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    SCAM alert!!!!

    Nearly got caught out with this one..... until I did a quick image search before sending any money.

    Please be careful what you buy & who from!!!!

    Just thought I would give a heads up




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    Tut tut

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    As soon as someone asks you to send as PayPal gift it's usually dodgy

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    That's what made me click really..... other than the fact the manifold was really cheap lol

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    Tried selling the whole engine for £1000, said me "deal, if you send it by paypal right now, I'll ship first thing tomorrow"

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    Quote Originally Posted by jbsauce View Post
    Tried selling the whole engine for £1000, said me "deal, if you send it by paypal right now, I'll ship first thing tomorrow"
    he did that with 2 other people aswell..... iv shared it on every forum & selling page that he's linked with.

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    Stands out like a sore thumb, not sure how folk fall for this...

    Another thing worth knowing, if you want to check if a picture is copied from somewhere then use something like https://www.tineye.com/
    It looks at the picture and finds others the same, even works if they are cropped ect..

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    Quote Originally Posted by sideways14a View Post
    Stands out like a sore thumb, not sure how folk fall for this...

    Another thing worth knowing, if you want to check if a picture is copied from somewhere then use something like https://www.tineye.com/
    It looks at the picture and finds others the same, even works if they are cropped ect..
    That's what I used to find out mate

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    I wonder if it's the same guy scamming people with HSD coilovers on GumTree?

    He uses pictures stolen from this Australian form post

    http://gtroc.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=2446016

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    Probably the same guy mate....

    You have to be so careful nowadays

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    Not exactly master criminals either.

    Using pictures taken off the internet and using their own PayPal account and phone to setup the scam.

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    Quote Originally Posted by R3K1355 View Post
    Not exactly master criminals either.

    Using pictures taken off the internet and using their own PayPal account and phone to setup the scam.
    exactly!! iv reported him to paypal anyway and they've blocked his account lol...

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