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Scammers appear to be operating from outside the country and are using fake business names, as well as "creating fake logos, addresses and websites to pose as legitimate companies," the press release states.
Scammers are increasingly targeting people seeking to buy ammunition and other gun accessories as ammo is in short supply and the market is flooded with first-time firearms buyers, according to hunting and shooting sports forum GoWild.Brad Luttrell, GoWild’s co-founder, told FOX Business he believes scammers are finding new opportunities in the 8.4 million people who bought guns for the first time last year.
"If you're a scammer, this is a great ploy, right? Because you have 8.4 million new people who don't have loyalty," Luttrell told FOX Business when reached by phone. "They don't know what an ammo store should look like. And they haven't bought online before."
Making matters worse are reports of ammo shortages amid record gun sales over the past year, according to Luttrell and monthly gun sales reports.
Hunters have begun stockpiling ammunition earlier than usual because, as Luttrell explained, "people now are afraid they're not going to find ammunition to hunt with."
"When something is scarce, you feel like you need to stock up on it," Luttrell continued. "So, it all kind of feeds itself and unfortunately, these scammers have recognized that this panic buying is happening. And really it's just ripe for what's going on because it's a high-dollar item."
GoWild has recently seen "record amount of firearms scammers focusing on gun accessories," according to a company press release from April 6.
Excerpts from Hunting, gun sports app GoWild seeing rise in ammunition scams
