BUYER BEWARE: For Sale Thread: 3 sets of 18" BBS Challenge Wheels for sale

Thanks Allen! They were such a good deal @ 2900!

 

Saw the ad and heard the same scam story from another Fchatter. I agree that on the surface, and without explanation, pulling down a warning to other Fchatters is a disservice. That said, there could be more to the story. If so, it'd be nice if one of the mods could explain/elaborate on what happened. Hopefully, nobody is out any money.

Biggest thing that gave me pause was that the deal sounded just a bit too good to be true, but just plausible enough to warrant curiosity. Plus the ad appeared to be from a reputable/known seller.

 

I will vouch for the real Jim, dealt with him for years...

What happened here?

Someone opened an account that "looked like" his??
He's in Colorado, first of all, NOT the Phillipines!!!

 

I bought my shields from I-velocita and it was a great transaction.
People, please NEVER send money for any purchases via Money Gram or Western Union. That is rule #1!

 

For the record, I had a PM randomly the other day from this user. When I clicked the link it went to a fchat login page, so i proceeded...

I realised within 30 seconds what had happened, and changed my password. See the screengrab below, and note the link at the bottom which shows where the "fchat" link goes to....
Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

WOW.

Two nights ago I got an email alert from another Ferrari forum (based in the UK), that somebody tried to sign into my account 5 times with the incorrect password, and it was being suspended. I signed in (legitimately) and immediately changed my PW to a 20-byte mixed case string.

I bet its the same person, trying to impersonate Ferrari sellers as part of their scam. The failed scammer originates from IP 109.163.234.2

Know your seller, for sure.

 

That's just nuts. Most concerning is the decision of the mods to delete your warning thread.

 

Yeah I claimed a set on the post and then cancelled once it started smelling bad. I hope no one got ripped off here. Thanks

 

The old saying applies here... if it sounds too good to be true...

 

I've looked in both the Ferrari cars and Ferrari parts section, and can find any thread referring to this ... deleted or not.

Where did you post you're warning thread?

Mike

 

I also went down the potential purchase path with him.
he told me different stories about why he could not call me to discuss the possible deal.
the seller identified himself to me as Phong Lee.
He asked me to deposit cash directly into a citbank account.
Yeah right, like i would do that.

I also contacted 2 mod's about this incident and got a response from el wayne.
I hope the mod's look into this incident..
I'm a bit surprised by their seeming lack of concern, but as always caveat emptor.

Craig

 

Are you sure you clicked "Submit Reply" and saw it go up on the site? Sometimes if I'm using browser tabs, I accidentally close the tab thinking I've sent the message when I haven't done so.

The reason I ask is that I am also a mod in the Classifieds and we can all see deleted posts/threads in our assigned areas as well as in a member's post history and created threads history, even if it was deleted by another mod. Weirdly, I don't see any evidence whatsoever of such a post or thread ever having existed.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Andrew -

I witnessed the thread. I had last checked it out just after midnight (EST) on Tuesday night and it appeared that the 3 sets of 360 Challenge wheels being offered up for sale had been spoken for. On Wed a.m., an FChatter called me to tell me that he heard it was a scam, as he had seen X-TNSIV's posted warning on the thread. When I went to check on the the post, the entire thread was gone. I assumed that it had been deleted by the mods, though I couldn't understand why this would be.

Fwiw, my browser history shows no evidence that such a thread ever existed (as there's no record that I was there). Weird.

EDIT - I just didn't search my browser history well. This was the classified thread, http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/ferrari-parts-collectibles/497799-%2A%2A3-sets%2A-brand-new-18-magnesium-360-challenge-wheels.html

 

Hmmm... I'm at a loss to explain that one, sorry.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Hi guys, I'm back.

Rob was away or otherwise busy and his wife Jennie was very helpful in getting me back on the forum. Hopefully the hi-jacker is gone for good. It will be interesting to learn if they ever track him down.

Thanks to X-TNSIV for being sharp and spotting this guy's activity and letting us know there was a problem (I was aware that I could not sign on to F-Chat but it didn't occur to me that someone had hi-jacked my account). Thanks also to BigTex and GordonF355 for their fine character references.

All ended well I guess.

Best...Jim

 

Now that the initial scare has been averted, and a BIG THANK YOU to X-TINSIV for alerting this board (since I too had sent an inquiry to purchase), the other huge concern is:

You let Big Tex be a character reference?!?! Do you see how your problems are destined to multiply?

Your troubles are just beginning!

 

Hey, Tex can vouch for me anytime!

 

Yeah Jim I just need the tracking number for the two sets I paid for in full. I want to make sure I am here when the UPS guy comes.

TIA.























LOL!!!!!!!!! Glad to hear the shyster was foiled.