Vendors or anyone selling C8 parts - HEADS UP!

If you have been scammed with C8 parts, post it up here.
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My recent experience:

I have been selling parts online for 20+ years and am careful with financial/parts exchanges, but have been scammed a handful of times ($4k in a chargeback transaction last year - woof). But this one stood out, enough to warn others. The buyer has an automotive wrap business. But he also has a YouTube channel and Instagram page with small followings which show his cars' modifications - including C8 Stingray & Z06 with some popular brands.

The grift:

I sold a set of Girodisc front rotors on eBay for a C8 Z06. A month later I get a message from the buyer (using a different account) that he had returned the rotors and asked for a refund - I hadn't seen anything come in so I reached out to Girodisc. They did receive the return, but the C8 Z06 rotors were not sent. The buyer somehow got UPS to accept the package as a non-accepted delivery 9 days after the package was delivered and he sent the original Girodisc box with used EBC rotors (painted and missing anti-rattle clips) for a Stingray back. Luckily Girodisc opened the box and inspected the parts to find the fraud.

I reached out to eBay to report both accounts, but the account buyer used to purchase the rotors had already been locked by eBay, so it does not look like this was not his first rodeo.

I dug in a little bit more and searched his address and his C8 Stingray is on Google Street View clearly showing EBC rotors. There was also a very unique 350Z in the street with an IG sticker on the window. I couldn't read the sticker. But did a little searching with Google image and found his wrap business, YouTube channel and IG. On his YouTube channel the EBC rotors are sitting on the floor next to his new Z06, lol. Additionally, his content shows quite a bit of common C8 parts & vendors, so he is definitely using other C8 vendors.

Ultimately, no refund was issued as buyer intended. But this could have gone a different way and it was definitely the intent of buyer to get the new rotors at no cost.

**update - scammer placed a chargeback with his credit card**

jorge yevtushe
4689 Windsong St Sacramento , CA 95834
916-495-6536

eBay accounts: joyevt_0 - joryevt-0

Instagram: proper.wraps
YouTube account
- can see the EBC rotors in this video:

You Tube

- 'new' Z06 in this video - what he bought from me:

You Tube

We all know there are scammers out there. But this is a reminder to keep your eyes out for scams, even for people that appear to be community members.

 

Now that's some research to catch the scammer and letting us know! Awesome work

 

You missed your calling in life, you should have been a detective!

 

you da man!!!! I'm impressed!!! very cool

 

Good gouge. Thanks for sharing.

 

Scammer now placed a chargeback with his credit card company. Will see how this plays out.

 

Report wire fraud to the FBI.

 

This 100%

I was initially gonna say it might not be ok to post name/address/phone on the forum, but given what this clown is trying to pull? Yeah no comment other than report wire fraud for sure.

 

Post his info. again, and again…
also on other forums.
i hate guys like this. They are just thieves.
great diligence in rooting him out.
Here’s one for the good guys 👍🏼

 

The scammers out there are no different than a person that walks into a store and steals 1000 dollars worth of whatever, they are still criminals but usually aren't treated as so.

 

He must be pretty ballsy or really stupid to post about installing the parts he tried to steal from you. That looks like mail fraud sending the used parts in place of the new ones for a refund. Like the police say "We don't catch the smart ones."

 

The real bummer is I wonder if the authorities would even run this guy down or prosecute him for wire fraud or mail fraud whichever applies. The cynical side of me thinks they wont because the value wont cross their threshhold of being worth the staffing expense, not to mention "chain of custody" regarding the evidence OP has collected. My guess is it would be very difficult to prosecute.

HOPEFULLY the OP prevails against the chargeback attempt with the CC company. Seems like the best he can hope for, especially given the scammer's physical address. If you know, you know.

 

Scammers are the scum of the earth. Nice job OP in tracking down this scammer and ensuring he was unsuccessful in taking your hard earned money.

 

They are out there. My friend sold a rare vintage 427 engine block on Ebay. Buyer reported the block was not good, asked for refund, and paid for return shipping.
He sent back a different block, old rusty worthless 2 bolt 427. When my friend contacted him, he insisted the block was the one he had received and stated "Ebay will refund my money"

Ebay did return his money. Fortunately my friend had photographed the serial numbers and casting numbers. It took a few months but my friend got his money back.
Scammer got the real 427 block but had to pay for it.

Bait and switch, shipping receipts, not received, there are a million scams. You have to document everything you do. Pictures, receipts.

 

Its bad haw blatant some of these scammers are. The switching and returning parts happened to a friend. He sent a set of calipers, rotors, pads for a Shelby 350R. Buyer requested refund and sent back to my friend with pictures of the parts in the box and all. But what he sent back were the calipers, rotors, pads for a base Mustang. Ebay sidded with the buyer because he had proof of shipping and had pictures. Even though it was obvious they were not the same item sent out.