Another scam alert Bruce Climax

[N9JIG]

I posted an item in the RadioReference classifieds recently. I got an email from a "Bruce Climax" that used the same vernacular and a similar process as the prior scammer "Jerry Teague" that had sent me a forged cashiers check for dramatically more than the asking price. (See SCAM ALERT Jerry Teague, Earl Decker

I asked them to contact me via the RR Private Message system, haven't heard back. He wants to send a cashiers check for the purchase, shipping and insurance etc. I suspect that if I agreed and the "check" was sent it too would be for much more than the amount and I would be requested to send the excess back in cash or gift cards, a classic scam.

The spelling and grammar errors are also red flags.

The upshot is to be careful when selling, no matter the platform. When selling here it is less likely to be scammed if the messaging system ("Conversations") within the RadioReference forum is used rather than email.

 

[MTS2000des]

This is well discussed on QRZ, same scammer. What I always recommend is that people use private messaging for online sales, not that a scammer won't try, but at least on here and the Zed one has to be a paying subscriber to post ads. Most scammers aren't going to waste their time on doing this, nor exposing themselves more. Always ASK FOR A VOICE PHONE CALL. 99.9 percent of scammers will always come back with "I can't talk right now" or "I'm in the hospital" because they either can't use Goggle translate or they'll expose their accent.

Bruce Climax QRZ scammer

 

[kc2asb]

Bruce Climax - the name alone is a red flag. Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[INDY72]

I mean,... The Porn Star nickname kinda should be an eye opener? (*CHICKA CHICKA BOWOWWWW*)