Watch out for a Scammer(s) on the Board!
Everyone, please watch out for Scammers on the Board!! I recently posted on the B/S/T I was looking for an E94 Wagner to buy, and was contacted on my private gmail. The scammer offered me a card to purchase that I found out later wasn't his, and wanted payment in Zelle or PayPal friends/family. Thankfully, the card he showed me was amazingly the card of a good friend of mine, so I quickly tried to cancel my payments, which he wanted multiple ways to different email recipients. I should've known better, and in today's world, been more aware of the fishy way he wanted the payments. I've had a ton of successful transactions on the Board over the years, so I didn't think twice about this one. That being said, I was unsuccessful with recapturing my Zelle payment, as that goes directly to the recipient immediately. Still waiting to hear on the others through Paypal. So, do not use Zelle or PayPal friends/familyunless unless your funds are going to your closest friends or family, . Pay the 3% through PayPal for goods/services if you use PayPal for your protection. He posed under the name of John Gray. I suspect he will use further anonymous names, and this technique will be used to scam others by others, so please be on alert!!
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