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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:29 am    Post subject: Ofer Halimi - [email protected] - Scammer, often via Text Reply with quote

Banned from this site.

NOTE: He has stolen this person's name and is using it, there is a real person named Ofer Halimi

Scammer contacting a lot of people online via text

He often contact people with Wanted (WTB) ads and will send you photos stolen off the internet of parts or cars to try to scam you.

Says he in S. CA and will send a fake / Photoshop driver's license as proof.

Uses phone # 424-245-2787 and others too (see list below)

Previously tried to scam sell this car here too:
1964 Porsche 356 C Price: 59000

He often says he is a Samba member or a Samba Vendor.
"Hi my name is Larry and I'm thesamba member"
He is not.
Example:
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May also be asking users to post scam ads here
Quote:
Hi, my name is Mr Rego Halimi, I'm a Porsche and vw collector, I'm looking for thesamba member who will be helping me to place my adverts and he will be paid weekly, If you can place my adverts for me let's us discuss and I will pay you good. Waiting for your text


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Emails:
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Names:
Ofer Halimi
Jeff
Mr Rego Halimi
Rego Joseph
Chukwunonso Odekpe
Jasmine Bacote
Roy Jasmine
Larry
John
Kitsao
Julius Osarenren
Robert Hasick
Big Snoz

Known phone numbers:
424-245-2787
303-569-9728
303-886-2244
720-710-4662 / +1 (720) 710-4662‬
424-409-5324
510-369-2469
769-206-6791
834-974-1445
920-212-9328
929-266-7046
I am sure there are many more too...

Full list of known scammer numbers in the Samba Internet Fraud thread

He will often send a driver's license photo

Anyone randomly sending you their driver's license photo to prove they are real is also a huge scammer red flag.

Known to be trying to scam people on this Porsche, yellow Bay Window Bus, White Westy Camper Bus, a Hazet tool kit, a Petri wheel, and Fuchs wheels over and over.
Some photos seen in those ads:
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:32 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

From members:
Trevor P wrote:
New text scam by a guy that calls himself “Ofer” and claims he’s from LA California. This guy has stolen the real Ofer’s identity including his drivers license which he will gladly text to you to try to look legit. I have contacted the legit Ofer guy and he’s aware this dirt bag continues to scam people using his name. The # is ‭+1 (424) 245-2787‬.
DO NOT deal with this scammer!

bradschroth wrote:
Look out for Ofer. He's an FBI agent!

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:58 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

He has been texting a lot of people with wanted ads.

Recently he used photos from this 15-Window that was listed on BAT to try to scam a member with a wanted ad for parts:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1963-volkswagen-bus-3/
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:43 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Last night he hit me up. Using Ofer as his name. Using images from oldbug.com.

Says he is from CA and now in Amarillo Tx. Phone numbers comes up as Beverly Hills.

https://www.oldbug.com/tich67.htm
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:16 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Added:
Mr Rego Halimi
Rego Joseph
[email protected]

As aliases for this scammer
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:22 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Someone reported to me that this guy emailed them pics for their wanted ads but all he did was take the photos from his ad and photoshop the same parts onto a green background.

Example:
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:49 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Another Photoshopped scam ad example, possibly from this same scammer

Photoshopped green background like this:
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If you see any ads like that, please hit "Report" in them immediately.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 10, 2020 6:13 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

I got a call and a text at like seven in the morning.
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I always Google numbers before responding and this was the first page to pop up on Google.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 1:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Same guy, a Nigerian, used my pictures to try to scam some guy in Ohio. He scheduled a ppi and tried to get me to take the car there!

My ad here:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2397652
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:27 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Recently scammed someone using this Bus:
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:03 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

He’s back.

7207104662. Offered an 1987 vw Vanagon for $9,000. I found the same vw on eBay for 35,990. He’s full of shit.

Keeps texting me to complete the payment and he will ship the van.

Says his name is Jeff. Sent me pictures and videos of the van that we posted on eBay. Says he’s selling for a friend.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:02 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Ole boy hit me up through a wanted ad. The number he is using is a text only type system in case anyone is wondering.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 4:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Child molestation charge in Iowa? Shocked
Interested to hear about that if you really found that info and weren't just messing with him
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 4:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Thanks so much for posting this! This guy Jeff or whoever he is just text me for my wtb sunroof for my bus and I was stoked to find and almost sent him some money, but he wouldn’t send pictures. Then I search for his phone number here and bam!! Found this. Thanks Samba family
Here’s the number he’s using now ‭+1 (720) 710-4662‬
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Received this today from 720-710-4662. Calling himself Jeff from Denver CO. Parting out a beautiful kombi. I'm brand new to this vw bus world and I knew right away no one would part this out.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Here is a email associated with this guy with phone number 720-710-4662:

coloradaman - [email protected]
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Thanks, that user has been banned and anyone he emailed has ben notified.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:12 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

This guy tried to sell me a set of Tail Lights in August 2020. He replied by text to my WTB ad. At first did not give a name or where he was from but the texts were from phone number 303-569-9728. He eventually used the name of a real member of TheSamba and even gave me the link to an ad by that person to prove who he was. Wouldn't leave me alone, and even texted me at 2am. I finally had to block his number.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 3:41 am    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

EverettB wrote:

Also uses
Emails:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

Names:
Mr Rego Halimi
Rego Joseph
Chukwunonso Odekpe
Jasmine Bacote
Roy Jasmine

Known phone numbers:
424 245 2787
(listing this without dashes for Google)
303-569-9728
720-710-4662 / +1 (720) 710-4662‬
I am sure there are many more too...

Some photos seen in those ads:
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I think this new user is probably the same guy. This ad uses the same picture. Phone number he's using is 424-409-5324 and email [email protected].
Here is the ad
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2430545

The ad the picture was taken from can be found here. Sold in 2019 asking price $1400
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2255231

And he listed this steering wheel again. He took the picture from ebay ad.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2430554
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Ofer - [email protected] - Scammer Reply with quote

Yes, that user is banned now.

He tries to post the tool kit, a Petri wheel, and a red primer 356 Porsche all the time.

He posted 10 ads today, only a couple made it through but they got removed soon afterward.
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