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EverettB 
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sam_w
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i GOT A REPLY FOR MY wtd WHEEL AD.
iT WAS Patrick Omara
hE SAID HW WANTED CRYPTO, AND THEN PayPal friends and family. I closed it out and he is obviously a scammer.
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urmystery3
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:51 am Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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| Yup, he's texting me as I write this text. Thanks for the warning!@@ |
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disneyherbie
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:08 pm Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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| I’m thankful for this thread! Appreciate you doing what you can to keep the community honest Everett! |
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EverettB
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EverettB
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disneyherbie
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 6:17 am Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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Have a wanted ad up for some old BBS wheel fans. When it sounded too good to be true, I googled his number and brought me to this thread before any money changed hands thankfully. Be careful out there…
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scenspec
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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Just got a bs text from 248-845-8765 for my wtb ad. Bad english, obvious scam.
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EverettB
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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I'm not sure who lives there but it may be an unwilling "remote worker" that may not be aware they are helping a scammer by receiving and forwarding on money
Or they often use the address of houses that were recently for sale online.
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McFunzeepants
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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Patrick Omara texted me today and asked if I still wanted the bumper.
So I told him I would send him a check and he gave me this address:
Patrick OMara
**** West Beth Park Drive
West Valley City, Utah 84120
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otiswesty
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| Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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Yes, this person is a known scammer.
If he was using a different phone # than what was listed above, please let me know, here in the Forums or via direct contact so I can add it to scammer phone # listing on the site. |
Got hit up by this guy on my WTB ad for a Syncro gas cap. Only takes friends and family payments.
Patrick Omara
Paypal account [email protected]
email [email protected]
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EverettB
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| Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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Yes, this person is a known scammer.
If he was using a different phone # than what was listed above, please let me know, here in the Forums or via direct contact so I can add it to scammer phone # listing on the site.
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McFunzeepants
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| Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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I have a 'WTB' ad for a '68 Ghia rear bumper-'Patrick Omara <[email protected]>' contacted me and told me he had a nice set of '68 bumpers - they looked great, but wrong year - he insisted they were correct -'I sell vw parts and I know what you are looking for' he said.
He wanted $500. for it, which was really cheap for a bumper with great chrome and no dents/scratches.
-and he was pressuring me to buy: 'so let discuss price and shipping'.
Upon closer look, the bumpers were from an earlier ghia. I asked for more pictures and he sent me some more from the same photo shoot- then argued that they were from a '68 even after offering some references to the contrary.
When I searched for feedback on him, I found this thread. He may be legit, but he acts shady.
Correction, HE IS A Scammer!
I just did a 'photo' search and he was sending me pictures from Ebay. |
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EverettB
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HankMauel
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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Just put that phone # 245-845-8765 in my Block Caller list. He responded to my WTB ad for Alpine blue running board covers via text. Did send me a photo of darker blue covers but the photo had no 'source' data available...and you could tell it was a professional photo used somewhere on the web. Was unable to search for it's source via google. So...he's still at work as of 8-19-2023.
Went by the name Patrick Omara <[email protected] when he sent the photo to my gmail account. |
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EverettB
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ATP
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 6:25 pm Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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(769) 206-6791
this number texted me stating they had some parts, used my exact wording for parts, and a photo from a thread from 2010 to show a part. fortunately i read that thread and recognized the photo |
Same story here. My exact wording like they copy pasted out of my ad, introduced themselves as "a TheSamba member", kept pressing for cashapp or venmo with the promise of pictures later. Number is (248) 845-8765.
When asked WHICH samba member they are they told me a member who has been offline for 8 months and has 1 post in 8 years. I shot that user a PM to verify and told the texter to check their PM's and no surprise, they claimed they didn't get one (user still hasn't logged in, no surprise) and started getting snarky.
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EverettB
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 9:57 am Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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| Had a recent inquiry for the purchase of my bus listed for sale, received texts and emails from a +1 (205) 632-0185 # they were unwilling to verify and asked supplying private shipping companies and cashier checks being mailed to me for purchase etc. Went by the name of Woodrell Robert Nolan!? |
I had the same type text this am from [email protected]. |
Thanks, I will ban that email from contacting sellers in case they try to use it in the classifieds directly instead of texting.
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socalrunner
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 9:48 am Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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| juancarloscisneros230 wrote: |
| Had a recent inquiry for the purchase of my bus listed for sale, received texts and emails from a +1 (205) 632-0185 # they were unwilling to verify and asked supplying private shipping companies and cashier checks being mailed to me for purchase etc. Went by the name of Woodrell Robert Nolan!? |
I had the same type text this am from [email protected]. |
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EverettB
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| Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: FAKE texts pretending to be from Everett Barnes/TheSamba.com |
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I don't recognize that name or phone # but it 100% sounds like a scammer from what you described.
If you need further verification or want me to see the emails, feel free to forward the email chain.
My email address is in my signature below
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