Beware of buyer/seller

[dJfq9G4EDiR]

"Donaldy McGinty" made another alias, Donald3.

Messaged me about "Richard in Chicago" having an off-roster handgun to sell to me. Email address given is richardboyd025@gmail.com.

[OldBoldPilot]

I include the following in every For Sale post I make, and I stick to it. It has saved me no end of aggravation. The only exception I made was for a young Marine out of Pendleton (I’m an old one).

IF YOU HAVE ZERO iTRADER EXPERIENCE OR A FEEDBACK SCORE OF LESS THAN 100% YOUR RESPONSE WILL BE IGNORED.

[turdobrik]

I too received the same message.

Hi you can reach out to Richard in chicago he has the Glock 43 for sale this is his email address richardboyd025@gmail.com

[93chipper]

Same guy is back at it again this time handle is garyxxx says a guy named Richard has a off roster p320 in Chicago

[jmatt511]

Originally Posted by 93chipper

Same guy is back at it again this time handle is garyxxx says a guy named Richard has a off roster p320 in Chicago

Tried me too. his email this time was boydrichard153@gmail.com

[mbison83]

Guys, everyone creating a WTB post gets contacted by this scammer. I have been contacted twice already and he offered to ship an off roster gun to my FFL and my FFL told me that is illegal. That's when I realized something is not right.

[mbison83]

Here is an example.

[sulla123]

Originally Posted by 93chipper

Same guy is back at it again this time handle is garyxxx says a guy named Richard has a off roster p320 in Chicago

Tried it on me too. So obvious.

[BigPimping]

Why is his ISP not flagged and banned?

[DatsunMike]

Not sure if this is the place to report an Armslist scammer, but better to put it out there than to get scammed.

Name: Larry Morales
Phone: (414) 409-6483
Email: morallarry822@gmail.com
PayPal Email (“Family/friends only”): nus1126@aol.com
Supposed FFL Email: theaermory@protonmail.com

Posted a GP100 in OC Ca on armslist, ffl to ffl transfer. Didn’t seem suspicious due to social distancing. Asked for my FFLs email so his can get in touch with them. Started to text me from the “414” area code (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). Requested to be paid PayPal, cashapp or zelle. Then requested my full name and address because he needs it for the invoice (suspicious). Told him I’d call my FFL for confirmation. He then told me to check my email from his FFL (The Armory, Fresno, CA). The email it was sent from, spelled “aermory” and didn’t match their email. Called them up, and like most FFLs, they’re tied up and not doing transfers. Already flagged ad on armslist. Stay safe out there!

Sale ad: https://www.armslist.com/posts/11525...100-357-magnum

[Soilguy]

Originally Posted by DatsunMike

Not sure if this is the place to report an Armslist scammer, but better to put it out there than to get scammed.

Name: Larry Morales
Phone: (414) 409-6483
Email: morallarry822@gmail.com
PayPal Email (“Family/friends only”): nus1126@aol.com
Supposed FFL Email: theaermory@protonmail.com

Posted a GP100 in OC Ca on armslist, ffl to ffl transfer. Didn’t seem suspicious due to social distancing. Asked for my FFLs email so his can get in touch with them. Started to text me from the “414” area code (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). Requested to be paid PayPal, cashapp or zelle. Then requested my full name and address because he needs it for the invoice (suspicious). Told him I’d call my FFL for confirmation. He then told me to check my email from his FFL (The Armory, Fresno, CA). The email it was sent from, spelled “aermory” and didn’t match their email. Called them up, and like most FFLs, they’re tied up and not doing transfers. Already flagged ad on armslist. Stay safe out there!

Sale ad: https://www.armslist.com/posts/11525...100-357-magnum

I would assume that this thread is only for reporting issues with other Calgun members. As far as Armslist goes... well it's Armslist. It's occupied by scammers all the time. Don't get me wrong I have had some good experience buying and selling there but it's a little more risk than Calguns. You just have to know what to look for in the posting. What I do is always google search pictures or the description right from the posting. Most of the time the scammers will take pictures and the description right of the internet from another web site. Then they will post it at a price you can't refuse. For example the Ruger GP 100 that you were interested in purchasing was actually for sale on Gun Broker from a Seller in Indiana. Same picture, Same description word for word. Copy and paste. Most the time these scammers don't even know much about firearms to begin with. I flag a post just about every time I log on to armslist.

[DatsunMike]

Originally Posted by Soilguy

What I do is always google search pictures or the description right from the posting. Most of the time the scammers will take pictures and the description right of the internet from another web site. Then they will post it at a price you can't refuse. For example the Ruger GP 100 that you were interested in purchasing was actually for sale on Gun Broker from a Seller in Indiana. Same picture, Same description word for word. Copy and paste. Most the time these scammers don't even know much about firearms to begin with. I flag a post just about every time I log on to armslist.

That’s good advice! I used to be able to search images on the website, but not sure where they moved that feature to. I’ll stick to Calguns from now on to play it safe. Thank you!

[BurtonRider]

That "Richard Boyer" is trying to get me right now. Thankfully Zelle caught his email address before I sent money.

The wording on his emails seemed a little off but I let my excitement of getting the parts for my Benelli M4 get the better of me.

He was using Johnxxx on SnipersHide this morning but apparently they caught him and he got banned.

In addition to theboydrichard153@gmail.com I was emailing him on, he asked me to send payment to archendob@gmail.com

*Edit- he replied and gave me a new email address to send money to- haryounge94@yahoo.com

Here is a photo of the license he sent me as proof of identity. It's clearly photoshopped.




**Edit- He's on this forum RIGHT NOW (4/28/20) as Johnxxx.

[ChilBro Mfg]

Yup, I have a WTB post for a Glock slide parts kit(out of stock, everywhere) and Johnxxx PM'd with a message to contact "Richard in Chicago" with the email address of boydrichard153@gmail.com

I was born at night, just not last night

Criminals, tyrants, and terrorists don’t do background checks - Judge Benitez

[BurtonRider]

Originally Posted by ChilBro Mfg

Yup, I have a WTB post for a Glock slide parts kit(out of stock, everywhere) and Johnxxx PM'd with a message to contact "Richard in Chicago" with the email address of boydrichard153@gmail.com

I was born at night, just not last night

Criminals, tyrants, and terrorists don’t do background checks - Judge Benitez

Came here to say this. He send me a message this morning about contacting Richard in Kentucky to get the stock for my M4.

[Echidin]

Johnxxx = Garyxxx

On 04/01/20 I received a response to a WTB ad I posted from user Garyxxx telling me to email a richardboyd025@gmail.com in Chicago who had what I was looking for. I never followed through because the item I was looking for (handgun frame) needs to be transferred through an FFL face to face.

I, also, received a similar response from user vbrass01 on 03/22/20 concerning the same ad as above, telling me to contact a Donald at donaldmcginty816@gmail.com up in the SF Bay Area who had what I was looking for. Being that he was in CA I emailed him informing him if he was ever in southern CA I would purchase the handgun frame from him. We exchanged several emails and he sent me pictures, which seemed legit. In one of my final emails I offered him twice his asking price if he would make the drive down here to do the transfer at a local FFL. He replied that he could ship the frame directly to me via FedEx ground because “in these hard times, who would be checking packages”. At this point, it smelled very fishy and I was out.

[SmashedPrimer]

The posting above mine is confirmed. I too received a nearly exactly the same message from johnxxx saying to email the same person in Chicago. I have not responded.

[ACIDKOOL]

Beware of maustine43
ericjason4303@gmail.com

Sent me a PM for an ad I have on the WTB thread, sent email and after we agreed on a price the person (eric) wanted me to paypal the $ and he'll ship the offroster gun to me.

Dont fall for this. Be safe everyone.

[BroncoAZ]

Originally Posted by BurtonRider

That "Richard Boyer" is trying to get me right now. Thankfully Zelle caught his email address before I sent money.

The wording on his emails seemed a little off but I let my excitement of getting the parts for my Benelli M4 get the better of me.

He was using Johnxxx on SnipersHide this morning but apparently they caught him and he got banned.

In addition to theboydrichard153@gmail.com I was emailing him on, he asked me to send payment to archendob@gmail.com

*Edit- he replied and gave me a new email address to send money to- haryounge94@yahoo.com

Here is a photo of the license he sent me as proof of identity. It's clearly photoshopped.


**Edit- He's on this forum RIGHT NOW (4/28/20) as Johnxxx.

I lost $120 to this guy on 4/27 on a Larue LT-139 VFZ mount over on snipershide.com. Very similar approach as other posters here. Paid with Zelle, no recourse. Email address used was haryounge94@yahoo.com

[gecko82]

I am looking for a hard to find optic and was contacted by two people about reaching out to this individual: Rob @ robmas.n@gmail.com

Both people were new to Calguns and one was kinda odd and got banned almost immediately.

I reached out to this Rob guy and nothing super weird, just short and sweet messages. Does anyone know this Rob Mason guy? Wanted to check before I sent several hundred dollars via Paypal.

Note: on paypal it was converting dollars to euros which I thought was odd. Says the optic will ship from socal. There was no request to send it as a gift which is good because that should enable paypal protection right?


Am I being paranoid? Is this Rob Mason guy well known on the forums/industry?

[pdq_wizzard]

Sounds like you are about to lose $$

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[BroncoAZ]

Originally Posted by gecko82

I am looking for a hard to find optic and was contacted by two people about reaching out to this individual: Rob @ robmas.n@gmail.com

Both people were new to Calguns and one was kinda odd and got banned almost immediately.

I reached out to this Rob guy and nothing super weird, just short and sweet messages. Does anyone know this Rob Mason guy? Wanted to check before I sent several hundred dollars via Paypal.

Note: on paypal it was converting dollars to euros which I thought was odd. Says the optic will ship from socal. There was no request to send it as a gift which is good because that should enable paypal protection right?


Am I being paranoid? Is this Rob Mason guy well known on the forums/industry?

Run away! I don’t know the Rob Mason guy, but it sounds like how I got scammed last month. A forum member telling me his buddy had what I was looking for in my WTB ad and to email him.

[gecko82]

Originally Posted by gecko82

I am looking for a hard to find optic and was contacted by two people about reaching out to this individual: Rob @ robmas.n@gmail.com

Both people were new to Calguns and one was kinda odd and got banned almost immediately.

I reached out to this Rob guy and nothing super weird, just short and sweet messages. Does anyone know this Rob Mason guy? Wanted to check before I sent several hundred dollars via Paypal.

Note: on paypal it was converting dollars to euros which I thought was odd. Says the optic will ship from socal. There was no request to send it as a gift which is good because that should enable paypal protection right?


Am I being paranoid? Is this Rob Mason guy well known on the forums/industry?

So yeah this whole thing is super sketch. I'm 99% sure its a scam now and I'll add more evidence if requested, but everything about this from the members, the PMs, the emails, screen shots, and 1 phone call all scream SCAM.

While both "Rob" and the member here have been very responsive, that doesn't mean anything. I am highly suspect of the member here: Davies
He was the second person to say I should contact this Rob guy. The first person was a brand new member with only 1 post and got banned. Davies is also a brand new member with only 10 posts and they're both telling me to buy from this "Rob" guy.

So beware of Davies.

[gary8738]

Please see my attachment, luckily I googled this guys email before contacting him.

Same user Davies.

[gecko82]

Originally Posted by gary8738

Please see my attachment, luckily I googled this guys email before contacting him.

Same user Davies.

Davies just sent me a nasty PM cussing me out of defamation, but looks like I was right to be suspect. And hey if I'm wrong, I'll own that and retract what I wrote, but he doesn't seem willing to have a legit talk to shed light on this.

But he's definitely watching this.

The whole message from him and the other guy fit the same format of messages that other members here and on other forums have received.

[gecko82]

Just confirmed the user here Davies is complicit in the scam. He sent me screen shots of a supposed conversation on the longrangehunting forum between him and another member - to show that "Rob" was trustworthy.

Well I got on that forum and spoke with the other party in that screen shot and he just confirmed it was fabricated: "I can say with certainty, I never took part in that conversation. a fabrication at best."
And I'm happy to show proof of this if requested.

Also the dates were incorrect and photoshopped, along with the rifle that Davies sent me a picture of that he supposedly bought from "Rob". And it wasn't even a good photoshop...pretty pathetic attempt as well.

Mods/Admin feel free to read my PMs with Davies and you'll see all this stuff. I'll happily hand over the emails and photos he sent as well.

Davies is a scammer.
here's the email he used: ricdavis7768@gmail.com

Please ban this punk.

[Samchoe88]

Sigh...I just got scammed by this person trying to sell me a optic mount and there went my $140...

Davies is definitely a complicit in this scam.

The emai he used: robmas.n@gmail.com

Ban this person!

[Master_Prestige]

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/member.php?u=326011

[benz510]

Foxtrot87 has made everything right. Was away and couldn't get back to me due to family issues.

[gecko82]

Beware, new scammer here under the user name: peter brook

Scammer. Exact same format as the last two scammers that tried this on me, all new members with either no posts or just a couple, always referring to emailing someone who can help me get what I’m looking for.

[kaunosario]

Beware of xxxdoniycori. Responded to my WTB post for an off roster Sig P226. Offered me a Sig P226 Legion for $550. Payment upfront of course via PayPal.

[Slimjim1021]

Originally Posted by kaunosario

Beware of xxxdoniycori. Responded to my WTB post for an off roster Sig P226. Offered me a Sig P226 Legion for $550. Payment upfront of course via PayPal.

He (xxxdoniycori) responded to my g26 WTB post very very adamant to sell a gen 5 for 600. When it's too good to be true, it just rang an alarm bell for me. Knew that was pretty sketch.

[mbison83]

I know this doesnt pertain to this forum, but I feel it is my duty to raise a flag about Armslist. I found a great priced G19 there and the dude almost got me. He emailed from an account called Rodney Freeman (freemanslug@aol.com), but after asking for a photo of his ID, he provided not one but two with a name of Robert Lee Colwell. I have asked for a photo of serial number on the frame and he had it. Everything sounded pretty legit and I was logged on to paypal to send him the funds when I began to have a bad feeling about this. The names he has been using were not matching, which was the 1st red flag I remember someone here mentioning. I have decided to do some digging and ended up finding this exact glock on an active auction on gunbroker from a FFL in a different state. The images on that auction were the same exact images that he used on armslist. This guy operates from this number: 734-400-4160. Be safe out there and don't get scammed.

[jrtapiajr]

Hello all,

I'm relatively new to this form. I've purchased several handguns via Calguns and have never had an issue (knock on wood). I've been reading the "Buyer/Seller beware" section and wanted to add my "two cents." I'm confident in saying we are all trusting one another to act in "good faith" in performing the conditions of the specific transaction one may be a party to. Probably in most cases things work out as expected.

However, there are those cases where issues arise as noted in this specific thread. e.g. seller fails to provide items(s) as agreed and/or buyer falls to submit full payment etc.. or whatever the case may be.

So, how do we protect ourselves moving forward from a potential breach of an agreement that we might not see coming? Well, I'm only going to provide a list of things for you to follow-up on and/or research if you're willing to do the work. I'm not going to give any legal advice. This information is to help you become more informed about what you can do to ensure that your interests are protected and that you have independent and legal forum (not calguns) to seek relief in the event you believe a party has breached an enforceable agreement. Here's the info:

1. California Statute of Frauds: California Civil Code section 1624
2. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (which has been adopted by California)
3. Small Claims Court
a. Can sue for damages up to $10K
b. No lawyers allowed during the court hearing.

Why sue in small claims? Well if you want that specific item or dollar amount that was promised to you, and you're not in breach of any contract terms, you can use the legal process to obtain what you bargained for.

NOTE: I'm not a lawyer, this is not legal advice, and the information I've provided is for informational/educational purposes only and in no way creates or establishes a lawyer/client relationship.

[georgegiorgio]

New scammer, ben2000000 Junior Member, goes by Jason, don't know if it is his actual name

Uses a Google Voice number 205 730 6545, I've noticed this is out of state

Saw my WTB, and PM'ed me that he got what I've been looking for and asked me to contact him via a given number, after few text, I've noticed it was not very responsive, and then showed me exactly what I wanted and started pushing for a transaction, I've asked where he was located and gave me somewhere like 6 hours from the Bay Area

I've responded that I was not going to drive 6 hours, so he agreed to meet in the Bay Area if he wanted to make the transaction, he asked why not now

As I was busy, told him to meet few days after, day came, the FFL was closed, so I've found another that was open nearby, and contacted him and no response, then he responded asking for transfer payment first before to meet

I responded to him that was a waste of time, blocked him and erased the text

Watch out guys

[Max_P_Powerz]

Add to the list, member name Grant_01, just joined this month with 0 post. PM'd me within minutes of my WTB post for a Sig Super Target to contact Mr wenger 313-349-0208 or scottwenger92@gmail.com. Mr. Wenger claims to be JP firearms from NY. sent me a picture of sig super target from the web and the air pistol version.

[glenCOCO]

Originally Posted by Max_P_Powerz

Add to the list, member name Grant_01, just joined this month with 0 post. PM'd me within minutes of my WTB post to contact Mr wenger 313-349-0208 or scottwenger92@gmail.com. Mr. Wenger claims to be JP firearms from NY. sent me a picture of sig super target and the air pistol.

Wow, thank you for posting this. I was actually in the process of setting up a deal with him for a Rossi Model 92 via email. All the pictures were of an actual m92. He actually just sent me the price as i'm typing this. $300 brand new. Yeah... sounds like a scam to me.

[gecko82]

Another one! They are popping up like cockroaches

[benz510]

Update on Foxtrot87. Everything is fixed.

[gumby]

Time to hunt him down.