Beware scammer

[grantmac]

I "bought" a Cuda 650 from "Jeremy Keith" in Maryland. Looks as though I've been scammed.
He knew enough and had a decent enough online presence to be very convincing.

Scooter looks like this:

Pretty distinctive so hopefully someone else avoids lost money.

 

[formernuke]

Hopefully you used a payment method that let's you get a refund.

 

[grantmac]

Hopefully you used a payment method that let's you get a refund.

Alas no. $1050 down the drain.

 

[mr_v]

Oh man... I was about to buy this scooter last week. Offered $850 and he agreed. My friend urged me to stop the transaction before I sent the money--apparently Cuda scams were a thing. I double checked the ad and decided it was not safe. Red flags:

- In the US we rarely say "RRP" which is "recommend retail price." We use MSRP. Plus, retail pricing on an old, outdated scooter is not _that_ useful. I've seen people mention RRP in the UK, India, and other countries.

- The seller clarified what DPV was in a DiveX FB subforum. People who are there know what DPVs are.

- There was no argument about dropping the price to $850. There was no the usual "let's split the difference."

- He said that the scooter had ~20 dives on it. That is BS given the pictures.

- In the screenshots I've received - I am not on FB - the description said "metal propeller." Who says that? You'd state something like "upgraded to an alum prop" or something along those lines. Also, I thought - not sure - Cuda 650s had plastic props.

- A reference to battery upgrade in EU as opposed to NA third party sellers.

I am sorry this happened to you. I should have posted here about my experience... Did you update FB?

 

[Whitrzac]

Oh man... I was about to buy this scooter last week. Offered $850 and he agreed. My friend urged me to stop the transaction before I sent the money--apparently Cuda scams were a thing. I double checked the ad and decided it was not safe. Red flags:

- In the US we rarely say "RRP" which is "recommend retail price." We use MSRP. Plus, retail pricing on an old, outdated scooter is not _that_ useful. I've seen people mention RRP in the UK, India, and other countries.

- The seller clarified what DPV was in a DiveX FB subforum. People who are there know what DPVs are.

- There was no argument about dropping the price to $850. There was no the usual "let's split the difference."

- He said that the scooter had ~20 dives on it. That is BS given the pictures.

- In the screenshots I've received - I am not on FB - the description said "metal propeller." Who says that? You'd state something like "upgraded to an alum prop" or something along those lines. Also, I thought - not sure - Cuda 650s had plastic props.

- A reference to battery upgrade in EU as opposed to NA third party sellers.

I am sorry this happened to you. I should have posted here about my experience... Did you update FB?

The cuda did have a metail X prop option when they came out, they had big flat blades and are worth a decent chunk of $$$ by themselves these days.

 

[mr_v]

The cuda did have a metail X prop option when they came out, they had big flat blades and are worth a decent chunk of $$$ by themselves these days.

I did not know that. Thank you for the info. It just sounded odd. The entire ad was effing odd. Who says **** like "the coolest looking?"

 

[happy-diver]

Skin the bastard

 

[BoltSnap]

Skin the bastard

Alive or after he is neutralized?

 

[Eastwest]

Yes scammers abound while F.B. and Big double G suck in the revenue with no nefas mention of any kind