Beware of scammers with fake websites. I know there are plenty of threads of scam websites and I feel sorry for those that had been scammed. I'm sharing my experience and I'm not going into details of what, who, or where.
Found a gun I was looking for on the internet that was discontinued and can only be found used if you can find it. I found a website that offered them new, good prices and available. Hmm, Looks legit. Too good to be true? So, I attempted to make the buy. At checkout, it does not have a section for FFL selection or anywhere to ship the gun except to my address. I asked the Ask a Question popup about it and they stated that I would give that info after checkout or they would ship to the nearest FFL. It only has the option to pay by Zelle. So I stopped and didn't complete my checkout.. On the following day, they would send a follow-up message for me to send my Zelle info to complete checkout. They stated that Zelle allows them to discount the guns at a great price and that's why they only accept Zelle. I never had to pay by Zelle before always by credit card. So, I asked Google: Is this company legit? Then the search would come up with numerous complaints with BBB and a bunch of discussions of people getting scammed by this fake company.
So, I did more research on the same gun and several other websites that offered it as new, cheap, and available. The same thing, pay by Zelle only. Again, googled them and found that all those websites are fake and scams. Many of the complaints date back several years and are still in operation to continue to scam people. Why are they not shut down after several years?
If you find a gun that is too good to be true, with a good price and availability on the internet, do your research first before you get scammed. Also, pay by credit card that way you have some kind of protection from scams.
Found a gun I was looking for on the internet that was discontinued and can only be found used if you can find it. I found a website that offered them new, good prices and available. Hmm, Looks legit. Too good to be true? So, I attempted to make the buy. At checkout, it does not have a section for FFL selection or anywhere to ship the gun except to my address. I asked the Ask a Question popup about it and they stated that I would give that info after checkout or they would ship to the nearest FFL. It only has the option to pay by Zelle. So I stopped and didn't complete my checkout.. On the following day, they would send a follow-up message for me to send my Zelle info to complete checkout. They stated that Zelle allows them to discount the guns at a great price and that's why they only accept Zelle. I never had to pay by Zelle before always by credit card. So, I asked Google: Is this company legit? Then the search would come up with numerous complaints with BBB and a bunch of discussions of people getting scammed by this fake company.
So, I did more research on the same gun and several other websites that offered it as new, cheap, and available. The same thing, pay by Zelle only. Again, googled them and found that all those websites are fake and scams. Many of the complaints date back several years and are still in operation to continue to scam people. Why are they not shut down after several years?
If you find a gun that is too good to be true, with a good price and availability on the internet, do your research first before you get scammed. Also, pay by credit card that way you have some kind of protection from scams.