Aerodon Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 I recently sold some pedal extensions and some other loser tried to get payment directed to him. And a month ago I sold some brake masters and the buyer got scammed out of a deposit. There are bad guys amongst us, sometimes its easy to spot, sometimes not. Don 3 Quote
PeteMc Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 Are they trying to swoop in as you and redirect the payment? I'd think that would be hard to do if you've already been in a conversation with the buyer. Quote
acekng1 Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 (edited) The scammer saw my post on Aerodon's for sale post and sent me a DM asking me to send the money to their gmail. I reported the profile. Edited April 19 by acekng1 Quote
Gary Bymers Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 In my experience this is the most polluted website I encounter. Too bad, because you want to believe it’s just a bunch of Mooney enthusiasts trying to help each other… no such luck Quote
PeteMc Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 45 minutes ago, Gary Bymers said: In my experience this is the most polluted website I encounter. The above wasn't here. He said it was on Aerodon. Quote
acekng1 Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 13 minutes ago, PeteMc said: The above wasn't here. He said it was on Aerodon. It was on Mooneyspace. Aerodon is the user who started this post. Quote
PeteMc Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 2 hours ago, acekng1 said: Aerodon is the user who started this post. [Sigh....] And I really do know how to read... really! 1 1 Quote
Hank Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 4 hours ago, Gary Bymers said: In my experience this is the most polluted website I encounter. Too bad, because you want to believe it’s just a bunch of Mooney enthusiasts trying to help each other… no such luck That's what most of us are. But it's impossible to keep bots from searching and reporting back to lowlife imbeciles like this one, so he can try to squeeze in between seller and buyer. Know who you're sending money too, don't just fling it at some weird email. Quote
Fly Boomer Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 2 minutes ago, Hank said: That's what most of us are. But it's impossible to keep bots from searching and reporting back to lowlife imbeciles like this one, so he can try to squeeze in between seller and buyer. Know who you're sending money too, don't just fling it at some weird email. This is disappointing and unexpected. I have successfully bought from at least a dozen MooneySpacers, but I guess that's no guarantee that all future transactions will be so smooth. Quote
carusoam Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 It helps to know your customer… (banking rule) It helps to know your seller… There are known MSers…. there are 10X unknown MSers… to see how well known somebody is… Click on their avatar and look for two details… 1) Member since… the longer, the better… 2) Post count…. the higher, the better… 3) A third detail… is the email address they have stored here… if their stats are… last Tuesday, and a dozen…. This is a sign of an unknown entity… not horrible, just unknown. if their email doesn’t match the one they have stored here… that kinda raises eyebrows… A good buyer may arrive here by using a Google search… a scammer may arrive here the same way… If buying pre-flown Mooney parts… We have a list of about four people that do this as a pseudo business… (not a full time job) and hundreds of other MSers that offer services every day around here… Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
0TreeLemur Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 Several items that I've sold or wanted to buy in the last year have attract scammers. I love them. I like to mess with them. Sadly my "WTB Turbo Encabulator" ad didn't generate any offers. "My dad has one, send money to prince@nigeria.net" 1 Quote
sdmideas Posted September 20 Report Posted September 20 Yup! I got the same exact phishing message today too… Quote
Gary Bymers Posted September 20 Report Posted September 20 I will never buy anything without a voice to voice phone call and I did get to talk to this guy . Must have 2 different accounts. One to do the recommendation and the other to do the scam. You must know on this site if you post any “wanted to buy” post this guy will contact you. He has a noticeable Latin American accent and does know some basics about aviation. I was looking to buy a Garmin GNC300. He talked about his avionics upgrade and almost sounded believable BEWARE Quote
N177MC Posted September 30 Report Posted September 30 50 minutes ago, sdmideas said: Beware of Melvin!!! Lol nakanomelvin Yep, he contacted me as well - I wish the ADMIN would remove these and flag their IPs 1 Quote
SARNorm Posted Friday at 10:09 PM Report Posted Friday at 10:09 PM Yes. I have been communicating with stepover415@gmail.com. He found me on this site and offered a used Garmin GTX 345 for a decent price. However, he avoided all of my attempts to provide a name and address, and rejected the idea of using an online escrow company even though I offered to pay the shipping and escrow fees. Red flags all over the place. Be aware! Quote
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