Rande77 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Has anyone had any contact with a guy who goes by the name, Peter Pebbles. I received some solicitations from him regarding parts I am searching for. But the name alone gives me pause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Post word for word what the messages are. Scammers are easy to spot most times, the guys here will let you know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rande77 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 Thanks F&J here is the email I received Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 If you hover over the email link it is not. It is a link. My guess is porn. It starts like this: http://content.invisioncic.com/Maaca/ Ignore and delete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Carl Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Well-known recent scammer. Scroll down to BUICK CLUBS , and enter Pebbles in the search box for Buy/Sell. Glad you asked first ! - Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 You asked for ONE part...this guy 9 minutes ago, Spinneyhill said: If you hover over the email link it is not. It is a link. My guess is porn. It starts like this: http://content.invisioncic.com/Maaca/ Ignore and delete. Spinney, I am no net wizard but I think that "invisioncic" stuff is from AACA...I;ve seen it many times here, and not talking on any scam issue, just regular traffic or pics etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, F&J said: Spinney, I am no net wizard but I think that "invisioncic" stuff is from AACA...I;ve seen it many times here, and not talking on any scam issue, just regular traffic or pics etc Hmmm. You could be right. It is a PNG image. But his or her profile shows joining date of Thursday 07:04 a.m. and last visit about 2 hours later. The question is, why does something that looks like an email link point one in a completely different direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 think Peter G said Mr Peebles is in Romania or some such. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rande77 Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 This is the last correspondence I got from him. If he is in Romania he has friends in IN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I banned this spammer twice recently. He may register again with a similar name using a different email address. If you receive any other private message from him or any other spammer, click the report button on the message and a moderator will take care of the spammer. And yes, his IP address shows him to be from Romania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 59 minutes ago, Spinneyhill said: The question is, why does something that looks like an email link point one in a completely different direction? I;m not IT at all, but it shows that way from something in the aaca software....maybe the club gets "click money" or whatever. If you do see a email on another post from a "good guy" I bet it does the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarrsCars Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Rande77 said: This is the last correspondence I got from him. If he is in Romania he has friends in IN. It's been several years now but I remember watching an investigative news show where they covered scams like these and that many times they "recruit" people from the craigslist jobs available section and these people actually believe they are working as a personal assistant to someone, collecting their business mail and forwarding it along, so there may very well be a Mr. Alvarado in Crawfordsville, Indiana and he may very well cash your check and send most of the money along to "Mr. Pebbles" and actually be committing a crime but having no idea he's doing so and believing he's working a legitimate part time job. Crazy huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John348 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Just for laughs, did you ask for his phone number? or even suggest that you might live by and would like to pick the parts up just for his/her reaction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Turismo Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, John348 said: Just for laughs, did you ask for his phone number? or even suggest that you might live by and would like to pick the parts up just for his/her reaction This. Some may consider it a waste of time, but upon discovery that the other guy is a scammer, it's fun to mess about. 2 hours ago, MarrsCars said: It's been several years now but I remember watching an investigative news show where they covered scams like these and that many times they "recruit" people from the craigslist jobs available section and these people actually believe they are working as a personal assistant to someone, collecting their business mail and forwarding it along, so there may very well be a Mr. Alvarado in Crawfordsville, Indiana and he may very well cash your check and send most of the money along to "Mr. Pebbles" and actually be committing a crime but having no idea he's doing so and believing he's working a legitimate part time job. Crazy huh? Interesting tactic, would have never thought of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 While I was seeking an appropriate existing thread in which to post I found the aforementioned thread pertaining to this scam artist started by Restorer32. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Just had 2 replies to a a recent ad.. Different names but the exact same wording, both listed their name and an address in the US. Don't these guys ever quit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 jpage, Please click the report button on the private message from the scammer(s) if they used that method of communication. If you listed your email address in the ad and they just emailed you outside of the forum system, the scammers can do that without being registered on the forum and the moderators cannot control that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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