Help with missing parts/refund

[brooksa]

Is anyone familiar with a "Martin Calvin" in New York, "Jon Wall" potentially in Ohio, or the user "Godslove" here on the faq?  

Thanks

[Dudeland]

if you paid with PayPal FF you are hooped. 

[esty]

who, what, how, when and where...we want to know so others may avoid problems

 

[brooksa]

Long story short: I blew the motor in my car, posted that I was looking for one, was approached by one of those aliases (on here) that another one of those had a motor.  I then ignored every warning sign that it was a scam in the hopes that I’d get the car back on the road quickly And am now out good money.  Evidently I should have listened to my inner voice.  Please be mindful when buying online even on trusted sites.  Worst part: the car will now be off the road a good bit longer. 

[theNomad]

Sorry to hear it. The fever of the moment is tough...

 

[steve oneill]

I got scammed over a pair of chrome bumpers for my 76.  As soon as I saw "Godslove" in your post,  I knew. One of my scammers did not use that name, but he bragged about how religious and pious and all that BS. When I called him out, after my money was long gone, he cursed me. 

 

Watch out for the two Elivis twins. But they are probably going by Conway Twitty by now.

 

 

['76mintgrün'02]

Godslove joined Jun 1st and has a content count of 5, yet those posts are not listed when viewing their activity. 

So, where did they go?  We cannot delete entire posts, just the content.

 

They have a neutral feedback score, as in none. 

 

Why not give them a red X and post a warning in the feedback section? 

 

People might wake up a little bit if they see a negative feedback score.

 

Godslove last visited the site on Thursday, at 3:23 PM.  

 

It's been a while since there's been an "I got scammed" thread on the forum.

 

Sorry for your loss, as they say.

 

 

[Mike A]

Sounds like Brian Baker is back on the forum 

[Swiss 2002Tii]

I got scammed by a guy selling an “NOS” Petri steering wheel.  It was far from that. He sent me a PP link that looked commercial, but was FF, so PP sympathized, couldn’t help, but suggested my CC company might help.

They asked for details, agreed it was fraud, and clawed back my money from his account. 
Took a few phone calls, shared an email thread, one month later the money was credited back.

 

PS:  three months later the guy writes me to say that I was right, he shipped me the “used one” by mistake, and some other guy got the “NOS”.

He was going to contact the guy to try and get the NOS back. Fat chance!

Edited July 13, 2020 by Swiss 2002Tii

[brooksa]

Just so it makes it into search strings, the associated email addresses are ranraw77@gmail.com and wally9157@gmail.com

[theNomad]

wally9157@gmail.com comes up in google search 62yrs old in OH and on facebook

[brooksa]

Yes and all phone numbers are fake or disconnected.  

[2002Scoob]

Yah... using two first names like Martin Calvin is not only questionable, it shows a lack of creativity.

 

Anyone flaunting a heavily religious bias to the point of a "godslove" SN is intending to disarm and make the appearance of being trustworthy, and is a common and MAJOR a red flag. There's a reason most professional beggars carry a 'GOD BLESS' sign. Pulls on the faith-heart-strings. 

 

You've been snookered. Sorry to hear. 

 

 

[brooksa]

Completely agree, all the warning signs were there, I chose to ignore in the hopes that I could get the car back on the road.  Sadly it looks like that will be a while now.  Live and learn.

['76mintgrün'02]

I'd still like to know how it is possible for Godslove to have a content count of five posts and yet nothing shows up when I click on their content.