Scammer alert: cole717

[deloreantrails]

A166FADF-D722-44DA-B03B-A3800C817A77.jpegHi all,

Just thought I’d post a heads up following a recent interaction I had in response to a WTB I posted.

I received a response from ‘cole717’ that they had the pen I was looking for. The price sounded too good to be true. They posted photos of the pen which were real photos of the pen in question, but were probably ripped from old sales posts.

I have sold and bought many pens on forums like FPGeeks so am aware of how a trade should go, but thought it could potentially catch newer users out.

Red flags in the interaction:

- Price too good to be true
- Brand new FPGeeks account
- Insisting on PayPal friends and family
- Unable to provide a photo of the pen with their username and date
- Multiple follow up messages asking if I was still interested in the pen

Googling the email address also showed the person is active in Trade forums for other hobbies and has tried similar there.

I have attached a screenshot of the PM I received, in case anyone receives something with a similar style but different username/email address.

Please beware and safe trading!