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    • riffblaster generalR
      riffblaster general
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      what the hell????

      PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

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      • G.J.F-64G
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        ^^
        [emoji15][emoji15][emoji15] Damn, this fecking b…..d!

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          chazychaz
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          Argh those fraudsters make my country look bad..now i need to email for future orders

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          • T
            Torsten
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            Farid Mohd
            No.206 kg bunga mas
            Jalan Pantai Cahaya Bulan
            15300 Kota Bharu KTN
            Malaysia

            Credit card scams

            Panudet Sukhom
            131/13 The Chindasook Construction
            Saunpak 25
            Talingchan 10170
            Thailand

            Paypal scams

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              Thanks Torsten…... @Winchy @Alex @Madame Buttonfly

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                Torsten
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                Mohd Afiq
                Pt 777 kampungg telaga nibong,tanjung chat
                15400 Kota bharu KTN
                Malaysia

                Credit card scams

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                  Torsten
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                  nur aslam
                  pt 5809 taman beril 1,jalan santong,kampung bukit merah
                  23100 paka TRG
                  Malaysia

                  CC Scams

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                  • jock1624J
                    jock1624
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                    Phew , I dodged a bullet there .

                    Hello Giles ,

                    I"m an writer , no publisher ack err I meant wholesale buyer for Tartan Men Abroad Monthly - an
                    online but sometimes offline blog for men's fashion as pertaining to trends of current suitablility in the current forward looking manner .

                    Can you send us some Iron Heart products to observe , wear , photograph and  facilitate for review and style pointers in our April 2019 edition ?

                    Feel free to email me or telephone for further access . My pager number ( I'm old school and use a pager for fun ) is 987-456-123-567345210-56 .

                    Look forward to future endeavours and colloborations of high standards .

                    Thank you .

                    Jock Esq.

                    Mirthing my way through life.

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                    • Clint_DC
                      Clint_D
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                      Has anyone had any run-ins with a Jason Barlow from Washington, DC?  I feel like he's actively trying to scam me right now through an eBay purchase of an IHSH-33.  He's made some idle threats and doesn't seem to want to go through eBay's official channels to arrange any sort of agreement and everything about it seems shady.

                      ATX IH Hoarder

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        Name rings a bell, but no more than that I `m afraid…

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
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                          Anyone know any of these effing bastards, then let us know and we'll happily send you a baseball bat at no charge….

                          Barbara Springer
                          David Allan
                          Dave Self
                          Andrew Peterson
                          Michael Giovanni
                          Renee Frank
                          Michael Benadiba
                          Eric Bowman
                          Leonard Puma
                          Bryce Swartzwelder
                          Paul Schuyler

                          Credit card, or attempted, fraud.......

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • KasiK
                            Kasi
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                            Fraudster eat a dick…

                            Just reading through.  Sad bastard out there taking the piss  😠

                            The world's insane
                            While you drink champagne
                            And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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                            • neph93N
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                              There was been an increase in reports of attempted scams on the marketplace “Want to buy” thread.

                              Example here: How do you report a potential scammer?
                              https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/topic?share_fid=19230&share_tid=14300&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironheart.co.uk%2Fforum%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D14300&share_type=t&link_source=app

                              The modus operandi is that a newly opened account with no posts contacts someone with a WTB notice, claiming to have a friend with the item. They then provide an email for the so-called friend.

                              This in itself is suspicious behaviour, but they are not difficult to expose as they do not seem to have very good product knowledge.

                              If you have any suspicion someone is trying it on, please send a PM to me or one of the crew, with the account name of the scammer, a short description of their behaviour, and a forwarded PM or a screenshot of it. I will take a look and probably act with extreme prejudice [emoji1]

                              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                Thank you Reuben…..

                                We, as a company, have been stitched up a few times recently.  We now know what to look for in the new type of fraud they have been utilizing, so we won't get caught by that one again.  But there will surely be a new one soon and we likley get caught out again.

                                It is so depressing to start a weekend with USD1200 of chargebacks to deal with...

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • SeulS
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                                  I can imagine  😢

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    These guys don't give up… I've banned two more in the last week. Same MO as earlier:

                                    • Recently opened forum account (only a day or two old
                                    • Very normal English/American names like "jackmiller1234" and a gmail address with the same
                                    • If you have a WTB thread they will claim to know someone with the item and start emailing

                                    Please report them to me if they @ you and I will deal with them..

                                    Thanks to @phillyforager and @Monitor for tipping me off about the last two muppets.

                                    On another note I am enjoying writing abusive PM's to them before banning them.

                                    @neph93:

                                    There was been an increase in reports of attempted scams on the marketplace “Want to buy” thread.

                                    Example here: How do you report a potential scammer?
                                    https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/topic?share_fid=19230&share_tid=14300&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironheart.co.uk%2Fforum%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D14300&share_type=t&link_source=app

                                    The modus operandi is that a newly opened account with no posts contacts someone with a WTB notice, claiming to have a friend with the item. They then provide an email for the so-called friend.

                                    This in itself is suspicious behaviour, but they are not difficult to expose as they do not seem to have very good product knowledge.

                                    If you have any suspicion someone is trying it on, please send a PM to me or one of the crew, with the account name of the scammer, a short description of their behaviour, and a forwarded PM or a screenshot of it. I will take a look and probably act with extreme prejudice [emoji1]

                                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                    • Dame Vera Lynn
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                                    • SeulS
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                                      Fucking shitheels  😞

                                      Hope none of y'all got stung… Good work, neph93, as always!..

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                                      • G
                                        going_to_battle
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                                        Thankfully I've not fallen victim to this, despite two attempts by people to scam me.

                                        As neph93 said, they might ask you to e-mail their friend who has items for sale that you happen to be looking for.

                                        I was suspicious immediately but went along with it to see how it works.

                                        They sent me some photos of items I was looking for, but the photos all had different backgrounds, suggesting they simply took the photos from Google Images or Instagram.

                                        When I asked for more product details, they replied with nonsensical information. For example, I asked for more information about a flannel shirt, but they told me it was made of denim, and weird stuff like that.

                                        Basically, it was pretty easy to spot that it was a scam, but I know we can all be vulnerable to stuff like this, e.g. if we're tired or not thinking straight.

                                        Basically, be very cautious. Check the history of the person who has messaged you. I'd never buy from someone who was brand new to the message boards.

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          More scumbags reported today. This time they wanted phone contact instead of emails, and the forum user name was shortened to @da12 however the attached email was along common, typical English name. This suggests to me that they may have read my last post and they changed up their MO. Could also be a different scammer of course, or a coincidence.

                                          One thing to look out for is the join date and number of posts. If they get in touch with you, have newly joined and have no posts then treat with caution.

                                          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                          • Dame Vera Lynn
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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            @neph93 Don't delete them, ban them, and include IP address in the ban trigger…..

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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