Scams

[BigAl52]

Im sure all of you hate them just like I do. I see red when I get one. I just shipped a handle for a Mec Shotgun reloader to a friend in Montana who left it down here in TexasUSA on Monday. I used USPS because there isnt a UPS store in Port A. I personally cannot stand the USPS because they are a poor excuse for a shipping company and there customer service is non existent. I sent it in a small flat rate priority mail box and off it went Monday. Today while working out I get a text from a Nebraska number that says the address label on the box I sent had been destroyed and they needed me to resend the address so they could deliver the box. In the text was a link that took you to a USPS site for changing the address. When looking at this it all looked legit. My wife caught it not me. Its a scam That link is Https://usps.postalasb.com. First of all Id like to know how they new I shipped a PKG recently and second of all if you get one of these its a total scam dont fall for it like I almost did.

[Sir Henry]

They send those to everyone whether you have mailed anything or not.

[BigAl52]

Must of been coincidence then in my case. If I hadn't of sent a PKG 2 days prior I would of know right away

[fortyshooter]

Got to stay alert for those scams and I get some everyday in my email.

[Sir Henry]

I always figure if I have to click a link it’s a scam. I occasionally will get an email from my bank but they never include a link and am told to go to my established way of contacting them.

[JEBar]

heads up appreciated .... I wasn't aware of this one

[Hatchdog]

A few months ago I almost got scammed too. Exactly the same situation, I had just mailed a package and then got a similar email. My first impulse was to hit the link to see what the problem was but common sense took over thankfully. I used to get pretty pissed off but there are so many in my email these days I just get over it. Grrrrrrrr

[GFK]

Yep, the world seems to be getting darker. The Internet seems like the new Wild, Wild, West.

[Cofisher]

And the online sales scams keep marching on. I recently saw a site advertising 2400 powder at a surprisingly good price. I started to pursue it, and came to the 'pay for' page. The only option was pay pal. I chose the chat box. And was directed to a personal address for the pay pal payment.

Yeah...NOPE

[dave77]

A guy on reddit just made a post asking if a certain Beretta site was a scam. It was similar to others as they say they have just about every gun Beretta ever made in stock. This one showed the list price of every gun, including some very expensive shotguns as around $400 and they were all on sale for around $90. That alone screamed scam, but what was different was most of the similar scam sites only take Zelle or bit coin for payment and this one took Paypal. Did a little research and it turns out to be a phishing site to get your paypal info.

Sad, but I can't really feel to bad for someone that thinks they can get a brand new Beretta pistol or shotgun for $90.