SCAMMER

[csnider]

Please be aware of a scammer on the site who goes by Wax90. Name is Reon Maxwell, who lives at 607 Deerhead Drive in Silver Spring, MD 20904. His email address is: [email protected] and is phone number is 702-209-0014. I sent him a USPS Money Order to purchase a S&W revolver. He sent me a USPS tracking number, that turned out to be bogus. I have turned this over to the Postal Inspection Service as a fraud violation. Not holding my breath anything will come of this.

Just be aware of this SOB. First time this has happened to me, and I will never again do a purchase from an individual over the internet .

Charlie

 

[tazbigdog]

Good luck. I got scammed from a guy in Idaho years ago for an M1 Garand USPS and FBI did jack to help me.

 

[tulsamal]

Well... all I can say is I would have a whole lot fewer high quality vintage firearms if I refused to buy them from individuals "over the internet." Stuff happens... Hate to hear about it and I'll be careful... but how else will you ever find a particular 1959 S&W revolver?

Was it someone from this forum or the S&W Forum or where?

 

[Wvfarrier]

You have his info. File a civil suit

 

[Ruger44fan]

You did just right to involve the postal inspectors. Also, seek out the consumer advocate of the USPS to assist you as well. Why not suggest this to the ATF ? They do lots of various things why not something useful like helping recover from a faudulent sale?

 

[Ruger44fan]

Just thought of another avenue: call the local police department where the scammer resides.

 

[hittman]

You have his info. File a civil suit

If he files a civil suit in TX and gets a default judgment he still won’t be able to collect on it.
If he files a civil suit in MD he’ll need to shell out a retainer for an attorney there. And if disputed, travel there to testify.

 

[cowboycopus]

I guess I have been very fortunate. I have bought and sold here, all good deals with good people.

 

[Highstandardguy]

I found out the hard way on a missing firearm that the ATF won't get involved unless requested by the police at the sending end and the police at the receiving end???? At least that is what I was told by my FFL.

 

[Johnnu2]

I never assume that any governmental service will be of service........ I believe Henry Ford spoke of this failure to serve..!!
Very sorry for your loss.

IMHO,
J.

 

[Pps1980]

I realize that going public was potentially embarrassing, thank you for the public notice and service by doing so.

 

[Sendin007]

If he files a civil suit in TX and gets a default judgment he still won’t be able to collect on it.
If he files a civil suit in MD he’ll need to shell out a retainer for an attorney there. And if disputed, travel there to testify.

Thats not necessarily true. I was scammed on here by a guy in Oklahoma. He was listing multiple guns he didn't have and scamming several people. I/we contacted the local police department with the information on what he was doing. They treated it as a felony - obtaining funds by fraud. Since we had all of his information it was presented to the local District Attorney's Office and a warrant was issued. I am still waiting as this case slowly process through the legal system but at least he was identified and stopped from ripping off any others. Also, he has to pay a huge bill in legal fees and fines to the state for what he has been charged with. Bottom line is I really don't expect my funds returned but he didn't get off Scott free and left to scam others.

 

[hittman]

You went criminal. I’m referencing civil.
If you live in TX and get a default judgment against a MD resident, you need to “register” your judgment in MD. When you attempt to register it, the defendant will have the opportunity to dispute it. If he does that, you’ll need to appear in person to plead your case.

And of course you’ll have to already know where he has assets at. Savings account, IRA, etc.

 

[reloader4410]

I only deal with people that been here a long time, i do this on all my web sites

 

[mr.deerstalker]

I filed a complaint with the local sheriff's office once. they went over there and confronted him with what sent them. he was only to happy to repay me. gotta love Tennessee cops. FNC

 

[byrnefish]

I got ripped off ON this website a couple months ago by a "safe" long-time member. Someone had hacked his ID & I thought I was dealing with a reputable person. So even this website itself isn't safe from that type of scam.

 

[mr.deerstalker]

good thing you know my number Byron...lol

 

[Ruger44fan]

As a sort of last resort, perhaps you can contact the office of your US Representative or Senator. They are usually very helpful. They helped me with the IRS when they would not even respond to me. Best of luck with this.

 

[hittman]

Someone had hacked his ID & I thought I was dealing with a reputable person.

This right here is one of the reasons Admin here strongly urges members to 1.) change passwords frequently and 2.) use passwords with some strength.

 

[3manfan]

You have his info. File a civil suit

He'd have to travel to & file it in that jurisdiction then return for the court date.. Or hire an attorney there (if he could find one willing to do it) that would do it but he'd still have to travel there if it went to court & that would prob all cost more than he's already lost.

 

[John in WYO]

Thats not necessarily true. I was scammed on here by a guy in Oklahoma. He was listing multiple guns he didn't have and scamming several people. I/we contacted the local police department with the information on what he was doing.

I sent you a pm.

 

[the_leper_colony]

I don't often list firearms for sale anymore (either on GunBroker or any forum), because shipping can be such a gigantic pain - I much prefer to sell locally to an FFL. But anytime I do list anything for sale, I would be happy to agree on terms here via PM, and then do the actual sale through GunBroker. That generally increases costs a bit (sales tax, fees, etc.), but GunBroker has some protections in place (up to $500, with a $100 deductable):

https://www.gunbroker.com/c/user/bpp-limitations-and-restrictions/
Personally, I much prefer private transactions here on the forum (for parts, reloading components, etc.), but some folks might like to finalize commitments on GunBroker. If nothing else, some scammer would have to get access to both a seller's Ruger forum password AND their GunBroker password, in order to impersonate them.

As always FWIW, IMHO, YMMV, etc., etc.

 

[jack black]

Took me less than 5 min to check this and verify a scam. Do your homework before you deal .

Best wishes
A side note the phone number is a land line out of Nevada. right in the middle of the gaming area.

 

[jack black]

So was he sending this to your FFL or directly to you? Maryland is a strict gun law state .Did he need to go FFL to FFL you did check out the gun laws for his state?

 

[Dos Vaqueros]

Traveling is no longer required in many jurisdictions. On good thing about Covid was the courts now recognize testimony by Zoom and other Internet services.

 

[Fox Mike]

702 is a Las Vegas area code. DC is 202 and Silver Spring is either 301 or 240

 

[Cyrus]

Took me less than 5 min to check this and verify a scam. Do your homework before you deal .

Best wishes
A side note the phone number is a land line out of Nevada. right in the middle of the gaming area.

Noticed that as well.

 

[cowboycopus]

I think it would be helpful to have a forum for "rate the deal/sale".
If other members speak highly of another member, I might feel safer about dealing with him/her.
Show number of times that member has bought or sold on the forum.
IMHO

 

[dodgefreak8]

He changed his name to zipweight8534. Tried scamming me just now but I caught him thanks to this post

 

[OMCHamlin]

Please be aware of a scammer on the site who goes by Wax90. Name is Reon Maxwell, who lives at 607 Deerhead Drive in Silver Spring, MD 20904. His email address is: [email protected] and is phone number is 702-209-0014. I sent him a USPS Money Order to purchase a S&W revolver. He sent me a USPS tracking number, that turned out to be bogus. I have turned this over to the Postal Inspection Service as a fraud violation.

Unfortunately, you are 100% correct in assuming that the postal inspectors will not help you in any way, shape or form. Before someone suggests it, ATF won't help you either. I would NOT advocate this for you, BUT if it were ME, I'd be looking for a forum member that might live in the vicinity.