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#21 Unread post by MattC13 »

yeah who ever this is put in ALOT of time to make it look real
all there emails look convincing alog with pics and vin #'s ill see about an investigation tomarrow.
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#22 Unread post by darsek »

Well you said you were a stubborn teenager but good for you listening to those who know better and walking away from this deal. Please also listen to them regarding your first bike, get something more appropriate for a beginner, you can always upgrade after you have learned all you can from a Ninja 250/500 (you will continue to learn for thousands of miles on those). And yes, definitely report the fu**ers. :twisted:
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#23 Unread post by Derail »

psh who can afford an enzo, my parents gave me a firebird formula for my 16th birthday. That car didn't survive till my 18th :( RIP fbody
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#24 Unread post by jonnythan »

MattC13 wrote:This is the email - freightplus@email.com

and this is there website - www.freightplus.st

Yeah im running away as much as i dont want to. And i already know Race Replica bikes arent good for begginers but what can i say im a stubborn bull headed teenager that doesnt like to be told what to do. :frusty: :lol: Not that i dont apppreciate the advice and i will more than likely take it in the end.

As soon as jonnythan gets back to me on what he found on the company i am going to turn them in for investigation through a website that was sited on here. But what should i tell them i havent actually been scammed yet i only suspect its a scam i dont have any proof.
"freightplus@email.com" is a generic email account from mail.com

It's just like a hotmail or Gmail account. It's anonymous and free. I can go to mail.com and get, for example, westernunion@email.com or chasemanhattanbank@usa.com or something like that.

If they were really Freight Plus, they'd have an @frtplus.com email address, which is the real domain name for Freight Plus. That by itself is 100% total proof.

Furthermore, .st is the country TLD for São Tomé and Príncipe. As someone else pointed out, the website was registered and created a short time ago. Many foreign TLDs are super easy to register and totally untraceable and they are popular with scammers.


BTW, all of this "work" would only take an hour or two of time. Registering a domain name on a foreign TLD takes just a few minutes, the web site itself is totally generic and would take another half hour, and the email and bike listing woudl be another half hour or so. Not bad for taking in several thousand dollars.
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#25 Unread post by MAKER »

i'm gonna register


gixxersfor6bucks.com


and make me a mint
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#26 Unread post by cherokeepati »

Great work and many kudos to you, jonnythan! You just taught the kid a lesson that he didn't have to learn the hard way. :righton: :righton: MattC13-I reserve the right to call you kid as I am 50ish! :wink: Turn the jerks in!! :rant:
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#27 Unread post by sunshine229 »

Wow, so cool to see that we have yet again worked together as a community to make a difference in someone's life. I know it must be hard for you MattC because you probably really wanted that bike...but you will find the right thing when the time is right. I am sooooooo glad you didn't lose all your money and now you can take your cheque book and shop around at local joints.

I also agree with the others, do your best to avoid an RR for your first bike. You will be very thankful when you are honing your skills on something much more forgiving. If you like sport bikes, try a Ninja 250 or 500, or a GS500. They are fun little bikes!!!

Andrea :)
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#28 Unread post by MattC13 »

Thanks for all the help!! You have saved me alot of money and frustration by directing me in the other direction. I havent yet turned them in but will do so shortly. and im humbled by this mistake i almost made :oops: and no worries cherokeepati you have that right
Thanks again
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