Would be good to have the users name

Bernhard

 

Sadly these muppets are out there and they wouldn't do this amount of work if it wasn't lucrative for them...

If you are at all suspicious, then please click on the 3 little dots top right of your post & send a report to us Moderators & Admins & we will investigate behind the scenes

Greig

 

Hello Bernard , Greig
his user name is Donf2 . but he deleted membership
He is not going to became rich from $150 he took from me
I don't know how people ruining they future and they families

 

Some people today seem to get pleasure from making others unhappy. They must be pretty miserable themselves to get joy watching suffering of others. Very sad indeed.

 

Just what I thought Yves. How do you find out about him being a scammer?
That might be a useful tool.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Alberto

 

Alberto, here's the way I look at things. If a member has only a few posts, say less than ten, they are not someone I am willing to trust.

Look at the number of posts under their avatar. You, for example, have 2,145. If I was a newbie, I would deem you trustworthy. If someone has 1, 2 or 3 posts and they post an email address to contact them by, report them. You can look at all of their posts to see what they have posted. If they post the same thing and provide an email address, I would not deal with them. Make a post cautioning others to watch out. It's better to ask for forgiveness if you're wrong.

 

Just make a Google search on his email address.

 

BRILLIANT! !!!!!
Now we all know, when in doubt, google. So easy.

I cannot believe it, he was so brazen, that he used Fred's photo, just copy paste.

Regards, Alberto

 

This was my correspondance with this bozo:

Dcm Drek <dcmdrek@gmail.com>

Sun, Feb 12, 6:23 AM (1 day ago)

to Alberto

Hello Alberto I got your pm about my Racemark steering wheel- $389 plus shipping let me know with your mobile number for fast communication

Dcm Drek

Sun, Feb 12, 12:43 PM (1 day ago)

You pm me on Alfa bb forum

Alberto Guirola

Sun, Feb 12, 12:21 PM (1 day ago)

Thank you Dcm, At this price, not really interested. Regards, Alberto

Dcm Drek

Sun, Feb 12, 12:23 PM (1 day ago)

Let me know your fair price on that the price is negotiable

Alberto Guirola

Sun, Feb 12, 12:25 PM (1 day ago)

Please refresh my memory of me writing to you about the wheel. I just cannot find it? Regards, Alberto

Alberto Guirola <alberto

Sun, Feb 12, 1:15 PM (1 day ago)

to Dcm

I cannot seem to find it.
Would you send a copy to me?
Thank you.
Alberto


PS. After this, he disappeared.

 

Next time friends, give the FBI phone number if they request yours.

It is: (202) 324-3000

 

I banned User Donf2 8 days ago, he was reported to the Mods & Admins via the Site Navigation 3 dots top right of your posts

Greig

 

Brian, Absolutely, no more email address. Thank you all very much!

Kind regards,
Alberto

 

Details edited out pending moderators' evaluation of the situation.

Latest one is XXXXX got me for $510 for XXXXX. Funds were sent through Zelle and gone for good. He provided a false UPS tracking number, user name is XXXXX.
I’m uncertain how to do business here unless it’s face to face. I believe he’s Canadian, is this international fraud?

 

His activity is mostly through US based IP adresses.

 

XXXXX has been a member here since 2006. It is possible that he fat-fingered the UPS tracking number. After all, there are a lot of digits in those numbers.

My experience with XXXXX is that he doesn't frequent the AlfaBB frequently like many members do.

Let's hope this is all a big mistake.

 

I would like to publically apologize for any harm a may have caused here. After a week of unsuccessful attempts to track this parcel I suspected something was horribly wrong.
Rob revealed that there were problems with the shipping process and corrected them for which I am grateful, thank you. My fears were unfounded

 

FYI there are scammers out there using AlfaBB postings to find victims. I recently created a parts wanted post. I received an email directly to my email in which the "seller" said they had the parts I wanted. What should have rung all sorts of alarm bells is that the reply did not come through the AlfaBB app. I paid for the parts through PayPal, but used the "friends and family" option. I finally smelled a rat when the "seller" said their bank was hindering access to the funds and the solution was for me to send more money. The other mistake I made was putting my email address in a post many, many moons ago. That is how they associated my username with my email address. Live and learn.

 

Wanted posts are prime targets. I have had similar experiences

 

I hunted that post down & edited your email address out...Alas too late

Please send me a private conversation with the scammers details

Ciao
Greig

 

The scammers are still trying to get more money out of me related to my desire to obtain 102 fog light lens. This time they seem to have communicated via AlfaBB but wanted me to reply to an email address. I have posted a screen shot of what I received. There is no "silvio03" and the "conversation" links don't even line up with my parts wanted ad.

 

There was a "silvio03", he was banned last month.

 

Thanks. Having no profile show up for silvio03 was helpful, given my new found wariness. Still they seem to be able to start (or fake) an AlfaBB "conversation". That would have fooled me prior to my March experience.

 

I had a similar email. That seemed odd and I looked him up with no result. Also no conversation in my profile. Suspicions aroused, I asked him to send a photo of the part and include in the picture his handle and the date. He responded that he doesn't want to deal with someone with trust issues. I doubted myself and felt maybe I over-reacted. Thanks for the validation.

 

He was banned after he posted the conversation. Only shortly after. He should not be able to post anything as long as he is banned

Bernhard

 

Bernhard is correct

 

Standard current scam on ALL sales sites on the internet. Shoes? He has them. New/used cars? He has them. Gold bars? He has them too. DO NOT SEND payment to ANY of these sites without a payment method that offers a full refund. Pay-Pal etc.

 

These muppets wouldn't keep trying if it wasn't lucrative for them... maybe 1 out of 100 falls for their scam, but it's free money for them. I watched a documentary on these clowns, there are rooms full of computers, 30 to 40 computers to a scam set-up and they are literally sending multiple versions of these mails for 8+ hours per day. Plus the usual "I'm the wife of the late Ghanaian Ambassador and I have $15 million, will you be my trusted friend to receive it for me & keep 20% - all I need is $250 to start the process"

They are extremely good persuaders & better liars - their livelihood depends upon their dishonesty & they have literally nothing to loose

If your Spidey senses start to tingle or you don't get a warm & fuzzy feeling about some pushy persuasive character, use the 3 dots on the top right to report it as Jay says, or simply contact one of us. We're here to help.

Ciao
Greig

 

this is another one to avoid on instagram , all photos stolen off other adds on facebook.
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