FOR SALE gooddy51 possible scammer

[MCFred]

Buyer beware! Offered a rifle to buy from this account (gooddy51). It has all the trademarks of a scammer. If someone has an experience from this individual that indicates otherwise let me know. However I’m confident that won’t be that case.

 

[MarkItZero]

What are the trademarks of a scammer? Let's us judge

 

[FishDFly]

Yep, that information would be worthwhile.

 

[Heath78]

Yes, that would be some useful piece of information

 

[Dryball]

What are the trademarks of a scammer? Let's us judge

Read WARNING at top of this section. I have received several in response to want add I've posted. Different "members" but essentially the same. Get PM saying they have a friend that has what you need and gives you his email address.

 

[B P Arn]

I'LL TAKE IT!!!

Where do I send my money???

 

[cvco]

With all due respect to everyone on this forum and for their situations, in the past year at least some of the described circumstances didnt appear to be scams but emotion, upset, anger and misunderstandings and for that, people get wrongly maligned. Im not saying its the case here, just saying. I tread carefully when accusing. To me, a scam means the overt attempt to cheat another person. There are such people and they do succeed sometimes too. But disagreements, objections, ill-communications dont constitute cheating. Personally Id like to hear the persons situation first and maybe some good help or advice can come out of it so that a transaction can proceed smoothly.

 

[bubba.50]

Can I pay after my check from the Nigerian prince clears the bank?

 

[B P Arn]

Can I pay after my check from the Nigerian prince clears the bank?

Best play it safe and send the money immediately. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[TreeMan]

In the last few months I’ve searched the users that have been accused to being scammers. On every one including this gooddy51 spend most of their time in the new members introductions forum/section. They make numerous comments like “welcome to the forum” welcome aboard” an so on. This gives them enough comments to be able to offer items for sell. Search gooddy51 profile and you’ll see the same thing.

 

[MCFred]

With all due respect to everyone on this forum and for their situations, in the past year at least some of the described circumstances didnt appear to be scams but emotion, upset, anger and misunderstandings and for that, people get wrongly maligned. Im not saying its the case here, just saying. I tread carefully when accusing. To me, a scam means the overt attempt to cheat another person. There are such people and they do succeed sometimes too. But disagreements, objections, ill-communications dont constitute cheating. Personally Id like to hear the persons situation first and maybe some good help or advice can come out of it so that a transaction can proceed smoothly.

Its no misunderstanding. No transaction has occurred. I identified it as fake account. transact with gooddy51 at your own peril.

 

[MCFred]

It’s the same story. A reply to a want ad asking to contact by phone. Call the number it’s a subscriber service. Fake pictures that are reversed image searched. Won’t to a FtF exchange.The member has only been in the forums a month with a bunch of canned responses to posts. Exactly as TreeMan mentioned previously. Just do a simple search of the members posts and see for your self. It’s obvious, after the 4th scammer I’ve detected in the last month I’ve noticed it’s the exact same canned responses to posts verbatim. There is a series of red flags..This is a group of foreign scammers making fake accounts.. There has been numerous recent posts outlining the ways to detect these scammers. I don’t like to openly give too many details as I believe they are reading these posts and using them to develop countermeasures to make themselves harder to detect. I’m simply giving a friendly warning. Transact with whomever you chose.

 

[FishDFly]

Interesting insight and well thought out.

 

[toot]

Can I pay after my check from the Nigerian prince clears the bank?

now I like that!!!

 

[Whitworth]

To make pirated pictures useless ask for an additional picture of the item with something like a dime or a quarter, car key fob, etc. A request like this to a seller was never acknowledged, saved me $1200 once. YMMV

 

[rick1964]

this type of scam was used on armslist i found, can see them pretty easy. same canned no details response ask for more pics on a item get the same 3 pictures that where posted cause thats all they had. so i think when places like armlist cracked down and changed their open listing the scammers had to move to find other places here they are as in more recent scamming than in the past

 

[BigSkyRambler]

To make pirated pictures useless ask for an additional picture of the item with something like a dime or a quarter, car key fob, etc. A request like this to a seller was never acknowledged, saved me $1200 once. YMMV

I always offer this option. Have had my photos lifted and used in bogus Armslist ad.

 

[SOLANCO]

Ask for a picture of the item sitting on a newspaper with the current date.

 

[Robert an saa fan]

Ask for a picture of the item sitting on a newspaper with the current date.

Lots of folks do not subscribe to newspaper delivery any more. We have not subscribed to any newspaper delivery for over 25 years.

Asking for item picture with some common item(s) most people have on hand should help unless the scammer is really good at photoshop.

 

[SOLANCO]

Lots of folks do not subscribe to newspaper delivery any more. We have not subscribed to any newspaper delivery for over 25 years.

Asking for item picture with some common item(s) most people have on hand should help unless the scammer is really good at photoshop.

What common item that most people have is going to prove anything at all about the seller?
Most can pick up a single newspaper at the supermarket or drugstore. Alternatively, a picture of the item with the seller's drivers license or photo ID. The actual license number could be blacked out. These in a picture of the item communicate real information.

I am not enthusiastic about making sellers' lives difficult. But we hear too often about on line fraud. I doubt that most people on here came by their money easily. I doubt they want a scammer to have at it easily.