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Old 03-16-2023, 07:31 PM
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Received a message in response to my post looking for a 227 pitman arm. Said to email [email protected] - claimed he was parting out a car. Asked for photos and he sent pics from old threads on this site and Camaro.net. I'm new to TSR so this might be old news but I thought it was best to share.
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Old 03-16-2023, 07:40 PM
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Received a message in response to my post looking for a 227 pitman arm. Said to email [email protected] - claimed he was parting out a car. Asked for photos and he sent pics from old threads on this site and Camaro.net. I'm new to TSR so this might be old news but I thought it was best to share.
I received and responded to a member who alerted me. I recommend that you have sellers PM you, because at least they have to register to contact you. As always be cautious of non-members contacting you via your email listed in your wanted ad.


I sent this to another member Paul-

This email seems to be linked to a spammer. I just googled the email and found ited link to spammer. I recommend not listing your email but rather they pm you. This requires they join and help verify.


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Feb 22, 2023 — Just so happens that Terry is a friend of mine and this ([email protected]) is NOT his email address. I also called Terry to advise his ...
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Old 03-16-2023, 08:10 PM
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Always be cautious of gmail contact addresses. Lots of scammers use gmail for their activities.
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Got the same thing. Though I first received a PM from someone who told me to email the same guy mentioned above.
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Hell, as a non seller, I question why there would even be a need to use e-mail off this site when buying parts from a member. That alone is a huge red flag to me.
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Member gregbent31 was a member who recently joined Feb 23rd. He recommended [email protected] a couple of times.


His email is [email protected] I googled and got this alert:

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gregbent31. Email. [email protected]. Location. South Africa. Evidence. 6-Mar-23 19:59. IP Address. 161.123.5.189.

He had PM'd and emailed members and is now banned. Thanks MYSTERCHEVELLE!
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