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  • marczwetslootmarczwetsloot Frets: 30
    @stormzy is a scammer. Located New York, joined three days ago. 
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  • BtrcuBtrcu Frets: 96
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  • slowpilgrimslowpilgrim Frets: 132
    Recently had a user contact me with a tip off on a jazzmaster model I was looking to buy, with the e-mail address for a seller. User is based in the US and only has 3 posts, each of which looks semi-genuine but they’re short, fairly generic and didn’t reply any further to their own topics. Smells a bit scammy to me. Is there any consensus on how to spot a scam?
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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    slowpilgrim said:
    Recently had a user contact me with a tip off on a jazzmaster model I was looking to buy, with the e-mail address for a seller. User is based in the US and only has 3 posts, each of which looks semi-genuine but they’re short, fairly generic and didn’t reply any further to their own topics. Smells a bit scammy to me. Is there any consensus on how to spot a scam?
    Sounds like you already have a good nose for it. 

    My general theory is anything that feels over-formal or goes straight for a “I have the item but you need to pay via [literally any convoluted method that isn’t PayPal or cash] and I won’t meet you in person” is usually a good bet. 

    Thankfully few & far between on here and reverb.com but you still need to stay aware
    The Assumptions - UAE party band for all your rock & soul desires
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  • RolandRoland Frets: 8108
    2013cossj has tripped the scammer alarm thanks to the people who notified us of his PMs
    Tree recycler, and guitarist with  https://www.undercoversband.com/.
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  • Delaware_123Delaware_123 Frets: 62
    https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/profile/36691/HenryObucks
    This guy just contacted me saying somebody has a pedal forsale that I’m looking for and provided me with an email address. He only joined today and no other posts, I’m assuming a total scammer 
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  • RolandRoland Frets: 8108
    Delaware_123 said:
    https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/profile/36691/HenryObucks
    This guy just contacted me saying somebody has a pedal forsale that I’m looking for and provided me with an email address. He only joined today and no other posts, I’m assuming a total scammer 
    Yes.
    Tree recycler, and guitarist with  https://www.undercoversband.com/.
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  • TheToneTurnerTheToneTurner Frets: 64
    Delaware_123 said:
    https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/profile/36691/HenryObucks
    This guy just contacted me saying somebody has a pedal forsale that I’m looking for and provided me with an email address. He only joined today and no other posts, I’m assuming a total scammer 
    Had the exact same guy contact me yesterday in response to a WTB I’d posted. 

    I hadn’t seen this thread but it seemed dodgy. So I emailed to ask if they had it for sale online anywhere. They said no but that doesn’t matter. Just send over my address and how I want to pay. I won’t be doing either of those things. 

    Thanks for being on the look out everyone. Keep fighting the good fight!
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  • RolandRoland Frets: 8108
    babs_george Has joined the esteemed company of “my friend has exactly what you’re looking for”
    Tree recycler, and guitarist with  https://www.undercoversband.com/.
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  • Sevenof9Sevenof9 Frets: 152
    Many thanks @Roland ;
    babs has sent me dm’s with ‘my pal has what you’re looking for’… and I was just going to check this very thread, so thanks again 
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  • RolandRoland Frets: 8108
    @Sevenof9 You and 16 others. 
    Tree recycler, and guitarist with  https://www.undercoversband.com/.
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  • mattacjonesmattacjones Frets: 472
    Nearly just fell for Babs who's just done the same to me. Gave me his mates email. Popped his mates email into Google and it came up on known spammer scammer database! 
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  • mattacjonesmattacjones Frets: 472
    For those interested, I did see that Babs to was banned but had already emailed his mate. I was interested in the stranger on offer and was given a different pay pal address to make payment. I'd begun to smell a rat and asked for pics of this speaker. Got them pretty quick. Did a quick Google image search and because they are fairly rare, immediately saw the pics I'd been sent, lifted from a 4v year old reverb ad.

    Now wondering whether to respond or ignore b and forget it.
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  • mattacjonesmattacjones Frets: 472
    Babs shouldn't be able to pm fretboard users. Can that be disabled? Not sure who mods are these days
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  • Gerz6558Gerz6558 Frets: 698
    You can add West_77 to the list. Sent me the below today:

    Monie has The prs for sale in good condition Here’s his email Moniquefregianzv94@gmail.com
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  • carl999popcarl999pop Frets: 47
    Gerz6558 said:
    You can add West_77 to the list. Sent me the below today:

    Monie has The prs for sale in good condition Here’s his email Moniquefregianzv94@gmail.com
    Had similar email from west 77
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  • CoeCoe Frets: 11
    +1 for the West_77 scammer. Tried the same on me. Complete scumbags 
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  • allenallen Frets: 545
    I just had one today

    https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/profile/37910/WestMark

    sent me a pm

    "Benjamin has Poly Effects Josh Smith Flat V for sale in good condition Here’s his email benjaminkakss@gmail.com"


    My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GuitarStuffChannel 
    https://www.instagram.com/insta.guitarstuff/

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  • RolandRoland Frets: 8108
    allen said:
    I just had one today
    Gone.
    Tree recycler, and guitarist with  https://www.undercoversband.com/.
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