I think I was contacted by a scammer this morning. The name he is using is LeeBG.. This is the phone number he gave.971-708-1836. (Oregan)
I could not find any information on this forum about that person. The PM I received showed the person to have joined the forum this month.

 

Why do you think he is a scammer?

 

Ya....we gonna need a bit more info then that...

 

Tag the admins on this same phone # as the scammer that was doing this yesterday under a different name,

 

Look at jfaphoenix32 fs post scroll down

 

 

he’s back under a new username. just tried to get me on a WTB post with that similar number new user is FaithDad should ban his page

 

Yea crazy **** you can't event trust anyone to make a purchase anymore.

 

So what is the scam ?

 

See the attached from the Admins about this guy ... different username but same phone number.

 

I can confirm LeeBG is a scammer

 

Did he get you?

 

I need to add to this. I have been contacted by the same person regarding more than one for sale post. No clue what his name on here is. His number is 978)-515-2712. Everyone please be aware of him. Every time, his Paypal is limited to friends and family only.

 

Also his Paypal address is Zachoh88chainz@gmail.com. Please everyone be aware of this scumbag

 

Not doubting anyone's post, but what exactly did this guy scam someone over, i.e., what did he do???

 

he's pretending to be the op in the forsale threads, and asking for payment thus you never get said items.

 

In my case he’s pretending to be two different sellers, on different items. Then claims his PayPal is friends and family only. That way you can’t recoup your money when you don’t receive your items. He’s used the same phone number pretending to be both sellers though, so not the most intelligent scammer

 

I Just googled the phone number y’all listed and it appears the corvette forum isn’t the only place he is scamming folks. Looks like he’s hit some people on a Porsche forum too.

 

We have banned this scammer under several user IDs, including those referenced in this thread. When you get a suspicious solicitation from anyone, the best and quickest way to stop them before somebody loses money is to report their PM or post ASAP to a moderator. Use the triangle outlined in red at the top right of any post or PM.

This phone number and email address are not in our database or on the list of previously banned scammers at Corvetteforum. I note, however, that a Google search indicates this scammer has been active on a number of other sites.

What they do is monitor WTB threads and contact you outside the Forum if you have listed a phone number of email address. Sometimes they don't bother to register because they don't need to. When they do register and you havn't listed contact information in your WTB post, they will contact you by PM and then immediately try to take the conversation away from the Forum.

I'm going to move this thread to the Transactions Feedback section, where it is more likely those contacted by a scammer from other sections of the Forum would be more likely to see it.

Meanwhile, here are some guidelines on avoiding scammers. They most always have just registered and have no track record. They always insist on payment through a means that can't be reversed when you realize you have been scammed.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...nsactions.html

 

no but it was close