St0rmshad0w is a SCAMMER


If you have mailed a payment to him, make every effort you can to stop payment!
USPS Money Orders cannot be cancelled. I would call the PO and see if anything can be done since fraud is involved!
Perhaps other types of Money Orders can be cancelled- check with the issuer. Move NOW!
Most banks will let you stop payment on a Cashier's or Teller check if you discover fraud. Call them NOW!
Of course you can stop payment on a personal check. Move NOW!

If you mailed it via Priority Mail, it can be intercepted and returned to you. Move NOW!
Perhaps Certified Mail can also be intercepted. I don't know. Check NOW!


To report mail fraud-
Report Mail Fraud & Postal Fraud | USPIS

Some data we have is:
Daniel Emmanuel
847 S Randall Rd, #237
Elgin IL, 60123.
[email protected]
[email protected]

edited to add this. For another buyer here, he has suddenly become:
Hanchett Venetria
1431 Glendover court
Lancaster, Tx, 75146
[email protected]


edited to add this 5-15. He supplied yet another name to one member:
Daniel Woodard
8612 1/2 Peachtree St. #2
Houston, TX 77016
859-935-5622
[email protected]

He may be using others!

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Lee Jarrett

This guy joined 9-13-2019.
He never posted till 3-15-2020. Since that day, he posted 294 times in a month! Most are very generic posts with no real substance.



The few posts he made with any substance concerning guns were copied off the net like this-
This is where he got that text. See Post 2-
Anyone CCW a Revolver? - The Firing Line Forums

He has used that same post on another forum and apparently got caught, probably as a scammer. See Post 134-
How many folks still carry a revolver for CCW? - Page 3


I searched many of his pics, and found them posted by other people on forums and in gun ads.

Be CAREFUL, folks!

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Lee Jarrett

This is terrible. He was listing all those pythons.

Complete scum.

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A Country Boy Can Survive

Also contact The Postal Inspectors about mail fraud. They love nailing mail fraud clowns.

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never get out of the boat

That must be a store that rents boxes. If the local cops were alerted, I wonder if they could intercept, or even catch the guy.
I wonder if UPS would help here if they were contacted.
If you explain fraud is involved.....

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Lee Jarrett

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A Country Boy Can Survive

Whoever here was scammed needs to call that UPS store immediately if not sooner.

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Sure you did

If it involves wire fraud and guns, a line to BATFE might be in order.

How in the heck is he a member of SWHF?

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On the Oak Savannah

I am the almost victim. Thanks to Hand Ejector I dodged the bullet, so to speak. Bank will stop payment on the check in the morning.

Thanks.

He almost certainly is not. We allow members access to that icon. I guess I'm going to have to make it my selection. I didn't have enough to do around here anyway.....

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Lee Jarrett

If he's a fraud, I doubt he joined. He probably just checked the box in his member control panel.

FBI for sure. Don't think a firearm ever traded hands on this one...

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Jorge

That's crazy. Literally that UPS store is 5 mins away from me. Good job by admins finding out he was a scammer right away. Curious though as I seen another member back in March bought a python from this scammer. Did that member alert right away or curious what happened with that.

Eric

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I think at most is an attempted fraud. Since I will not be out anything, other than postage, I cannot claim victim status. All the alleged perp would have to say is I was ready to ship the gun, but the buyer cancelled. I can't prove he wasn't going to send it without completing the deal, and that's not going to happen.

That member decided not to complete the deal. He did not contact us.

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Regards,
Lee Jarrett

Unfortunately, at least two other members have sent money.

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Regards,
Lee Jarrett

That sucks. Hopefully they were able to stop payment right away. I tried looking the name up locally here and did not find anyone by that name but lots of people in another country going by that name come to find out.

Eric

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Which, had he contacted us, could possibly have prevented two other members being scammed. Folks, we depend on YOU to let us know if something hinky is going on!

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So many S&W's, so few funds!!

This happened to me on here with a different user and USPS money order. It was cashed the PO didn't do anything no one did. Local law enforcement said the person who I sent the money to was s middle man who was also being scammed so I would touch it. $925 of Afghanistan deployment money gone. It's why I'm hard to deal with now.

If this bozo is ever caught, may I make a brief suggestion?

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Pack light and cinch tight.

Additional suggestions. Contact UPS security as well as the store itself. I would definitely contact the local PD, they may already have a case. Also, ATF sometimes gets in the middle of these issues although I agree that the USPOI is the best avenue. They are a great organization, worked many cases with them throughout my career. You guys have already done of great investigative work.

The use of the UPS stores for a box number is an old scam. I'm guessing this person is an Eastern European. The West Africans typically didn't get into firearms scams. The local Secret Service office has been locking up a bunch of Romanians roaming around the country up to every kind of fraud imaginable.

Good luck.

Thank you Lee. This really ticks me off.

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Even older, even crankier....

...1431 Glendover Court...Lancaster, Tx, 75146...

...is a residence...

...doesn't exactly look like the low rent district...

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A Country Boy Can Survive

Nigerian scammer - call local PD where UPS store account is located and have them investigate. Bad guy probably opened UPS box with fake idea and shows up after hours to pick up mail/payment. Maybe find the box and squirt superglue in the lock... just sayin' - that may slow them down.

How did this go down?
Were you actually contacted by a member here, or was it all via email?

Did you report this to us?

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Lee Jarrett

That's not correct. We have had many dozens of Nigerians and other African scammers attempt to work it here.

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Lee Jarrett

Yep what Lee said. Also when I did quick check most of the name provided came back to regions in Africa.

Eric

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OK, I got it. Just basing my comment on my experience and limited experience on the forum compared to the rest of you guys. Yes, the Nigerians are a PITA. USSS opened an office over there it got so bad.

Wow this was a fairly elaborate scam. Hopefully this isn’t a sign of things to come

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-Matt

That's very sad! All of my packages are delivered to a UPS store to avoid porch pirates!

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Come and take it!!

We had one on the Colt Forum that waited several years to act. Looking back at numbers of previous post can be helpful, but you need to look at the content. Checking for grammar is important, but you need to also look at depth of conversation. Usually you will find simple answers. If unsure ask for references, or ask to speak with their FFL they use to transfer weapons. That queston save me 1k on a Colt last December.

Its 15 minutes up I35E from me. Contact Lancaster PD. Lancaster is a small Dallas suburb. Its kinda sleepy, kinda ghetto.

The last time I posted about a scam I KNEW was a scam I was told the post would be taken down because YOU did not want to risk slander,and the post was REMOVED!!! That would be Globalgunsales.com. If you want to lose your money, send some there.

DONT PUT THIS SCAM ON ME!!!

I had NO proof this guy was a scammer. None. When he gave me his name and address I did a simple Google search and came up with aliases and numerous addresses for the guy. It could be for many reasons other than being a scam.

I know how wonderfully I have been treated about this subject here, so I said nothing.

If anything some of the blame could be put on this site!! The ad looked legit..he even was able to note he was a S&W Historical society member..which was a lie as well, BUT was allowed by this site!

I KNOW Globalgunsales is a scam site. Yet..I was told to MYOB..

Now I'm called out for this??

Thanks a ****load....hypocrites!!!!

Im sure this post will be taken down as well...and maybe ILL even get a reprimand.

Justice,right?? THANKS TOM.

Let's examine some facts. You made the post: Global Gun Sales Atlanta Ga is a scam site

We treat such posts with care. Is it someone PO'd about something petty or is it a legitimate complaint? Sometimes it's one, sometimes the other. After an investigation by Lee and several mods, we determined you were right and the post remains active. I don't know who told you it was slander, but it wasn't me. We do have to be careful when dealing with these issues to make sure we are correct. To my knowledge, we are one of the few forums who go to the extent we do to try and protect the members.

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So many S&W's, so few funds!!

Thanks for the apology...

NOT!

Yes..it's MY fault that this scammer wasn't nabbed..absolutely with NO dobt in my mind. IT WAS ME!! I DID IT! ME!!

...or am I just being...petty??

No one blamed you for this scam and your name wasn’t mentioned. We’re simply saying that privately notifying us about possible fraud on the forum is in the communities best interest.

The Globalgunsales issue was different. It didn’t involve a forum transaction, I didn’t ding you for posting it in the Lounge and I told you I was letting the forum owner determine if he wanted it posted here.

This was the PM I sent to you:

You provided me evidence, the owner and a number of moderators spent time investigating them and Lee decided to allow your post to run. It was restored and is still active.

As Tom said, we put a lot of effort into protecting our members and hate to see something like this happen. This was a very elaborate scam and we discovered it before any members brought it our attention. Unfortunately, we caught it too late to prevent the mail fraud.

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"I also cook."

I think Not. I was purchasing an NFA item, checked FFL, SOT, talked to a friend about this supposed dealer, everything was good. Sent wire transfer from Chase bank, since local bank did not do wire transfers. Within hours I happened to look at another Forum and found out about the scam. From there everyone became USELESS, Called Chase to stop the transfer- they would not intervene because I was not a Chase Client?? ATF- Told me, that he did not sell a firearm there was nothing they would do. I told them he used falsified FFL & SOT, illegal yes, but they did nothing, suggested I call FBI. FBI said they were too busy but I could contact their fraud division and if they get enough complaints they may follow up- Suggested that it may be from eastern Europe. So ATF,FBI, & Chase were not helpful.
Be Safe,

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I BACK OUR BLUE

Yes. This scammer put some time and effort into looking legit. He waited so that he wasn't seen as a new member. He built up "likes" by posting a joke. He built up his post count by posting one liners. He was careful with his grammar. He even checked the box for Historical Foundation member. He was good... and that's very disturbing.

He does have a problem with sentence structure and grammar.

I also think he has so many scams working at the same time that he has forgotten where he's from.

New to the S&W Forum

I may have dealt with him on Armslist. He was selling a pistol I was looking for, he posted pictures.
I clicked on his pic, the gun with identical serial # was on Gunbroker by a retail store.
The scammer listed AL. I flagged it. A day later it reappeared in MN. I flagged it again, and it reappeared in IL.
Every time he relisted it was on Friday night, so he had the weekend to troll.

His method of payment? PayPal! He never would respond to requests for an address or FFL info.

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Sure you did

Assume he has be removed from the Forum? See to remember a Python for sale that was listed below market price. At first I thought, wow, my Pythons have gone down in value.

Bob

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Sag Harbor & Manhattan, N.Y.

Should this not be a "sticker"?

The other post too.

I have no dog on this fight. I'm Potuguese, I'm not buying anything directly from the USA. But still think this "heads up" should be "permanent".

Just my 2 cents.

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Expect the unexpected

When buying from a private party! BUYER request FFl to FFL shipment. Buyer tells seller he will email the receiving FFL info to sellers FFL. Then the buyer checks the sellers FFL with the BATF! If ANYTHING appears strange, DON'T BUY THE GUN! I just bought a 53 from a seller in NH. The sellers FFL sent me an email with the USPS tracking number. When I checked the USPS tracking number I could request email updates! Thankfully I followed up(many times)! USPS emailed me the delivery date on the package was 28 Apr! Every time I checked on the package it was "in transit" and delivered on 6 May. The transaction was out of the hands of the seller and his FFL and the USPS was the hold up, but I now have the gun!
jcelect

If you have been a victim of Mail Fraud be sure and report it to every official you can find to report it to .
My wife works in a mail center , like a UPS store , they rent mail boxes .
When enough complaints are filed and the evidence starts mounting up ...
the Federal boys will send a couple agents to stake out his box , one even played the part of an employee and worked alongside my wife .
She tipped the agent off when he came in to get his "mail" ...they didn't know what he looked like ... and the agents busted him in the parking lot with the "goods" in his hand. They didn't want to risk taking him inside the mail center...too many people .
So report all scams...firearms related will be especially interesting to them .
Gary

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"Then the buyer checks the sellers FFL with the BATF!"

How does one do that?

I've bought (and sold/traded) several guns like this (FFL-FFL) over past couple years with no issues thankfully.

I did have an attempted scam in the other direction when posting on Armslist, though. Buyer sent me a "cashier's check" for an extra $1000 and requested I return him the $1000. Yeah, right.

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Another ID and address for this scammer scum added to Post #1

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Lee Jarrett

I've used this in the past

FFLeZCheck 3.1.2 - Federal Firearms License Search

Yep, one of those too. Once he told me he was sending extra money and to return it with the gun, I LMAO.

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