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Beware, scammers everywhere

Man, it just doesn’t stop.   I list an amp here, and immediately get a response.   Some back and forth on price, then it gets fishy.  “My partner and I will overnight the payment, we just need name and address.  Refuses PayPal, will only send from his/her bank.  All this over text, which should have been the first clue.  
I suspect the next thing would have been “we accidentally sent the money twice, can you send it back to us?” or something similar.  Been down that road before.   

None of this was due to the Audiogon platform, scammers find a way to get pretty much anywhere and everywhere.  If it seems fishy, run away.   
 

128x128winerocks
skiznfliz
33 posts
 

If Paypal’s fees were not so insane, as well as, not to be so quick to dismiss a seller’s defense when disputing a bogus claim from a scammer, maybe they’re wouldn’t be so many issues.     

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winerocks OP
10 posts
 

Indeed skiznfliz, PayPal fees are not cool.  
 

bassbuyer
173 posts
 

The scammers are getting more and more sophisticated.  Around here the latest scam is a text that looks like it’s coming from EZ Pass that you have an unpaid toll charge.  You have to look closely that the link isn’t exactly the same as the real vendor.  In addition the cell number it comes from is from outside the US.  Selling and buying online is also getting more involved and requires more scrutiny.  

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thecarpathian
4,684 posts
 

@winerocks ,

How did you respond to them?

You didn’t mention that part.

jetter
3,040 posts
 

@carlsbad2 

I recently sold a $3K used streamer to a fellow audiophile. It started out on the forum but then I got an email from him because he was out of the US and couldn’t get the forum to load.

I thought it would be interesting to see your buyer's feedback but your feedback shows no transactions ever.  I guess after the buyer emailed you from your contact info provided by A'gon the remaining transaction was completely off A'gon?

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