There are various ways to scam people and there are various ways to determine the legitimacy of an ad. I saw an ad that I thought was too good to be true. The person allegedly had done a lot of business on AGN. "Have bought and sold many rifles/scopes on this forum. You can buy with confidence." That is a quote from his ad. He joined June 8 2022 so that is your first warning flag and he has done a lot in that time. ??????????? So I decided to Paypal some money to the email address provided in his ad. Any legit scammer has a Paypal account, right? And so he did. I sent 25 cents to that account. I expected some sort of reply such as "what is this?" "what do you want" etc you know, something. I got nothing at all. You know that Paypal told him that he had money. I am just going to conclude that it is a scam for my benefit. It may not be but I am not going to risk it.
Legitimizing an ad ...............
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If assume you’re still talking about Chas. I already told you he was a good guy. Maybe I’m a scammer too? Lol
Mike
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Not everyone lives with their nose glued to a phone or tablet waiting for an email. Jobs, life, responsibilities and the like take precedence.
Try a PM conversation, followed by a chat on the phone to allay any concerns.
Assuming that it is the Chas that has been around various forums for quite some time, his rep is pretty solid.
Try a PM conversation, followed by a chat on the phone to allay any concerns.
Assuming that it is the Chas that has been around various forums for quite some time, his rep is pretty solid.
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I'd be a "scammer" too if you sent me $0.25 to my PayPal. I dont get any kind of flashing lights or alarms when Im sent money, I just get another email amongst the 200 regular emails I get each day.
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If it’s Chas Dicapua, I have shot with him at many Field Target tournaments in the Northeast. Outstanding person and shooter. Rick
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I get ( including spam ) 2 mails a day ( tops ) ( this on the hot / live mail address i created around the turn of the century )
In regard to Text's on the phone + actual calls i get / make 2 - 10 a week, which is very nice and just like i want it.
It have taken a few decades to "groom" the 10 people that have my number to respect me in this way.
1: you can call night or day if you need actual help, but at night my phone are turned off, if you need help i will be out the door and in my car in minutes.
2: when you call please deliver punchline fast, do not add irrelevant stuff that can wait to we meet again ( usually in a few days )
I do like to chit chat and can do that for hours on end, just not on the damn phone.
If you need a shoulder to cry on, well invite me urgent then, and i will be there for you, please,,, pretty please do not do that on the phone, if you have my number it pretty much mean i will go thru hell and high water for you, and a 30 - 40 min drive + the extreme cost of gasoline in Denmark i do not even consider relevant to helping a friend or relative, and my small family i have way more relatives than friend. ( no i did not leave out a s in the end of friend, it is sadly not a plural thing for me )
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Yes, as some have indicated, opps eh? Most serious know competitive airgun shooters would indeed ignore some likely scammer depositing .25 cents on a "deaL'. I would. From a sellers point of view you might seems one of those odd scammers that just enjoys wasting people's time. When on the phone did you ask ................... . Google any name and add "airgun" like this https://www.google.com/search?q=Cha...IBBzAuMi4xLjaYAQCgAQHIAQLAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz The nice thing about buying from airgun folks who competitor folks is they know many many airguners.
John
John
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A phone call usually helps a whole lot to weed out the scammers, you can see if they have knowledge of what their item is and the sport. Then you can also ask for a picture with a unique message on a piece of paper, but those can be photoshopped. It helps to have them crumble up the paper then straighten it up a bit to help against this. Most scammers are not professional photoshop artist so the crumple lines are hard to replicate
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Still kind of new to this forum but I am curious about the scammer issue. I do not recall seeing any classified post locked due to being a scam nor one that has been labeled a scam or any notification that someone is a scammer.
The amount of angst on this site over scammers is incredible.
Do the moderators just quietly remove the posts? Does the forum do a poor job of weeding out the scammers or is the actual incidence of scamming here pale in comparison to the attention given the issue? I think the rule about having to qualify to use the classifieds is a great way to prevent scamming.
Does anyone have a number of scammers who attempted to operate here in the last year?
Or is there just a lot of hyper cautious people here?
Not trying to be snarky or critical. Just seems a lot of attention is given to this and I want to know the environment I am in.
The amount of angst on this site over scammers is incredible.
Do the moderators just quietly remove the posts? Does the forum do a poor job of weeding out the scammers or is the actual incidence of scamming here pale in comparison to the attention given the issue? I think the rule about having to qualify to use the classifieds is a great way to prevent scamming.
Does anyone have a number of scammers who attempted to operate here in the last year?
Or is there just a lot of hyper cautious people here?
Not trying to be snarky or critical. Just seems a lot of attention is given to this and I want to know the environment I am in.
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How do you figure? He (OP) did say that seller joined June 8 2022. So, I doubt it is who others are saying.
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I must disagree since phone scammers are a big problem theses days. Just saying a phone call alone won't prove much. Now confirming his/her home address or something along that would be better but, there's always a risk dealing with new/less known sellers. Some scammers are lazy while others do their homework.
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Yeah that was kind of a given. I didn't imply just call and hang up without saying anything...
Actually talk to the person and ask questions then use your judgment
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Several years ago I bought a Steyr off the yellow.
I was nervous about getting scammed.
The seller gave me his address and I googled the address and it came up on one of the real estate sites.
In checking the real estate site there was pictures of inside the house and there was a room with the exact style of flooring and a unique base board that was in the background of the gun picture he sent. So at least I knew the address wasn't a scam.
Between talking on the phone with the seller and the picture verification my uneasiness was set aside and the purchase was made.
It all worked out good.
I was nervous about getting scammed.
The seller gave me his address and I googled the address and it came up on one of the real estate sites.
In checking the real estate site there was pictures of inside the house and there was a room with the exact style of flooring and a unique base board that was in the background of the gun picture he sent. So at least I knew the address wasn't a scam.
Between talking on the phone with the seller and the picture verification my uneasiness was set aside and the purchase was made.
It all worked out good.
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