Charles Ferrell
07-12-2010, 05:08 PM
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Sure . He emailed me and said he had seen my add on here . And wanted a total price . And said he was getting a finders fee . He said the money that will be deposited in my account will be more than what I wanted for the items and I would need to cut him a check .
My Reply to him :
Really not a nice way to tell someone to go pound sand in there a--.. But I'm telling you to do just that.
Sorry. I that I posted in the feed back area .
My Reply to him :
Really not a nice way to tell someone to go pound sand in there a--.. But I'm telling you to do just that.
Sorry. I that I posted in the feed back area .
Last edited by ayers1967; 07-12-2010 at 05:11 PM.
07-12-2010, 09:03 PM
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07-13-2010, 08:07 AM
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Please PM me his e-mail address. Unless you gave out your e-mail address in the post, he would need to be a member here in order to gain access to it. If if he is a member here, I'd like to find his account so I can kick him off.
So far, the only thing people know to look out for is "Charles Ferrell", which is more than likely not a real name and not a fake name a scammer would be dumb enough to use twice.
So far, the only thing people know to look out for is "Charles Ferrell", which is more than likely not a real name and not a fake name a scammer would be dumb enough to use twice.
02-16-2011, 08:22 PM
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Re: Charles Ferrell
just happened to me but i had a WTB thread up ill take snapshots on the emails and post em up. but i kept leading him on from beginning because hes from austria and only takes western union lmao. ill do it tomorrow during working hours!!!
02-17-2011, 08:09 AM
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Re: Charles Ferrell
Also, please see my post above yours.
02-17-2011, 08:24 AM
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Re: Charles Ferrell
I asked him for his username name for the site he said he didn't have one and got referred to the site to sell the parts and I never gave out my email in the post. I'll post pics up when I get off work and I'll message you Jason with his email and the actual contact info he gave me for himself
02-18-2011, 08:53 PM
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02-18-2011, 09:36 PM
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Re: Charles Ferrell
never take a MO or check for more then the original amount ever, it is always a scam... they say oh sorry I sent too much can you refund me? Or its for shipping from someone and send the extra money via fedex or whatever, I would take the check and call the info on it. Usually they are already investigating the account. If not they should be. Remember its wire fraud and these scams are rampant... like ppl actually send em the money to find out 2 or 3 weeks later the check was no good and u are out not only money you withdrew from it but also the money you sent...
02-20-2011, 12:18 PM
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Re: Charles Ferrell
Okay guys, here's the bottom line.
So, if you are receiving e-mails from scammers using the user contact form, they are a member here and I can get rid of them if someone would be kind enough to forward me the e-mail that you receive after they fill out the form so I can get rid of them. If the e-mail goes directly to you, they somehow know your e-mail address.
I still don't know who "Charles Ferrell" is. There is no user name associated to it and since no one wants to provide me with an e-mail address, I cannot tell if he has an account here.
Bottom line...if you ask yourself, "Is this a scam?"...the answer is always YES.
- If you do not publicly post your e-mail address, no one will be able to contact you via e-mail...which only makes sense.
- The only way someone can e-mail you using this web site to your e-mail address on file with this web site, is for them to be a registered user here and to view your profile and contact you from there. If they are not registered as a user on this site, they will be unable to do this.
- If they are a registered user of this site and go to contact you via e-mail, they are taken to a form which only allows them to enter a subject and a message (try sending a message to yourself to see how it works if you are unfamiliar with it). It does not reveal your e-mail address. When you reply to that e-mail directly to them, only then will they see your actual e-mail address.
So, if you are receiving e-mails from scammers using the user contact form, they are a member here and I can get rid of them if someone would be kind enough to forward me the e-mail that you receive after they fill out the form so I can get rid of them. If the e-mail goes directly to you, they somehow know your e-mail address.
I still don't know who "Charles Ferrell" is. There is no user name associated to it and since no one wants to provide me with an e-mail address, I cannot tell if he has an account here.
Bottom line...if you ask yourself, "Is this a scam?"...the answer is always YES.