Please be aware. If you place a 'WTB' ad in the Classifieds and receive an email from someone, typically with the minimum number of posts that permits them to view profiles, professing to have the item you want - Treat it with extreme skepticism.
These scum predominantly use 'gmail' email addresses and trawl gun forums looking to separate members from their hard earned money. They use easily obtainable pictures from gun sites to give authenticity to their offers. A member here has already lost $400 with little to no chance of getting it back.
The scammer concerned in this incident used the alias 'Michael Spector' and the user name 'Riddid'.
The same alias has also been used on Sigforum.com in attempts to steal over there.
I suggest the following:
1. Go to your profile settings and modify it to uncheck the box 'allow users to email me'
2. If you receive an email responding to your 'WTB', require the sender to post in your ad, and supply you with their user name.
3. Perform a 'Google' search - not a Bing, DDG, or any other search engine, but a Google search on the names, address, and user names supplied.
4. Peruse the posts made by the user name - typically they will be garbage 'filler' posts used to bump their post total to the number that gives them access to member profiles - currently 25 -and often (but not always) there will be mistakes that suggest that English is not their normal language.
5. Report any problems immediately to board staff and do not, do NOT delete any emails or PMs that you have received before doing so.
6. We will co-operate fully with Law Enforcement in any investigations instigated to deter or catch these scammers, although there are some limits as to what we can do.
