New Scam using OF? Speedmaster parts.

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Norfolk

·Apr 8, 2022

I recently posted a WTB for Speedmaster parts on the forum. This morning this popped up in mailbox.

Great! Someone can help me….but then I looked and thought it odd that the surname Scott appeared twice. So I went back to The forum and did a search for the usernames mentioned. Nothing. And no messages in my inbox either. A scam targeting just me? Seems so.

If anyone else has got these or something like it let us know. Thought the members should be aware of this. It’s sad and pathetic that anyone should do this.

 

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dsio

·Apr 8, 2022·Ash @ ΩF

Norfolk

I recently posted a WTB for Speedmaster parts on the forum. This morning this popped up in mailbox.

Great! Someone can help me….but then I looked and thought it odd that the surname Scott appeared twice. So I went back to The forum and did a search for the usernames mentioned. Nothing. And no messages in my inbox either. A scam targeting just me? Seems so.

If anyone else has got these or something like it let us know. Thought the members should be aware of this. It’s sad and pathetic that anyone should do this.

He messaged everyone with a WTB listing and was banned, when some guy wants to complete the transaction by email it typically means they know they will be rapidly banned here and don’t want to miss out on the scam.

Don’t email them.

 

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gbesq

·Apr 8, 2022

It's a common scam in response to WTB listings. There is always an invitation to contact a third party via email. Follow dsio's advice. Don't respond to the post, don't send an email to the address given, and report the post to the mods.

 

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kaplan

·Apr 8, 2022

Obviously a scam but got me pretty excited :/

mike34 also had a gold 1040

 

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eugeneandresson

·Apr 8, 2022

Or do email them...and try and do a DLT222...

If you do, please take us on the ride with you. We might be able to help 😉

Edited: Apr 8, 2022

 

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Davidt

·Apr 8, 2022

Yep the guys messaged me with the same message.

Zero post member suggesting email contact outside of OF = scammer.

 

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Eve

·Apr 9, 2022

I also got a simmilar message. Was surprised it was gone before i could even reply.
Well done mods 👍

 

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kaplan

·Apr 9, 2022

+1

It was an incredible response time

 

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SaarAvigour

·Apr 9, 2022

Thx for heads/up

 

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wilderbeast

·Apr 9, 2022

I also got one and I’m grateful to the mods for acting so promptly! 👍

 

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kaapstadflaneur

·Apr 9, 2022

I, too, was contacted by this fellow, getting my hopes up that he might be able to help tracking down tough-to-find end links. Kudos to the mods for acting quickly to delete the DMs and his account.

 

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Kiwibloke

·Apr 9, 2022

He miraculously had the NOS Baby PloPfof hand I was looking for - and a lot of gmail addressees!

 

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bardamu

·Apr 14, 2022

I also got a similar message.
Email address they are asking me to contact is [email protected]
I reported this to mods, be aware out there 😀

 

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dsio

·Apr 14, 2022·Ash @ ΩF

bardamu

I also got a similar message.
Email address they are asking me to contact is [email protected]
I reported this to mods, be aware out there 😀

Yep that guy is banned too now

 

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JwRosenthal

·Apr 14, 2022

Just as an fyi- and I’ve mentioned it in a thread like this before, not all new posters to a WTB are scams. I had someone reach out to me about rare hands once and I thought it may be a scam. I only correspond through OF and had the seller take multiple pics with specific instructions- he met every hurdle, I bought the hands via PayPal G&S and he has gone on to be an active member.
So sometimes- probably rarely- it’s legit.

 

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Fatcat

·Apr 14, 2022

Me too get contacted, as never knows I asked them a picture of the part and a hand writes paper with a specific text , looks like no answer actually

 

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dsio

·Apr 14, 2022·Ash @ ΩF

Fatcat

Me too get contacted, as never knows I asked them a picture of the part and a hand writes paper with a specific text , looks like no answer actually

A very prudent measure 👍

 

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bardamu

·Apr 14, 2022

Fatcat

looks like no answer actually

That's weird 😁

 

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Fatcat

·Apr 14, 2022

Still waiting 😀)))) bump still looking for a Mark5 Teutonic bezel 😀))))