Sold Winchester Safari Express 375 H&H

[CoElkHunter]

For Sale Winchester Safari Express 375 H&H

Winchester 70 Safari in 375 H&H. Has around 125 rounds through it. Will come with a new Leupold 2.5-8 VX3 with dual dovetail Leupold rings/bases. Also have 37 rounds with it. About half softs and half solids. Will throw in all the brass I have as well, around 120 pieces. I’d like to get $1800...

www.africahunting.com

Longtime lurker here...I found this thread, don't know if that helps or not.

Yep, same rifle for sale from March 2020 from a different seller. SCAM ALERT!

 

[gprippers]

YEP...perfect example of "If its too good to be true, then...." as the rifle would do $1500-1800 on line IMMEDIATELY without the scope right now! The scope/mounts would do another $400-$500 pretty quickly as well. Hmmmm... Would have been a mind boggling deal for sure.

WITH ALL THAT SAID...Ill take it but seller has to ship to FFL/shop first and then ill overnight the payment once the package arrives as described.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Either op purchased from original seller and is using stock photos. Or they got hacked I assume

Maybe, but I doubt the photos from the classifieds here with the rifle displayed on the couch would have been retained by the original purchaser on here? This seller could be Chicken Farmers reincarnated to wreak havoc and revenge on those here who exposed his scamming ass awhile back.

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

@ldmay375 as been banned for now.

 

[krish]

Seems logical without further mess !!!!!!
Krish

 

[CoElkHunter]

@ldmay375 as been banned for now.

Good move for now. I don't believe the seller of these current items is the true Idmay375 member here? I think the scammer somehow managed to get his profile posted to sell non existent firearms via the Zelle payment option. Thanks for getting on this Jerome!

 

[krish]

Good move for now. I don't believe the seller of these current items is the true Idmay375 member here? I think the scammer somehow managed to get his profile posted to sell non existent firearms via the Zelle payment option. Thanks for getting on this Jerome!

I see the same way. BUT
Krish

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

All, I’m backing out of this. This seller is either a Scammer or a very unprofessional character.

I’ve reported this thread and STRONGLY SUGGEST EXTREME CAUTION DEALING WITH THIS SELLER.

Good Luck.

By The way I would like to praise @rnovi for being cautious and reporting this strange activity to us. There is definitely something not right here but not sure yet what is going on.

 

[BRVDude]

Wow! One can never be too sure, which is a shame. We all try to deal in good faith but the bad players are out there. That was a close call. Glad it got kinda sorted before funds changed hands.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Surely someone has contact info for the real @Idmay375

 

[krish]

Surely someone has contact info for the real @Idmay375

Jerome in AH. I am sure he did or waiting to hear from him directly or through on of his real contacts. That is why the screen name Idmay375 is banned. As it could have been compromised.
Krish

 

[Jeffrey]

I just bought a great deal from a new seller on gunbroker. I used GunTab which is a new escrow service that’s sort of trying to become the PayPal of guns. Couldn’t be happier.

 

[krish]

It looks like it is a workable solution when you are not sure of seller or buyer.
Krish

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Jerome in AH. I am sure he did or waiting to hear from him directly or through on of his real contacts. That is why the screen name Idmay375 is banned. As it could have been compromised.
Krish

@krish, I have not contacted @ldmay375 for various reasons and the email associated with the member's account may have been changed. I'm sort of perplex has to what has happened here as it is not clear. As of now I believe that his account may have been usurped by a scammer. If someone uses similar or the same password on multiple accounts and his information has been exposed in a data breach it can be sold on the dark web and be used in many circumstances and by many different scammers using different scams. I will certainly restore @ldmay375 if he contacts me and can prove he is the original member and not someone else.

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

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[ldmay375]

Good move for now. I don't believe the seller of these current items is the true Idmay375 member here? I think the scammer somehow managed to get his profile posted to sell non existent firearms via the Zelle payment option. Thanks for getting on this Jerome!

Op is a long time member here...he may have had his account hacked. I'd hold off accusing the seller direct, @ldmay375 , until AH investigates this as it could be a hacker using his account if you're experiencing unscrupulous communication from them.

Definitely agree. It could indeed be a hacked account at work or some kind of misunderstanding. Would definitely hold off on all purchases until this stuff is sorted out.

Either op purchased from original seller and is using stock photos. Or they got hacked I assume

Hacked account is my bet.

I was definitely hacked.

 

[ldmay375]

For Sale Winchester Safari Express 375 H&H

Winchester 70 Safari in 375 H&H. Has around 125 rounds through it. Will come with a new Leupold 2.5-8 VX3 with dual dovetail Leupold rings/bases. Also have 37 rounds with it. About half softs and half solids. Will throw in all the brass I have as well, around 120 pieces. I’d like to get $1800...

www.africahunting.com

Longtime lurker here...I found this thread, don't know if that helps or not.

Damn good eye. I definitely did Not place any ad on this rifle. I my account was hacked by some scumbag scammer.
Jerome was able to square my account away, after I discovered this situation.

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Damn good eye. I definitely did Not place any ad on this rifle. I my account was hacked by some scumbag scammer.
Jerome was able to square my account away, after I discovered this situation.

@ldmay375, Thank you for shining in this thread.

I want to be very clear, unequivocally your account was not hacked on AH. If anything the password that you used on AH you had used the same password or similar elsewhere where a data breach was experienced. You may even had used the same username which makes it that much easier for someone who buys your information on the dark web to execute a scam.

More about this here:

Fyi: Account was Hacked

Fyi: My account was hacked. That for sale ad for a M70 375 H&H was Not placed to me. Jerome got things squared away for me. That for sale ad is a scam.

www.africahunting.com

 

[Jeff 907]

I’m always leery of firearm purchases with Zelle. Once the money is sent it’s gone. I put it with western union for modern scams.

Good catch. Stay vigilant.

 

[ldmay375]

@ldmay375, Thank you for shining in this thread.

I want to be very clear, unequivocally your account was not hacked on AH. If anything the password that you used on AH you had used the same password or similar elsewhere where a data breach was experienced. You may even had used the same username which makes it that much easier for someone who buys your information on the dark web to execute a scam.

More about this here:

Fyi: Account was Hacked

Fyi: My account was hacked. That for sale ad for a M70 375 H&H was Not placed to me. Jerome got things squared away for me. That for sale ad is a scam.

www.africahunting.com

Jerome, thanks for squaring this away !
Yes, I have the same user name on several outdoor/hunting forums. Some that have been dormant for many years. Probably some that I have totally forgotten about.
Thanks again for your time squaring this away.