Scammers gonna be scamming

[DIBBS]

They're upping their game, or maybe they already have been doing this.

I posted PM sent on a FS item, and was contacted almost immediately by sumilily with a shitty cut and paste of the OP photos/image. It was reported immediately.

I hate fucking scammers and crooks.... well and Dems and Socialists too.

 

[Ronws]

scammers and crooks.... well and Dems and Socialists too.

I think that might redundant use of terms or repeating yourself. Nothing wrong with that, just sayin'...

 

[Holliday]

This is why I tell folks to DM me through the profile in my ad. I do not DM them.

 

[Snipenace]

Yep got the same thing when I asked about a muzzle brake.

 

[OREGUN]

They're upping their game, or maybe they already have been doing this.

I posted PM sent on a FS item, and was contacted almost immediately by sumilily with a shitty cut and paste of the OP photos/image. It was reported immediately.

I hate fucking scammers and crooks.... well and Dems and Socialists too.

You literally waved a “scam me” flag by posting anything on the public thread. How many times do we have to go over this?

 

[Rio Precision Gunworks]

We've had scammers actually text the numbers listed for the business on our website.....after we posted in a public thread.

Pretty creative.

 

[Anb618]

Earlier this week I had a response to a WTB Optic I posted. Seller sent me photos on request with a piece of paper/user name/date (which looked legitimate, but I’m assuming it’s someone who was VERY good at photoshop). The photos all passed a TinEye check, English was reasonably well written for internet communication, and the requested sale price was slightly above reasonable sale price with apparent wiggle room. Scammer’s account had been around 5+ years, not very many posts (mostly all PX posts), with a few positive Feedback stats (and a few of those feedback submitters had multiple feedback stats from well known member). A few more messages between us and we had a price agreed on. I obtained a PayPal account email which was a general guy’sname @gmail.com. I tried sending funds and PayPal refused the transaction, providing a message that they perceived a scam payment and blocked the transaction.

I message back and Scammer says he doesn’t know why that would happen, and provides “his girl’s” email (again, general girl’[email protected]). At this point I was obviously concerned, and began to message some other members who had previously sold items in the PX where Scammer had posted in their thread stating “I’ll take it.” Got a response back from one whose account appeared legitimate (some actual technical input on non-BearPit threads and numerous positive PX feedback, again some coming from established members) who stated he’d worked with Scammer in the past on a purchase and all went well. While waiting, Scammer sent me a message asking if I was able to send funds to the second email, but was reasonable and polite when I explained my concerns and that I was working through outside methods to verify his legitimacy. Radio silence for 2 days while I worked that out.

After some confirmation from prior seller, I tried sending funds to the second email address; got the same message from PayPal - Scam prevention, funds blocked.

Scammer advises trying to get my bank to override PayPal’s protections, and suggests ApplePay as a second avenue, providing a phone number with a zip code matching the Scammer’s supposed State (location posted in Bio). I tried texting with that number, getting in contact with a very confused guy who has never heard of SnipersHide. Reported Scammer and member has been removed.

They’re not all total morons out of a call center in India. Careful out there.

 

[Holliday]

They're upping their game, or maybe they already have been doing this.

I posted PM sent on a FS item, and was contacted almost immediately by sumilily with a shitty cut and paste of the OP photos/image. It was reported immediately.

I hate fucking scammers and crooks.... well and Dems and Socialists too.

Not to be a jerk but when I read this post I am wondering how this is an example of “upping their game”.

If I’m reading this correctly (and possibly I’m not) it appears this person immediately threw up a couple red flags which you easily identified and reported.

What am I missing?

(as a Biker, I’ve trained myself not to look for what I see but for what I don’t see)

 

[DIBBS]

I didn't post I'll take it, I posted PM sent. Thought perhaps this was a new approach but maybe its been going on as well.

I hadn't read that scammers were using this way to try to get payment.

On a side note, maybe anti gun paypal can be notified with the scammers account addresses and have their accounts locked/frozen/ assets kept.

Paybacks a bitch?

 

[Holliday]

Well the scammers ARE upping their game. It’s the ones that you don’t see coming, that you have to worry about.

Those of you without 2FA are like drivers without liability insurance. Hopefully everyone here has enabled that.

The new “password” app in iOS makes it stupid easy.

WTB ads are ripe for scammers. I actually thought lowlight banned those but that may have changed.