Scammed By User: TCrush

joehoe · 01-26-2022, 05:47 PM

Not sure if this is the right area to post this, but I stupidly didn't do my due diligence and got scammed.

Tried to purchase a dragy from user. Sent a zelle payment to his account (again, stupid I know. Especially bc there is no saftey with zelle). Got ghosted after, no response. If anyone else has been scammed by him, please report his zelle account at https://www.zellepay.com/support/report-scam.

Not sure if anything will happen, hopefully they will at least shut down his zelle account.

BEWARE:
zelle: marianomichael6@gmail.com

gameson · 01-26-2022, 05:50 PM

It has been reported here

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...1889590&page=2

quakerroatmeal · 01-26-2022, 05:51 PM

How many times are people going to get scammed by sending money through Zelle? Try contacting your bank and seeing if they can do anything about it.

Elvisfan · 01-26-2022, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by quakerroatmeal

How many times are people going to get scammed by sending money through Zelle? Try contacting your bank and seeing if they can do anything about it.

Bank won’t help you. They tell you that upfront. I use Zelle for paying when I ship my car for the season. But, I don’t pay until the car has arrived.

oem.plus_440gc · 01-27-2022, 07:54 AM

I posted about him and warned everyone a week or 2 ago. He tried to use CashApp with me and when i told him i'd only use PayPal for the safety, he backed out. Clearly a scammer. I also messaged an admin about it, but never heard back. Hopefully everyone else realizes this dude is a straight scammer.

Not sure about your situation, but I knew he was scamming right from the start since he messaged me trying to sell me a part that someone else was trying to sell but claiming it as his own. I just wanted to see how far he'd take it.

STOP USING CASHAPP, ZELLE, ETC! Use PayPal in not friends and family so you have some purchase protection!

BMW BRAD · 01-27-2022, 10:43 AM

The same P.O.S. tried to scam me too! Thank God I could tell something seemed fishy, so I backed out. Sorry you got burned. Hopefully this loser will get caught, or karma comes back to bite him in the ass.

n55david · 01-27-2022, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by oem.plus_440gc

I posted about him and warned everyone a week or 2 ago. He tried to use CashApp with me and when i told him i'd only use PayPal for the safety, he backed out. Clearly a scammer. I also messaged an admin about it, but never heard back. Hopefully everyone else realizes this dude is a straight scammer.

Not sure about your situation, but I knew he was scamming right from the start since he messaged me trying to sell me a part that someone else was trying to sell but claiming it as his own. I just wanted to see how far he'd take it.

STOP USING CASHAPP, ZELLE, ETC! Use PayPal in not friends and family so you have some purchase protection!

The admins don't care man.. it doesn't effect the advertising dollars for the site.

chowser51 · 01-27-2022, 09:24 PM

What’s an admin going to do other than delete the account?
People are choosing to pay with zelle, venmo, cash app etc knowing there’s no recourse if you get scammed. I have zelle and it tells you to only use it with trusted people. I use it with my daughter and her mom. That’s it.

oem.plus_440gc · 01-31-2022, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chowser51

What’s an admin going to do other than delete the account?
People are choosing to pay with zelle, venmo, cash app etc knowing there’s no recourse if you get scammed. I have zelle and it tells you to only use it with trusted people. I use it with my daughter and her mom. That’s it.

I mean, yeah. I was hoping an admin would come in and ban him. Thats not a good look to have people like that lurking on the site.

But yeah, agreed. Gotta stick with paypal where you have some purchase protection on items like this.

Solidjake · 02-02-2022, 05:53 AM

Sucks to hear OP.

I'm an admin for another BMW site and deleting an account won't do anything. Idk why people ask for the accounts to be banned (we can so it stops them in their tracks with any PMs, etc) but they can make a new account. Even banning a specific IP doesn't work because they can go around that. YOU as the buyer has to protect YOURSELF

The0pportunist · 02-02-2022, 11:35 AM

When i suspect someone is trying to scam me, I send them a grabify link to snatch their IP and lots of other juicy info.

Last couple times its been washington US, and somewhere in South Africa using some old shitty android phone.

Note, they could be using a VPN which would mask this info, but there are ways to confirm this with the details grapify provide.

https://grabify.link/

vdomin01 · 02-03-2022, 01:36 PM

That's a great idea.
Thanks for info.

Billfitz · 02-03-2022, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Solidjake

banning a specific IP doesn't work because they can go around that.

If you ban an IP you're potentially banning thousands of legitimate users of that IP. If you ban an IP without banning the full range of associated IPs you're spinning your wheels. I ban IP ranges every day from my forum, after I've confirmed that they've been identified as repeat sources of spam, using tools like https://www.stopforumspam.com/search
Since I only see ten or less registrations per day I'm able to check them out before approving or rejecting them.

cheinton · 02-20-2022, 08:56 AM

I believe this person is operating under the username BMWtrii on the e90 forum. Reached out to me in a PM with parts I was looking for. Using phone number 470 222-4744 which was flagged on the x3 forum.

https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1886411

Barefootdad · 02-27-2022, 04:22 PM

He tried to get me by pm'ing after I replied to someones roof rack post, messages didn't inspire confidence so I bailed.

01-26-2022, 05:47 PM	#1
joehoe Enlisted Member 11 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 2015 F30 335i Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Texas iTrader: (1)	Scammed By User: TCrush Not sure if this is the right area to post this, but I stupidly didn't do my due diligence and got scammed. Tried to purchase a dragy from user. Sent a zelle payment to his account (again, stupid I know. Especially bc there is no saftey with zelle). Got ghosted after, no response. If anyone else has been scammed by him, please report his zelle account at https://www.zellepay.com/support/report-scam. Not sure if anything will happen, hopefully they will at least shut down his zelle account. BEWARE: zelle: marianomichael6@gmail.com
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01-26-2022, 05:50 PM	#2
gameson Captain 178 Rep 706 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW 320i N20 Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	It has been reported here https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...1889590&page=2
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01-26-2022, 05:51 PM	#3
quakerroatmeal Second Lieutenant 119 Rep 282 Posts Drives: 2018 430i Grand Coupe Join Date: May 2021 Location: DFW iTrader: (1)	How many times are people going to get scammed by sending money through Zelle? Try contacting your bank and seeing if they can do anything about it.
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01-27-2022, 07:54 AM	#5
oem.plus_440gc Lieutenant 353 Rep 517 Posts Drives: 2019 440i XDrive GC Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW 440i GC xD [0.00]	I posted about him and warned everyone a week or 2 ago. He tried to use CashApp with me and when i told him i'd only use PayPal for the safety, he backed out. Clearly a scammer. I also messaged an admin about it, but never heard back. Hopefully everyone else realizes this dude is a straight scammer. Not sure about your situation, but I knew he was scamming right from the start since he messaged me trying to sell me a part that someone else was trying to sell but claiming it as his own. I just wanted to see how far he'd take it. STOP USING CASHAPP, ZELLE, ETC! Use PayPal in not friends and family so you have some purchase protection! __________________ Current: 2019 440i xDrive Gran Coupe - Alpine White, Coral Red Dakota Leather, 8AT, MSport, THP, BM3; 2015 X5 35i xDrive - Mineral White Metallic, Mocha Dakota Leather; Previous: 2015 Subaru WRX - World Rally Blue, Premium, FBO+Tune
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01-27-2022, 10:43 AM	#6
BMW BRAD Lieutenant Colonel 204 Rep 1,890 Posts Drives: F10 535d M, F31 328d M Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chino Hills Ca. iTrader: (13)	The same P.O.S. tried to scam me too! Thank God I could tell something seemed fishy, so I backed out. Sorry you got burned. Hopefully this loser will get caught, or karma comes back to bite him in the ass.
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01-27-2022, 09:24 PM	#8
chowser51 Colonel 2025 Rep 2,805 Posts Drives: F33 430 and F39 M35i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH iTrader: (3) Garage List 2018 BMW 430i xDrive [0.00]	What’s an admin going to do other than delete the account? People are choosing to pay with zelle, venmo, cash app etc knowing there’s no recourse if you get scammed. I have zelle and it tells you to only use it with trusted people. I use it with my daughter and her mom. That’s it.
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02-02-2022, 05:53 AM	#10
Solidjake ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 945 Rep 1,762 Posts Drives: '13 328i Msport 6MT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NYC/SNJ iTrader: (2)	Sucks to hear OP. I'm an admin for another BMW site and deleting an account won't do anything. Idk why people ask for the accounts to be banned (we can so it stops them in their tracks with any PMs, etc) but they can make a new account. Even banning a specific IP doesn't work because they can go around that. YOU as the buyer has to protect YOURSELF __________________ Tensioner/belt DIY \| Side skirt extension DIY Apex SM-10/DWS06+ \| 400m/X-ice Xi3 \| Injen Exhaust \| Stoptech SS Lines \| 335 Front Brakes Hawk HPS 5.0 \| RBF600 \| ER Charge Pipes \| Wagner Evo Comp 2 FMIC Last edited by Solidjake; 02-12-2022 at 03:42 AM..
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02-02-2022, 11:35 AM	#11
The0pportunist Major 471 Rep 1,268 Posts Drives: F30 335i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0)	When i suspect someone is trying to scam me, I send them a grabify link to snatch their IP and lots of other juicy info. Last couple times its been washington US, and somewhere in South Africa using some old shitty android phone. Note, they could be using a VPN which would mask this info, but there are ways to confirm this with the details grapify provide. https://grabify.link/
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02-03-2022, 01:36 PM	#12
vdomin01 New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: Bmw F36 Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Lisbon iTrader: (0)	That's a great idea. Thanks for info.
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02-20-2022, 08:56 AM	#14
cheinton Enlisted Member 3 Rep 48 Posts Drives: 2009 SMG E90 Msport; 6MT Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (1)	I believe this person is operating under the username BMWtrii on the e90 forum. Reached out to me in a PM with parts I was looking for. Using phone number 470 222-4744 which was flagged on the x3 forum. https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1886411
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02-27-2022, 04:22 PM	#15
Barefootdad New Member 1 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2018 430i Gran Coupe Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	He tried to get me by pm'ing after I replied to someones roof rack post, messages didn't inspire confidence so I bailed.
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