BEWARE! I got ripped off

[Salty]

I did a search for percussion caps and a couple of sites came up stating the had caps for sale. The site I ordered from was discountfirearmandammo.com The had a $100 minimum. The #11 caps were $4.95 per 100. They required payment by way of cash app or Zelle. I sent $135. No shipment, no reply to phone messages, no reply to emails. There are others pulling this scam, too. I was so anxious to get some caps that I placed the order trusting them but once you send money via Zelle, there is no recourse. I got ripped for the $135 and learned a hard lesson. Hope I can help prevent others from falling for this dishonest scammer.

 

[ppg1949]

Jim, thanks for sharing.

 

[William Hagewood]

I did a search for percussion caps and a couple of sites came up stating the had caps for sale. The site I ordered from was discountfirearmandammo.com The had a $100 minimum. The #11 caps were $4.95 per 100. They required payment by way of cash app or Zelle. I sent $135. No shipment, no reply to phone messages, no reply to emails. There are others pulling this scam, too. I was so anxious to get some caps that I placed the order trusting them but once you send money via Zelle, there is no recourse. I got ripped for the $135 and learned a hard lesson. Hope I can help prevent others from falling for this dishonest scammer.

 

[William Hagewood]

Thanks for the warning. Wish more people would post these type caveats!

 

[david w]

Not long ago, I visited a site that claimed they had BP in stock. I loaded 10 cans into the shopping cart. At check out, I found they only accepted zelle. I just left the cart open. Less than 30 minutes later, I got a call from a guy with a thick accent. He wanted me to proceed with the purchase. I asked him why he had a
las Angles address and a Chicago phone no., and hung up.

 

[SOLANCO]

I am sorry you were scammed.

I refuse to use any payments system other than my check or a credit card. You can wait til my check clears before you ship. I can understand that.

 

[bang]

I wouldn't trust any that take payment other than protected methods
The price is dead give a way.
Look up the business address on Google Earth. If street view shows house don't do it.

 

[dave951]

I wouldn't trust any that take payment other than protected methods
The price is dead give a way.
Look up the business address on Google Earth. If street view shows house don't do it.

Generally that's true but if you look at Back Creek Gun Shop and you'll see a farm complete with cows. Do a bit of sightseeing and you'll notice a bunker waaayyy away from the house. There's a reason, like lots of the holy black and caps. Expand your sightseeing horizons and you'll see Ft Shenandoah, the main range of the N-SSA right next door. Not everything is as it seems. Jackie is the main supplier to the N-SSA and a super nice guy.

 

[87TT]

What I do is google if the web site is scam and check their ratting and history.

 

[Hawk54]

Onlineammo-store is the same deal. Minimum $170 order and Zelle. If you don't have Zelle you can send it too a gmail account with Paypal F&F. That should be a tipoff for anyone right away. No legitimate business has you send money PP Friends and Family to a non business affiliated gmail account. I wonder how many they have ripped off?

 

[Stub]

I am sorry you got stiffed. Scammers are everywhere. I had my bank account cleaned out by hackers 3 years ago, not much fun!

 

[Okie Hog]

i'm sorry you were ripped off. Thanks for posting.

 

[hawkeye2]

Credit card, MO or personal check. If they don't take any or all of those 3 they are a scam. Credit card fees charged the seller are the same %age regardless of what they are selling, no discrimination there. All the business accounts I have had and still do at the bank are free, no discrimination there either. The seller has absolutely no excuse not to accept any or all 3 of those payment methods.

If the price is so good you can't afford to say no then it's a scam.

 

[andy52]

I saw that site and the minimum that was required last week and the spidey senses started tingling.
Maybe a wholesaler was my first thought, went through their little list at top of the page.
Nope! went to the home page and tried the next one....still didn't find any caps....

 

[Hawk54]

If Midway, BassPro, Cabelas, Sportsmans Warehouse, and the other big retailers can't get any those places aren't either.

 

[hawkeye2]

If Midway, Cabelas, Sportsmans Warehouse, and the other big retailers can't get any those places aren't either.

I think that 'bout sums it up.

 

[Notchy Bob]

Jim, I am very sorry you were ripped off, and all of us appreciate the advice and warning.

I almost made a similar mistake. The seller’s website even had the little “padlock” icon in the address bar, by the URL. I forgot the outfit’s name, but I was looking for primers, and they had ‘em. For regular MSRP too, not a jacked up price. For me, the red flag was the simple fact that they claimed to have them in stock, when none of the better known, established dealers had them. I sent an email to a buddy who reloads and asked if he had ever heard of them. Nope.

I checked the website the next day and it had been taken down. I researched it a little more, and found they were in fact a scam outfit. I didn’t investigate payment options, but one fellow said they wanted payment by Zelle or in some sort of cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin. I know nothing about Zelle, but I know what “crypto” means and I’m not buying it.

I think the crooks know about the ammo and component shortage, and they are preying on the desperation some shooters have about finding what they need. I’m just going to have to wait it out for my primers, I guess. They’ll be available eventually, if the hoarders will stop buying them by the pallet load.

Again, I’m sorry you got burned. You made an honest mistake, but you came here and gave us all a warning. Good man!

Notchy Bob

 

[JamesA]

Yes, thank you for the warning. It takes a "solid" individual to admit to a mistake like that. I'm very sorry you got ripped off.

 

[vibraphonusrex]

Yep—I know it’s a BP cartridge gun, so please forgive me, but it’s next to impossible to find .45-70 factory rounds for my trapdoor right now. One place in Los Angeles showed they had boxes of 200 rounds. I almost just ordered from them, but then I Googled the place, and a whole page of people calling them out for being scammers appeared! So I’ve now decided to learn how to reload.

 

[sheriff john]

I don't even know what a Zelle is. My limited memory is that Pay Pal doesn't like gun stuff, so if they won't take my credit card or personal check it's no deal.