Author Topic: SCAMMERS beware Thegreatguy, vinnie73 ('Bocock B Jayaraman') bocockbjayaraman  (Read 1134 times)

mygc

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Beware, I'm pretty sure I got scammed out of my money when buying seeds. Don't do what I did, I haven't been on this forum not been buying seeds in a while and was careless.
I received a private message from Thegreatguy saying his friend is buying seeds: vinnie73 ('Bocock B Jayaraman') bocockbjayaraman@aol.com
I've had good experiences in the past on this forum, so I didn't do my due diligence. Thegreatguy has no posting history and very low stats, which should have been a red flag but I never checked this until after the fact.
I emailed the guy, and he told me to pay with PayPal, using the friends and family option, and he also didn't send any proof of supposedly sending the seeds - no tracking, no pictures of the seeds. He also asked for more money for insurance! And he is unresponsive.
Still not 100% on it, but consider this a masterclass on not what to do newbies. Also, if anyone can tell me their experience with these users that'd be great to verify/compare. Thanks

BloomAndSprout

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Asking for additional money after the purchase is a clear sign of a scam.

Satya

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There was another topic recently exposing his scam. Probably a good idea to block this user, but he can create new accounts... in Instagram there is an option to block a user and all future accounts they create, would be nice.

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There was another topic recently exposing his scam. Probably a good idea to block this user, but he can create new accounts... in Instagram there is an option to block a user and all future accounts they create, would be nice.

Maybe they can IP ban him here.

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New member: Ascotacaly - pm'd me recommending the same seller/scammer.

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Just exercise caution with noobs on the forum
If at 0-30 posts I'd be cautious.
Also never do friends and family unless you have done business with them before or you trust them.
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Ascotacaly, suggested  me saying that his friend has MR2 pineapple plants as a reply to one of my post. His friend was very interested in selling MD2 plants. Then I check in the forum the history of this guy. I copied one post similar to this to his friend. He replied to me that he was thinkin g whether I need Jaboticaba plants. Sometime before I could remember I received a similar PM recommending a third party that had the item I was looking for. I sent a message to that third party. From his first reply I understood that its an organized  scam. Unfortunately, I could not find that PM to verify whether the same Ascotacaly was the sender.

 

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