NFrameFred
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Anyone here familiar with a gun shop in Brooklyn (Bensonhurst) called D F Brothers Sport Center ?
Supposedly a brick and mortar store, I was searching web sites online for something in particular, and sent an email inquiry. I received a reply very quickly, but several things raised red flags in my cynical suspicious nature.
Reply was sent just after midnight on Sunday when the store is closed . . . . . .
The item I was searching for was purported to be in stock (reply of 'how many do you want?'), when no one else I've been able to find currently has any . . . . .
Forms of payment such as Zelle, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash Ap . . . but no credit cards listed . . .
with a minimum online purchase amount of $100 . . . . .
A search to try to find the veracity of the legitimacy of the site was less than helpful and only muddied the water . . . .
Street address and phone number are available but these days that means little for an online shopper since scammers often co-opt these details . . . .
I've run across scammers that 'piggy back' legit sites, and the 'net is rife these days with fake online stores. Being older I admit it seems more and more of the electronic payment aps/programs are gaining in use, acceptance and popularity, but also being a luddite I'm suspicious of the ease it seems to offer scammers new opportunities. The lack of standard credit card listing raises flags for me.
So ..... anyone here from "New Yawk" that's familiar with this place if it exists? Am I being too paranoid about this one?
Supposedly a brick and mortar store, I was searching web sites online for something in particular, and sent an email inquiry. I received a reply very quickly, but several things raised red flags in my cynical suspicious nature.
Reply was sent just after midnight on Sunday when the store is closed . . . . . .
The item I was searching for was purported to be in stock (reply of 'how many do you want?'), when no one else I've been able to find currently has any . . . . .
Forms of payment such as Zelle, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash Ap . . . but no credit cards listed . . .
with a minimum online purchase amount of $100 . . . . .A search to try to find the veracity of the legitimacy of the site was less than helpful and only muddied the water . . . .
Street address and phone number are available but these days that means little for an online shopper since scammers often co-opt these details . . . .
I've run across scammers that 'piggy back' legit sites, and the 'net is rife these days with fake online stores. Being older I admit it seems more and more of the electronic payment aps/programs are gaining in use, acceptance and popularity, but also being a luddite I'm suspicious of the ease it seems to offer scammers new opportunities. The lack of standard credit card listing raises flags for me.
So ..... anyone here from "New Yawk" that's familiar with this place if it exists? Am I being too paranoid about this one?
