Scam alert - 📢 nickh

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Edited Date/Time 10/20/2022 7:27pm
Be careful, this user scammed me out of 350 dollars.
He inboxes me saying he knows where I can find clamps I. Looking for. I ended up paying for the clamps and as soon as I payed all communication stopped.
Be aware.
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Tuna 10/9/2020 1:34pm
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Jesus this same guy keeps scamming people here. Someone needs to pay him a visit and have a “chat” with the guy.
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Tuna 10/9/2020 1:34pm
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How did you pay the guy?
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jj417 10/9/2020 1:40pm
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Tuna wrote:
How did you pay the guy?
Unfortunately paypal friends and family, he had some sob story of why he didn't want to send me an invoice. I knew better but I did it anyway. My own fault. Just want to warn others.
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Bruce372 10/9/2020 1:47pm
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Basically, its rhe same dude replying to every wtb add
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jj417 10/9/2020 2:03pm
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Bruce372 wrote:
Basically, its rhe same dude replying to every wtb add
I hope he didn't get anybody else. Wish there was something we could do. My credit card company is going to pursue this they said.
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Bruce372 10/9/2020 2:20pm
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Bruce372 wrote:
Basically, its rhe same dude replying to every wtb add
jj417 wrote:
I hope he didn't get anybody else. Wish there was something we could do. My credit card company is going to pursue this they said.
Its a common issue. I think a few people have been duped and many others nearly duped.

If only theives worked as hard to make their own money vs steal other peoples.
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jj417 10/9/2020 3:35pm
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Bruce372 wrote:
Basically, its rhe same dude replying to every wtb add
jj417 wrote:
I hope he didn't get anybody else. Wish there was something we could do. My credit card company is going to pursue this they said.
Bruce372 wrote:
Its a common issue. I think a few people have been duped and many others nearly duped. If only theives worked as hard to make their...
Its a common issue. I think a few people have been duped and many others nearly duped.

If only theives worked as hard to make their own money vs steal other peoples.
Its a shame...
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-MAVERICK- 10/9/2020 4:06pm
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jj417 wrote:
I hope he didn't get anybody else. Wish there was something we could do. My credit card company is going to pursue this they said.
He's gotten other people on Vital using differemt accounts. Unfortunately, there's not much Vital can do about it.

Lock his account and he signs up under a different name and email and proceeds to do it again.

Real POS!
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jj417 10/9/2020 4:22pm
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jj417 wrote:
I hope he didn't get anybody else. Wish there was something we could do. My credit card company is going to pursue this they said.
-MAVERICK- wrote:
He's gotten other people on Vital using differemt accounts. Unfortunately, there's not much Vital can do about it. Lock his account and he signs up under...
He's gotten other people on Vital using differemt accounts. Unfortunately, there's not much Vital can do about it.

Lock his account and he signs up under a different name and email and proceeds to do it again.

Real POS!
Paypal gave me assistance to bring this to cyber security with the FBI. They paypal said they will investigate it further but doubt anything will come of it.
It would be pretty cool if the could track this guy down.
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-MAVERICK- 10/9/2020 4:42pm
10/9/2020 4:42pm Edited Date/Time 10/9/2020 4:48pm
jj417 wrote:
Paypal gave me assistance to bring this to cyber security with the FBI. They paypal said they will investigate it further but doubt anything will come...
Paypal gave me assistance to bring this to cyber security with the FBI. They paypal said they will investigate it further but doubt anything will come of it.
It would be pretty cool if the could track this guy down.
In one of the previous threads I believe there was an actual address posted. I'll look for it and maybe you can pass the address to your contact over at PayPal so that they can pass it on to the authorities.

Edit:

He used different names, however the address was always the same, so maybe it's a legit place.

Always uses.

20 Radcliffe Rd.
Boston, MA 02134
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jj417 10/9/2020 4:45pm
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jj417 wrote:
Paypal gave me assistance to bring this to cyber security with the FBI. They paypal said they will investigate it further but doubt anything will come...
Paypal gave me assistance to bring this to cyber security with the FBI. They paypal said they will investigate it further but doubt anything will come of it.
It would be pretty cool if the could track this guy down.
-MAVERICK- wrote:
In one of the previous threads I believe there was an actual address posted. I'll look for it and maybe you can pass the address to...
In one of the previous threads I believe there was an actual address posted. I'll look for it and maybe you can pass the address to your contact over at PayPal so that they can pass it on to the authorities.

Edit:

He used different names, however the address was always the same, so maybe it's a legit place.

Always uses.

20 Radcliffe Rd.
Boston, MA 02134
Sounds like a plan.
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yz133rider 10/9/2020 4:54pm
10/9/2020 4:54pm Edited Date/Time 10/9/2020 7:23pm
jj417 wrote:
I hope he didn't get anybody else. Wish there was something we could do. My credit card company is going to pursue this they said.
-MAVERICK- wrote:
He's gotten other people on Vital using differemt accounts. Unfortunately, there's not much Vital can do about it. Lock his account and he signs up under...
He's gotten other people on Vital using differemt accounts. Unfortunately, there's not much Vital can do about it.

Lock his account and he signs up under a different name and email and proceeds to do it again.

Real POS!
Vital could implement minimum post counts before allowing pm’s to work. And monitorIng a users initial replies would be easy to see if they’re contributing or just playing the game.

As well as a minimum post before being allowed to post in the for sale section, so people come here for the community not just a for sale section.
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jj417 10/9/2020 4:59pm
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jj417 wrote:
I hope he didn't get anybody else. Wish there was something we could do. My credit card company is going to pursue this they said.
-MAVERICK- wrote:
He's gotten other people on Vital using differemt accounts. Unfortunately, there's not much Vital can do about it. Lock his account and he signs up under...
He's gotten other people on Vital using differemt accounts. Unfortunately, there's not much Vital can do about it.

Lock his account and he signs up under a different name and email and proceeds to do it again.

Real POS!
yz133rider wrote:
Vital could implement minimum post counts before allowing pm’s to work. And monitorIng a users initial replies would be easy to see if they’re contributing or...
Vital could implement minimum post counts before allowing pm’s to work. And monitorIng a users initial replies would be easy to see if they’re contributing or just playing the game.

As well as a minimum post before being allowed to post in the for sale section, so people come here for the community not just a for sale section.
Not a bad idea.
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jj417 wrote:
I hope he didn't get anybody else. Wish there was something we could do. My credit card company is going to pursue this they said.
-MAVERICK- wrote:
He's gotten other people on Vital using differemt accounts. Unfortunately, there's not much Vital can do about it. Lock his account and he signs up under...
He's gotten other people on Vital using differemt accounts. Unfortunately, there's not much Vital can do about it.

Lock his account and he signs up under a different name and email and proceeds to do it again.

Real POS!
yz133rider wrote:
Vital could implement minimum post counts before allowing pm’s to work. And monitorIng a users initial replies would be easy to see if they’re contributing or...
Vital could implement minimum post counts before allowing pm’s to work. And monitorIng a users initial replies would be easy to see if they’re contributing or just playing the game.

As well as a minimum post before being allowed to post in the for sale section, so people come here for the community not just a for sale section.
Great idea... i always look at someone's posts to at least establish a chance they are legit
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Bruce372 10/9/2020 6:03pm
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I bought some stuff from Facebook groups recently and they are doing a feedback scheme
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NacNac721 10/9/2020 9:11pm
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Can they not lock onto his IP address even if he uses different names? Unless he is using public computers..
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sandman768 10/10/2020 5:34am
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Simple....No friends & family.... a seller requesting that is a dead giveaway.... unless you really know the person...
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I’m on 3wheelerworld and they have a minimum of I believe 10 posts before you can use the for sale section..

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-MAVERICK- 10/10/2020 7:03am
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Action69 wrote:
I’m on 3wheelerworld and they have a minimum of I believe 10 posts before you can use the for sale section..
That would be super easy to get around.

Open a thread, put in a word like Hi and click submit, repeat the process 10x, boom, access to for sale section.
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-MAVERICK- 10/10/2020 7:05am
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NacNac721 wrote:
Can they not lock onto his IP address even if he uses different names? Unless he is using public computers..
Unfortunately, he might be using a proxy. If that's the case it'll be very difficult to track him.
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mxav8r 10/10/2020 7:07am
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Action69 wrote:
I’m on 3wheelerworld and they have a minimum of I believe 10 posts before you can use the for sale section..
-MAVERICK- wrote:
That would be super easy to get around. Open a thread, put in a word like Hi and click submit, repeat the process 10x, boom, access...
That would be super easy to get around.

Open a thread, put in a word like Hi and click submit, repeat the process 10x, boom, access to for sale section.
Yeah but then it would be "super easy" to see what the seller/buyer is doing to get around the post requirement.
It's not a perfect system but it's way better than what this board has now...NOTHING.
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seanmx57 10/10/2020 9:30am
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This guy is currently trying to get me to buy some wheels from him. Glad I decided to google his email. I told him I wouldn't use friends and family.
He wanted to use a different form of payment....

I've used friends a lot for years with little to no issues, this one felt fishy so I decided to protect myself.
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Tuna 10/10/2020 9:31am
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Action69 wrote:
I’m on 3wheelerworld and they have a minimum of I believe 10 posts before you can use the for sale section..
-MAVERICK- wrote:
That would be super easy to get around. Open a thread, put in a word like Hi and click submit, repeat the process 10x, boom, access...
That would be super easy to get around.

Open a thread, put in a word like Hi and click submit, repeat the process 10x, boom, access to for sale section.
mxav8r wrote:
Yeah but then it would be "super easy" to see what the seller/buyer is doing to get around the post requirement. It's not a perfect system...
Yeah but then it would be "super easy" to see what the seller/buyer is doing to get around the post requirement.
It's not a perfect system but it's way better than what this board has now...NOTHING.
Lots of forums require a minimum post to advertise. I would never buy from a user with 4 or 5 posts.
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-MAVERICK- 10/10/2020 9:57am
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seanmx57 wrote:
This guy is currently trying to get me to buy some wheels from him. Glad I decided to google his email. I told him I wouldn't...
This guy is currently trying to get me to buy some wheels from him. Glad I decided to google his email. I told him I wouldn't use friends and family.
He wanted to use a different form of payment....

I've used friends a lot for years with little to no issues, this one felt fishy so I decided to protect myself.
With that exact username or a new one?
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seanmx57 10/10/2020 10:10am
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seanmx57 wrote:
This guy is currently trying to get me to buy some wheels from him. Glad I decided to google his email. I told him I wouldn't...
This guy is currently trying to get me to buy some wheels from him. Glad I decided to google his email. I told him I wouldn't use friends and family.
He wanted to use a different form of payment....

I've used friends a lot for years with little to no issues, this one felt fishy so I decided to protect myself.
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With that exact username or a new one?
same user name. He took a day or 2 to reply to me initially, they a flurry or action, then a lag. Typical scammer crap. On a site I used to use a lot before it went dead we made it so you can't PM or message anyone until you had 10 posts. It worked well.
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-MAVERICK- 10/10/2020 11:46am
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The good news: His account is locked.

The bad news: He's using a proxy. Different ip address for all his previous accounts.

If anyone receives a message that is similar to what OP received, start a thread in here and post his profile so that it can be locked.
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Adam43 10/10/2020 12:10pm
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Action69 wrote:
I’m on 3wheelerworld and they have a minimum of I believe 10 posts before you can use the for sale section..
-MAVERICK- wrote:
That would be super easy to get around. Open a thread, put in a word like Hi and click submit, repeat the process 10x, boom, access...
That would be super easy to get around.

Open a thread, put in a word like Hi and click submit, repeat the process 10x, boom, access to for sale section.
Don't let the lack of a perfect solution get in the way of a good one.
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hdogg21 10/12/2020 1:20pm
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Yep same guy, he's scammed multiple people on here already...What a P.O.S.!!!

Dead give away is he always end's his initial message to you with "You can thank me later"

I hope someone finds this A-hole & give's him a thorough "talking to" if you know what I mean...
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ThrottleJunkie117 10/13/2020 6:49am
10/13/2020 6:49am
I get that we want to believe everyone on here is good intentioned (as 99% are), but jesus christ people a little common sense would go a long way. OP, hate to hear it happened to you, but damn i can't believe this same shtick keeps getting people over and over again.
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Scammers the real virus..




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