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Report Scammers on Pinkbike HERE *Read 1st Post* then contact captainbringdown directly
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flag barp
Posted: Apr 1, 2023 at 17:41 Quote
At this point I can't help but think that the best hope for stopping this crime spree is Paypal putting in some better protections, because every reversed fraudulent transaction costs them money.
flag DylanRickard
Posted: Apr 1, 2023 at 19:39 Quote
"bikelex" who uses the email "Johnelliot78@hotmail.com" is using stolen images to attempt to sell both a 2023 Moots Vamoots with SS Couplers as well as a 2020 Santa Cruz Chameleon.

f*cking scammer!!!
flag Raihak
Posted: Apr 1, 2023 at 21:30 Quote
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/melchidiezki/

100% scammer. sold 4 frames in 4 days, yeah right.
flag twing1727
Posted: Apr 2, 2023 at 6:04 Quote
bikesoK !!!!!!! another scammer a Bronson for 850.00????? that he knows nothing about


https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3590098/
flag prezendes
Posted: Apr 2, 2023 at 6:31 Quote
I have several items I want to list, but fear all will get lost in these scammers posts now. I just got my money back from paypal on an X01 AXS upgrade kit I tried to buy here. It was $650 used, and not a unrealistic price considering I just got a new one from a reputable shop for $750.

I highly recommend you add a slip of paper to your items for sale with screen name and date on it. Its my new plan going forward.
flag joepesh
Posted: Apr 2, 2023 at 7:12 Quote
sewer-rat wrote:
joepesh wrote:
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/JosephVanRoekel/

Link to their advertisement(s) https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3524734/

Reason for reporting them -> JosephVanRoekel scammed me, I paid for an item which he/she did not send and is now ignoring my private messages.

EDIT:
I reported the transaction via PayPal and they instantly sent me a refund of my money!! I'm so happy I have protection thur PayPal. I'm convinced this truly is a spammer because of my quick refund... I guess others also submitted reports via PayPal.

This dude again, Madder Madder Madder Madder Madder Madder notorious for poor comms but stuff eventually arrives

Again?? Well our last communication was that he was on vacation and would check when it shipped? It's been a month. No pedals, and no response.
flag Sleepycapybara
Posted: Apr 2, 2023 at 7:57 Quote
prezendes wrote:
I have several items I want to list, but fear all will get lost in these scammers posts now.

Not really. Genuine seller is still a genuine seller. Your items might take a while to sell but they will sell. A lot depends on the communication and language in the post. Have come across quite a few scammers here and I can almost sniff a scammer from the way they reply emails. Reddit style handwritten timestamps is a great idea to standout. I'm going to do it from now on. I wish my username was same in both so I didn't have to write two different notes!
flag MtnyetiDH
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Posted: Apr 2, 2023 at 9:26 Quote
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/ABUIOLJEAN/

https://m.pinkbike.com/u/MepomJustindAavPu/

Believe to be same person, wants to talk off of pinkbike, abuiojean wants to use check
flag Cibber14
Posted: Apr 2, 2023 at 10:58 Quote
oldstig wrote:
Just got scammed by this individual as well....
The email he gave for Paypal was davemchatton@gmail.com
The Paypal receipt came through as anthonypretot2@hotmail.com
I contacted Paypal and they said that this anthony guy has a business account with many other email auth's for doing business. Gave it 12 hours to play out and....

I received a UPS tracking number as per usual.
Immediately, there was a random dispute filed on MY behalf via Paypal for $6.
UPS tracking number was fake, however it did register that it was delivered to my house in 24hrs since being purchased.
I contacted Paypal, explained situation and they refunded me all $3K.


Cibber14 wrote:
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/cquinne/
https://m.pinkbike.com/buysell/3583562/

Hate to admit it, but this one got me tonight.

Had me send to an email address chrisquinn714@gmail.com

Payment receipt email came up as anthonypretot2@hotmail.com

Opened a dispute only with PayPal, since they are closed, and they denied and closed the claim already. Hopefully calling will help on Monday.

Private message sent.

Thanks for the info.
flag lylemaasdorp
Posted: Apr 2, 2023 at 15:04 Quote
https://m.pinkbike.com/u/bikesarelove/
I should have know that $450 for full XX1 AXS was too good to be true…guy stole pics from an actual EBay listing and reposted them on here. Paid and now radio silence.
flag Hoodcreeper
Posted: Apr 2, 2023 at 21:23 Quote
This guy is using images from my bike sale and working a scam

Seller: demetri-edelburg

Ad: https://m.pinkbike.com/buysell/3593609/
flag tima3474
Posted: Apr 3, 2023 at 7:16 Quote
Please look into user bikesarelove he got me on Saturday too.
flag zestymac
Posted: Apr 3, 2023 at 17:47 Quote
brisa2conroy user, selling Two Trek Ebikes $3400 each including shipping, supposedly in north Phoenix one of the bikes photographed in Europe. Vague messages with them, reported as scammer, now vaporized...YAY!!
flag danny-d82
Posted: Apr 4, 2023 at 10:43 Quote
This looks like a scam to me:
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3596798/

I asked him to email me pictures and a video of the bike and the email response headers are in Albanian and from a timezone that isn't Florida (where the seller claims to be)
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/Smokeybiker/
flag BenLow2019
Posted: Apr 4, 2023 at 10:50 Quote
danny-d82 wrote:
This looks like a scam to me:
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3596798/

I asked him to email me pictures and a video of the bike and the email response headers are in Albanian and from a timezone that isn't Florida (where the seller claims to be)
https://www.pinkbike.com/u/Smokeybiker/

Too good to be true.

ALSO

Text search of "Excellent condition, meticulously maintained and serviced." comes back with numerous hits from car, boat and motorcycle ads.

 


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