Eliphalet R. Moderator

He's already been banned. His name sounds familiar don't it? He started as Jason Perry, then he was PerryJS, (there was another iteration that I've forgotten at the moment), and now Perry Jason. All using the third-party scam. We ban the obvious ones in our daily vetting of new Wire Members. But, a quick report from y'all gets it done faster. Keep on the lookout for the next mole to be whacked!

Yep, he made up a new name. He's been PerryJS, JSPerry, and other iterations. This time Jason SP. Banned. Thanks for the heads up! He uses a Proxy/VPN service to disguise his real location; but seems to originate near Lagos? Typical 3rd Party Scam.

dhqlyahf1 from Karachi has been banned, and his posts deleted. I did not open his Valentine's attachment. Who knows what that could do? Just don't open attachments. Don't do it.

We keep saying it and have even made several threads about it in the past. If you get a private message in response to your WTB ad, from someone you do not know. Especially a non-SASS member, ASK us first. We'll be glad to check them out for you. We can see where they are posting from. We can tell you if they are using a VPN to hide their location. We can tell you if they are from India or Nigeria. We can tell you if they seem to be another identity of a past scammer. Ask questions! Scammers usually don't last long, but in their 1 or 2-hour life on the Wire, they will steal what money they can. Hit and run. Whack-a-mole. Be careful out there!

Darnell626 banned. Third Party sales.

For my niece, gone too soon. We love you and miss you, sweet Melissa.

Banned. Unsolicited PMs from non-SASS members, referring you to buy from an unknown 3rd party, is the classic scam. Don't fall for it!

I had to read up on them. It's true. There was a crime syndicate of lions (like the Corleones) called the Mapogo Lion Coalition, descendants of the original crime bosses. Their lives could parallel the infighting and rise to power of different factions of the old Italian mob. Cool! Thanks Pat, I had no idea.

"VictorH" has also been banned. But, I expect we'll see him back under another alias, doing the 3rd party trick.

Hit "report" within the conversation, upper right corner, the 3 dots, so we can see how he is communicating with you, as he's been banned from the Wire. Is he using PM? email? If you are receiving such messages through SASS Wire PMs, always hit "report" from within the conversation, so we can mash these bugs.

Jreese - Las Vegas via way of Lagos. Banned

banned! Thanks.

Dang. I'm sure sorry you got caught up in one of those 3rd party scams. Daniel56 was not a SASS member. He was very briefly a Wire member. He registered at 2:18 am and was banned that same morning. His email name was supposedly "Daniel Dominguez" out of Florida. But, his location was hidden behind a VPN. But, he slipped up once and we can trace his IP address back to Nigeria. Everybody please, this is why we restrict Classified sales to SASS Members only.

Yep, the Third Party Scam. Donkj90, (IP address resolves to Lagos). Good catch folks. They scan the classified listings in forums for WTB posts and answer them all, hoping somebody, anybody, will fall for it.

Using the third-party scam, Daniel56 was answering all the WTB ads. His IP address is hidden behind a VPN, so there is no way to know where he is. Be wary.

I do not know if bornintheussr is a scammer. But, since he is using a SASS number that is not his, he has been banned.

Gabriel420 - banned daddy89 - banned sloppyj - banned Tommy76 - banned nolay92851 - banned lonif87326 - banned zizahalu - banned tenewi - banned It's like playing Whack-a-Mole! Be careful, and if you have questions about a seller, just go to the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the message or post, and hit report. We'll be glad to verify or use the ban hammer, whichever is warranted.

I would suggest to all Wire members again: Do not pay for firearms via apps or platforms that do not allow firearms sales. Do not buy from non-SASS member third parties that just happen to have what you're looking for, suggested by random non-sass member's private messages. If you have questions about a seller, ask. Like this one:

The link to the RO Corner, rules clarifications, is not currently on the SASS SHB and Rules page. Here is the link https://www.oowss.com/ROCornerIndex.htm watch for more updates, coming soon.

Since some don't seem to understand that profanity, politics, and argumentative, insulting behavior isn't allowed here. (Remember those guidelines you agreed to, when you signed up for the Wire?) We're going to haul out the "ban hammer" for those that won't comply with those simple rules. Behave or be gone.

I would suggest to all Wire members again: Do not pay for firearms via apps or platforms that do not allow firearms sales. Do not buy from non-SASS member third parties that just happen to have what you're looking for, suggested by random non-sass member's private messages. If you have questions about a seller, ask. We'll be glad to check it out for you. I am looking in to another post at the moment. The sales post will not become visible until it checks out. Do not buy from posts on the Classified Wire that do not come from SASS members. (We delete them from the Wire as soon as we see them or when reported). Do not use simple passwords. Change them as part of regular maintenance. We've had a few legit SASS members have their accounts hijacked as a result of keylogger viruses that have stolen all their computer information. Use a good antivirus and security suite software with your online devices.

A tactic some scammers are using is to build up a post count by replying to threads with innocuous comments, or adding cartoons in the Saloon. They hang back awhile and then hijack an old SASS #, and then post in the Classifieds. Yesterday we stopped another. While many are suspicious of those sellers who only have a very limited number of posts, or are new Wire members, the ones that we've been asked about lately have all been legit... Be aware that the "sleeper" tactic has been used successfully. If you have a question about any seller, ask. We'll be glad to follow up.

"Muggle" has been banned. It appears that all entries in his profile, including Location and SASS # were removed. His e-mail address was changed to a new one. IP address has changed to a blacklisted VPN out of D.C.

NJames has been answering WTB ads, referring people to a third person. He/She/They is shielded behind a blacklisted VPN out of Boston, via way of Nigeria. Banned (of course).