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Nitro_Guns
Site Supporter / FFL Dealer
Location: Lynnwood Joined: Mon Mar 14, 2011 Posts: 2499
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So this guy emailed me and agreed to send me a cashiers check for a gun I have listed for sale on Armslist. After we agree on the price with shipping to his FFL, I get the following email from him.....
"There will be extra funds on the cashier check that i want you to send to my brother so he can also purchase a gun also and he will be the one to come pickup for the next transactions... it is pay check mailed directly to you as I want this gun very much and want no delay in getting it. Upon the clearance kindly deduct the agreed price + shipping and extra$35 for securing the gun for me after which I will make arrangement on how you will get the extra funds to him"
Give me a break....What a moron... He also wanted me to email him a copy of my driver's license....Yeah right...lol
My response to him....Go to hell.....NO DEAL
Mini RANT over...lol
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Tue May 23, 2017 7:48 pm |
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golddigger14s
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Location: Faxon, OK Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 17822
Real Name: Chuck
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Nigerian back ground possibly?
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Tue May 23, 2017 7:52 pm |
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MadPick
Site Admin
Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52068
Real Name: Steve
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Yup, classic scammer move.
As soon as I hear "cashier's check," I'm done.
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Tue May 23, 2017 7:55 pm |
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reginald_burrito
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Location: Not Seattle Joined: Wed Nov 2, 2016 Posts: 698
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You run at the first mention of cashier's check? I've paid for every online purchase with a cashier's check. Then again, it was for the exact amount ;)
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Tue May 23, 2017 8:42 pm |
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MadPick
Site Admin
Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52068
Real Name: Steve
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I know that cashier's checks can be legit, but in my experience they're not used very often. For online purchases I typically see credit card, PayPal, personal check, or USPS money order as payment methods. I think the only time I've ever used a cashier's check is when making a big bank-related deal, like putting a down payment down on a house.
_________________SteveBenefactor Life Member, National Rifle AssociationLife Member, Second Amendment FoundationPatriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of AmericaLife Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear ArmsLegal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy CoalitionMember, NAGR/NFGRPlease support the organizations that support all of us.Leave it cleaner than you found it.
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Tue May 23, 2017 8:53 pm |
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jdhbulseye
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Location: Rochester, WA Joined: Thu Mar 10, 2016 Posts: 3761
Real Name: Mr. Idgaf
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His brother must be this Nigerian Prince I keep hearing about.
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Wed May 24, 2017 3:25 am |
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Selador
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Location: Index Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 Posts: 12963
Real Name: Jeff
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MadPick wrote: I know that cashier's checks can be legit, but in my experience they're not used very often. For online purchases I typically see credit card, PayPal, personal check, or USPS money order as payment methods. I think the only time I've ever used a cashier's check is when making a big bank-related deal, like putting a down payment down on a house. And from me, you'll see paypal or usps MO if online. I don't do credit cards or personal checks any more. Probably cash if in person. If my spidey senses are tingling, it'll be a postal MO, and the stub will still be here at home. I will have bought it with my debit card, so there is a record of it.
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Wed May 24, 2017 11:38 am |
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Sinus211
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Location: Marysville Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2012 Posts: 13507
Real Name: Mike
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Ever seen a $1200 Glock bone stock aside from a set of Truglo FO sights? https://www.armslist.com/posts/6874513/ ... mm-3rd-gen
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Thu May 25, 2017 6:33 pm |
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Arisaka
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Location: Tacoma Joined: Sat May 4, 2013 Posts: 6217
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Man, that guy is on a substantial amount of recreational drugs
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Thu May 25, 2017 7:43 pm |
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AR15L
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Location: Nampa, Idaho Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 19471
Real Name: Rick
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Arisaka wrote: Man, that guy is on a substantial amount of recreational drugs In all fairness, he did say "asking".
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Thu May 25, 2017 7:46 pm |
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Sinus211
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Location: Marysville Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2012 Posts: 13507
Real Name: Mike
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AR15L wrote: Arisaka wrote: Man, that guy is on a substantial amount of recreational drugs In all fairness, he did say "asking". He also said the price is "firm" and he "really doesn't want to sell it." I guess he REALLY REALLY doesn't want to sell it.
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Thu May 25, 2017 7:58 pm |
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NWGunner
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Location: South Seattle Joined: Thu May 2, 2013 Posts: 12475
Real Name: Steve
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sinus211 wrote: AR15L wrote: Arisaka wrote: Man, that guy is on a substantial amount of recreational drugs In all fairness, he did say "asking". He also said the price is "firm" and he "really doesn't want to sell it." I guess he REALLY REALLY doesn't want to sell it. He knows there's always a Zombie66 out there SOME-where ........
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Thu May 25, 2017 10:40 pm |
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Olympia173
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Location: East Olympia Joined: Fri May 30, 2014 Posts: 490
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Pablo
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Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28191
Real Name: Ace Winky
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Nitro_Guns wrote: So this guy emailed me and agreed to send me a cashiers check........ it is pay check mailed directly to you ...l Hahahahaha. You should have had him send you his pay check!
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Fri May 26, 2017 6:07 am |
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skey
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Location: Not Washington : ) Joined: Thu Aug 2, 2012 Posts: 2832
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Just when you think you have heard it all. The Nigerian Prince is back. I got this offer on a rifle: "I`m ready to buy it and the state of the Gun is great likewise the price. I wont be able to come make the pickup myself but i have a FFL Dealer which i told i would buy a Gun and he said its OK if i wont be making the pickup myself because i just relocated and i still have my properties i`m moving from your area which the FFL Dealer would come with the movers to move my properties. He would come with the paperwork of the FFL so you will apply signatures where necessary. Would you accept a Bank Certified check as payment and after it clears in your bank a local pickup will be made as explained and i`m willing to add an extra $100 to the payment for you to secure the purchase for me till the check arrives. Please get in touch with your name and mailing address to send the check to. Include your phone # as well so I will be able to contact you about the transaction. Thanks" You betcha. What could go wrong? Interesting part is I have two listed, days apart and he sent his initial "I would like to buy it" to both ads that were pages apart. He must just be running through all the ads.
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