I DID NOT TRY TO MAKE A DEAL OUTSIDE OF THE GUNBROKER WEBSITE (Why do so many people think that?) I contacted the seller thru GunBroker, I did not try to go outside of the website. All I did was make an offer on a revolver, which I did (again) via GunBroker. I was not trying to subvert the website at all. The return emails all looked identical to GunBroker emails. Everything seemed proper; there was no red flags or warning signs. I wasn't trying to "cheat" GunBroker at all.
Beemerguy: thanks for the info, I'll check into it, but this wasn't phishing, it was a straight-up hacking. And from what I can tell, the federal gov't isn't interested in my problems (prolly cuz they're under-funded & I'm a nobody).
Jon651: No, the GunBroker most definitely was hacked, the real seller told me that himself as I was the 4th victim he's had in 1 month. My email went thru GunBroker, it did not make it to the actual seller as the hacker intercepted it & responded to me. With GunBroker emails which were identical to GunBroker emails. This was not my first (or 10th) time buying/selling guns there.
The seller had hundreds of positive feedbacks & was a FFL dealer with a retail firearms business. I did not reply to an ad from a private seller.
Glowe: Sure, I'm not a big poster here, but what "motives" would you think I have for posting about being ripped-off on GunBroker? It most certainly is right to blame GunBroker since: 1. they did not have any protective measures in place to prevent this (They couldn't hire an internet security company like every other internet business does?) & 2. They should have made this right to me. It was their website that was hacked & it was because they were too cheap to ensure they had a secure website.
Beemerguy: thanks for the info, I'll check into it, but this wasn't phishing, it was a straight-up hacking. And from what I can tell, the federal gov't isn't interested in my problems (prolly cuz they're under-funded & I'm a nobody).
Jon651: No, the GunBroker most definitely was hacked, the real seller told me that himself as I was the 4th victim he's had in 1 month. My email went thru GunBroker, it did not make it to the actual seller as the hacker intercepted it & responded to me. With GunBroker emails which were identical to GunBroker emails. This was not my first (or 10th) time buying/selling guns there.
The seller had hundreds of positive feedbacks & was a FFL dealer with a retail firearms business. I did not reply to an ad from a private seller.
Glowe: Sure, I'm not a big poster here, but what "motives" would you think I have for posting about being ripped-off on GunBroker? It most certainly is right to blame GunBroker since: 1. they did not have any protective measures in place to prevent this (They couldn't hire an internet security company like every other internet business does?) & 2. They should have made this right to me. It was their website that was hacked & it was because they were too cheap to ensure they had a secure website.