RAMOS1972 Posted 1 April 2020 Share Posted 1 April 2020 (edited) Hello everyone, I wanted to draw your attention to a supposed seller here on this forum. Some time ago I posted a publication saying that I was interested in an aluminum stoick for an Anschutz 1907. I received a message from a user saying that this individual Carter Klaus (carterklaus420@gmail.com) had one to sell and i should contact him. So I did, and got back an email with 2 photographs of the complete rifle (Anschutz 1907 in a 1918 Precise stock) with a 1970GBP price. But i just need the stock so i ask him if he accepted to sell only the stock, and he accepted for 850GBP. For me it was still above my budget so i ask if he accepted to exchange his stock for my Walther KK200 aluminium stock with value adjustment. And he accepted to receive my stock plus 400GBP on is PayPal account (aliuedison123@gmail.com). It turns out that the photographs he send me looked familiar, as if I had already seen them elsewhere .... and in fact I already had, and it was not very difficult to find them again in the forum gunsinternational: https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/anschutz-rifles/anschutz-1907-in-1918-precise-stock-precision-22-rifle.cfm?gun_id=101074673 When the deal looks too good, it’s better to be suspicious! After this i did check this email carterklaus420@gmail.com and apparently this is not the first time that this individual has infiltrated the forums with schemes to deceive buyers as you can see in this alert : http://forum.pafoa.org/showthread.php?t=358188 Edited 1 April 2020 by RAMOS1972 Gbartonw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil o Posted 1 April 2020 Share Posted 1 April 2020 Hi, I belive I received a simular message regarding a old post, I deleted the message as I thought it sounded weird that someone was asking me to contact someone that had said item I was looking for, but I think the email address was the same. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonty Posted 1 April 2020 Share Posted 1 April 2020 Well done Ramos. I had a P.M. sent to me relating to an advert I have on Stirton for an alloy stock. This came from Mike112. He told me to email carter klaus. I emailed him but the grammar in his email was the same as that of Mike112. Obviously suspicious, I did not respond further. 'CarterKlaus' sent me the same photos youve recieved on his email. Clearly as you say, a scammer. Jonty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMOS1972 Posted 1 April 2020 Author Share Posted 1 April 2020 Jonty, the first message i got to contact the "other" guy was also from this Mike112. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazvmax Posted 1 April 2020 Share Posted 1 April 2020 I also received a reply from Mike112 to a wanted post with the contact carterklaus email address, foolishly I tried it but got no reply. I am now worried that he has my e-mail address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMOS1972 Posted 1 April 2020 Author Share Posted 1 April 2020 1 hour ago, tazvmax said: I also received a reply from Mike112 to a wanted post with the contact carterklaus email address, foolishly I tried it but got no reply. I am now worried that he has my e-mail address. Just in case change your password! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryD Posted 1 April 2020 Share Posted 1 April 2020 I too, got an email from Mike112 only this Monday just gone regarding my 'wanted' post. Was weird because it was a direct email rather than a PM through the Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted 2 April 2020 Share Posted 2 April 2020 Note this chap is still active. I got a message from Mike112 and then Carter about a rifle I wanted. I made him an offer and he accepted it straight away. I got suspicious of his messaging and things felt fraudulent. My feeling then confirmed by these posts. He is still emailing me today so please be warned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbrian Posted 2 April 2020 Share Posted 2 April 2020 Yes, I too have had a message from Mike112 re. Carter. Sounded odd but I thanked him politely, perhaps too politely as things now appear, but I did not pursue the 'lead'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonty Posted 2 April 2020 Share Posted 2 April 2020 Yep, hes come back to me. Ive asked for his address so I can go collect and pay CASH. Hes no longer on this site. That doesnt mean he may join under another name or as a guest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMOS1972 Posted 2 April 2020 Author Share Posted 2 April 2020 1 hour ago, jonty said: Yep, hes come back to me. Ive asked for his address so I can go collect and pay CASH. Hes no longer on this site. That doesnt mean he may join under another name or as a guest? Jonty, This is the address he gave me to send my stock: 183-185 Rose Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 5EA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonty Posted 2 April 2020 Share Posted 2 April 2020 Will let you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIke Jenvey Posted 2 April 2020 Share Posted 2 April 2020 Quote This came from Mike112. He told me to email carter klaus. Had the same type of email relating to a "want" I did for a M22 foresight iris. Bounce back from Carter Klause email, n ot a valid address. Incidentally, had a similar PM from a winnierowland - to email a donaldmcginty816@gmail.com This email also shows up a scam / spam email address, so I am guessing that winnierowland is also a potential scammer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonty Posted 2 April 2020 Share Posted 2 April 2020 Carter Klaus as sent me his address as Unit 223 The Tea Factory, 82 Wood St, Liverpool L1 4DQ. Google street search shows a 96 but no 82. Mike, how did you check on the email addresses to see they are spam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Levene Posted 3 April 2020 Share Posted 3 April 2020 According to the Royal Mail postcode finder that address and postcode belong to a health & safety, crowd management and licence support consultancy for production companies and similar. It would probably be unfair to name them, but it's easy enough to do what I did and find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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