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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    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

    last edited by 15 May 2020, 09:27 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      Kasi
      見習いボス
      Joined: 9 Oct 2014

      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 🖕

      last edited by 16 May 2020, 12:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        neph93
        見習いボス
        Joined: 18 Aug 2014

        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]

        “Some of those that work forces
        Are the same that burn crosses”

        • Virginia Woolf
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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          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

          last edited by 26 May 2020, 08:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Seul
            Joined: 24 Nov 2009

            I can imagine  😢

            last edited by 26 May 2020, 11:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              neph93
              見習いボス
              Joined: 18 Aug 2014

              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]

              “Some of those that work forces
              Are the same that burn crosses”

              • Virginia Woolf
              last edited by 6 Dec 2020, 16:29 12 Jun 2020, 14:14 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Seul
                Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                Fucking shitheels  😞

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

                last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 14:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  going_to_battle
                  Joined: 16 Aug 2019

                  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.

                  last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 15:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    neph93
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                    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.

                    “Some of those that work forces
                    Are the same that burn crosses”

                    • Virginia Woolf
                    last edited by 18 Jun 2020, 13:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      @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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                        neph93
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                        The scammers targeting the WTB thread have been active again recently. If you have a WTB post up and are contacted by someone who claims to have the item for sale, please take precautions by checking a few details.

                        They are fairly easy to spot. Check their post history and join date. Typically their account will be new and they will have no posts. They will ask you to get i touch by email, or WhatsApp, not via pm. They may claim they have a friend who has the item and supply their email or WhatsApp number. The idea is to get communication of the site.

                        If this happens to you please do contact myself or one of the crew in Gosport. If you are unsure, double check with us and we can advise you.

                        “Some of those that work forces
                        Are the same that burn crosses”

                        • Virginia Woolf
                        last edited by 13 Aug 2020, 21:11 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • WlemonW
                          Wlemon
                          Haraki san Expert
                          Joined: 1 Sept 2018

                          Thank you for keeping us updated, @neph93.

                          last edited by 14 Aug 2020, 01:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            Msg just received:

                            Just wanted to warn the forum, I paid for a pair of IH 634S jeans - USD 250 2nd hand. The contact from the forum kept the money and never sent the jeans - he is Jason Cole - jasoncole379@gmail.comPaypal acc katanakombe4@gmail.com.

                            "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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                              neph93
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                              I banned that email a while back. I’m going to copy my warning posts to the Marketplace and make them sticky.

                              “Some of those that work forces
                              Are the same that burn crosses”

                              • Virginia Woolf
                              last edited by 14 Aug 2020, 09:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                MLew079
                                Joined: 17 Apr 2020

                                Guys please watch out for the new user Mikepeeride.

                                He is definitely a scammer, used another members photos trying to sell me something that I posted in WTB!

                                Best,

                                last edited by 30 Aug 2020, 22:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Giles
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                  Thank you.  Banning him now.

                                  "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

                                  last edited by 31 Aug 2020, 05:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    MLew079
                                    Joined: 17 Apr 2020

                                    Thanks Giles for the swift action.

                                    I hate to report my WTB ad for the XHS Vest is being targeted by another very smart  😃 individual.

                                    Please watch out for Greenwoodm017 !

                                    Best,

                                    last edited by 31 Aug 2020, 21:48 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      neph93
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                      @MLew079:

                                      Please watch out for Greenwoodm017 !

                                      Banned

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

                                      • Virginia Woolf
                                      last edited by 1 Sept 2020, 04:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        FelixGancedo
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 9 Jul 2020

                                        Another one: patrickjoseph0232

                                        Trying to redirect me to a guy out of the forum.

                                        last edited by 3 Sept 2020, 12:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          I had a bet with @neph93 that this guy was a scammer.  Banning now….

                                          "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

                                          last edited by 3 Sept 2020, 12:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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