Scam attempt -

[Saigon1965]

Got a reply from this email account to my WTB -

Quinton Burke <osburn88890@gmail.com>

Wanted to sell things fast at half of market rate -

Log it in your scam file -

[Garv]

No FTF, just shipping after cash, right?

[Jimvh2]

I got the same email, asked for pics. - No answer yet

Thanks for the heads up!

[YZINGERR]

I got an email from this guy too, I was wondering how he got my email address...

[Powder_Keg]

Got an email also. Asked for pics and his User ID ... not holding my breath.

OP, Thanks for posting and the heads up.

[SkyHawk]

I got an email from this guy too, I was wondering how he got my email address...

Your email address is displayed in your user profile. You can go to your user control panel and hide it.

[pcruz]

Glad I saw this post. I received an email from this guy to saying he had items I posted WTB ads for.

[mwsmith100]

same for me, how do we get him blocked?

[stilly]

Get his mailing address? Then send him some money and when he fails to deliver go to the post office and complain that he ripped you off through the mail. Then if it is across state lines, You might be able to get FBI involved, isn't that like mail fraud or something? I forgot. I am only going through playing by the rules with this reply.

I guess talking about him is the best way to deal with him. Yall seem rather level headed so I expect this should not be too much of an issue here.

In the meantime, just by posting osburn88890@gmail.com you are giving a few spam bots and cherry pickers some snacks. > we used to do this all the time in usenet. Just post a list of e-mail addresses of folks you do not like and let the spam bots snack on them...

[YZINGERR]

I just got a follow up email from him.
He is responding to my ad: WTB SD9VE
He states he is in crescent city and sent pics of his SD9 w/o a price.
He may be legit?!

[Saigon1965]

Not legit!

Got email of an SKS that belongs to a friend's collection! Doh!

[YZINGERR]

Do a Google search for osburn88890@gmail.com , he has "for sale" posts internationally.
He finally have me a price, "200usd"... Who the hell says "usd" if they're in the USA?
RED FLAGS.
HUGE PASS

[john myers]

I posted in the WTB for a Beretta got a reply from the same person
thanks for the heads up

[BOBGBA]

Get his mailing address? Then send him some money and when he fails to deliver go to the post office and complain that he ripped you off through the mail. Then if it is across state lines, You might be able to get FBI involved, isn't that like mail fraud or something?..

It probably used to work that way, but now with all branches of the govt (Fed, State & local) deciding which laws they want to enforce and which ones they want to ignore, the answer would be "it's not worth our time to pursue this."

[mike415stone]

Total scam, just google the email address and look at the stuff this person is trying to sell