The Energon Pub

Hello again Fellow TransFans,

Just been looking around for some good deals and came across this seller:

http://tfieds.com/useritems.php?user_siteid=8092

Never seen this person before and have received emails from them stating that all items are genuine. Even sent some pics...but I did a little searching via Google for the email address (streettops@yahoo.com) and it came up as a possible pet SCAMMER. Also, I found the email references to an online auto site based out of New York. I searched the net on the auto site owners name and came across a telephone number...called and talked to the person, who apparently did not know about that email address. Additionally, I found an IP address with reference to that email host and it brought up Nigeria.

So far, I have yet to hear back on the items request from the person; as I gave my home address for a S/H quote, but I asked where they lived in Ft. Wayne Indiana (as referenced on Tfied.com, even though the email crosses with the guy in New York).

I have not sent any cash, but did mention that I prefer Paypal, but I think I recall them listing payment options on Tfied as western union or international money order.

All I need is a little help now to see if maybe I got confused somewhere. If this person is indeed a scammer then we need to get the word out! PLEASE help on researching this person to keep a possible SCAM from happening! I guess that if it smells like ^&*# and looks like ^&*# then it must be ^&*#!!! Just wanted to get others opinions...

Bryan Stith aka. ExtremeGz

Sounds like a scam to me the way you described it. I would hold on to my cash if I were you.

Don't spend a single cent on 'em. Bad idea...

Better be safe than sorry.

Save your money and look somewhere else.

Yeah, do not do it. It could end very badly.
BTW, good work researching, that was a good call.
Saved money there.

um, did you just admit to looking up that guys IP addy?

that does seem to be a fishy email. did you ask him about it?

i would also go elsewhere... those dont look like that great of deals anyway

I think the seller zapata on Tfieds right now is the same people or the same scam. I was in contact with that user inquiring about their cheap alternators and it just sounded too fishy. They claimed to be a business and gave me a website and it had the same type of list as your scam above had. Well, here's the link:

http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/10049996 ... y_Car.html

If you notice, the site was only put up a week ago, the address isn't valid, and the phone number is some "talk line" message or something. We had sent about 12 email back and forth and once I brought up the stuff about the website I received no further response. Glad I didn't send any cash...I was looking at a 150 order. Too bad all it woulda bought me is a ton of curse words...

Whenever you hear the words "deal" and "Nigeria" in the same paragraph, you know you have a scam. It seems like every 4 emails in my junk email folder come from displaced Nigerian princes, businessmen, or bank managers. I don't know why this country gets listed so much in scam deals... but really... whatever the case, they're definately giving the country a bad name.

It's most likely a scam.....