OregonGX
Member
Hi all,
Just sending along a fair warning that someone attempted to scam me via this forum and to stay diligent for general internet scammers lurking on our board.
I recently posted a thread seeking an LR3 front bumper here: https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/wanted-lr3-arb-bumper.209570/
Following that post I received what appeared to be a pretty helpful PM from member wend22. This is where I made my first mistake, not checking to see if the member had any history. In my mind, everyone knows that person in their club or group that doesn't do much online, so I didn't think much of it and proceed to contact the email provided.
I'm sharing the full context here so members can see how the attempted con played out and stay diligent. I've removed my personal information, and edited expletives to keep things G-rated.
I reached out to the email provided:
And received the following email, which set off major alarm bells. The pictured bumper wasn't for an LR3, the name used traced back to a lawyer in the Ohio area but the email address and signed name didn't match, the phone number is an Oregon number and the person is in Ohio, the spelling and grammar didn't match what I would expect from a professional lawyer, shipping via USPS... I think not.
To which I replied that it wasn't an LR3 bumper and I didn't want to be scammed, and received this lovely, expletive laced, typo'd response from someone who is a clearly a scammer. Moral of the story, it is still the internet even if we think we are in a trusted community.
Just sending along a fair warning that someone attempted to scam me via this forum and to stay diligent for general internet scammers lurking on our board.
I recently posted a thread seeking an LR3 front bumper here: https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/wanted-lr3-arb-bumper.209570/
Following that post I received what appeared to be a pretty helpful PM from member wend22. This is where I made my first mistake, not checking to see if the member had any history. In my mind, everyone knows that person in their club or group that doesn't do much online, so I didn't think much of it and proceed to contact the email provided.
I'm sharing the full context here so members can see how the attempted con played out and stay diligent. I've removed my personal information, and edited expletives to keep things G-rated.
I reached out to the email provided:
And received the following email, which set off major alarm bells. The pictured bumper wasn't for an LR3, the name used traced back to a lawyer in the Ohio area but the email address and signed name didn't match, the phone number is an Oregon number and the person is in Ohio, the spelling and grammar didn't match what I would expect from a professional lawyer, shipping via USPS... I think not.
To which I replied that it wasn't an LR3 bumper and I didn't want to be scammed, and received this lovely, expletive laced, typo'd response from someone who is a clearly a scammer. Moral of the story, it is still the internet even if we think we are in a trusted community.