Scam Alert
i got scammed by elijahcole92 on here. he purchased cams from me, paypaled me, and was happy with the purchase. 5 months later paypal notifies me that the buyers cc company has filed a charge back for the purchase. i contacted the buyer who says he had nothing to do with it, and that its his grandmothers cc. she is not willing to rectify the situation. unfortunately i didn't keep the tracking number, so paypal says i'm out of luck. i've contacted the buyer several times, and he refuses to pay me the money. i asked him to send me a money order, and he refuses. then paypal charges me $10 charge for their troubles.
this is his last pm to me:
I understand your frustration but i don't believe your fight is with me, but with paypal. My grandmother is unwilling to talk to the cc company or paypal anymore, and i cannot do anything since itis not my card.
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this is his last pm to me:
I understand your frustration but i don't believe your fight is with me, but with paypal. My grandmother is unwilling to talk to the cc company or paypal anymore, and i cannot do anything since itis not my card.
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Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 28
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From: Florida
I would recommend not using paypal. I got scammed out of 2800 in March of this year. Paypal assumes no responsibility for anything. Their protection guarantee works for as long as it takes you to read their protection guarantee. They allow buyer to claim transaction dispute. That usually means 2 things.
#1 they automatically withdraw that amount from your bank that is registered with paypal
#2 they wait a day or so and deposit your money to the buyer.
There is a website called paypalsucks .com and there you can read thousands of heart broken people who have been scammed via paypal.
Following payments are always subject to scams:
personal checks
money orders
paypal
credit cards
western union and similar services
I have found cash to be the only viable solution. I also found that people who work at paypal are a part of the scam. They collect money from every money transfer, every transaction, every transaction dispute and regardless of outcome they always get to collect money.
As a safety predation if you DO have to use paypal.. google the email address then yahoo the address. If email comes out to be a dud then you know that you have a higher probability of being scammed. Person's email is like a identification card. Those with one email can usually be tracked on search engines. My own email traces me back to 98 when I first opened that account. It shows up in forums and websites and commentaries etc.
Internet gives people a invisible blanket that allows them to be bullies, scammers and generally get away with it without re precautions. When something looks like its too good to be true it always is. If you have a new forum member or an old one with like 2 posts in 5 years suddenly wanting to sell something... that is usually a scam or at least has a high potential of being a scam.
#1 they automatically withdraw that amount from your bank that is registered with paypal
#2 they wait a day or so and deposit your money to the buyer.
There is a website called paypalsucks .com and there you can read thousands of heart broken people who have been scammed via paypal.
Following payments are always subject to scams:
personal checks
money orders
paypal
credit cards
western union and similar services
I have found cash to be the only viable solution. I also found that people who work at paypal are a part of the scam. They collect money from every money transfer, every transaction, every transaction dispute and regardless of outcome they always get to collect money.
As a safety predation if you DO have to use paypal.. google the email address then yahoo the address. If email comes out to be a dud then you know that you have a higher probability of being scammed. Person's email is like a identification card. Those with one email can usually be tracked on search engines. My own email traces me back to 98 when I first opened that account. It shows up in forums and websites and commentaries etc.
Internet gives people a invisible blanket that allows them to be bullies, scammers and generally get away with it without re precautions. When something looks like its too good to be true it always is. If you have a new forum member or an old one with like 2 posts in 5 years suddenly wanting to sell something... that is usually a scam or at least has a high potential of being a scam.
I am the other guy he ripped off with a stroker kit i never got..I paid him 1300$ for a stroker kit to be sent ,...In the kit were manely turbo tuff I beams that now he is trying to sell on evom forum they are mine of course.. A 4g64 crankshaft and pistons...Plus when i first met him I tried to be good with him saying I will pay you through paypal please send it asap..He said ok then the Sh!! hit the fan..I called him he would not answer then I kept asking him for a tracking number ..He kept telling me that he couldnt go because he had school then other excuses..I started to get scared with his actions and I finally gave him one last chance to send me trackiing number nothing ..I then went to paypal for help..They told me to file a claim and when I filed the claim he had 15 work days to come up with a answer why he did not send me a tracking number..He never answered. Then paypal went through with the claim and they said that he had already taken the funds plus he is not answering paypal on there emails.. Then i started to call email im everyday..same excuse because i did a charge back he went to the post office were he had already sent the parts and paid to get them back...WHAT A LIE..HE PAID THE POST OFFICE TO GET BACK THE PACKAGE FROM BEING SHIPPED TO ME SO I DONT GET THE MONEY AND THE PARTS....HE IS REALLY STUPID...NO ONE CAN GET A PACKAGE BACK FROM THE POST OFFICE.. ANYWAYS THERE ARE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THIS JERK BUT I AM SICK OF HIS LIES AND EXCUSES....ALL I KNOW THAT DENNIS CARPENTER ---LESS10 IS A BIG PEICE OF ---- AND HE IS A TRUE SCAMMER...BECAREFUL OF HIM AND I PROMISE THAT I WILL GET BACK MONEY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER..SOON I WILL BE MAKING A TRIP TO THE STATES...VERY SOON..THEN WE WILL SEE..I WILL SUE HIM FOR ALL HIS ACTIONS..;PLUS I HAVE ALL THE TEXT MESSAGES FROM HIM AND THE EMAILS...PLUS PAYPAL BANNED HIM AND EBAY DID THE SAME..HE HAS DONE THE SAME THING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE..I AM SITTING HERE WRITING THIS TO SAVE SOMEONE ELSE FROM THIS GUY...
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 238
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From: Gliese 581g
I would recommend not using paypal. I got scammed out of 2800 in March of this year. Paypal assumes no responsibility for anything. Their protection guarantee works for as long as it takes you to read their protection guarantee. They allow buyer to claim transaction dispute. That usually means 2 things.
#1 they automatically withdraw that amount from your bank that is registered with paypal
#2 they wait a day or so and deposit your money to the buyer.
#1 they automatically withdraw that amount from your bank that is registered with paypal
#2 they wait a day or so and deposit your money to the buyer.
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,077
Likes: 1
From: Still in NC!! Loving retired life!!
Just wanted to share my experience with member Silver3g2000 out of South Jordan Utah.
Bought a 05 transmission from him, drove to Utah to pick it up. I had bought stuff from him before so i trusted his word, being it was late and dark i didnt get a chance to fully look over the trans but it seemed in good shape. I told him i needed something to that i could just bolt right in in place of mine, he told me thats what this was and it had no issues.
Forward to about a week ago i get the money to have it installed and i get a call from the shop saying that the input shaft bearing is hammered and would need replaced also trans was missing most of the casing bolts, so i ended up having to put my old trans back in being i had to have the car.
I made several attempts to contact him , pm's left voice mails , texts with no reply. Finally i get a text back saying to call him around 7 which i did and still no answer. I dig a little info and get his parents number and call them. They claim to not talk to him and dont know how to get ahold of him. Got his work number and finally got in touch with him .
He claims that the bearing should of been replaced anyway and he figured i would of just used my casing bolts. I told him this was not right and i either need some money back or a refund being this isnt what the deal was. Now he is avoiding all my calls, messages etc.
I think im just going to call his work every day till i get some help, i really dont want to have to file a small claim but i may have to
Bought a 05 transmission from him, drove to Utah to pick it up. I had bought stuff from him before so i trusted his word, being it was late and dark i didnt get a chance to fully look over the trans but it seemed in good shape. I told him i needed something to that i could just bolt right in in place of mine, he told me thats what this was and it had no issues.
Forward to about a week ago i get the money to have it installed and i get a call from the shop saying that the input shaft bearing is hammered and would need replaced also trans was missing most of the casing bolts, so i ended up having to put my old trans back in being i had to have the car.
I made several attempts to contact him , pm's left voice mails , texts with no reply. Finally i get a text back saying to call him around 7 which i did and still no answer. I dig a little info and get his parents number and call them. They claim to not talk to him and dont know how to get ahold of him. Got his work number and finally got in touch with him .
He claims that the bearing should of been replaced anyway and he figured i would of just used my casing bolts. I told him this was not right and i either need some money back or a refund being this isnt what the deal was. Now he is avoiding all my calls, messages etc.
I think im just going to call his work every day till i get some help, i really dont want to have to file a small claim but i may have to
EDIT: I received a PM from him stating: "What is your address? I'll get that shipped out right away, I just found the ziplock bag with that hardware. " So I'll post up if he makes good on it.
Josh
Last edited by jmelocik; Dec 18, 2009 at 01:46 PM.
Well I wish I would have found this before I purchased a cylinder head from him with aftermarket springs and retainers. My Fiancee received the head the other day (I'm in Afghanistan on deployment) and she emailed me that it was missing the cam caps, missing the oil control cap, had the stock springs and retainers on it, had a baggie with a few "other" springs that were an incomplete set and she couldn't identify anything else with them. I have sent "Ethan", as his name shows up in paypal, a pm on here but still no replies yet. If he does reply I will gladly update everyone.
Josh
Josh
Oh and by the way the guy asking about less10 yes he was banned awhile ago for this scamming ways
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,077
Likes: 1
From: Still in NC!! Loving retired life!!
I got your PM bro, car is looking good! I'm glad you had a positive experience. Hopefully mine will end positively as well.
Josh
Josh
WOW i keep hearing negative stories about this guy i bought a valve cover from him all was in order for painting it. So damn sorry to hear this guy is actually trash it seems on the smaller items he comes thought but anything big trans block or head its complete crap im very very very surprised as he seemed cool to me Oh and by the way the guy asking about less10 yes he was banned awhile ago for this scamming ways
Oh and by the way the guy asking about less10 yes he was banned awhile ago for this scamming ways
I'm sending out the caps tomorrow, I didn't realize that they weren't in the bag with the Brian Crower springs and retainers. BTW it's not an incomplete set, have her count the retainers and springs. They're far from stock, they say BC on the top of the retainer and the springs are twice as big as stockers. Not here to scam anybody.
WOW i keep hearing negative stories about this guy i bought a valve cover from him all was in order for painting it. So damn sorry to hear this guy is actually trash it seems on the smaller items he comes thought but anything big trans block or head its complete crap im very very very surprised as he seemed cool to me Oh and by the way the guy asking about less10 yes he was banned awhile ago for this scamming ways
Oh and by the way the guy asking about less10 yes he was banned awhile ago for this scamming ways
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,077
Likes: 1
From: Still in NC!! Loving retired life!!
I believe that RockmanX was actually defending you, which I will do also once all is good. I appreciate your open communication and prompt attention to this, I will have her recount the springs and retainers as soon as I can get ahold of her. Trust me, with a sales rating of over 100 I feel you on trying to make sure things are right for all parties involved, I'm sure no one thinks you are trying to screw anyone.
Josh
Josh
I'm sending out the caps tomorrow, I didn't realize that they weren't in the bag with the Brian Crower springs and retainers. BTW it's not an incomplete set, have her count the retainers and springs. They're far from stock, they say BC on the top of the retainer and the springs are twice as big as stockers. Not here to scam anybody.
I believe that RockmanX was actually defending you, which I will do also once all is good. I appreciate your open communication and prompt attention to this, I will have her recount the springs and retainers as soon as I can get ahold of her. Trust me, with a sales rating of over 100 I feel you on trying to make sure things are right for all parties involved, I'm sure no one thinks you are trying to screw anyone.
Josh
Josh
scam alert
beware of silver3g2oo
payed the guy for a rear diff and axel's deliverd to the uk for 900
still not got the part's asked the seller to refund he does not recognize me
need some advise how to get my money back
payed the guy for a rear diff and axel's deliverd to the uk for 900
still not got the part's asked the seller to refund he does not recognize me
need some advise how to get my money back