Fraudulent Activity

[dick shappy]

What if anything can be done to avert fraudulent activity from people who claim to be buyers of vintage cars or parts here?  There must be a way that these people can be tracked and prosecuted. My office staff fortunately in most cases has been able to detect these unsavory characters before they are able to extract funds from our accounts but I fear that there may be those who are not able to detect fraudulent activity until it is too late. I would love to hear other member responses to this problem..  Dick Shappy  

[Peter Gariepy]

On 11/16/2023 at 3:18 PM, dick shappy said:

What if anything can be done to avert fraudulent activity from people who claim to be buyers of vintage cars or parts here?  There must be a way that these people can be tracked and prosecuted. My office staff fortunately in most cases has been able to detect these unsavory characters before they are able to extract funds from our accounts but I fear that there may be those who are not able to detect fraudulent activity until it is too late. I would love to hear other member responses to this problem..  Dick Shappy  

 

I wish there was a simple solution.  Unfortunately fraudulent buys and sellers are hard to filter.

[alsancle]

On 11/16/2023 at 5:18 PM, dick shappy said:

What if anything can be done to avert fraudulent activity from people who claim to be buyers of vintage cars or parts here?  There must be a way that these people can be tracked and prosecuted. My office staff fortunately in most cases has been able to detect these unsavory characters before they are able to extract funds from our accounts but I fear that there may be those who are not able to detect fraudulent activity until it is too late. I would love to hear other member responses to this problem..  Dick Shappy  

Dick,

 

Here are my rules:

 

1.  Never post "want" ads as they attract scammers like flies.   Better to put advertisements in the club's paper newseletters.

 

2.  Always require pictures of the parts you are looking at.

 

3.  Always talk to the seller on the phone and ask questions.  You can usually ferret out a weasel.

 

4.  Be sure that google tells you that the phone number,  the name and the location all match.

 

A.J.

[Swear57]

I add 2 more to Alsancle list. Have the pictures date and time stamped. Ask for the address and let them know you have a friend  that lives close by and would like for him to come inspect the parts or car. Then google the address. It's a tough one.

 

 

 

 

Jim

[kar3516]

42 minutes ago, Swear57 said:

I add 2 more to Alsancle list. Have the pictures date and time stamped. Ask for the address and let them know you have a friend  that lives close by and would like for him to come inspect the parts or car. Then google the address. It's a tough one.

 

 

 

 

Jim

100% agree that telling them you have a friend close by that will come and inspect is the way to go.  Scammer will cease communications instantly

[Larry Schramm]

I would add that to confirm the time and day, have them send you a picture of the part with a current day newspaper like USA Today.  That way you can confirm the date the picture was taken.

Edited November 26 by Larry Schramm (see edit history)