Author Topic: Scammer alert (Read 12843 times)

burn_your_money · « **on:** October 26, 2007, 07:49:11 am »

I seem to be getting hosed for a 1.9 head as seen here
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3418506

This is the guys info

Screen Name: martelmarkus
Email: [email protected]
Address: Marc-Andre Martel
1985 Cr Turgeon
Brossard, QC
J4W 3G6

Just thought I'd send out a heads up

Op-Ivy · « **Reply #1 on:** October 26, 2007, 08:55:27 am »

That's not good at all. For $250 it might be worth it to take a trip... I have grandparents literally 10 minutes away from where he lives.

I think there is a thread on vortex that has buyer/seller info. Maybe post something there about this.

Sorry it isn't working out

jtanguay · « **Reply #2 on:** October 26, 2007, 02:31:29 pm »

i would ask him for a receipt from canada post. get him to scan it, fax it, or whatever. if he can't provide that then yea... pay him a visit :twisted:

subsonic · « **Reply #3 on:** October 26, 2007, 02:58:09 pm »

spilled brake fluid on some paint once. wow, they should just lable that stuff paint remover...................... :wink:

rallydiesel · « **Reply #4 on:** October 26, 2007, 03:26:54 pm »

I've got one that posts here sometimes:

Mk2Fanatic

I sent him money and he sent me a false tracking #. He never did send me the part. I have yet to get my money back after a month.

Avoid dealing with this person.

Vincent Waldon · « **Reply #5 on:** October 26, 2007, 04:27:24 pm »

Quote from: "rallydiesel"

I've got one that posts here sometimes:

Mk2Fanatic

I sent him money and he sent me a false tracking #. He never did send me the part. I have yet to get my money back after a month.

Avoid dealing with this person.

Yikes... don't tell me that... waiting on a K14... and waiting... and waiting... with the tracking code that doesn't work....

A darn shame too.. I can understand gasser owners treating each other this way, but diesel dudes ??!!!

jimfoo · « **Reply #6 on:** October 27, 2007, 04:43:34 pm »

Maybe the 3 of you better contact the police or postal service or both.

Vincent Waldon · « **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2007, 08:55:51 pm »

Quote from: "jimfoo"

Maybe the 3 of you better contact the police or postal service or both.

Or we could hire your big truck to drive over someone's foot ?? Seems to have worked for Britney Spears ??!!!

jtanguay · « **Reply #8 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:26:53 pm »

lol i'm sure he reads this forum... he'll probably be ready for 1) brake fluid on paint 2) nails in driveway...

probably go nuts from the paranoia! :lol: hopefully there is just some sort of mixup... i just don't understand why anyone would want to defraud another person for chump change.

pretty sad... hopefully there's just a mixup!

subsonic · « **Reply #9 on:** October 28, 2007, 07:24:10 am »

Quote from: "libbybapa"

Quote from: "subsonic"
spilled brake fluid on some paint once. wow, they should just lable that stuff paint remover...................... :wink:

I spilled a box of aluminum roofing nails in my driveway once. Those little buggers are non-magnetic and so fairly difficult to clean up entirely on a dirt driveway. I kept getting poked tires...

Andrew

HEE HEE HEE, Snicker Snicker :lol: Thats old school. By the way, brake fluid will work just fine for a short period loaded into a squirt gun or spay bottle. Makes a funny pattern when it hits too.

Wolfsbur · « **Reply #10 on:** October 28, 2007, 09:18:25 am »

When I lived in Portland, somebody was hitting parked cars with paint stripper in ballons.

Sorry about the rip-off!

I had a similar experience with a seller in Jersey--guy was using his Grandmothers mailing address. 3 other victims and I contacted the local police who opend a complaint file--shook the guy up pretty good.

Still didn't get our money back, though.

Darkness_is_spreading · « **Reply #11 on:** October 28, 2007, 02:30:33 pm »

I think you should contact police, you have more than enough complaints to get the police suspicious.

Mk2Fanatic · « **Reply #12 on:** October 28, 2007, 08:19:45 pm »

Quote from: "Vincent Waldon"

Quote from: "rallydiesel"
I've got one that posts here sometimes:

Mk2Fanatic

I sent him money and he sent me a false tracking #. He never did send me the part. I have yet to get my money back after a month.

Avoid dealing with this person.

Yikes... don't tell me that... waiting on a K14... and waiting... and waiting... with the tracking code that doesn't work....

A darn shame too.. I can understand gasser owners treating each other this way, but diesel dudes ??!!!

Vince here's the canadapost info for your item we talked about saturday:

English Français

NOTE: Please do not reply to this e-mail as Canada Post and the shipper will not receive your message.

You are receiving this email at the request of the shipper to provide you with updates on the progress of this shipment.
______________________________________________________________
IMPORTANT SHIPMENT DETAILS

Tracking Number: 0346195000264756

Shipment Status: Item accepted on October 27, 2007

Please go to canadapost.ca for more details.
_________________________________________________________

rally diesel if i can have an address as i asked for before to refund your payment. I'm going through a messy divorce, and since my credit cards were joint with my spouse, I can't process transactions through them. contact me via IM, email or phone so we can resolve this by friday.

Sylvester
226 788 3321

jtanguay · « **Reply #13 on:** October 28, 2007, 10:33:52 pm »

So.... just a huge misunderstanding...?

subsonic · « **Reply #14 on:** October 29, 2007, 07:14:11 am »

Perhaps we should do kind of a informal inhouse rule thing about making sure buyers / sellers go through some kind of dispute abc 123 process before names get posted as to who is or is not reputable. Basics like, did you e-mail him, did you request tracking#, Did you request copy of shipping bill or receipt.? Just a thought.
No one likes getting ripped off for sure, it's just hard to call a " my bad" after you light off the flame on someones rep.

If someone IS a scammer, Please send out the watch/ warning/ black list and let us know so no one else get's screwed. Flame on.

(and watch for roofing nails and spilled brake fluid) :wink: