Rudii Posted May 18, 2022 Share 25 minutes ago, Matt said: That has all the flags for a likely scam: - A "driver" will collect - Using an obscure payment mechanism Avoid!! Was this via Bike Hub? Initial contact was via Whatsapp. I then got suspicious and asked for him to send me a message via the Hub to check his profile. Steven Knoetze (sk27) and Lexx 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted May 18, 2022 Share 52 minutes ago, Rudii said: Anybody familiar with a user called Wellings (apparently from Malawi)? He's trying to by a derailleur from me but there's a lot of back and forth from his side on trying to get his "handler/transporter" to collect the item from me and "ways" to make payment to me. Gave him the option of cash or eft after which he came back suggesting payment via Mukuru (?) Something doesn't feel right. Had the same. He stopped contacting me when I insisted on COD or a cleared EFT before I let the item get collected. MTBRIDER1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVERDRIVE Posted May 18, 2022 Share On 4/1/2021 at 6:25 AM, Choppie said: Any feedback on the deal? Was this legit or not? It's 2022. Not that everyone doesn't know this, but: Whoever doesn't see doesn't buy. Any oil rig, offshore, NASA, Submarine, stuck on cruise ship with covid is a SCAM. No handing over/releasing of ANYTHING without the money having CLEARED in your account. CLEARED means you can transfer it on. NO MEETINGS at your home, only LBS, or Shopping Centre. I feel for everyone who has lost but le'ts be vigilant, some of the scammers are real chance takers. Not real. Take care. Lexx, peetwindhoek, mecheng89 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted May 19, 2022 Share 13 hours ago, OVERDRIVE said: It's 2022. Not that everyone doesn't know this, but: Whoever doesn't see doesn't buy. Any oil rig, offshore, NASA, Submarine, stuck on cruise ship with covid is a SCAM. No handing over/releasing of ANYTHING without the money having CLEARED in your account. CLEARED means you can transfer it on. NO MEETINGS at your home, only LBS, or Shopping Centre. I feel for everyone who has lost but le'ts be vigilant, some of the scammers are real chance takers. Not real. Take care. Couldn't agree more. I have a friend who was held in a flashy Sandton apartment, he sells new/used Apple products. They rented the apartment for a day, he was lured there, welcomed by a nice lady so you are already thinking it is well-to-do folk. 2 guys then came out of a room and accosted him, they held him hostage for a few hours, they also took all of his product which was in his car. Thankfully they let him go 2 or 3 hours later. He went to the police but ended up being "burner" phones/sims, AirBnB apartment rented under false identities, etc. Police said it is a fairly common occurrence It is scary out there, be safe. You life is worth more than a used bike or bike parts...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVERDRIVE Posted May 19, 2022 Share 26 minutes ago, Steven Knoetze (sk27) said: Couldn't agree more. I have a friend who was held in a flashy Sandton apartment, he sells new/used Apple products. They rented the apartment for a day, he was lured there, welcomed by a nice lady so you are already thinking it is well-to-do folk. 2 guys then came out of a room and accosted him, they held him hostage for a few hours, they also took all of his product which was in his car. Thankfully they let him go 2 or 3 hours later. He went to the police but ended up being "burner" phones/sims, AirBnB apartment rented under false identities, etc. Police said it is a fairly common occurrence It is scary out there, be safe. You life is worth more than a used bike or bike parts...... Geez!!! mecheng89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudii Posted May 19, 2022 Share 20 hours ago, Steady Spin said: Had the same. He stopped contacting me when I insisted on COD or a cleared EFT before I let the item get collected. Yeah, he seems to have done the same now. There were to many red flags on this deal, thank you Bike Hub community. mecheng89, Lexx and Steady Spin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted May 20, 2022 Share lol MTBRIDER1234, mecheng89 and TheoG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted May 26, 2022 Share NOT bike related. Just got the "I will pay, and have my courier collect" routine .... Apparently payment have been made .... My reply : "I will send collection address as soon as the transfer clears" Any side bets on how this will play out .... EDIT - 11:00 I get thee call .... "Latest my courier can pick it up is at 15:00" Me : "Correction. Earliest your courier can pick it up is when the money clears in my account" A moment of silence ..... he then made an immediate transfer. Money cleared, and moved out of that account. Goods picked up before 15:00. Going to be interesting to see if the "first payment" actually ever comes through ..... Edited May 27, 2022 by ChrisF gerriemtb, mecheng89, BrettS and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Cycles Posted May 27, 2022 Share 10 hours ago, ChrisF said: NOT bike related. Just got the "I will pay, and have my courier collect" routine .... Apparently payment have been made .... My reply : "I will send collection address as soon as the transfer clears" Any side bets on how this will play out .... You can have a little fun with these guys. I usually send them to an address just up the road from me and watch as they wait around aimlessly, eventually giving up after plenty time wasted Dexter-morgan, Sprockets, mecheng89 and 6 others 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FondTF2 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Send them to your local SAPS and tell them to ask for Constable.... ACE Cycles, Sadiq Mohamed, MTBRIDER1234 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyl-123 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Erm, glad to see they like what i'm selling. Steven Knoetze (sk27), TheoG and MTBRIDER1234 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted May 30, 2022 Share On 5/27/2022 at 3:07 PM, Dyl-123 said: Erm, glad to see they like what i'm selling. My number 1 red flag is the profile age. Second, if they say no to BikeHub Pay. Until you've used the service, you don't know the peace of mind it brings. Lexx, Sid the Sloth and Stockman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted May 30, 2022 Share On 5/19/2022 at 7:57 AM, Steven Knoetze (sk27) said: Couldn't agree more. I have a friend who was held in a flashy Sandton apartment, he sells new/used Apple products. They rented the apartment for a day, he was lured there, welcomed by a nice lady so you are already thinking it is well-to-do folk. 2 guys then came out of a room and accosted him, they held him hostage for a few hours, they also took all of his product which was in his car. Thankfully they let him go 2 or 3 hours later. He went to the police but ended up being "burner" phones/sims, AirBnB apartment rented under false identities, etc. Police said it is a fairly common occurrence It is scary out there, be safe. You life is worth more than a used bike or bike parts...... Perhaps he remembers the address. He can go on AirBNB perhaps and report the property, I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted May 30, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, mecheng89 said: Perhaps he remembers the address. He can go on AirBNB perhaps and report the property, I dunno. Happened a few months ago. I know the police investigation came to nothing. AirBnB has no control over who their "tenants" are, more so when false identification is used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylark Posted June 27, 2022 Share A guy just tried me, all the usual red flags: Replying to my wanted ad but via whatsapp Whatsapp shows as a business account Starts making massive reductions when I asked if the price is neg Says will send a wheelset for R99 via postnet and does it all the time(well I know an idiot that made the same claim but that's a different story) Then when I ask for close up pics of one part he suddenly says his phone can't take nice pics. He claimed his name is Ryno but Trucaller shows his name as Pj Osmerg. Number 0719347847 / 071 934 7847 and I don't know his Bikehub handle because he claimed a friend sent him my number but he knew my wanted ad was on Bikehub. Steven Knoetze (sk27), Sid the Sloth and MTBRIDER1234 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted June 27, 2022 Share 3 minutes ago, Skylark said: A guy just tried me, all the usual red flags: Replying to my wanted ad but via whatsapp Whatsapp shows as a business account Starts making massive reductions when I asked if the price is neg Says will send a wheelset for R99 via postnet and does it all the time(well I know an idiot that made the same claim but that's a different story) Then when I ask for close up pics of one part he suddenly says his phone can't take nice pics. He claimed his name is Ryno but Trucaller shows his name as Pj Osmerg. Number 0719347847 / 071 934 7847 and I don't know his Bikehub handle because he claimed a friend sent him my number but he knew my wanted ad was on Bikehub. For sure a scammer, ignore. MTBRIDER1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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