Scammers are getting more "hip"

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RussKW6T
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Scammers are getting more "hip"

Post by RussKW6T »

Not my first rodeo here on QTH, but this one got closer than any of the others. 4 of 5 replies to my want ad on QTH were met by scammers. Number 4 sent me a photo of the item I'm looking for. Still thinking it might be legit, I advised number 4 his email did not appear on QRZ, so I would not send any payment over paypal or similar sites. I advised number 4 I would only send to his FCC mailing address. Number 4 agreed, so we settled on a price. Number 4 now states he wants a gift card sent to his address and actually gives me the FCC address to mail it to; that was odd, but okay. Number 4 then sends an email kindly asking me to email photos of the receipt and both sides of the gift card. Arrrgh. I declined, but just for grins, I responded and offered a postal money order to the FCC address. Nothing further has been heard from number 4.
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