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Old 11-15-2013, 02:41 PM   #1
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Scam seller

I had someone reply to my WTB post for smoked tails. His name is Al B Alvarez and from aa829538@gmail.com

He emails me telling me that he has tails for sale. I asked him what his name was on 986 and he said he wasn't a member. Then he said if I would send payment via western union. I said I only do paypal. And then no reply.

Watch out for this guy.

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Old 11-17-2013, 09:00 PM   #2
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Another one

Got another scam seller from bigben1435@gmail.com from the UK. Did a google search on the email address and multiple links came from other forums/boards warning about him.
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Old 11-17-2013, 09:12 PM   #3
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Yep
Don't put your email address in posts...pm by forum members only is the way to go
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Old 11-19-2013, 09:48 AM   #4
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Always be weary if something is suspicious. I remember I had a guy try to sell me a whole 996 body from the UK randomly in my email. Laughed when the shipping was only 200GBP.
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Old 11-19-2013, 04:03 PM   #5
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I like to mess with scammers. Had one guy send me a check. Got a text a few days later saying his dumb secretary sent too much and could I return the extra amount. Told him I thought that was the agreed amount. A few text back and forth and he soon realizes I'm "F"in with him and then the insults begin. They usually stop even returning my text. I turn it into a sport. One guy I just kept sending text after text after text after text clogging his phone up. Maybe like 200 text total. My wife says I have a problem
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Old 11-20-2013, 02:26 PM   #6
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I like to mess with scammers. Had one guy send me a check. Got a text a few days later saying his dumb secretary sent too much and could I return the extra amount. Told him I thought that was the agreed amount. A few text back and forth and he soon realizes I'm "F"in with him and then the insults begin. They usually stop even returning my text. I turn it into a sport. One guy I just kept sending text after text after text after text clogging his phone up. Maybe like 200 text total. My wife says I have a problem

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