It appears that the Nickel P7M13 scammer is back. I just put a $10,000 bid on all his auctions. If someone would be so kind to place a bid higher then the Buy it now but less then $10,000 then that will wipe out the Buy it now with NO RISK to you.
HK Proshop : For the Heckler and Koch Enthusiast
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P7 M13 Nickel scam on Gunbroker
- Thread starter Brobus
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Guyanaman1963
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Done!!!! BIN gone!!!!
Guyanaman1963
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Tailflash
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And how hard would it be for GunBroker to add some software to weed out these same pictures and block scammers from ever using them again. Unfortunately, this would probably affect all the sellers that use stock photos of guns...
I think GB is working on something like that. In the meantime, it looks like the scammer is back with another user name. I just placed a $10k bid on All of his items. If someone would like to bid higher then the buy it now and LESS then $10k then that will wipe out the Buy it now so no one will get scammed.
Guyanaman1963
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Done! BIN gone!
Guyanaman1963
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Got rid of the bin.
Tailflash
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Classic foreign scammer using the word "kindly"...
"For Question and purchase, kindly contact me at. 248-838-3833"
I see the scammer added three more auctions (SCAR, P7M13 & SP5), all with BIN prices.
"For Question and purchase, kindly contact me at. 248-838-3833"
I see the scammer added three more auctions (SCAR, P7M13 & SP5), all with BIN prices.
That’s easy! Sometimes they will put up a fake listing. Someone will then win the auction. The seller/scammer now has the buyers username, email and contact info. All they need to do is to run a basic computer program to figure out the buyers password. I have also received an email that ask me to verify something on Gunbroker. It looks like the Gunbroker website, but it is NOT. Had I followed the prompts to log in then the scammers would exactly what they need. I’m sure one could also buy that information off of the black market. There are a lot of companies like Starbucks out there with “free” WiFi. All it takes is someone with a little know how to hack into your device and steal your “saved” information off your device.
Tailflash
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Scammer is now gone. Must have gotten his 'fish' on one of the other listed scams with BIN still active.
Message sent to GunBroker:
Re:
GunBroker Support,
Greetings from Utah.
The following Auction/Scammer has been identified as a Scam on HK Proshop site. This same HK P7M13 sitting on its round table has been used in countless scams for well over 5 years. We have successfully shut this scammer down, numerous times in the past when the scammer was logging under new NR accounts, but recently, these scammers are somehow hijacking GunBroker user accounts that have positive ratings; this to give a potential unsuspecting buyer confidence that the seller is legit.
This P7M13 is again starting to pop up every other week and the scammer's other listed auctions have been used in the past as scams too.
Scammer identified on HK Proshop site:
P7 M13 Nickel scam on Gunbroker | HK Proshop : For the Heckler and Koch Enthusiast
Re: Scam posted Wednesday (we successfully shut him down):
HK. P7M13. NICKEL - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 949580334
Re: Scam posted Friday:
HK. P7M13. NICKEL - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 950001069
HK. P7M13. NICKEL - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 950036742
Just now, as I type this message, the scammer must have gotten his ‘fish’ as he is no longer a registered user and all his auctions have ended.
Can you please look into how these scammers are hijacking good people’s usernames? Also, is there a way to flag this P7M13 by using software to quickly identify this classic picture as a scam?
Thank you,
Dane (aka: Tailflash)
Message sent to GunBroker:
Re:
GunBroker Support,
Greetings from Utah.
The following Auction/Scammer has been identified as a Scam on HK Proshop site. This same HK P7M13 sitting on its round table has been used in countless scams for well over 5 years. We have successfully shut this scammer down, numerous times in the past when the scammer was logging under new NR accounts, but recently, these scammers are somehow hijacking GunBroker user accounts that have positive ratings; this to give a potential unsuspecting buyer confidence that the seller is legit.
This P7M13 is again starting to pop up every other week and the scammer's other listed auctions have been used in the past as scams too.
Scammer identified on HK Proshop site:
P7 M13 Nickel scam on Gunbroker | HK Proshop : For the Heckler and Koch Enthusiast
Re: Scam posted Wednesday (we successfully shut him down):
HK. P7M13. NICKEL - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 949580334
Re: Scam posted Friday:
HK. P7M13. NICKEL - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 950001069
HK. P7M13. NICKEL - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 950036742
Just now, as I type this message, the scammer must have gotten his ‘fish’ as he is no longer a registered user and all his auctions have ended.
Can you please look into how these scammers are hijacking good people’s usernames? Also, is there a way to flag this P7M13 by using software to quickly identify this classic picture as a scam?
Thank you,
Dane (aka: Tailflash)