Well I have joined the ranks of those who have been scammed. I text a person that I thought I could trust. We agreed to a trade. What I got back was a rifle that had been stolen from brawler1588. I am in the process of getting his gun back to him. I will be out of the only air rifle I have. Impact m3 bronze with a bronze backbone and an extended bipod rail. The person that has is called himself John Cully at 506 heatherhill Rd. Columbus Ohio. Or Anthony Jarvis. Same address. If you have any suggestions for me on what to do next. Please text. Brawler is offering a very good price on his rifle but I doubt I can afford it. Hind sight is 20-20. 307-630-6531
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- Thread starter jbull
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First off sorry for your loss/hassle.
Secondly, only use paypal (not f&f) for online transactions, additionally use a credit card on top so you get dual protection through both paypal and your credit card/bank. This CANNOT be re-iterated enough.
And DO NOT trade guns straight up, ever...unless in person. Big red flag.
Secondly, only use paypal (not f&f) for online transactions, additionally use a credit card on top so you get dual protection through both paypal and your credit card/bank. This CANNOT be re-iterated enough.
And DO NOT trade guns straight up, ever...unless in person. Big red flag.
So sorry to hear this.
How did the person get Brawler's gun? Since Brawler would have been out his gun entirely without your help maybe the 2 of you could agree to 1/2 price. Then each of you would only be out 1/2 of the total. Just a thought to take out some of the sting for each of you.
I was recently scammed as well so I feel for you.
How did the person get Brawler's gun? Since Brawler would have been out his gun entirely without your help maybe the 2 of you could agree to 1/2 price. Then each of you would only be out 1/2 of the total. Just a thought to take out some of the sting for each of you.
I was recently scammed as well so I feel for you.
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We are in touch, trying to work something out. Just don't know if I can afford anything right now. This guy claimed that brawlers gun was stolen off his porch
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Did you ship to that address? I'm curious because it doesn't show up on a Maps search?
I'm not a believer in PP or other payment services. But in cases of any question, I have asked for a photo of the seller's photo ID, showing the shipping address, with the item for sale included in the picture(s). With that, a personal check showing the same address.
I'm not a believer in PP or other payment services. But in cases of any question, I have asked for a photo of the seller's photo ID, showing the shipping address, with the item for sale included in the picture(s). With that, a personal check showing the same address.
You need to inform Michael the forum owner asap and the police. Criminals should to be punished along with returning the stolen property.
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I have let AGT know of this thief as I also was ripped not long ago. He is banned under that name. He is in fact Anthony Jarvis claiming his uncle is doing this sh...
He actualy forged a USPS MO I accidently sent him also. I sent it to aka John Cully by accident that was to go to another trade deal. I paid for Fedral inquire & got check back. He forged it & signed Anthony Jarvis. This was after a horrible experience prior to this with him.
Is he back in AGN under new name .? He is banned with a gazzilion defferant names.
Joe
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I'm not familiar with the area, but I see that address under Whitehall, OH, same zip. Probably my error, sorry.
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This is one of the reasons I pushed (unsuccessfully) for 100 meaningful posts before gaining access to the classified section and if you spam to 100 you never get access. I've seen this on other forums and it's the only thing that worked to stop scammers. They won't put that much time into multiple accounts to scam on. If you really want to stop scammers on a forum you can... 99% anyway. Some forums just want maximum traffic to pump up their revenue stream.
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This site could offer a middle man service for high end gun trades for a small fee. Sure you'd have to pay shipping twice and the fee, but that's better than losing an entire gun worth potentially thousands. Accounts can be compromised, people can be duped by look-a-likes. If the service were made available it wouldn't be too big of a burden. It's quite common on other sites I frequent...for assets worth far less. Just a thought.
-Matt
-Matt
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Absolutely agree 100%. So simple that it just doesn’t make sense to some. I used to be on a forum that you couldn’t even view the classifieds until you achieved a certain status. Until someone does something, we will always have these topics to read. Grown men that really want something are easy targets. This scammer is just another who’s figured that out.
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I was recently scammed by a member since 2015 with 1000 posts! Unfortunately nothing is foolproof. I always try to have a conversation before dealing with someone Facetime is even better. I have been asked to walk outside and show my address before. A good idea if you ask me.
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Very true. I think I remember you talking about it and I was shocked. Then shocked once again when another name was brought up as another scammer. I guess the buyer is just going to have to make the seller jump through enough hoops until he feels comfortable.
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Exactly what needs to be done. Especially if someone who joined in 2015 nd had 1000 posts stole from another member, then needing 100 quality posts is a good deterrent.
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Definately agree with Heavy-impact. Get the cops involved. And a good paper trail collected before they arrive. So sorry it happened though. I've been really cautious about those with low feedbacks but so far I've been lucky.
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