Report Scam in AH Classifieds

[Hogpatrol]

Be aware guys, the scammers are on GB now too. Had a buddy just win an auction and the guy wanted payment through velle or venmo only and it was going to a different person. Buddy reported it to GB, but know that it is going on there as well.

I recently sold two items on GB and IIRC, direct payments like PP, Venmo, etc. are against the gunbroker rules for sellers.

 

[sestoppelman]

That is what I read also. Its a good thing, as it keeps Uncle Sam from having a wandering eye into transactions that they can look to collect tax on.

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Another POS Scammer attempt!
(Responding to my ad looking for a A5!)
He also texted me bogus pics and alot more clues!!
Disgusting Frustrating and low class Thief!View attachment 524794

Thank you. @vandelee546 has been banned.

 

[Themauserkid]

lincoxn is a scammer, tells me a certain dealer has the brass I’m looking for and shoots me their contact info. First time scammed in 21 years of collecting, over some brass.. ha.

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Thank you @Themauserkid. @lincoxn was banned on Mar 11, 2023

 

[bobdahunter84]

I received a PM for a Wanted post I listed yesterday. Seemed weird the way he said to reach out to someone else via email. I Googled the email address and saw others reporting the emailer as a Scam. The price is obviously a little too good to be true.

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

I received a PM for a Wanted post I listed yesterday. Seemed weird the way he said to reach out to someone else via email. I Googled the email address and saw others reporting the emailer as a Scam. The price is obviously a little too good to be true.

@bobdahunter84, Thank you for reporting this account, @kinlimo23 has been banned.

 

[Trogon]

A month or so ago on a classified thread here on AH for bullet sales, I posted what I wanted to purchase. Immediately got a message from another "member" about contacting another "member" who also had said bullets. Let Jerome know and those two were gone quickly. Amazing the extent that scammers go to.

 

[wyosteve]

WTB ads are a magnet for the scammers!

 

[Ptero]

vandingmax724 is a scammer. Received a USPS money order a week ago...no contact since and no response to requests for info. Later checks shows phone number doesn't jive with address...probably stole someone's identity as well...

 

[PARA45]

vandingmax724 is a scammer. Received a USPS money order a week ago...no contact since and no response to requests for info. Later checks shows phone number doesn't jive with address...probably stole someone's identity as well...

Could you please elaborate a bit more on this. Who received the USPS money order, you or him? If it's you, can you cancel it? What was this transaction for?

 

[Ptero]

I sent the USPS money order to vandingmax724 for a scope. Trying to get USPS to investigate as a stolen money order, going to cost me more money and take up to 60 days.

 

[PARA45]

@Ptero, I just looked up @vandingmax724, and I couldn't find any advertising from him. So, did @vandingmax724 reach out to you, how did you find out about the scope? I'm asking so we could all learn and look for signs. Please give us as all the information you have. Have you thought reaching out to the LE in that area? You do have an address.

 

[Ptero]

I had a WTB listing for a scope ( yeah , I know...) and the individual reached out to me, sent me pics and contact info. Yes, I contacted local law enforcement, yes, I contacted USPS and yes I have an address...to a 19 year old girl in a different state than the area code of the phone. I should not have been so trusting to begin with, I am in law enforcement, but after I smelled a rat, I went into professional mode and found all the discrepancies.

 

[Hogpatrol]

@vendingmax joined in April, had zero credibility here. He's still listed as a member. Report this to the admins.

 

[PARA45]

@Ptero, thank you sir for the additional information. No, I'm not here to judge or to lecture anyone. I was a victim too, and the phucking scammer took me for over $900. Good luck and I hope you can recoup your money.

 

[JimP]

One thing on phone numbers, in today's world of everyone having a cell phone that carries the area code for where they activated it you can't go by the area code as to where they live.

They get that phone number assigned to them and it stays with them for as long as they carry a phone contract with any of the cell companies. I have a number of friends who live here in Colorado but their phones have area codes for all over the US.

 

[PARA45]

Or you get those texts by "mistake", and then they want to be your friend, and 99.9% of the time they are Asian looking.

 

[BRICKBURN]

@vendingmax joined in April, had zero credibility here. He's still listed as a member. Report this to the admins.

Just read this. GONE!

 

[Rare Breed]

Just read this. GONE!

nicely done Brickburn!!!