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| Three Generations of Service  |
Selling that BMW K1200RS for Dale the Builder. Two replies are obvious scams, but a third started out looking pretty legit. Then it's "I need to see a VIN report from SoftVINlab.com" ($30 out of my pocket) followed by "I have to take a day off work to come see it" (on a Saturday?) and "I sold my car so I have to hire someone to bring me down" Ummmmmmm...bullshit? Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | ||
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Fire begets Fire |
Maybe not malevolent, but certainly a pain in the ass and deserves another $2000 uplift in combat pay. "Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein | |||
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| Member |
^^^^^^^^^^^ Denotes poor judgement. I would casually ask where he works. The more info you have the better. I have friends to transport me, I do not have to hire somebody. Skeptical. | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
Response: "No problem. Here's the VIN, feel free to obtain your report." הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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Member |
^Agreed The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
If I can't sell it in SIGforum, I'll just keep it. | |||
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quarter MOA visionary |
Who talks like that?  | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
1. No way no how I'm publishing the VIN. That's an invitation to "Hey, that's MY bike!" and a lot of hassle proving otherwise. 2. It's been crickets since I called him on the multiple excuses. Either he really is a scammer or he's pissed at me. Frankly, I don't give a shit either way. Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Not really since you (or the owner) has the title. The title is the best evidence of ownership. Anyone can know the serial number, they are written all over most vehicles. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
Turns out my instincts were correct: Scoop on SoftVINLab Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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| Member |
Great catch, stay vigilant! | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
Business must be fucking slow. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
Yes, the asshole is scammer for trying to get you go on SoftVINLab to obtain their fake report then stealing your CC info. That is the scam, not the "Hey, that's my car" scam attempt based on VIN, which they can't prove shit. It's not your VIN that they want. Q | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
As I recall, some credit card companies give you the option to use "one-time" account numbers for a transaction. The account number can be used once only. That might come in handy. | |||
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| אַרְיֵה |
Capital One allows you to create a "Virtual Card" that is only valid for a specific merchant. Any attempt to make a charge at any other merchant is declined automatically. It is not specifically a "one-time" card, it can be used repeatedly at the same merchant, but you have the ability to lock / unlock the card any time that you want to, or delete it completely, so it can be a one-time card, or it can be multiple use. Example: I have a virtual card that is valid only for auto insurance premiums with Travelers. Another that is valid only for Spectrum (internet and cable TV service). Another for the city's utility department for water and trash pickup. I think I have a couple dozen of these virtual cards. Easy enough to keep track of with a password manager (I use 1Password), or you can create a database or track them in a spreadsheet. I like 1Password because I don't even have to look the card up, the information is filled in automatically on a merchant's website, but it's not transmitted to the merchant until I click an approval for the charge. I believe that some other card issuers have similar offerings, but I don't know which ones. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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| Oriental Redneck |
Yeah, when MBNA was still around, they gave you a different virtual number for each online purchase. That sure beat all the theft attempts. Q | |||
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm.  |
Partly, "kinda-sorta" legit. Some people do work on Saturdays, you know. I did myself for much of my career. | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
Got another one this morning: "hella (sic) is the BMW K12RS still for sale?" I replied "No, I just left the ad up to annoy scammers." Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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^^^ Ha Ha ^^^ I love doing business with cranky old men. We understand each other, and can mostly communicate with grunts and stink-eye glances.  Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
Someone who learned British English, so probability of Nigerian scammer is very high. No American uses phrasing like that. | |||
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