holloway Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 (edited) Just a heads up arising from my wanted ad concerning 410 reloading stuff ,a private message from desmondtheman007 asking me to email him for pictures and price on a job lot ,I was suspicious of this what with a picture and price no real sense to his answers .Email address belongs to a Desmond Eliot . Anyway a quick search tells me he hasn't been a member long and has never posted on the forum plus he has been flagged up on the Airgun forum ,I have attached his pm. Please post your one word description of this person . Edited July 17, 2022 by holloway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow243 Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 he also tried to sell me a gunpower stealth he is a scammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Do the mods know about him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 37 minutes ago, Rim Fire said: Do the mods know about him I reported his message so they do now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Flagged up on the airgun forum for what? So far, from what I can see he’s just a guy who’s not an active member. 2 hours ago, scarecrow243 said: he also tried to sell me a gunpower stealth he is a scammer What was the scam? Assume requesting payment, with suspicion the goods never show up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow243 Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 he replied to my add for gunpower stealth said he had on in perfect working order £100 ?? plus £30 shipping had no pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 44 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said: Flagged up on the airgun forum for what? So far, from what I can see he’s just a guy who’s not an active member. What was the scam? Assume requesting payment, with suspicion the goods never show up? Yes he sends a pinched advert the goods don’t exist,if you search his name it comes up with a history of the same sort of scam ,the new member with no post is not definitive just a warning sign .flagged up on other forums for the same thing the goods never turn up.Of course he may have turned over a new leaf not worth the risk to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, holloway said: Yes he sends a pinched advert the goods don’t exist,if you search his name it comes up with a history of the same sort of scam ,the new member with no post is not definitive just a warning sign .flagged up on other forums for the same thing the goods never turn up.Of course he may have turned over a new leaf not worth the risk to me. Yes deffo sounds like a scam in that case 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 (edited) Hello, I read the add on the forum, I just had an interesting thing happen on that forum with a HW 99S 177, chap PMd me with photos, looked very good, his details checked out from old forum, so payed with PayPal but he was £7 short as I missed friends and F, before I could say I can resend the £7 he refunded the original amount and said he got £7 from PayPal, PayPal said my money was paid and his refund was paid yet not in my bank, this was Friday am, any thoughts, going to check at bank tomorrow Edited July 17, 2022 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 8 hours ago, holloway said: I reported his message so they do now. Hello, I cannot see the ad now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Thanks banned- the username referred to in original post checks out to Nigeria! In future please do let mods/admin know, either PM or report as we don't see all the posts on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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