Online scammers targeting wanted to buy advertising..and how I deal with them..and I get a lot..
SCAMM THE SCAMMER
Get information from the scammer.
Convince the scammer you want to purchase the item. Get their banking details. Then report these details to the appropriate bank or institution. Googling the routing number will give you the institution details.
Closing these accounts is the best action. It takes a lot of effort for scammers to open bank accounts.
You have the scammers email address. Report it to the email provider operating the account.
How to spot a scammer.
Look at the email in detail.
Look for indication they are operating in another country.
- time stamps.
- different language in parts of the email.
- look at the way the sentences are written.
If the scammer appears to be a dealer or gunstore, Google the number or gunstore and make a call to confirm.
Scammers do not provide a phone number or talk to you on the phone, this is a big indication it's a scammer.
Look at what the scammer offered information for the item. For example " I have a Smith & Wesson model 16 K32 masterpiece". Google key phrases "Smith & Wesson model 16 K32 masterpiece". The scammers copy and paste from advertising they hijack including the photos. Google picture search what you were looking for, and compare the results with pictures the scammer sent you.
I have not been a victim of scammers but have received many emails. One scammer I tricked into giving me 3 bank accounts and a PayPal account which I reported and had closed. The key here is once you get the first account, report it ASAP. Then wait a day or so and tell the scammer "the funds I paid bounced back, please check the account you sent me is correct". Generally they will send another account number.
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Key advice,
If you cannot talk to the person on the phone do not buy from them,
if it looks too good to be true its probably is,
Don't risk something (money) you are not prepared to loose.
Cheers
Jamie