WTS Scammer alert

[svivian]

Like I said, none of them are perfect.

Certainly, just making others aware in the event they were avoiding paypal for the firearms reason.

 

[Pheasanthnter1]

Thanks for the heads up, and the reminder to be cautious.

Sorry you fell victim to an ongoing issue.

Good luck with any future transaction on this forum or any other.



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[Arkrunner]

I was scammed on 24 hour campfire for a tikka roughneck stock yesterday. My bank stopped paypal payment for a $35 fee. Im really disliking these low lives

 

[sll]

They got me too. And they are getting smarter in how they are doing it.

 

[stevevan]

Zelle, with Venmo as a second choice.

Venmo is associated with Paypal.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Venmo is associated with Paypal.

Yes, but it has a better UI. All the methods suck. They all require acceptance of risk and due diligence.

 

[sll]

How they are doing it…….even if you send PP as G&S you can kiss it bye.

 

[Eric375]

I had a deal working on long range forum last week. I told the LEGIT poster of the ad that I would PM him to discuss details. The hacker accessed his PM and got my phone number and tried to move forward with payment details. The original guy had no idea someone had hacked his PMs and was trying to close the deal for him with his own scammer payment details. The only reason I caught it was he wouldn’t send me a pic of the gun with my name in the picture. It seemed fishy so I posted on the original guys post that he was giving me bad vibes. That’s when we figured out someone had hacked his PMs.

BE AWARE THAT YOUR PMs ARE NOT SECURE AND PEOPLE HAVE A WAY OF ACCESSING THEM. TAKE THE EXTRA STEPS TO CONFIRM LEGIT BEFORE SENDING PAYMENT TO ANYONE. ID NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING BUT IT DID

 

[TAArrowood]

That’s more or less what happened to me. If the scammer has hacked it to a legit members account it’s easy for things to go sideways. The original
Account owner had good feedback and I had no reason to be concerned. Lesson learned. To trust is to check.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

2FA should be required to post in the classifieds.