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Old 10-09-2003, 11:08 AM   #1
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02 LS1 Motor from yahoo auctions (WARNING!!! Careful on EBAY and YAHOO!!!)

Hey guys,

I got told you may beable to help me. I tried buying a LS1 from a 02 ss car. I was going to stuff it in place of my tiredTPI in my iroc. I found one on yahoo auctions which was 1900 with a 6 T-56 6 speed. Did anyone else here about this auction, know about who had it etc. I bought it, sent the money, and they stiffed me....They never sent the stuff, so now I'm motorless and pennyless... Does anyone out here know anything that may help me....like some names, and where there at. I know the seller was Doug Branch or maybe a Greggory Pitts and I think this guy is somewhere from the Michigan area. I have a few different names for him, and a few different addresses. There is a reward out for helping me find the parties involved.

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Old 10-09-2003, 11:41 AM   #2
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That would piss me off. I would freak if that happened to me!!! If you find him, save a piece for me. I will drive from Canada just to deal with this clown in person!!
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Old 10-09-2003, 12:53 PM   #3
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did you pay him through pay pal or what? i HOPE you didnt send him a money order or cash...=\ sorry to hear wut happened to you... kinda sucks that there are ppl like that in this world
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I remember seeing a post on here about it. Dont think it had much info, though.

Scratch that... whats the address?
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Old 10-09-2003, 03:51 PM   #5
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http://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/show...hreadid=197849 (305 TBI to this LS1 and T56)

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http://page.auctions.shopping.yahoo....9?aucview=0x23

Let me know if you have a St Louis addy.
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Old 10-09-2003, 06:30 PM   #6
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It says that he accepts checks...did you pay with a check. If so see if it has been cashed yet and if not get your bank to void it before it hits. Sorry to hear about that one.....I smell Kick him in the nuts if you ever get ahold of him
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I wired him money out of my checking. The bank told me that was the easiest, and most proper way of doing it. Now they tell me as of yesterday, that one its wired, there is no going back. I even tryed to pull of a stunt with the bank that he never received the money. So I got them to trace it, to see if its in anyones account, and they said they may beable to get me a real name and address of the account to get ahold of him. I have a few sticks in the fire, but I want to be sure that I wack the right person in the head with the new bat that I bought for when I meet up with him.

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Old 10-09-2003, 06:37 PM   #8
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Technology is great....but there is no substitute for material documentation...check stubs, receipts. Sorry to hear about that man, hopefully you'll get your sh*t. 1900 for a LS1 and T56 combo, awesome deal.....good luck.
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Sorry to hear about this. Get the police involved. The money had to go to some account. I am sure they can follow the money trail.
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Old 10-10-2003, 01:13 PM   #10
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Man that sucks, I was almost decided on buying an engine from EBAY also. Some times you can find it a bit cheaper, buy remember most of the time your not dealing with a company but a person. And if it sounds to good to be true maybe it is?
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Man sorry to hear about that....I saw that exact same setup for sale on ebay for $2300...I emailed the guy to buy it now at $2300 and he didnt get back to me till after the auction stopped at $3,050. Funny thing was he still had no problem with me buying the motor tranny at 2300 . Then when i got the instructions for the payment, I knew it was a scam. The auction said it was shipping from sounthern cali but the payment instructions were for an account in the Russian Republic. LOL glad I didnt bite and sad soemone else got taken.

Here is a cut and paste of the email he sent meif that helps you out any.

Dear Sir,

If you want to buy this engine then you will need to wire the payment to
bank account below. To make the payment you can use INTERNET BANKING but if
you haven't such service with your bank then you have to go to your bank
directly and tell to your banker that you would like to wire the funds via
S.W.I.F.T. to the bank account below and please don't make any mistakes:

_______________________________________________________________________

AMOUNT: 2300 USD


Beneficiary name Finex bank A.D., Branch of Trust Company Americas, acc.
005413"
Account # 165575312/0300
Beneficiary Bank
Beneficiary Bank ABA or SWIFT...
CEKOCZPP
Beneficiary Bank Name
CSOB branch net IPB
Beneficiary Bank Address
City Stat Country
Prague cz CZ

intermediary bank information
intermediary Beneficiary Bank ABA or SWIFT...
CHASUS33
intermediary Bank Name Beneficiary's Bank account in intermediary Bank
JPMorgan Chase Bank 400-801132
intermediary Bank Address
City Stat Country
New York NY USA


_______________________________________________________________________

Important thing!!! Once the wire transfer has been sent you must ask your
banker about SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER DOCUMENT. Please scan this document and
send it to me via email. I will send it to our bank and they will be able
to deposit your payment in short period of time. Bank wire transfer will
take about 3-5 business days but if my bank will have this document then
your payment will arrive during 2-3 days. Please don't forget to send it to
me.

Once your payment arrive the engine will be shipped in same day to the
address that you'll indicate. Please give me your full shipping address.
Will be used ODFL Ground 3-5 business days. Tracking number will be
provided.

OR

Please scan the document that you will need to fill up and send it to me. I
will write details of the bank account on this document without mistakes.
Then you will write same document in the bank and bank will send wire
transfer. So we will sure that everything will be ok.

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Old 10-20-2003, 08:37 PM   #12
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LT5

Hey for all of you ZR1 guys with some cash to burn:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2438630920
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Old 10-20-2003, 09:50 PM   #13
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Old 10-21-2003, 12:55 AM   #14
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Holy.... Isnt 3000 alittle low for an LT5???? I saw one at Summer Carlisle for 15,000! I dont think Ive ever seen one that low before. Someone needs to jump on that and shove it into a 3rd gen quick!

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Old 10-21-2003, 01:10 AM   #15
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I don't even want to imagine the fabrication needed to get that thing to fit!

It would be sweet though, oh so sweet.
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Old 10-21-2003, 08:52 AM   #16
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It's been done before, but not often obviously. Though if all LT5s were only 3000 it might be as popular as the LS1 swaps......NAH!
But it'd still be sweet to do.
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If this was available this time last year I would have been all over it. 3000 for an LT5 is a great deal.
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Old 10-21-2003, 02:18 PM   #18
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Probably had a hole in the block.

I wouldnt have touched that deal with a 10 foot pole.
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That is the same guy that ripped off someone on this board for an LS1 and T56!! The guy wired the money, and then never got the motor!! Don't anyone get into this without finding out more!!! I could be wrong, but all of the details are the exact same. No pay pal, COD's, only a wire transfer, does that no seem fishy to anyone.....Does to me!!
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Yeah. That thing about the address was kind of shady. I would have to see it in person before I dropped that kind of cash.
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Ok, I looked up the other thread (LS1) but I dont have time to research much now. These might be related, who knows... so I attached the two (cheap LS1 and cheap LT5) together. Watch out guys, be real careful buying expensive stuff over the net! I bought a car off the net, but I did it in person for a reason. I checked the car out first, just like I would have if it wasnt on the net. Sight unseen is for those with money to burn, IMHO.
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Old 10-21-2003, 06:59 PM   #22
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i would be on my way to wherever that money went, i would find the guy and get the money back, or make sure he had $1900 worth of damage to his house,car or business. the law takes too long on stuff like this, he needs a good old fashioned leg breaking lol
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Old 10-23-2003, 10:38 PM   #23
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Sounds like a soviet is running quite a little scam. I'd personally get in contact with the local police and maybe even try the FBI if they even have a number to call. If you do let them know other people have been screwed to and that it's a evil ex KGB dude raising funds for al-qaida, that should get their juices flowing. If not theres always the barb wire base ball bat and a plane ticket over to Russia.
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Old 10-23-2003, 11:06 PM   #24
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first you should report it to ebay... and let them give you all the information you need to give to the propper authorities
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you guys make me laugh, really. not the stolen money though...thats terrible man. you know you got the 3rd gen crew to go beef him up anytime. i would NEVER send money like that, i do a lot of dealing on this site and hate to see crap like that because it makes all the honest people look bad. id go pick up the motor myself when spending that amount of cash, ill drive to the west coast if i have too.
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I beleive that wire fraud falls under the Postmaster Generals office. Its still considered mail wether snailor e-mail. Give them a call
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Wouldn't it be nice if say you could erase him from the planet. Possibly kill off his identity .

Not hard to obtain the info you'll need to do it. You managed to get an acct number for the transfer already.

I don't advise this nor condone it. Identity theft is a crime and should not be performed.
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i would NEVER send money like that, i do a lot of dealing on this site and hate to see crap like that because it makes all the honest people look bad.
This is a good point....

People need to be careful when sending out large amounts of money......You should ask for alot of information for the person you are sending it too......phone, address, comlpete name, everything.....especially when it's almost $2,000
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should use a check when sending larg amounts of money, they can trace cashed checks you know...
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