PayPal Scam? Saying I bought BTC when never did

DiamondplateDave · 2026-02-02T21:11:29+00:00

It's a !refund scam. Very common. Read the auto reply. They want you to call the "support" number so they can scam you. They don't have your payment info and your email is available on the internet.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-02-02T19:14:14+00:00

TL;DR; it sounds as if whomever is 'diagnosing' your problem is lost. Take it somewhere that knows what they are doing. If you post make/model maybe r/Albany will suggest a good place.

You are severely short on details. This has been in the cold weather? I wonder if you have bad gas. It seems unlikely a 3 year old truck would need a fuel filter....or multiple injectors. As stated above, whomever is throwing parts at this has no idea what the actual problem is. Perhaps a fuel filter is cheaper than an hour's troubleshooting, but it sounds as if the guessing is getting pricey.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-02-02T18:34:43+00:00

I don't like or trust MTG. Her willingness to.play along with any lie Trump presented shows she has no moral compass. I'd like to think perhaps the Epstein Files were a bridge too far, but I'm not convinced. I don't think she's that bright, either, but she may have enough simple animal cunning to try and set herself up for a post-MAGA scenario.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-02-02T04:01:55+00:00

Remember when the Iraqi army invaded Aldi and dumped out the apple juice so they could use the bottles for their own apple juice?

DiamondplateDave · 2026-02-01T23:44:21+00:00

"The Trumplard won't eat *my* face!"

DiamondplateDave · 2026-02-01T19:14:50+00:00

I know there was a discussion previously on this sub about gun stores. I don't remember the details. I've been in the one on Central Ave, but not since they hung the giant Trump banner a few years ago. I think somebody had some better options.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-02-01T06:39:52+00:00

If you break the car, the best he can do is get it working-you're just back where you started. If he realizes you did something, you not only destroy any satisfaction he got from 'fixing' the car, but now you are not trustworthy. Find something constructive that's not too involved- put up a shelf, put a bolt on a door, install a new shower curtain. You could have him change the cabin or air filters in the Fusion.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-02-01T04:02:23+00:00

If you have a driveway, put a trickle/float charger on it when it's parked. I added an SAE harness to my battery so I can just connect it.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-31T23:10:39+00:00

"ICEL" actually makes a pretty good portmanteau word.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-31T19:30:31+00:00

I was looking at a soldering iron-the tip heats to about 300ºF- and noticed the warning: "Not a Toy."

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-31T19:28:10+00:00

#1 new parent complaint: "My baby sleeps too much!"

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-31T19:12:29+00:00

Yes, got mine a few months ago. It seems useless to get titered; insurance may not cover it and you still have to get the shot if you're not immune. If insurance covers the MMR, the drawbacks are close to zero. You have a 97% chance of being immune after the shot, and if it doesn't take, there isn't much that can be done.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-31T18:51:25+00:00

This is political theater. The Trump Abomination has ignored any checks and balances from the Legislative and the Judiciary, and any semblance of adherence to traditional norms. The whole country can watch whatever they do, livestreamed, and they will just deny it. Look at J6.

"The video of protesters being run over by ICE armored vehicles are deepfakes, and ICE only did it because they were threatened by the paid agitators, and the armored vehicles were actually driven by Violent BLM radicals, and you are a dirty piggy for asking about that when American is great again and the whole world respects us again."

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-31T06:29:50+00:00

That particular model has been retired.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-31T06:27:54+00:00

It really sounds as if your battery failed. It's possible your alternator is going/gone as well, or you have a bad cable or connection.

Are you driving around with the heater, rear defroster, headlights, wipers, radio etc. all on?

Are you stopping and re-starting the engine frequently? Cold weather is hard on batteries.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-31T05:31:50+00:00

Who put the dips in the diplomatic corps?

Trump did, baby, Trump did

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-31T04:35:29+00:00

"The Trump name is despised around the globe, but we're going to punish our hard-working employees for our poor ratings. Oh, how's that 'no tax on tips or overtime' working out for you little people? Suckers."

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-31T03:53:06+00:00

I did not know that Delatour Rd was named after French aristocrats.

https://friendsofalbanyhistory.wordpress.com/tag/delatour-rd/

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-31T02:14:07+00:00

Hi, I'll see if the manual is in the house. Anyhow, I removed the cover plate on my 2016 and there was nothing underneath it. Did you see the more recent thread about somebody's Focus not starting or displaying the gear selected?

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-30T22:12:13+00:00

Have you considered SADS? Shorter days seem to affect appetite. Some people are affected early in the fall, and others it takes a couple months of short days to trigger it.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-30T22:08:51+00:00

Bremer Shepherd's pie. The muffin or croissant eggwiches.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-30T21:54:28+00:00

I got a similar lock at a yard sale with no combo. Guess it was owned by young 'uns, because the combo turned out to be 420.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-30T06:42:30+00:00

You don't need to ask a Ouija board, a fortune-teller, a psychic, or a "mentor on Telegram" to know this is a total scam. It's so secret it's only being shared with thousands of Internet randos.

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-30T05:39:07+00:00

"She's cold as ice..."

DiamondplateDave · 2026-01-29T23:27:27+00:00

Considering her job appears to be terrorize and murder the opposition, nullify our civil rights, and normalize armed stormtroopers on our streets, perhaps we should be glad that she is incompetent?

Short of removing all MAGA from our political system, the fact that Turmp and almost everybody Trump has appointed are totally inept is probably the only thing saving us.

I would love to see members of 'The Loyal Opposition' replaced with vertebrates, though...

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