Scammer?

[Strontium Dog]

I think that I may have been contacted by a scammer. We haven't transacted for anything but I'm suspicious. What and how do I report suspicious activity to the community?

 

[walter62]

what leads you to believe this person is a scammer?

 

[Marty McFly]

If you have a wtb ad be leary.
I usually just forward a screenshot to @Admin In a private message.

usually they give some info to make it sound legit then give an email to contact thats not them

 

[Admin]

send me the info

 

[Strontium Dog]

send me the info

I'm on WTB for a Kentucky Long Rifle. I was contacted by a new member (joined yesterday) and was given an email address (johnallen****@gmail.com) to his friend John in Texas. It was at this point that I kicked myself and checked out the new member's standing (non-existent). I received an email from John who sent me two images (attached). I did a reverse image look up and found the same images of the rifle (a miniature) on the Contemporary Long Rifle Association website. I have no interest in the rifle in the images but am concerned that this MAY be an effort to trick members. It may be genuine but I'm suspicious.

 

[Strontium Dog]

I'm on WTB for a Kentucky Long Rifle. I was contacted by a new member (joined yesterday) and was given an email address (johnallen****@gmail.com) to his friend John in Texas. It was at this point that I kicked myself and checked out the new member's standing (non-existent). I received an email from John who sent me two images (attached). I did a reverse image look up and found the same images of the rifle (a miniature) on the Contemporary Long Rifle Association website. I have no interest in the rifle in the images but am concerned that this MAY be an effort to trick members. It may be genuine but I'm suspicious.

 

[Strontium Dog]

Miniature Kentucky Rifle

Attractive, decent quality, but not a shooter. Tang missing and lock not fully functional. Patchbox lid taped shut, nosecap missing, ramrod not full length. Barrel is 22" long. Last photo shows it in comparison to regular-size long guns.

www.longrifle.com

 

[Admin]

username?

 

[Strontium Dog]

username?

mark9

 

[Strontium Dog]

marc9 correction

 

[allen-1]

I'm on WTB for a Kentucky Long Rifle. I was contacted by a new member (joined yesterday) and was given an email address (johnallen****@gmail.com) to his friend John in Texas. It was at this point that I kicked myself and checked out the new member's standing (non-existent). I received an email from John who sent me two images (attached). I did a reverse image look up and found the same images of the rifle (a miniature) on the Contemporary Long Rifle Association website. I have no interest in the rifle in the images but am concerned that this MAY be an effort to trick members. It may be genuine but I'm suspicious.

run away.
quickly.

 

[jakeroub]

Totally a scam. Good that you caught it.

 

[whatluck]

Good job using reverse image search. Very clearly a scam.

Never bite the bait.

 

[BroncoAZ]

I'm on WTB for a Kentucky Long Rifle. I was contacted by a new member (joined yesterday) and was given an email address (johnallen****@gmail.com) to his friend John in Texas. It was at this point that I kicked myself and checked out the new member's standing (non-existent). I received an email from John who sent me two images (attached). I did a reverse image look up and found the same images of the rifle (a miniature) on the Contemporary Long Rifle Association website. I have no interest in the rifle in the images but am concerned that this MAY be an effort to trick members. It may be genuine but I'm suspicious.

That is the common scam on these forums. I’ve been hit by this one numerous times, fallen for it once on a $120 Larue scope mount. Now I play along and waste their time before eventually sending them the original images they took. One was really adamant that it was legit even after being caught.

 

[Strontium Dog]

run away.
quickly.

 

[HorizontalHunter]

I'm on WTB for a Kentucky Long Rifle. I was contacted by a new member (joined yesterday) and was given an email address (johnallen****@gmail.com) to his friend John in Texas. It was at this point that I kicked myself and checked out the new member's standing (non-existent). I received an email from John who sent me two images (attached). I did a reverse image look up and found the same images of the rifle (a miniature) on the Contemporary Long Rifle Association website. I have no interest in the rifle in the images but am concerned that this MAY be an effort to trick members. It may be genuine but I'm suspicious.

My recommendation is that you take a look at the American Long Rifle Fourm and the Muzzleloading forum if that’s what you are looking for. Hide your wallet first though.

Bob

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[In God We Trust]

Scammer never have the item you want, but their “friend” does. Not sure why they all do this.

 

[M1911]

Scammer never have the item you want, but their “friend” does. Not sure why they all do this.

They are working off a script. Many scammers are semi-slaves, working from scammer compounds in Asia.

 

[pastera]

They are working off a script. Many scammers are semi-slaves, working from scammer compounds in Asia.

Don't care if they are full up slaves - they are thieves period.

 

[M1911]

Don't care if they are full up slaves - they are thieves period.

I feel sorry for the slaves. A number of folks were lured from China to places in Cambodia and Burma with the promise of a job, only to find themselves literal slaves. But there are also a lot of scammers who are not slaves.

 

[pastera]

I feel sorry for the slaves. A number of folks were lured from China to places in Cambodia and Burma with the promise of a job, only to find themselves literal slaves. But there are also a lot of scammers who are not slaves.

I feel sorry for those tricked into financial slavery.
But that doesn't change the fact that they are thieves.
And as far as scammers, the initial contact is a low pay person who isn't 100% in on the scam but is aware enough to know not to ask - wage slave but not chained at the foot.

 

[M1911]

I feel sorry for those tricked into financial slavery.

It's not financial slavery. It is actual slavery. There are slave compounds with armed guards. They are not allowed to leave and are beaten if they don't produce enough.

Forced Scamming | IJM

Migrant workers are being trafficked to Southeast Asia and forced to conduct scams online for up to 20 hours a day, six days a week. Those who fail to meet targets are barely fed, receive no medical attention and are often abused.

www.ijm.org

 

[pastera]

It's not financial slavery. It is actual slavery. There are slave compounds with armed guards. They are not allowed to leave and are beaten if they don't produce enough.

Forced Scamming | IJM

Migrant workers are being trafficked to Southeast Asia and forced to conduct scams online for up to 20 hours a day, six days a week. Those who fail to meet targets are barely fed, receive no medical attention and are often abused.

www.ijm.org

Not my problem - not my solution.
How do you fix it - boots on the ground and public execution.
We won't do that so don't go half way