great to hear from ya Scorp, keep your head up!

Deadbeat seller
 

Scorpion110...can you tell me if there is any legal recourse to take against a seller who took my money and didn't ship my stuff? I sent a $900 cashiers check by registered mail and have a signed receipt and I have the returned signed cashiers check and the bank where he cashed it. Can you give any advice?

Re: Deadbeat seller
 

had the same thing happen to me on a different site, I spoke to 2 different lawyers and they both said I’m better off to write it off as a loss because of the time and effort it will cost to try to do something about it and the likely hood of something happening isn’t that good. If it was for thousands of dollars that would be a different store but for $900 it’s just not worth it. The guy I delt with took me for $700 than to top it off I got a letter from his lawyer for a public slander issue on a website because I slammed him on that message bored it’s just funny how our system works.

Re: Deadbeat seller
 

Caveat any public postings that are not certifiably true with in your Opinion and theres not a damn thing the lawyer can do except puff out his chest and act tough.

I have gone head to head with two individuals who had their Juris Doctorate and beat them both-

Nice well the lesson I learned is if I don’t know the seller than I’m not buying. It sucks people out there are dead beat losers that will do anything to make a dollar I just wrote it off and moved on it wasn’t going to be worth all the BS stuff I was going to have to go threw to try to get my money back, both lawyers I spoke to told me straight up the likely hood of me getting my money back wasn’t good at all. So than I would have a few hundred dollars invested in that with no guarantee of getting my $700 back.

Hey superstock5654........
 

Scorp, I just wanted everyone who's following this string (who haven't seen my own scammer alert fable) knows how helpful you've been to me in my pursuit of the infamous Sleeths. You information, suggestions, and encouragement have been at the backbone of driving the Sleeths into hiding (at least for the time being).

One concern, I'm not certain yet, but I think I may have spotted a new ad on EBay that looks very much like the format the Sleeths use. I don't want to cause any harm to an innocent person, just be advised to be very, very careful of any ad for a pair of Holley 4224 carburetors. There is more than one ad running on EBay for 4224's, but there is one in particular that looks very Sleeth-like.

Anyway, many thanks to Scorp for being the model to emulate in the scammer-hunting business.

Re: Deadbeat seller
 

NOOO WAAAY would I just write off $700. Not a Chance. That's a chunk of money to me.

Re: Deadbeat seller
 

The sad (but true) reality though, is that in todays world it can end up costing you thousands to collect that $700.

Yep, I have spent 5 grand to try to collect 8500. Still in the courts and not paid.

I know I'm a day late and a dollar short...but what happened to the guy Scorp? Did you get your money/parts??? You got me hooked, I wanna know how it turned out.

I guess I forgot to wrap this up.

Yep I got the parts- I spoke to his family, his father and his little bro. Stayed on him on the other forum, and oh did he whine- The Mods got on me because they said I was too tough on him.

I downloaded pics off his profile and found his girl friend and her address. I spoke to her as well- I let her know that since she took his checks that she was his accomplice- since she was from out of the country- I mentioned that I would have to inform INS that she was running a scam and maybe they would revoke her visa. She wasnt happy about that.

I got the manifolds and never even opened them, I gave them to the guy that bought the car from me.

And the punk who tried to scam me? When he found out that I gave them away, he posted :what kind of hot rodder are you?"

I guess I am the kind who is committed.

So it ended in a positive and I learned a bunch along the way.

Scorp

THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE!!! I'D DEAL WITH A GUY LIKE YOU ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!

Good to hear that you got your stuff Scorp. Also good to hear there was some whining along the way on his part.

A scamer usually doesn't just have one thing wrong with their life. Usually has several or many things going on. Can we just kill 'em all?? PLEASE!

try this one if you are having trouble with allprorace engines. attorney general of texas. web www.texas attorneygeneral.gov. these guys are more than willing to help all they can

ARE THERE SCAMMERS ON THIS SITE?
 

:evil: CHECK OUT AD #1906697. ANYONE LOOKING FOR A DEAL?

scam!!!!!

I know man i saw a 442 cheap by the same user Big Scam

Isn't that quite a coincidence that midsouthhotrods and burnskustomz comment on the same person just one minute apart? :shock: :?
That's amazing. I bet they have ESP. :lol:

I was wondering if anyone would notice. Well done Beast !!

Sharp son of a gun you are :)

Scorp

The old noggin' still works pretty good most of the time. Some days pretty scary though. :lol:

Re: My Running Scammer Diary-BRIAN OLINGER IS A RIPOFF
 

SURE I'll pitch in and hep you out especially if the site is the Big E, or the shipper with initials SPU as I've been screwed too many times by both of them..
I also have a bone to pick with a fellow rj.com user from Kingsport TN by the name of BRIAN OLINGER 3404 Glen Alpine Rd, Kingsport , TN 37660
423-349-8216 home and 423-360-0299 cell I guess.This jerk ripped me off for $325 and never sent me the parts and it's been over a month since he recieved the postal MO. I always use postal MO as Imwas unnder the impression it was safer but the hassel you have to go thru is outrageous if you know what I mean.
Anybody else having dirty dealings with this theif and might know a Detective at his local police dept I sure would appreciate the info as it seems when ever I call the Sullivan County Sheriff office they sound like they are buddies with him and I can't get a bit of help so I will have to file thrumy local Police dept and we all know how that works right..
Again, any help or info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks SCORPION1110
Bowtiebob1

HI, CHECK OUT MY AD ABOUT MARK HUELSKAMP , SCAMMER, THANKS

scammers across state lines
 

If you buy something that is in another state and they do not deliver. It is a Felony and the FBI WILL get involved if contacted. You can contact your SBI ( State B. of Invegation ) they will turn it over to the FBI. If it is by Federal mail or in another state. Honestly they will HAMMER THEM
Rick

HEADS UP (gtbabe66) IS A SCAMMER NO NOY BUY FROM THIS PERSON
 

Bought a dist in good faith from this person with 3 races on it, must have been the 24 hr lemans 3 times over , it was totaled.This person was very respnsive until i sent the monet then that was the last i heard.Heads up.


gtbabe66 :twisted:

Scammed By RJ member
 

I recently got ripped off by a member on racingjunk. I had agreed to purchase some brakes from him for $500 The seller was extremely quick to reply and answer any questions. Once I had sent payment, this guy stopped all communication. I did not use paypal because the seller would not accept.

I have since filed a police report with his address and information he gave me. This was about a month and a half ago.

Here is his original ad, neither him nor racing junk have taken it down:

http://www.racingjunk.com/Late-Model...-calipers.html

I really hope nobody else got scammed by this guy either.


Turns out I am browsing Ebay and I see this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140642959699...84.m1423.l2649

Looks familiar huh? This motherfucker is trying to scam more people with this shit. I have messaged him through ebay with some questions and he replies right away with the same answers I have gotten from him before. I asked for a phone number because I was very interested in picking them up. I will see if he responds.


Anyone know what else I can do to get this guy back or somehow recover my funds?


Ebay ad had been ended by him, here it is:

http://oi41.tinypic.com/sngzua.jpg


He responds to me again:

Before you slander who I am on other sites maybe you should get your facts straight. I am not the guy who ripped you off before nor do I have a clue who it is. I used pictures that I found online to make it easier. I will be taking the listing down and putting them back up after I take real pics of the brakes both on and off the car. I didnt use real pics because the calipers on still on the car. So just for you info you got the wrong guy, go look elsewhere. If you google or yahoo image search alcon calipers you will see the same pics come up. Dont run me through the mud because you got screwed by someone else.


I replied with a message saying how his responses were identical on both ebay and racing junk. I also posted his address and name in the reply to him.

Then he sends this:

Well aparently they are they are the same type of caliper. The only question you asked me was rotor thickness. Which the rotors these calipers used are the most common used in any form of road racing. The calipers have already been sold and no whoever that guy is , is not me I live 30 miles east of Fresno, Ca. I dont have a clue where Carmichael even is. now leave me alone cause i wont anwser any more email reguarding your rediculas claim. You got the wrong guy here but sorry about your misfortune. For your info I have never even got on racingjunk thats a east coast drag racing site. Now I am done explaining myself to you.

I also noticed some of his other auctions were taken down and there is only 3 of them still running. He either scammed some other people or got scared and took them down. His story keeps getting better and better!

This guy is trying to pull a scam, the send money now money gram scam.

streetracers (#760412)
Member Since: 2014-08-22

Phone Number: (972) 280-7214

Anyone know of Harrysfun user ID...Harry Shultz from PA??? I paid for a Profiler intake...He got money 8 days ago...still has not shipped wont respond to email or text..more info to follow..

I have talked to this guy Harry S. by phone. Tried to buy the intake he still has listed in ad 182366294. He said it is sold. After reading your post, I messaged him on that ad and suggested he might want to resolve this issue you have brought up. I did NOT mention he is being talked about here. If he still does not come around, maybe you want to start a new topic on him under the FEEDBACK and SCAMMERS section and refer him to his topic by messaging him on that ad?

Hi and thanks for the feedback...STILL have never heard from him...doubt I will...texted him 2 days ago and offered to pay shipping again (in case he had no money to pay shipping} if he would send parts COD...no response I just cant understand what his issue would be unless he is just a scammer.

Part of the lesson here is..ALL of this to save 100.0...This intake can be purchased for 429.0 and no shipping from a major race parts supplier....

He ya go scorp here's one for ya his old number was 702-536-7536 out of Nevada his new number is 715-201-6176 out of Shawano, WI he asked the exact questions he did before word for wordso beware of this guy

heres another scammer Ad #182526392 How do i know?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-Plymout...p2047675.l2557

I was contacted by a man using the name Anthony Deal at the end of September inquiring about my Boninfante pedal clutch. It took about two texts to realize that this was a scam. Didn't ask any questions about the clutch, etc. He said he would send me a check. The area code of his phone was in my area, so I told him to just come to my shop or I would deliver it. He insisted on having his "shipper" pick it up. He eventually sent me a check for $1400 more than the clutch and I was supposed to give the balance to his shipper. His area code was in Ohio, the check was from a company in New York and he mailed it from Texas. My bank manager called the company in NY and they said they have had numerous calls like this and it was not a good check. Yesterday I received a check from a Texas area code about the zoomies I have advertised. He was smart enough to ask a few questions, but then started the same stuff about sending me his bank check and his "mover" would pick it up. I told him I only take US postal money orders and ship UPS. No reply. Racing Junk is a great site, but now the Craig's List predators seem to have found it.

Also same thing happening to me from a fuy by name of pete williams buyers salers beware it's a hoax luckily I been through this and knew it was

Same deal last week from 3 text scammers. Wouldn't you like to tie them behind a nitro car while it is running