Poor guy got scammed big time

[po18guy]

A fellow on the Colt Forum just fell for the "coltgunstore" scam site. Paid full MSRP and a $400 "fully refundable" shipping insurance for what is truly a "ghost gun." Did not say how he paid, but it's easy enough to guess. Of all ghost guns, these are the ones that should have legal attention. All of the clues were there, but a person with desire and money is easy prey for those with desire and no money. Basically internet mugging.

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[Certaindeaf]

If you look really really close you can usually see an adams apple on a counterfeit colt.

 

[User 1234]

Anyone ordering a modern gun from an online seller which promises to ship to their door (not a C&R) and which only accepts non-refundable payment methods has ignored not only red flags but also flashing lights.

 

[Member 34319]

If you look really really close you can usually see an adams apple on a counterfeit colt.

 

[po18guy]

Anyone ordering a modern gun from an online seller which promises to ship to their door (not a C&R) and which only accepts non-refundable payment methods has ignored not only red flags but also flashing lights.

Human greed is positively charged. Human gullibility is negatively charged. Perfect fit.
Although there is a certain degree of avarice or greed in the victim.

 

[pharmseller]

Stupid tax.

 

[P7M13]

Stupid tax.

 

[The Heretic]

I don't blame anybody for wanting a gun without the government getting involved in any way (my dad did it many years ago - bought USGI surplus from the NRA before the GCA, and for years would not buy any gun thru an FFL, only private parties), but they have to understand today that it is not legal to buy interstate if you don't involve an FFL. Therefore you are dealing with someone who at the least is skirting the law and your chances of being burned are almost a certainty.

 

[RVTECH]

I am sorry this guy got scammed but after reading his post (and regardless of what he said) all I see is someone who IS new to guns, completely unaware of the laws and not internet savvy.

Man, how can anybody be so gullible as to fall for something like this? - but I have read similar stories on other forums.

 

[The Heretic]

I am sorry this guy got scammed but after reading his post (and regardless of what he said) all I see is someone who IS new to guns, completely unaware of the laws and not internet savvy.

Man, how can anybody be so gullible as to fall for something like this? - but I have read similar stories on other forums.

That is what scammers live for. If they snag the one idiot out of a million who see their ad, then they have made their day/week/month.

 

[Jason200911]

Did he use credit card. Super easy to chargeback for PayPal and credit cards

 

[The Heretic]

Did he use credit card. Super easy to chargeback for PayPal and credit cards

Anymore scammers use the more or less instant cash transfer apps like Venmo or Zelle. There is no chargeback for those.

 

[RVTECH]

Did he use credit card.

He used Zelle.

 

[po18guy]

This one should have sounded:

 

[DirectDrive]

This guy not only got mugged, but they made him like it with the $400 insurance scam enhancement.
Ouch !

I tried to "chat" with them but they don't want to talk to me for some reason.

 

[po18guy]

This guy not only got mugged, but they made him like it with the $400 insurance scam enhancement.
Ouch !

I tried to "chat" with them but they don't want to talk to me for some reason.

They didn't do him dry. The $400 was for lube.

 

[RVTECH]

and a $400 "fully refundable" shipping insurance

This is the part I am having a hard time with.

What is 'fully refundable' shipping insurance ? What did he think they were 'insuring' exactly ? That the gun would ship - and if not he would get the $400 back?

Bill Engvall said it best with his schtick ' Here's your sign'....

 

[po18guy]

This is the part I am having a hard time with.

What is 'fully refundable' shipping insurance ? What did he think they were 'insuring' exactly ? That the gun would ship - and if not he would get the $400 back?

Bill Engvall said it best with his schtick ' Here's your sign'....

It was to lubricate the deal. Sadly, it was dry lube.

 

[sobo]

This one should have sounded:

Something more like this one shoulda been goin' off...

 

[Capn Jack]