View Full Version : Corima Puma & Trek 5.9 Scams


Mr.Incredible
04-19-2005, 08:10 AM
I don't know why they are still here, but they are. I have alerted administration everyday for the past four days about these two ads and they are still posted. The 56cm 2001 Corima Puma was on ebay last week and the picture with text, word for word, show up here this week. Same thing with the 60cm 2004 Trek Madone 5.9. It is the same person using two different email addresses. They use both Ebay and RoadBikeReview.com. Everytime I see one of their scam auctions pop-up on Ebay, I just bid $10,000 on the bike to ensure that I win the auction, they are getting smarter and putting in the Ebay auctions that they accept PayPal.Once the auction has ended, they email you immediately that there is a problem with their PayPal account and request another form of payment. I have played with the scammer and kept asking to talk on the phone and amazingly, he/she is deaf and can't use the phone, but can certainly promise you delivery of the bike once you wire them the money. When I called them on their scam, I got this same email from the sellers...." FU*k YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY YOU STUPID PIECE OF ****!!! THIS IS A JOB FOR ME AND I MADE A LOT OF MONEY THIS WAY,YOU AMERICANS ARE SO FU*kING STUPID!!! BUHAHAHAHAHA....." Why don't we all work together to shut down these low lifes??

Coolhand
04-19-2005, 05:41 PM
I don't know why they are still here, but they are. I have alerted administration everyday for the past four days about these two ads and they are still posted. The 56cm 2001 Corima Puma was on ebay last week and the picture with text, word for word, show up here this week. Same thing with the 60cm 2004 Trek Madone 5.9. It is the same person using two different email addresses. They use both Ebay and RoadBikeReview.com. Everytime I see one of their scam auctions pop-up on Ebay, I just bid $10,000 on the bike to ensure that I win the auction, they are getting smarter and putting in the Ebay auctions that they accept PayPal.Once the auction has ended, they email you immediately that there is a problem with their PayPal account and request another form of payment. I have played with the scammer and kept asking to talk on the phone and amazingly, he/she is deaf and can't use the phone, but can certainly promise you delivery of the bike once you wire them the money. When I called them on their scam, I got this same email from the sellers...." FU*k YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY YOU STUPID PIECE OF ****!!! THIS IS A JOB FOR ME AND I MADE A LOT OF MONEY THIS WAY,YOU AMERICANS ARE SO FU*kING STUPID!!! BUHAHAHAHAHA....." Why don't we all work together to shut down these low lifes??


Sea Otter put a temporary crimp in the administrator backlog of ad alerts. Gregg is back in the saddle and soon will likely be dropping the Hammer of Thor on our slimy scammer.

Thanks for reporting the auctions, we work hard to boot the scam ads as quickly as we can.

gregg
04-19-2005, 05:50 PM
Thanks for gettin' my back, Coolhand.
I AM back now, and I have all the alerts on file and I have started shootin' em all down. If you've sent an alert, I'll be getting to it soon, if I haven't already.

These two are history.

Thanks for your help, all.

-g