AM   #12
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I've gotten to the point where I dont post wanted ads just because you get so many of those responses.
It's the same thing with Craiglist, I posted a car for sale there and got this " hey I really like your car, is it still for sale" I answered back with yes, what do you want to know about it. Then no response.
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Old 12-05-2015, 05:19 AM   #13
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As long as members like Vonn Ditch keep us all alert it reminds us to be careful. To many good people here to let scammers stop us from using such a great site. Scammers are easy to spot if you're alert. I'd be lost without The Ford Barn.

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Old 12-05-2015, 08:23 AM   #14
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Hay I just got the same message yesterday on wanted add for 41 parts Thanks Vonn Ditch
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