Fraudulent CCI sites

[raljr1]

I just had a site pop up cci-ammunitionus that offered prices too good to be true. went to the correct CCI site and they have an advisory that there are several fraudulent sites out there. Like they say. if it seems to good to be true....

 

[scattershot]

The big tipoff is that they don’t take any form of payment except Venmo or some other system with no recourse. Ask me how I know.

 

[6GUNSONLY]

I Sawa similar one last night for Palmetto State Armory. 9mm WW for less than $5 a box and such.

 

[stansdds]

Red flags of such sites include prices well below market, good availability of otherwise unavailable items, and payment by direct transfer or crypto-currency instead of credit cards.

 

[gwpercle]

Thanks for the Heads - Up !

No more ... Truth In Advertising

That's kinda sad ... but I usually just assume a new site is a Scam unless one of you computer knowledgeable guys gives it the Thumbs Up .

Scammers could have a field day with me ... they could Pluck me like a Chicken ... I don't know much about the Computer World.

Thanks Again !
Gary

 

[raljr1]

I have had several from different companies pop up on Facebook since the first.

 

[Warren Sear]

I have had several from different companies pop up on Facebook since the first.

Fartsbook is a minefield. Be very cautious.

 

[Steve_Revo_]

I had a Facebook ad earlier this week for a supposed huge ammo sale from Federal.. The site looked legit but it just didn’t add up. I went to the real Federal site and they had a banner on top warning about fake web sites.

I work for a major sporting goods manufacturer and we deal with this type of thing more often that most folks would realize. If the fake site originates overseas it can be tough to get it taken down.

 

[.455_Hunter]

My some reason, shooters seem to be very gullible and prone to scams.

Erma! Come quick! The nice man on the internet want to sell me bullet shells for cheap! All we need to do is give him our bank account information!

 

[Narragansett]

I got one for Hornady, Palmetto Armory and Nosler

 

[rockquarry]

Stick with credible, established companies. You'll pay more but you'll get the merchandise, unlike the crook dealers.

 

[dben002]

Facebook is full of these scam groups

I have had several from different companies pop up on Facebook since the first.

Would advise not buying ANYTHING from a Facebook ad. Be cautious and aware........You can also ask me how I know....
(Levi Jean's and jacket's give you a clue?)

 

[glenwolde]

I'm seeing fake Sierra Bullets "Warehouse Clearance" sales with stupid cheap prices. Like 9mm JHP for $15 /500. 90% off. Don't think so. Sierra has the banner warning about it too.

 

[Warren Sear]

It's been months since I ordered the book, "How To Scam People Online". I already paid for it, yet it still hasn't arrived.

 

[LostintheOzone]

I just noticed that Southern Defense, an ammo drop shipper, is now Black Basin Outdoors. I'm wondering about that one. I've used SD in the past with good results. Hard to keep up these days with internet companies and scammers.

 

[Sgt. Buzzard]

I don't "do" Facebook so there's no scams coming in that way. There are some via Google. Just about all of my ammo purchases now are from SGAmmo out of Oklahoma. Free shipping over $200. Fast and fair. I buy a lot of .22, .380, 38 spl. and 9mm. Never a problem. The price you're quoted is it.

 

[H Richard]

Copied from the IL State Rifle Asssoc notice.

[FONT=&quot]Federal & Remington Ammo Targeted by Scammers[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]​

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[FONT=&quot]Federal and Remington ammunition companies have sent out an alert informing their[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]customers that scammers claiming to be these two companies have put up fraudulent[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]websites impersonating these two brands. [/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]The official URLs of Remington is [/FONT][FONT=&quot]www.remington.com[/FONT][FONT=&quot] and Federal is [/FONT][FONT=&quot]www.federalpremium.com[/FONT][FONT=&quot] . I came across an ad which was not the exact same URL but very close. It was a scam, but it looked real. [/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]The above listed URLs are the only legitimate URLs for these two companies.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
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[FONT=&quot]Stand Strong &[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Thank you for being a member![/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

 

[huthike]

I saw that ad on FB and thought it looked too good to be true.

Thanks for pointing it out - helps to look out for one another.