How to reduce risk of being scammed or bad deals !
* Obtain FULL information of the counterparty
Name, full address and phone number (PAL number), ask for more actual detailed picture of the item before sending money or goods.
Better spend couple of minutes to have a real conversation over the phone with buyer/seller.
* Attitude and manner the counterparty communicates could be an indicator – will you deal with a real person who communicates the way he/she does in real life?
* If the deal is too good to be true, there is a always a possibility it could not be true !
* Walk away if you don’t feel right about that deal- Do not rush to making the offer or taking the offer.
* Beware of WANTED requests – scammers always take advantage of buyer’s urgency and desire to get that product.
* If you see a gun you like, go check first gunbroker.com and gunsamerica.com sites. If you see that the seller has copied and pasted pictures from an adv there, it’s probably a SCAM.
* Before sending money to anyone on the internet, try and get as much info as you possibly can from the individual and then cross reference it with your local CFO and CFC at 1-800-731-4000 (if it’s a firearm) Google it for identical pictures, check phone with 411.ca (for other items) – reverse look up and check if data it’s right and valid.
*** as a reminder: DO NOT advertize your full name, address, phone number, PAL number or email in your buy/sell ads – use ONLY private msg (PM) for communications…THANK YOU !
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