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Heads Up! Recent scam on Reverb
- Thread starter Mister Molina
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There's no shame in the prince's game. He had a good long run. He'll be missed.
skyline_01
Endorsing artist: Nordstrand Audio, Tsunami Cables
Yep - recently had this happen on CL and FB Marketplace. Pushy b@stards too.
I have bought a number of guitars and basses on eBay over the years, but gave up on selling there many years ago. Talkbass has always done well for me buying or selling. I only accept PayPal or a discount for an in-person cash transaction
Someone tried to scam me with a more streamlined version of this. They sent a message about my listing, asking me to text them. I did, assuming they wanted to ask details about the guitar. Instead they told me they lived out near DC and wanted my address to send a cashiers check.
I tried to report it to Reverb but their customer service chat was completely useless and kept giving me auto replies.
I tried to report it to Reverb but their customer service chat was completely useless and kept giving me auto replies.
lol wow they're still using that old line?....... I had almost the same response several yrs ago from craigslist.
CosmicRay
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Yeah, a similar scam was trying to be pulled on me when I was selling an Aggie cab. But the scammer was really stupid, by sending me a check from a closed account. He actually thought I was going to ship it before the check cleared.....
This happened to me on Craigslist for a mixer sale. I went through the motions and got the check. Took to the bank to ask why it would look legit and then fail. They couldn't say.
Of course the check was for to much. When I pointed this out they said oops, just send us the difference.
I then took it to my Police Department and left it with them.
Finally told all of this to the scammer and he or she dried up
I had a lot of fun doing this.
Of course the check was for to much. When I pointed this out they said oops, just send us the difference.
I then took it to my Police Department and left it with them.
Finally told all of this to the scammer and he or she dried up
I had a lot of fun doing this.
No they don't. There are people out there who are still new to buying and selling online. Some of the scammers are very good at making it look legit.
These are more than just ripoff scams.
They are phishing attempts for your personal information to be used for identity theft.
Anybody asking for:
I've even encountered situations where they ask which bank you do your banking with.
They are phishing attempts for your personal information to be used for identity theft.
Anybody asking for:
- Full name
- Address
- Telephone
I've even encountered situations where they ask which bank you do your banking with.
With all due respect, nobody deserves to be scammed, unless they are scammers themselves.
That's why on Craigslist ads I use TextFree app with an alternate phone number. ALL the scammers have stopped coming in. No affiliation, just helping out TB family from my experience.
As far as Reverb, I've not had that experience, (yet ).
Meh. I don't worry about these scams. I can afford to lose a thousand dollars or so, now I'm about to receive a massive windfall from that European lottery I didn't enter and those millions that guy is giving me for helping him get all that Nigerian oil money out of the country. My Russian girlfriend and I will be sitting pretty, as soon as I send her some more money to help with her passport and airfares. I just need to finalise that tax bill the with the guy who phoned from Inland Revenue, which I'll do as soon as I get rid of those viruses the guy from Windows noticed on my PC and kindly called about.
My wife and I were selling a china cabinet for the first time on FB Marketplace, and this exact same "deal" came up there. My guess is the platform makes no difference, the scam's the same. Contact through the platform (supposedly for their dad or some other relative), then ask you to text their "Dad" directly, and then the scamming really begins. Once I started talking about payment, the "shipping deal" came into play (at which point I realized this was a scam).
When they attempt to bypass selling via the app or website and/or payment & mailing are two different people/locations, I delete the message. 100% scam.
I mean...you're right, but it's not quite that cut and dry.
Many people that fall for scams do so because they're hoping to make some sort of excess profit on something. Like when someone offers to sell you some electronics that are brand new for a huge discount from MSRP - you fall for the scam because you're hoping to effectively make money (getting something for less than you should - it's the same net effect).
There's a saying that you can't cheat an honest man, and there's a lot of truth to that.
By the same token, lots of scammers will target the elderly or other vulnerable populations where they have little to know legitimate ability to spot a scam, or to at least be thrilled about what a great deal they are supposedly getting. Frankly, there's no legal punishment in the civilized world for those sorts of people that begins to approach what they've earned.
I wasn't sure why they wanted my ccv on my credit card but she seemed trustworthy. Only a pro bassist knows the best way to ship a bass is on a long haul.
