NorthBorder
Member
[email protected]
To
[email protected]
Jul 17 at 8:41 PM
Message from: [email protected]
Message regarding: Ruger SP101 .22LR
Hi do you still have this for sale ???
Me
Still for sale.
Jul 17 at 10:36 PM
Mark Jason Velasco <[email protected]>
To
Me
Jul 17 at 10:54 PM
I would like to proceed with the instant purchase immediately, Am ok with the condition and the price, I just got deployed from your area thats the reason i wont be able to meet to see it but i can contact my FFL holder and can you give me the contact info of you as the person i am about to purchase the firearm from? I can email msg a copy of my FFL for verification if you want. So let me know if you are ready to proceed in receiving the payment right away, it will be in form of a certified cashier check which will be mailed to you via USPS 2-3 working days delivery or Fedex next day delivery, So you ll have to ship to my FFL once the check is cleared. So please kindly get back to me with your details as requested below.
Name to be on check
Full address to receive the check
Mobile number
Final asking price of the fire arm.
Regards,
MARK
*****************************************************end of email***********************************************
This is typically the response from a scammer to my add on Armslist (and very similar to my adds on Craigslist). The first giveaway is the name followed by 4 numbers in the email. The other giveaways are, they never ask any questions about the gun other than if it is still for sale. The body of their response to me saying it is still for sale has several red flags. And these don't usually vary. They say they want to proceed immediately. They've just deployed from my area. They request my name, address, phone, and will send me a certified cashiers check immediately, Certain words like "kindly" or "regards".
I don't take offense or get upset. I just recognize it for what it is. My typical final response to them is "I don't respond to scams". I have tried to find a way to contact Armslist and report this but I am not computer savvy enough to know if there is a way to locate the person perpetrating the scam. I wonder how often scammers end up actually getting a gun this way. Is there a way to actually find out who they are?
To
[email protected]
Jul 17 at 8:41 PM
Message from: [email protected]
Message regarding: Ruger SP101 .22LR
Hi do you still have this for sale ???
Me
Still for sale.
Jul 17 at 10:36 PM
Mark Jason Velasco <[email protected]>
To
Me
Jul 17 at 10:54 PM
I would like to proceed with the instant purchase immediately, Am ok with the condition and the price, I just got deployed from your area thats the reason i wont be able to meet to see it but i can contact my FFL holder and can you give me the contact info of you as the person i am about to purchase the firearm from? I can email msg a copy of my FFL for verification if you want. So let me know if you are ready to proceed in receiving the payment right away, it will be in form of a certified cashier check which will be mailed to you via USPS 2-3 working days delivery or Fedex next day delivery, So you ll have to ship to my FFL once the check is cleared. So please kindly get back to me with your details as requested below.
Name to be on check
Full address to receive the check
Mobile number
Final asking price of the fire arm.
Regards,
MARK
*****************************************************end of email***********************************************
This is typically the response from a scammer to my add on Armslist (and very similar to my adds on Craigslist). The first giveaway is the name followed by 4 numbers in the email. The other giveaways are, they never ask any questions about the gun other than if it is still for sale. The body of their response to me saying it is still for sale has several red flags. And these don't usually vary. They say they want to proceed immediately. They've just deployed from my area. They request my name, address, phone, and will send me a certified cashiers check immediately, Certain words like "kindly" or "regards".
I don't take offense or get upset. I just recognize it for what it is. My typical final response to them is "I don't respond to scams". I have tried to find a way to contact Armslist and report this but I am not computer savvy enough to know if there is a way to locate the person perpetrating the scam. I wonder how often scammers end up actually getting a gun this way. Is there a way to actually find out who they are?