SCAM ALERT

[Baghdad Bob]

Baghdad, since you have thoughts on the service/process, why don't you start the business?

Getting pretty long in the tooth for something like that. Why does it have to feel like you're entering The Matrix where there is danger around every corner everytime you try and buy something used on the World-wide Web.

 

[survivalistd]

Getting pretty long in the tooth for something like that. Why does it have to feel like you're entering The Matrix where there is danger around every corner everytime you try and buy something used on the World-wide Web.

It's the world we now live in. Being paranoid is not a good way to handle it.

 

[Chris in TN]

Medford , Oregon

Long way from TN but perhaps some other longtime member is near there and could help.

 

[Baghdad Bob]

Long way from TN but perhaps some other longtime member is near there and could help.

I thought of that ,but I'm a FNG without every much history so again I'm probably toxic. I know I won't hesitate to deal with someone on this forum with 500 or 1000 posts.

 

[CorbLand]

I thought of that ,but I'm a FNG without every much history so again I'm probably toxic. I know I won't hesitate to deal with someone on this forum with 500 or 1000 posts.

Lots of hacked accounts recently so even someone with a long history should be dealt with with caution.

 

[Baghdad Bob]

Lots of hacked accounts recently so even someone with a long history should be dealt with with caution.

Thanks for the advice. Seeing that we are talking this one happened to an ice fishing buddy of mine. It isn't fraud, but these guys call themselves sportsmen. He found a high end Vexilar in Madison. Made all the arraignments, drives 150 miles, the guy doesn't show up. Hasn't had enough of this yet, finds one in Green Bay, 90 miles away stiffed again same story. They don't have the common courtesy to let him know something had changed. Next move bought a reconditioned one from Vexilar.

 

[B Harrison]

Doesn’t even have to be a person, AI can do all that from somewhere in China.

I wouldn’t trade with anyone who can’t talk on the phone, and I don’t use any electronic payment, so I don’t worry too much about scams.


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[Baghdad Bob]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but when someone gives me their address I look it up on Google street search. if it looks a little "Third World" I tend to pause whether buying or selling.

 

[accountantsanonymous]

Lots of hacked accounts recently so even someone with a long history should be dealt with with caution.

Yeah, 2FA should be required here. Hopefully we’re moving in that direction.

 

[BryanL]

Heads up on a fairly elaborate scam. I posted "message sent" to an item in the classifieds. I get a text message saying "this is username from rokslide, yes item is still available, send me shipping info" I reply how did you get the number? He claimed I bought something before from him. Interesting, I am thinking. Try to call them and it just rings. Then I ask for Venmo. It didnt match name I looked up for phone. Then I asked for PayPal, now another name. I kept the comms going to get the "address" for a USPS money order. Bottom line is I used my number on a post back in 2017. Scammer looked it up to tried to impersonate the seller. Be careful out there. Here is the person/people to watch out for. DO NOT answer text messages like my dumbass. No, I never sent money.

Phone number used was (972) 331-8177

I just got screwed by a guy using this method. Felt sketchy and I should have listened to my gut. The PayPal he used was SteveHudson287. Venmo he tried to get me to use was AlexanderRouse-08 which he said was his wife’s. Email he ultimately used was hunterbridge05@gmail to send pictures and the phone number he texted from was
‪+1 (920) 653-0745‬. PayPal shared his email as StevenHudson3732@ Gmail.

Essentially same concept as described above. I never buy much from online forums and stupidly sent via F&F. I got convinced by some actual photos and written stuff on paper. Probably photoshopped now that I think about it. I was also convinced because the original seller used a guest account which you can’t message. I hit up someone else that purchased something from the OP and he confirmed it was all legit. But clearly this was a scammer capitalizing on a post. He got my number because I had posted it somewhere back in 2022 or so. I feel like such a dumbass.

Lesson learned…. Always Goods and Services for me and always messaging via the forum.