Possible scammer

[Frod733]

Hello all,
I have a couple of "Want to buy" postings. I recently received a personal message on one of them offering to sell me what I was looking for. Great price but the person was new, no feedback. I asked for more info to screen out scammers. Seller offered to sell me the gun at half price and ship to me, and then I would pay the balance. That was a new one. I guess the seller was willing to scam me at half price. Person also had great pictures of the gun. I did a little investigation and found the exact same pictures on another website from 7 years ago. Just another FYI about possible scammers. Be careful out there.

 

[wiscoaster]

Good on you for doing your due diligence to avoid being scammed.

 

[formernuke]

What did he want for payment methods

 

[Frod733]

Didn't get that far. When I started asking for detailed info on him, he went silent. For those who post legitimate Wanted ads, beware, there are a ton of scammers out there and very clever in their tricks. If the deal looks too good, it isn't.

 

[formernuke]

Might have been.same one that pmed me. I asked for details and got no response.

 

[LonestarShootR]

It would be nice to share his name with the rest of forum.
You can simply say.... I was dealing with __________ and coraspondence stopped after I started digging.

 

[formernuke]

 

[Frod733]

I hesitate to mention specific names, on the chance I might be mistaken. Suffice it to say, be very cautious. I believe a legitimate seller will be willing to provide whatever a buyer requests to insure a good transaction.

 

[Jappo]

When I first came on board, I had two offers. Both were scams. One I picked up pretty quickly.
" Hon, I have a nice revolver, you can do Zelle if you want sweetie"
The other it took me awhile. I told Meriwether and he checked him/her out. Then all corresponding ended. I asked Meriwether and he told me he booted them.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

"Outing" can only benefit those on this Forum

 

[tjiann]

Update. I got taken by one of these scammers. He even managed to show a tag with my username on one of the photos. His username is JaxTim.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Update. I got taken by one of these scammers. He even managed to show a tag with my username on one of the photos. His username is JaxTim.

He's banned
Can you send me the photo that you reference?

LD

 

[tjiann]

He's banned
Can you send me the photo that you reference?

LD

Figure I'll just post it here so everyone can see it.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Figure I'll just post it here so everyone can see it.

I don't understand. Was this your photo of something that you are selling OR was this the photo that he sent to you and HE was claiming to be selling the 1858 Remington revolver?

LD

 

[tjiann]

I don't understand. Was this your photo of something that you are selling OR was this the photo that he sent to you and HE was claiming to be selling the 1858 Remington revolver?

LD

His photo. He was claiming to be selling it.

 

[Black_Feather]

This forum can sure run a tight ship, thanks LD

 

[ZUG]

There are "BAD PEOPLE" out there. If the deal looks too good then 99.99% of the time it is a scam. I no longer buy stuff from online individuals. "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires"!

 

[Randis]

I now understand the requirement of the name and date required on "for sale" posts on this forum.