Watch out for this scam

[captdave77]

I posted an ad looking for a hot chick and B Bypass showed up.

 

[Bypass]

I posted an ad looking for a hot chick and B Bypass showed up.

LOL, Should have seen His face. I've never seen anyone so happy to see me.

 

[GrumpOleBear]

I posted a WTB ad. I got an email saying I had a message from an ODT user by the name Alandaile. The message said “Contact Peter he has A300 Ultima 20 gauge for sale petercross446@gmail.com”. I already smelled a scam, but some ppl are more vulnerable, so I wanted to investigate. I got on ODT and the message was no longer in my inbox, so I reached out to the email address and they messaged back in less than ten minutes with pictures and to let them know if I’m interested. I still had that feeling, and after a brief search, I found the exact pictures of the gun on google from a different listing that had already been sold. Watch your backs out there fellas. The scummy scammers are everywhere!

I wish I had seen this post earlier., unfortunately you posted after I got scammed. I looking for an AR with the triangular handguard. This guy scammed me out of $750, with the exact same "contact petercross446@gmail.com. After several PMs back and forth he said he was having problems with his PayPal account. I sent him the money via his "supposedly" grandsons Venmo account "Aidan Alayak".
Sent several emails to petercross446. Radio silence. As soon as the money was claimed all of our PMs disappeared. Contacted OTD and they had him removed about 2 weeks later. That was nice but he was already gone. I searched for his member name before I contacted OTD, No Such Member or something to that effect. ried to look back at our PMs - deleted!
I also had thought/known to Google the picture.
I also wish I had known "Anytime anyone wants you to email them is a scam. Same thing with all these Facebook groups--car/truck parts, golf, cycling etc. it doesn't matter. a WTB ad is easy bait for a scammer" as posted by Lord MDP.

Unfortunately didn't have this information. A short time later I received a PM from Ducksdeerandbeer with pics of an Upper only. Paid after several PMs I sent him $300. His PayPal handle is Jarrett Moneymaker. Tried to look back at our PMs - deleted!! looked up member - no such member. Another scam!!!!

SO MY FIRST TWO TRANSACTIONS HERE ON ODT AND I'M OUT OF $1050

VHinch Staff Member and Staff posted
"This isn't a new scam, it's been out there for at least the last 25-30 years going back to the pre-forum days of listservs. It and a couple of similar variations are far and away the most common scam attempt we see, and we've pointed them out ad nauseum at this point."

I'm new here and have read all the stuff about welcoming new members. Perhaps you you guys should include the scam alert that some in there. Is there some way ODT can vet new members or look for suspicious ads?

 

[basstracker89]

The moral to this is to simply meet up in person. If you can't or won't do that, then don't do the deal

 

[Please Delete]

The moral to this is to simply meet up in person. If you can't or won't do that, then don't do the deal

I only do shipping for/with well established members. Almost always deal face to face.

 

[Gunanddoglover]

Boggles my mind.

 

[buetang]

I wish I had seen this post earlier., unfortunately you posted after I got scammed. I looking for an AR with the triangular handguard. This guy scammed me out of $750, with the exact same "contact petercross446@gmail.com. After several PMs back and forth he said he was having problems with his PayPal account. I sent him the money via his "supposedly" grandsons Venmo account "Aidan Alayak".
Sent several emails to petercross446. Radio silence. As soon as the money was claimed all of our PMs disappeared. Contacted OTD and they had him removed about 2 weeks later. That was nice but he was already gone. I searched for his member name before I contacted OTD, No Such Member or something to that effect. ried to look back at our PMs - deleted!
I also had thought/known to Google the picture.
I also wish I had known "Anytime anyone wants you to email them is a scam. Same thing with all these Facebook groups--car/truck parts, golf, cycling etc. it doesn't matter. a WTB ad is easy bait for a scammer" as posted by Lord MDP.

Unfortunately didn't have this information. A short time later I received a PM from Ducksdeerandbeer with pics of an Upper only. Paid after several PMs I sent him $300. His PayPal handle is Jarrett Moneymaker. Tried to look back at our PMs - deleted!! looked up member - no such member. Another scam!!!!

SO MY FIRST TWO TRANSACTIONS HERE ON ODT AND I'M OUT OF $1050

VHinch Staff Member and Staff posted
"This isn't a new scam, it's been out there for at least the last 25-30 years going back to the pre-forum days of listservs. It and a couple of similar variations are far and away the most common scam attempt we see, and we've pointed them out ad nauseum at this point."

I'm new here and have read all the stuff about welcoming new members. Perhaps you you guys should include the scam alert that some in there. Is there some way ODT can vet new members or look for suspicious ads?

I hate to hear this man.. I've been a member here for a long time. The unfortunate truth is, I don't deal with people that have little to no feedback with risk on MY end. Its unfortunately the world we live in. 2nd rule of thumb should always be.. if it smells fishy, or too good to be true. In this day and age, it most likely is.. Also, if they have negative reviews, read them.

Meet people at gun store parking lots.. police stations, etc. If they won't do those things, theres a reason.

Better luck with future interactions. Its largely a great place to do business with like minded folks.

 

[Disbo]

My favorite are the scammers that "steal" pics from legit sites and say they have it for sale at 40-60% of the going rate. I ask them for a picture of them using their left index finger in the barrel of the pistol/Rifle with the magazine resting on their finger. If they have the gun it takes about 10 seconds to shoot.. If they don't.. Good luck finding a "borrowed" picture on the web with those exact directions. Most of them dont even respond once I ask this.. but sometimes they do and send a pic exactly as requested. I drove 2.5 hrs to pick up a piece that fellow was motivated seller and the LGS.. would only give him 10-20% of "collector retail".. not foolproof but flushes out the bad seeds pretty quick.... Happy Hunting... D

 

[4ssss]

Not a scam on here, but I got a real looking email from EzPass telling me my account needed to be replenished yesterday. Just fishing I guess.

 

[Hayata]

Not a scam on here, but I got a real looking email from EzPass telling me my account needed to be replenished yesterday. Just fishing I guess.

Funny, I've received two texts today for the same thing!