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Old May 12, 2020 | 04:56 PM
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This and a few other Jackasses are checking the WTB threads and sending out bs. Be on the watch for this. If you email any of these idiots, they come back with a stupid low price and then ask you to send payment via family and friends.


Old May 12, 2020 | 11:11 PM
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Yep they tried to pull this on me too. Asking 250 for a used s13 churrbo hahahahha
Old May 12, 2020 | 11:31 PM
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Before I ban the guy, I'm having some fun with him. Just sent this pm:


I see that you just signed up at MiataTurbo, and it looks like you've been trolling the WTB thread and trying to scam my members with low-ball prices on nonexistant parts.

Am I totally off-base here, or does your IP address need to be banned? (I hate doing that, because it occasionally affects others users who live nearby you, and we obviously have a lot of other users in the Dallas area, of whom I'm sure at least a few are also using BandCon as their ISP.)


Also, in the future, send a message to a moderator and post something in the Front Desk forum when something like this happens.
Old May 12, 2020 | 11:35 PM
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What are the usernames of the other people who have done this?
Old May 12, 2020 | 11:38 PM
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I got primeturbo72 and Mari123
Old May 12, 2020 | 11:56 PM
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Thanks.

primeturbo72 appears to be a repeat offender. We banned his last account (ziggy676), and now he's back under a new alias.

I sent him a PM asking him very politely to go away, so that I don't have to perma-ban every single VPN he uses, as that occasionally has unfortunate side-effects for legitimate users.

I'll be curious to see if he responds, or even shows up again.
Old May 13, 2020 | 01:48 AM
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I also received a message from Mari123 - Same schtick.
Old May 13, 2020 | 06:42 AM
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I am like 95% positive you can report PM's and then Admins and such can come permaban *******.
Old May 13, 2020 | 06:15 PM
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This thread makes feel good. Reminds me of old days here lol
Old May 13, 2020 | 08:06 PM
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Old May 13, 2020 | 08:32 PM
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Mari123 didn't respond to my very polite email, so he's now permabanned.
Old May 13, 2020 | 08:43 PM
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primeturbo72 hasn't been around in a few days, so I'll give him some time to read the PM I sent him before banishment. Let me know if anyone hears from him again.
Old May 14, 2020 | 03:51 AM
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Primeturbo72 referred me to a man that was extremely sus as well. I 100% believe he's doing it too from the conversations I was having with his referral.
Old May 14, 2020 | 07:23 AM
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Jens Spahn is the name of the health minister of Germany, so fake name on email.

Searching for that email address yields this: https://www.rctech.net/forum/buyer-s...gmail-com.html
Old May 14, 2020 | 08:52 AM
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Scamming should be a capital crime.
Old May 14, 2020 | 09:06 AM
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I gave PrimeTurbo a new avatar. I think this will be more fun than a simple ban.

Old May 14, 2020 | 01:19 PM
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Somewhat related, the other day I saw some loser posting on Fb miata classifieds, and apparently the pictures were taken from legitimate posts on here and m.net and used to scam people on fb.
Old May 14, 2020 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
I gave PrimeTurbo a new avatar. I think this will be more fun than a simple ban.

lmao
Old May 14, 2020 | 07:33 PM
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Brain, Hustler, Min and just a few others are missing from this thread to make it complete lol
Old May 14, 2020 | 08:44 PM
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Got a PM that looks a lot like the scammers everyone else is having but from a different user. Thought I’d throw it here for further inspection...



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