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Other Stuff => Tricks & Tips => Topic started by: oldboy on October 24, 2021, 08:05:05 PM

Title: Internet Luddites.
Post by: oldboy on October 24, 2021, 08:05:05 PM: This is a "tip" for all us trusting, old internet Luddites. I posted a request on the " Honda classic" facebook site for the elusive gearbox bearing for my 500. To my surprise I got half a dozen replies from people that had them. All had unusual names and posted very brief comment. On checking their profiles, some had only just joined the site that day and others had friends in every country in the world and some had no profile at all. So a rat was smelt, even by an old fart like myself. Then one of the site administrators went through the lot and labelled them all as scammers. So being use't to all the genuine replies on this forum does not carry over to other sites. So all you trusting oldie be very aware when using other means to search for parts. Your never to old to learn!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Internet Luddites.
Post by: Nurse Julie on October 24, 2021, 08:41:42 PM: I answered you on that site and I'm not a scammer 🤔🤔🤔🤔 🤔 🤔
Title: Re: Internet Luddites.
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 25, 2021, 08:53:09 AM: Another high risk place can be Facebook links and of course Autotrader - scammers work best when hidden in plain sight on trusted platforms.
Title: Re: Internet Luddites.
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on October 25, 2021, 12:45:29 PM: You seem to be confusing Facebook with a trusted platform…

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Title: Re: Internet Luddites.
Post by: oldboy on October 25, 2021, 01:08:06 PM: Nurse Julie is not an unusual name, and I do trust you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Internet Luddites.
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 25, 2021, 01:12:38 PM: Quote from: SteveD CB500K0 on October 25, 2021, 12:45:29 PM
You seem to be confusing Facebook with a trusted platform…

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Title: Re: Internet Luddites.
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 25, 2021, 01:14:38 PM: Quote from: oldboy on October 25, 2021, 01:08:06 PM
Nurse Julie is not an unusual name, and I do trust you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you Google Nurse Julie it will probably be the wrong Nurse in the pictures . ;D ;D

My internet censorship settings help me avert such mishaps.
Title: Re: Internet Luddites.
Post by: Nurse Julie on October 25, 2021, 01:21:43 PM: Quote from: oldboy on October 25, 2021, 01:08:06 PM
Nurse Julie is not an unusual name, and I do trust you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apologies for casting aspersions 😔😔😔
But yes, I agree with you totally. Unfortunately, the scammers on these sites lead others to distrust people like myself who try really hard with the only intention being to help someone out by keeping these old bikes on the road. That's social media for you I suppose though. It has its good points but also has a lot of bad points.
Title: Re: Internet Luddites.
Post by: oldboy on October 25, 2021, 01:39:44 PM: I did not distrust you for one minute Julie, how could I with the pictures that have come up when googling "nurses"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Internet Luddites.
Post by: Nurse Julie on October 25, 2021, 01:51:31 PM: Quote from: oldboy on October 25, 2021, 01:39:44 PM
I did not distrust you for one minute Julie, how could I with the pictures that have come up when googling "nurses"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: Internet Luddites.
Post by: Bryanj on October 25, 2021, 02:57:56 PM: Having met both Julie and Trigger face to face and can attest they are both trustworthy(except for a strange predlication for CD250U's) and whats more Julie makes good tea!!
Title: Re: Internet Luddites.
Post by: MrDavo on October 25, 2021, 10:08:13 PM: I Googled ‘ball cock’ when the toilet was over filling - that was an eye opener!! :o Just then the wife popped her head round the door to see what I was looking at. :-[

Scam ads tend to always be too cheap - we’d all like a £8k sandcast or E type, just like we’d like a share of the Prince of Nigeria’s $25 million.