I have a "parts wanted " thread posted for factory 455 iron Stage 2 heads.On 11-19-12,I received an email asking if I was still needing the heads.After several back and forth emails and one phone conversation,we determined David Chapman(dc81) was trying to pull a scam.We purposely asked him to confirm the wrong casting number,which he did.Then he claimed he was having "technical problems" and could not text or email pictures.When we offered to have someone from V8 Buick come by and get pictures,within 5 minutes we had pictuers emailed to us.However,the pics were of a chromed and billet Turbo 6.He then stated this was a 455 and the heads would have to be removed and that he would accept $350 shipped(I'm in Illinois,he's in Calif.) payable by Western Union or Moneygram.I know there is a Stage 2 V6 head.This person stated he had 455 Stage 2 iron heads for sale.He confirmed they had 2 1/8 round exhaust ports.This all was in the course of at least 10 emails and 1 phone conversation.He confirmed all the info we gave him,even the misinformation we intentionally provided.I really want to find a set of heads,but with every email,he became more and more suspicious.I have also noted that dc81 became a V8 Buick member within 10 minutes of his initial email to me.
I did a bit a checking and found where his ip address is located. Take a guess. Nigeria. Keep your hard earned dollars in your pocket as this is a scam. I have banned him already. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. IP address location finder: http://www.iplocationfinder.com/41.203.67.55
Thanks Brad!We really felt like we should give others a heads up.It became apparent early on that this was a scam.If it sounds too good to be true....
Good work fellas!:TU: Ive said it before here and Ill say it again. This guy in the link is my hero. http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/index.html
reminds me of the people who send you more than the amount listed via fake payroll check and want to co opt you into check fraud for cashing it and sending the rest via wire to somewhere else other than the state listed on the check which is different from where they are supposedly from,all in worse english than mine. friggin craigslist
Got a pm from the same guy, looked up his info and saw he had no posts on the forum and decided to ignore him.
recently ask for a 66 fender in the parts wanted section(for a near by body shop). DC81 replied. Body shop did a google search on address given and it did not exist.
I got two emails from the same guy. One about the 67 Intake and Exhaust Manifolds I was looking for and the Tomlinson Ported Exhaust Manifolds. I didn't respond to him. I couldn't find him on the board, so I assumed it was a scam from the beginning. I guess he got to me right about the time he got banned. Also, I could tell he copy and pasted the descriptions into an email which also made me susicious. I was out of town and did this quickly on my phone or I would have posted something as well. Glad someone else caught on and got rid of that piece of trash.
Re: suspicious seller Copy of E mail I got from dc81 This is a message from dc81 at V8Buick.com ( http://www.v8buick.com/index.php ). The V8Buick.com owners cannot accept any responsibility for the contents of the email. To email dc81, you can use this online form: http://www.v8buick.com/sendmessage.php?do=mailmember&u=40274 OR, by email: mailto:dchapman748@gmail.com This is the message: Let me know via email if you still need the 66 R Front Fender. dchapman748@gmail.com
If you google that email address, it shows up on a BMW site with people reporting it as a nigerian scammer as well.
Re: suspicious seller Copy of E mail I got from dc81 If you plug dchapman748@gmail.com into a google search you'll find he's been outed elsewhere too. Devon
I have been looking for a good set of 74 Apollo fenders and header panel. I have swapped a number of e-mail messages with David. He sent me photos of a very nice red 74. When I asked him why he was parting a nice car like this one, he replied that the engine is gone, his wife is undergoing cancer treatment and he needed the money more than the car. Here is the last e-mail he sent me: I am currently confined to bed rest at home as I'm recovering from a spinal cord surgery. My daughter works with FedEx, so I will have her pick up payment and arrange shipping for me. Here are the details you would need for payment via Money Gram: Name: Olena Jonilionis Address: 736 W Harter Ave Visalia, CA 93277 Amount: $550 After payment, do email me the details below from the Money gram payment receipt: Sender's Name: Reference #: Amount Sent: I shall email you a tracking # and other shipping info once my daughter is done with shipping. Kindly let me know once you've made payment so I can have her complete shipping arrangement. You can ring me on (951)-398-4821. What's your phone #? thanks, David. He called me on the phone this afternoon and I couldn't place his accent. With a name like david Chapman I expected some dialect spoken within north america. I mentioned to my wife that the deal smelled wrong and she did a search for this jokers "daughter" and found that Olena Joniliones was arrested 9 Jul 2012 and again on 7 sep 2012 in Riverside County California both times for grand theft property.... I came here to search his name to see what kind of standing he had with the group and ended up on this thread...
