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American Airguns Scammer List

Below is a list of names who have either posted scam ads on the Classified or contacted a poster on the Classfied Ads with a scam item for sale. Please note that this is not a complete list of all scammers and they oftern change identities so be wary even if the name of a suspected scammer isn't on this list.
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--- Do not send payment to anyone using the following address: ---

1560 Sutscheck Street N.E
Palm Bay, Florida 32907

A scammer from this area has uses other names from this same area.
Be very careful when dealing with anyone from Palm Bay Flordia.
--- GMAIL Account Warning ---

Be wary of gmail accounts especially of email addresses that have a name with a number after it like tommylin2020@gmail.com.
--- Warning ---

Don't deal with anyone from New York City, they are almost always a scam.

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Beware of gmail accounts with no pictures posted in the ad and no phone number, this is a common ploy used by the scammers. Pictures give away there scam ads.

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Beware of buyers that ask you the final price and want to pay more than the asking price with you refunding the difference. They may also state that their secretary or agent will contact you for pickup or shipping information. These are always scams. These scammers hit a lot of for sale ads all over the internet.
 

 
Tips On How To Spot A Fake Seller Or Buyer
Submitted by Waltham1892
Buyers:
  1. If its to good to be true, its not true. Most of us here know the value of the guns we buy and sell. Bargains happen but not as often as scams.
  2. If the seller does not know technical information about the gun, especially rare or target guns, its a scam.
  3. There is a difference between a motivated seller and someone giving you the bum's rush. If the seller tries to get you to pay quickly for any reason, take a walk on the deal.
  4. If the seller asks you to mail the payment to a given address, internet search the address. Its amazing how many airguns are sold from gas stations, office buildings and vacant lots.
  5. Don't use any method of payment which is not secure or reversible. If the seller insists on money orders, Western Union, personal check or prepaid cards for payment, take a walk.
  6. Do your Detective Work. Check the information attached to pictures for copy write information. Internet search email address and see if it appears anywhere else. An email address that appears only here is suspect.
  7. Be especially cautious of Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo email addresses as scammers can signup for fake email accounts with no accountablilty and then move on to a new email address once the scam is done. A lot of scammers use these accounts
  8. Be cautious about user names that don't relate closely to the email name.
Sellers:
  1. Do not deal with anyone that want to pay you more than the advertised price and then you send them a check for the difference
  2. Do not deal with anyone that wants a third party, agent, secretary, or other person to pickup the item being sold.
  3. Do not deal with anyone asking the final price and doesn't know any of the details about what you are selling.
 

 

Scammer List

Name Used: Anthony Mateo
Email Used: sheltonfreedom@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 831-246-6472
731-630-1530
Other Info: Advertised airgun equipment that was never shipped.
Name Used: Adams Wood
Email Used: adams8898@outlook.com
Phone# Used: (717) 229-6336
Other Info: Sold a rifle that they didn't have and then gave the buyer the run around. The scammer
had the buyer send the payment to a different person at this address:

Nicole wood
122 palliser street
Johnstown pa, 15905

Name Used: Daniel South
Email Used: daniel_south@ymail.com
Phone# Used: 714-430-4418
Other Info: He scammed a reader on a Fx Impact 25 airgun.
Name Used: Dillon Mace
Email Used: dillonmce2001@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 978-666-0490
Other Info: Listed items from another airgun site. Wanted to use Zelle to pay,
but allowed paypal. Broken english which is common with scammers.
Provided a fake shipping site with fake tracking.
Name Used: Timothy O’Keefe,
BradWil Augustus001,
Dave Thompson,
Richard Roth,
Alexander Cheung
Email Used: Richardroth6@outlook.com
sraye767@gmail.com
brettd2586@gmail.com
bradwilaugustus@gmail.com and others
Phone# Used:
Other Info: The address used, don't send any payments to this address:
7907 Mill Creek Circle
West Chester, Ohio 45069
Name Used: Troy Buckholt
Email Used: troybuckholdt@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 678-308-4424
Other Info: A 21 year old kid that is selling junk. He lives in the Atlanta Georgia
Name Used: John Matukas
Email Used: johnmatukas24@gmail.com
Phone# Used: +18135218459
Other Info: Address: 223 E. Concord Street
zip code: 32789
Name Used: Melanie, M JUNIO01, and others
Email Used: melaniejunio4@outlook.com,
melaniejunio@gmail.com, and others
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Typical scammer, offers fake ads and never ships any product. Known scammer.
Name Used: James Shaw
Email Used: jshaw2907@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: He sent photos in response to a wabt ad for an high end collectable that were pictures from and old rifle the buyer had sold yeas before. The pictures had been poorly photoshopped adding a paper with his name and date. Also claimed his name was a forum name used by the buyer.
Name Used: JB
Email Used: jbslawnsvc@yahoo.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Selling airguns and accessories that are never shipped and all communications cease after the payment is sent.
Name Used: CJ price
Email Used: Cjprice585@yahoo.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Advertising airguns from classified ads sites overseas.
Name Used: Anayo Kwasema or Fred Figges
Email Used: FredFigges@gmail.com and ZionDeprince@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 816 425 8563
Other Info: Scammed a person for an airgun that he never shipped.
Name Used: Jovan Maclean, Jovan M, Joachin Charles, Josh Charles
Email Used: jovanmaclean@outlook.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Known scammer, lists items that but never ships anything. Also emails want ads stating that he/she has what they want but never ships the items once payment received.
Name Used: Kevin Artubel, Kervin Artubel, Kp, km & kevart21.
Email Used: kevart25@yahoo.com
lebutra4@aol.com
lebutra3@aol.com
lebutra4@gmail.com
kevart2@gyahoo.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Fake Ads, airguns listed from other sites. A Google search reports that someone with this name is a convicted felon in the Miami Dade Florida area.
Name Used: Cyntzcia
Email Used: Cyntzcia1@safe-mail.net
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Fake Ads, airguns listed from other sites.
Name Used: Josh Charles or Joachin Charles
Email Used: aphoristicwit@aol.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: This scammer advertised a faulty airgun for a bit less money than normal and never sent the rifle. This persone if from

Palm Bay Florida

A scammer from this area has uses other names from this same area. Be very careful when dealing with anyone from Palm Bay Flordia.
Name Used: Brian Ware
Lethal Precision in Midlothian VA
Email Used:
Phone# Used: 804-397-7581
Other Info: Advertised an FX Impact, took the buyers money and disappeared. Won't respond to phone calls or emails. There is evidence on the net that this person has done this to several other buyers from other sites.
Name Used: Deborah Allen
Email Used: deborahallenfour@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 442-229-4934
Mailing Address: 19814 Tomahawk Rd,
Apple Valley, CA 92307
Other Info: This appears to be the same scammer using the loricoman4@gmail.com email address. Contacting sellers and trying to scam them by having the secretary send them payment and then sending more than the for sale price. They then ask the seller to cash the check and send them the difference. Do not correspond with any buyer that tries to send you more than the asking price.
Name Used: Sabina Blackshear & Saina Blacksear (different names but same email)
Email Used: sabinablackshear@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Contacting sellers and trying to scam them by having the secretary send them payment and then sending more than the for sale price. They then ask the seller to cash the check and send them the difference. Do not correspond with any buyer that tries to send you more than the asking price.
Name Used: Lori Coman & Jane Butler (different names but same email)
Email Used: loricoman4@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Contacting sellers and trying to scam them by having the secretary send them payment and then sending more than the for sale price. They then ask the seller to cash the check and send them the difference. Do not correspond with any buyer that tries to send you more than the asking price.
Name Used: Gillespie Rufino
Email Used: gillespierufino@gmail.com & shannonhamblen12@yahoo.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Advertised an FX barrel and accepted payment but never sent the item.
Name Used: Daniel Vaughn & Vicky Lundy
Email Used: scxzco@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 434-352-1687
Other Info: Tried selling a FWB300S that he didn't have using photos from another ad. They wanted payment via BitCoin or PayPal. The area code was for Virginia but the address they gave was in Mobile Alabama.
Name Used: Chris Johnson
Email Used: chrisjohnson4457@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Posting scam ads using ad pictures and information from other sites.
Name Used: Terry Jones
Email Used: snoopy142127@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 434-439-6259
Other Info: Bad Scammer, He agreed to a trade and sent nothing in his box and now he won't respond. He lives in Lynchburg Virginia.
Name Used: Ralph Salisbury
Email Used: axazbie@gmail.com
Phone# Used: none
Other Info: Posting ads for non existent airguns, he recently use a FWB300 in a scam ad.
Name Used: Ali Wei or Ali
Email Used: aliweitenn@gmail.com
Phone# Used: none
Other Info: Posting multiple scam ads on various ads sites. This scammer is posting lower cost airguns looking for the lower score hoping that buyers won't complain.
Name Used: Dakota or Dakota Skype
Email Used: Dakotaskype1122@gmail.com
Phone# Used: none
Other Info: Posting multiple scam ads on various ads sites using pictures that do not match the items description and asking price is listed in pounds.
Name Used: Jimmy Anderson or Johnny Williams
Email Used: jammingjamesdjservice@gmail.com
Phone# Used: none
Other Info: Advertised an air rifle at a lower than market price. Made a deal and then once the funds were received stop responding to the buyer. Used one name in the ad but another name on PayPal.
Name Used: Alice Wells or Alice Webb
Email Used: alicevaleriewells@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 802 560 8715
Other Info: Known scammer using many different IP addresses to hide their scamming activities. Asked to be paid with gift cards. Do Not deal with this person(s).
Name Used: Collins Newton
Email Used: Collinsnewton88gmail.com
Phone# Used: 3237363979
Other Info: Known scammer using many different IP addresses to hide their scamming activities. Do Not deal with this person(s).
Name Used: Walter Cotten, OR Cotten
Email Used: infowcen@gmail.com, nxjdmb@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: From the Bronx, scammed one airgunner on a FWB 90, received payment and then supposedly his wife died and he never shipped the pistol. Don't deal with anyone from New York City.
Name Used: Emilio Avrila
Email Used: holymind27@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Sold an advertised rifle but didn't send it and stopped responding once he received the money. He had the buyer send his money to his daughter.
Name Used: Tony
Email Used: btvl12@aol.com
Phone# Used: 917-684-8681
Other Info: This guy took money for a product and then no response from him after that. He said he would send tracking# but never did.
Name Used: Michael Reinhard
Email Used: michaelreinhard41@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Scammed a reader on an FX Impact, reader made payment through PayPal. After making payment Michael wouldn't return emails or communicate with the buyer. The name on his PayPal account came up as Michaela Parret.
Name Used: Donald Ervin
Email Used: donaldervin@mail.com
donaldwayneervin1967@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 425-905-4134
Other Info: Been advertising a Crossman 600 for very unreal low price then not sending anything after payment received. He asked the buyer to use paypal friends and familty to pay.
Name Used: Curtis Stine, Curtis Stine Estrada, Curtis Stine Bailey and Curtis Stine Belman
Email Used: Variations using those names with a gmail.com or yahoo.com account. Beware of clandestineshots@gmail.com or cbuyser@yahoo.com
NOTE: This is not Curtis Stine who uses the email address fl1340@comcast.net, he is listed on the BOI with positive feedback.
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Postings ads on multiple sites using ad data and photos from other ads sites.
NOTE: This is not Curtis Stine who uses the email address fl1340@comcast.net, he is listed on the BOI with positive feedback.
Name Used: Thomas Cage
Email Used: thomascage38@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: He wanted me to give all kinds of personal info so a friend of his that owed him 2200.00 dollars could send payment. The payment could only be deposited at a atm machine or thru online banking. He also wanted to pick the air rifle up in person from the sellers home. Lots of misspelled words and broken english.
Name Used: Edward Trump
Email Used: edwardtrump98@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Contacted wanted ad posters with fake merchandise.
Name Used: Tommy or TommyLin
Email Used: tommylin2020@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Accepted paymet via PayPal and shut down the email account once payment was received. Be wary of gmail accounts especially of email addresses that have a name with a number after it like tommylin2020@gmail.com.
Name Used: Kevin Nguyen
Email Used: kevin.nguyen61911@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: He took money but never sent the advertised items, stopped responding after the money arrived.
Name Used: Den
Email Used: dmaller1230@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Posted fake ads from a stolen identity.
Name Used: Tracy Pearman
Email Used: tracypearman32@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Contacting legitimate sellers wanting to pay with a cashiers check and have a shipper pickup the item.
Name Used: Frank Richards
Email Used: frankrichards050@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Contacting legitimate sellers wanting to pay with a cashiers check and have a shipper pickup the item.
Name Used: Stev Jason
Email Used: stevjason2050@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Contacting legitimate sellers to have a shipper pickup the item and pay with a Certified Bank Check.
Name Used: Mary Jeff
Email Used: maryjeff200@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Contacting legitimate sellers to have a shipper pickup the item
Name Used: Majjie Bernavidez
Email Used: regionalsurvey101@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Contacting sellers on the web trying to buy their items.
Name Used: Mary Jeff
Email Used: maryjeff200@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Contacting legitimate sellers to have a shipper pickup the item
Name Used: Bryan P or ParkByran
Email Used: Parkbryan91@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 781 346-957
Other Info: Posted bogus ads with info from other classfied ads or auctions.
Name Used: Kevin Daily
Email Used: Superkevindaileyo55@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Responded to my WTB Benjamin 3120 add, used photos and description for a 2005 Auction arms site.
Name Used: Micheal Oluto
Email Used: michealolotu1230@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 1-508-500-5430
Other Info: Sent money for an air gun and they did not ship it and will not refund my money
Name Used: Renita Ryan
Email Used: mygreatbis@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 1-508-500-5430
Other Info: Sent money for an air gun and they did not ship it and will not refund my money
Names Used:
Emails Used: jessybell78@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Placing ads with pics from overseas websites.
Names Used:
Emails Used: mmusa2326@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Typical scammer contacting a wanted ad

Are you still in the market for the S510 Carbine Walnut .22 Caliber I have one for sale in a very good working condition and I will be asking for $765 and I will accept payment only via paypal so if u are serious then get back to me for the pics and a deal Thanks. Sent from my BlackBerry� smartphone, powered by Easyblaze

Names Used: Janet Thompson
Emails Used: tishdcd@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 657-229-3133
Other Info: Offered to purchase a Marauder .22 syn for $500 and provide prepaid shipping. Would not offer any contact info other than email and tel. (Gardenia, CA) No response to tel. msgs. Sent PayPal invoice per request and she (?) failed to respond to request and reminder so the invoice and sale were cancelled. Within a few hours received a fake request from PayPal (not from paypal) saying she sent me $1000 and would I return to difference in a money order to her rep in FL.
Names Used: Bob Johnson
James Clement
Emails Used: bobjohnson300@outlook.com
jamesclement@hot-shot.com
Phone# Used: 949-670-3494
Other Info: Responded to a wanted ad saying they had the desired airguns. once payment was made they disappeared. Had the buyer pay to a friends PayPal account.
Names Used: Brian Linnemann
Emails Used: brianline12@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 352-356-8150
Other Info: Posted an ad for a Styer LP50 but was evasive and wanted the check send to another person
Names Used: Alexander Queen
Emails Used:
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Alexander Queen is trying the " I have someone who will pick up the item" routine.
Names Used: Bryan Park
Emails Used: parkbryan91@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Offeres ads for guns that he doesn't own. Typical scam, he uses photos and ad infor from over seas websites. This is a common scam.
Names Used: Jason
Emails Used:
Phone# Used: 951-525-7222
Other Info: He took money from an airgunner for an Crosman airgun and then disappeared. His phone number is functional but he doesn't respond.
Names Used: Bonnie B
Bonnie K
Emails Used: jak45213@gmail.com
rick45034@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Offered many readers the airguns they were wanting for a high price
Name Used: Thomans
Bunto
Cherry
Various others
Email Used: cherrythos002@gmail.com
rosecherry1@outlook.com
Phone# Used: 6162-950-188
229-740-9616
850-509-7528
Other Info: Posts ads on the classified using information and pictures from various overseas classified ads sites. Typically the price is way lower than the going rate in the US. Generally speaking, avoid any ad with the words Cherry, Rose, or Fyke in the email address.
Name Used: Justin k.h
Email Used: justinkh056@gmail.com
Phone# Used: 307-448-1041
Location: Loretto, Tennessee
Other Info: He tryed to scam for a daystate. Sent me a pic from a UK Web page.
Name Used: Clinton Fred
Email Used: Clintonfred81@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: I was looking for a MDRL long bullpup stock for a Gen 1 marauder. I asked him to send me pics of what HE had for sale. He sent me pics of the stock from R&L airgun supply's website. Asked if he was on the yellow forums BOI? He was not. Then I asked for pictures of the linkage parts and he said that he couldn't send them.
I reposted for the MDRL stock that I was looking for and then I got this email from Bonnie B and it was worded exactly the same as Clinton Fred's first email he sent. This may be the same person?
Name Used: Tammy agoney
Email Used: Tammyagonney@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Responded to two postings I had for sale with: "Hello is your item still up for sale. please message me back with final price" Notice the poor grammar and punctuation.
Name Used: Golam Alimuddin
Email Used: shunnouh@gmail.com
Phone# Used:
Other Info: Offered a left handed FWB 300S rifle

 

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