Meso 38 #1 February 19, 2015 The following scam has been reported: Quote >> On 18-Feb-2015 someone submitted their contact information in response to >> your ad in the Dropzone.com Classifieds. Please reply to this email to >> contact the person directly. >> >> Username => stevewhiteman >> >> Name => >> >> FromEmail => [email protected] >> >> City => >> >> Country => >> >> Comments => >> I set my eye on your V309 Vector Sport on dropzone and am interested in >> buying it.before i proceed,1,How is the condition,2,How long have you >> owned it and what is your final price,3, do you have current picture of >> the item,4,Do you accept Paypal? kindly getback to me as soon as possible Click here to read more about these kind of scams. Remember: DO NOT do business with anyone who offers to send you payment for a higher amount than your selling price with the understanding that you'll send back the balance. Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be acting on behalf of a "client" or another "customer". Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be from Nigeria or West Africa If you agree to accept a check payment, then do not send anything, gear or "change" before the check cleared. And be careful, if you manage to clear a fraudulent check then you may be liable for the damages if the bank finds out later. Make sure your bank authenticates the check. If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is.This username has been disabled. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tspp 0 #2 February 19, 2015 I also received a scam from this same user.Quote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diverds 0 #3 February 19, 2015 Me too on my Velocity 96 Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bfelt 0 #4 February 19, 2015 I also got an offer from stevewhiteman: On 18-Feb-2015 someone submitted their contact information in response to your ad in the Dropzone.com Classifieds. Please reply to this email to contact the person directly. Username => stevewhiteman URL => http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/jump.cgi?Detailed=171141 Name => FromEmail => [email protected] City => Country => Comments => I set my eye on your Javelin NJ rig on dropzone and am interested in buying it.before i proceed,1,How is the condition,2,How long have you owned it and what is your final price,3, do you have current picture of the item,4,Do you accept Paypal? kindly getback to me as soon as possibleSeven Hills Skydivers of Madison, WI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites andym148 2 #5 February 20, 2015 Same here... Hi andy myers, On 18-Feb-2015 someone submitted their contact information in response to your ad in the Dropzone.com Classifieds. Please reply to this email to contact the person directly. Username => stevewhiteman URL => http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/jump.cgi?Detailed=171033 Name => FromEmail => [email protected] City => Country => Comments => I set my eye on your Good Velo 111 on dropzone and am interested in buying it.before i proceed,1,How is the condition,2,How long have you owned it and what is your final price,3, do you have current picture of the item,4,Do you accept Paypal? kindly getback to me as soon as possible ----------------- If you suspect this is a scam: 1) Visit the Security Forum to see if it has already been reported: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?forum=44 2) If not, forward the entire email to [email protected]At long last the light at the end of the tunell isnt an on coming train!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydivingQT 0 #6 February 21, 2015 I also received an email from this user for my Safire2 139. After replying with photos, here is the response he sent: *** Am fine with the price and i will arrange for the shipping co that will come for the pickup .provide your PayPal email and your name to make payment..i will need your pickup address to book shipping with shipper before i make payment My Reply: Hey Steve, First, since we don’t know each other, and you have no information listed on your brand new DZ.com profile, I need to verify that this is a legitimate deal and that we are both protected in this transaction. We can handle this transaction in two ways. 1) You can give me the name of the drop zone that you jump at as well as the name of your rigger and I will contact them and we can use him as the middle man. 2) We can handle this transaction through the U.S. postal service C.O.D. so that I ship the canopy to you and you cannot pick it up until you pay for it through them. Either way is fine with me, let me know. Thanks, Natalie After that, I never heard from him again....Dodged a bullet... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cristoff07 0 #7 February 23, 2015 I got the exact same email asking about my Mirage. Knew it was a scam straight away. These idiots cant even make their scams sound legit to begin with. I mean who talks like that?!Quote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites packrat570 0 #8 March 3, 2015 I received the same from [email protected]Respect comes with experience, not the size of your gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
diverds 0 #3 February 19, 2015 Me too on my Velocity 96 Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bfelt 0 #4 February 19, 2015 I also got an offer from stevewhiteman: On 18-Feb-2015 someone submitted their contact information in response to your ad in the Dropzone.com Classifieds. Please reply to this email to contact the person directly. Username => stevewhiteman URL => http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/jump.cgi?Detailed=171141 Name => FromEmail => [email protected] City => Country => Comments => I set my eye on your Javelin NJ rig on dropzone and am interested in buying it.before i proceed,1,How is the condition,2,How long have you owned it and what is your final price,3, do you have current picture of the item,4,Do you accept Paypal? kindly getback to me as soon as possibleSeven Hills Skydivers of Madison, WI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andym148 2 #5 February 20, 2015 Same here... Hi andy myers, On 18-Feb-2015 someone submitted their contact information in response to your ad in the Dropzone.com Classifieds. Please reply to this email to contact the person directly. Username => stevewhiteman URL => http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/jump.cgi?Detailed=171033 Name => FromEmail => [email protected] City => Country => Comments => I set my eye on your Good Velo 111 on dropzone and am interested in buying it.before i proceed,1,How is the condition,2,How long have you owned it and what is your final price,3, do you have current picture of the item,4,Do you accept Paypal? kindly getback to me as soon as possible ----------------- If you suspect this is a scam: 1) Visit the Security Forum to see if it has already been reported: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?forum=44 2) If not, forward the entire email to [email protected]At long last the light at the end of the tunell isnt an on coming train!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydivingQT 0 #6 February 21, 2015 I also received an email from this user for my Safire2 139. After replying with photos, here is the response he sent: *** Am fine with the price and i will arrange for the shipping co that will come for the pickup .provide your PayPal email and your name to make payment..i will need your pickup address to book shipping with shipper before i make payment My Reply: Hey Steve, First, since we don’t know each other, and you have no information listed on your brand new DZ.com profile, I need to verify that this is a legitimate deal and that we are both protected in this transaction. We can handle this transaction in two ways. 1) You can give me the name of the drop zone that you jump at as well as the name of your rigger and I will contact them and we can use him as the middle man. 2) We can handle this transaction through the U.S. postal service C.O.D. so that I ship the canopy to you and you cannot pick it up until you pay for it through them. Either way is fine with me, let me know. Thanks, Natalie After that, I never heard from him again....Dodged a bullet... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cristoff07 0 #7 February 23, 2015 I got the exact same email asking about my Mirage. Knew it was a scam straight away. These idiots cant even make their scams sound legit to begin with. I mean who talks like that?!Quote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites packrat570 0 #8 March 3, 2015 I received the same from [email protected]Respect comes with experience, not the size of your gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
packrat570 0 #8 March 3, 2015 I received the same from [email protected]Respect comes with experience, not the size of your gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
