Sorry to say I agreed to purchase a S&W 1076 from a member of this forum after he responded to my WTB post and sent me several pictures of it, to include a S&W authentication letter stating it was an original FBI contract pistol. After sending him a check for the agreed upon price, he said his FFL dealer told him the pistol was lost in the mail and could not find the tracking number. A subsequent reverse image of the photos he sent to me revealed they were downloaded from another sale on Guns International. I reported this to the Forum Admin and DeKalb County (Georgia) Sheriff’s Department. Yes, I feel stupid.
Beware Scammers
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pasound
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I hope you stopped payment on the check and reported the fraud to your bank. You might get your money back.
s&wchad
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I'm sorry this happened. I banned the crook.
His email [email protected] was clean when he joined in February, but he picked up 2 hits on SFS in March. There's no way I can catch something like this with 177K members.
I always recommend speaking with someone on the phone before buying. These crooks rarely have firearm knowledge and are easy to sniff out.
I also advise to NEVER use PP friends & family, Venmo or other non-recoverable online payment methods. Using PP F&F is cheating and you have no recourse if the deal goes south. Pay their pittance...
His email [email protected] was clean when he joined in February, but he picked up 2 hits on SFS in March. There's no way I can catch something like this with 177K members.
I always recommend speaking with someone on the phone before buying. These crooks rarely have firearm knowledge and are easy to sniff out.
I also advise to NEVER use PP friends & family, Venmo or other non-recoverable online payment methods. Using PP F&F is cheating and you have no recourse if the deal goes south. Pay their pittance...
Bevo84
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WTB posts are attractive to scammers
Someday I will make a scammer poop his pants. I'm gonna tell him I will drive to him, look at the gun & then accompany him to his FFL to ship it to me. LOL!
I bet he'll dance more than Michael Jackson.
I bet he'll dance more than Michael Jackson.
100% correct...I will not send nor receive any payment "F&F" just because someone wants to save a few bucks. If I want the item, I either just send standard PayPal or I won't buy it and likewise in return.
Bevo84
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Except the scammer is sitting in an internet cafe in Nigeria and knows enough about the world that there's no land bridge from the USA to Africa
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Just ask for a picture of the serial number on the gun next to a 20 oz bottle of Coke Zero Sugar....If they can't produce the picture they don't have the gun.
Did you send the check via US Mail ? If so, contact the US Postal Inspection Service and file a complaint.
I was scammed on the Ruger Forum on a WTB ad for a book. I contacted the Postal Inspectors. They went to the subjects home and recovered the check which was returned to me.
I was scammed on the Ruger Forum on a WTB ad for a book. I contacted the Postal Inspectors. They went to the subjects home and recovered the check which was returned to me.
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