Forum Boss
Administrator
Folks, we are seeing increased threats by scammers... matching the huge number of fake gun/reloading websites.
These guys may start with an apparently innocent membership here, then direct you to a third party, who is a CRIMINAL.
I personally run background checks for every new sign-up. This is occupying 500+ man-hours per year. But we may have to step this up, requiring phone numbers and further verification.
We are seeing a pattern of an apparently legit sign-up, then a change to VPN -- perhaps as an account is "handed off" from an accomplice to a scammer.
WHAT I NEED from YOU:
If anybody directs you to a third party for sales, NOTIFY Forum Boss immediately. Click the "Report" button at the bottom of a post or PM you receive.
In addition, you MUST protect yourselves. NEVER buy anything without a custom photo. Guys, that's more than the same photo with the day's date! A hacker can do that in seconds. For example, tell the seller "Tie a ribbon around that scope, place it on the dash of your truck, with a hat nearby." If the scammer doesn't have the product he can't create that photo!
And guys, I cannot stress this urgently enough, DO A VOICE PHONE CALL. Not text -- VOICE!
Repeat DO A VOICE PHONE CALL!! I don't know anyone in the last 2 years who has been scammed who actually made a voice conversation. When you call, if it is "Google voice forwarding" that is a red flag. If you reach a human, ask lots of questions. If the accent appears to be foreign, presume this is a scam without very, very serious confirmation.
I have provided all this information before, but members continue to ignore it.
We need your help.
These guys may start with an apparently innocent membership here, then direct you to a third party, who is a CRIMINAL.
I personally run background checks for every new sign-up. This is occupying 500+ man-hours per year. But we may have to step this up, requiring phone numbers and further verification.
We are seeing a pattern of an apparently legit sign-up, then a change to VPN -- perhaps as an account is "handed off" from an accomplice to a scammer.
WHAT I NEED from YOU:
If anybody directs you to a third party for sales, NOTIFY Forum Boss immediately. Click the "Report" button at the bottom of a post or PM you receive.
In addition, you MUST protect yourselves. NEVER buy anything without a custom photo. Guys, that's more than the same photo with the day's date! A hacker can do that in seconds. For example, tell the seller "Tie a ribbon around that scope, place it on the dash of your truck, with a hat nearby." If the scammer doesn't have the product he can't create that photo!
And guys, I cannot stress this urgently enough, DO A VOICE PHONE CALL. Not text -- VOICE!
Repeat DO A VOICE PHONE CALL!! I don't know anyone in the last 2 years who has been scammed who actually made a voice conversation. When you call, if it is "Google voice forwarding" that is a red flag. If you reach a human, ask lots of questions. If the accent appears to be foreign, presume this is a scam without very, very serious confirmation.
I have provided all this information before, but members continue to ignore it.
We need your help.
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