Spotting Internet/Forum Scammers

[cahner]

I was going to post about LordHunt also. I received a PM and he provided images that were from other boards that are years old. When asking for verification of things he quits communicating. Be diligent.

[m1963]

PerryJay- known scammer purportedly out of Romania. Be sure to review emails used...

[ArTee]

are there any new people out there that have been on this site yet? Got a response from someone on my WTB and asked for a bunch of data just now. He's only been here since Feb this year. COMUSEC and INFOSEC were some of the areas I worked. I'm wary.

Other suggestions.

RT

[m1963]

Check page 3 in the existing scam list, on the B/S/T thread… There are several websites listed there that an assist with a current check.

If you find a new scammer, be sure to add them here

Update 3/9/25- Use caution when dealing with users blaqqq, or jayyy......they have been identified as the same person, and have been reported as a scammer on other forums. The email address used by the scammer is /byteclassified@gmail.com/

[wjwillia]

Beware of marcowilliams and his "friend" Adam...same person...tried to scam me on a Evo10 a few weeks ago. He has been called out on AirgunWarriors and AirGunNation also.

[TWebster]

Knoll Arms using knollarms@gmail.com is a scammer.

Approached me with an offer on a pistol he had seen me inquire about. Great asking price and lots of good photos. Also seemed to know a bit about the gun. But, he only joined last year and only has one post....

So I did a reverse Google image search and found he was using photos from an auction site. And he even used photos of two different guns of the same model!

Anyway, if he messages you unsolicited, just Blick him and move on.

Hope this helps.

[Matt_Dorey]

PSA: Two scammers identified from my recent WTB post.

In the search for a used SCATT MX-02 I received 2 separate inquiries - one in Target Talk DM and one to my cell number which I provided on my post.

The first person goes by "Oxeb" - recently a member (December 2024) and no posts/engagement. I was immediately suspicious. They were offering a SCATT for $700, which is also a wildly low price. I requested they send me a photo of the unit while holding a pencil in the frame, just as a test that they actually had it. Radio silence since my request. While cross-referencing the second suspicious "seller", I found the same image Oxeb used from a post 4 years ago. Gotcha!

The second person has not provided any name, but I do have their phone number: 712-524-9193. They claim they are from Iowa and sent me four seemingly legitimate photos of a SCATT in very nice condition. After the first "seller" gave me pause, I decided to ask the same from this person as well.(Picture with a pen/pencil next to the unit). They agreed, but claimed they had a "late shift at work" and needed to wait until the EOD to provide me a response. Perfectly reasonable request. They asked for my name, and I reciprocated but received no response on that specific text message. Around midnight EST they sent me the photo which I have attached to the reply. The SCATT is about 10x larger than the ballpoint pen, and is a different unit than the one they originally sent me. When I noted the clear size discrepancy, they claimed it was the "angle" of the photo and the SCATT is "extended". It was obvious they had no clue what this unit actually was, given that a SCATT is 2 inches MAX. Seemed legit, but my gut told me to push a little further.

Really disappointed with this behavior on here. I have been buying/selling from TargetTalk for over ten years. Never used to be an issue.

Stay sharp, everyone!