{"id":1029,"date":"2021-04-03T11:16:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougsdepot.com\/news-updates\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2021-04-03T11:20:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T15:20:16","slug":"scammers-target-gun-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougsdepot.com\/news-updates\/scammers-target-gun-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers Target Gun Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scammers targeting gun owners on social media, offering cheap ammo and primers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Because of the ammunition shortage, scammers are targeting gun owners online with too-good-to-be-true deals for ammunition and primers. We talk to one of the fraudsters via text.<\/p>

It was bound to happen.<\/p>

It\u2019s a supply and demand thing.<\/p>

Whenever there\u2019s heightened demand for a product \u2014 any product \u2014 and a limited supply, the scammers swoop in.<\/p>

Because of the ammunition shortage, conmen are now targeting unsuspecting gun owners via Facebook Messenger and other social media platforms.<\/p>

They\u2019re offering fantastic deals, such as $35 for a brick of 1,000 small rifle primers, and $467 for a case of 55gr Remington 5.56.<\/p>

Man, if only it were true.<\/p>

They\u2019ll take your money via PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Zelle.<\/p>

The only problem is the ammo and primers don\u2019t exist.<\/p>

Fortunately, not every gun owner is falling for their shenanigans.<\/p>

\"facebook<\/p>

To buttress their con, the scammers are slapping together Facebook pages by stealing photos off of legitimate gun dealers\u2019 websites, and cloning others.<\/p>

If anyone knows this poor guy, please let him know the scammers swiped his photo<\/a>.<\/p>

Thankfully, the pages they\u2019re creating are full of holes, such as the name on the page not matching the name in the URL, and they have limited pictures, friends and history.<\/p>

The one consistent thing that this group of scammers uses is a single phone number.<\/p>

856-294-6427<\/strong><\/h1>

I called the number Thursday morning.<\/p>

It\u2019s a cell phone from Swedesboro, New Jersey.<\/p>

There was no answer \u2014 the \u201csubscriber was unavailable.\u201d<\/p>

I sent a text and they replied \u2014 a person who said their name was \u201cRobert John.\u201d<\/p>

The idiot scammer quit texting, and the address he provided is linked to a real gun shop in Michigan, which specializes in custom ARs and accessories.<\/p>

They are most definitely not involved in any ammo scam in any way. <\/strong><\/p>

I\u2019m sure the bad guys picked their address at random.<\/p>

I called the shop. There\u2019s a message on their phone warning folks that they do not sell ammunition, and that if you were approached on social media about ammo sales, \u201cthis is a scam.\u201d<\/p>

I hope our friends in law enforcement are reading today.<\/p>

Excessive force is definitely authorized for this group of villains.<\/p>

As always, thanks for your time.<\/p>

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