goondman Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Anyone else contacted by this dude, telling you his friend has the items you're looking for or offering to buy something from you??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Seems like I heard of someone making the the same type of claims but it was a scam (although I have no idea if it is the same person). I'd be cautious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 Just now, fasteagle12 said: Seems like I heard of someone making the the same type of claims but it was a scam (although I have no idea if it is the same person). I'd be cautious. Definitely is this time around, beware! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrinsonMH Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I was. He said a friend had a decal sheet I posted a LF in the plane trading. The friend answered the email I sent and wants to know if his son’s PayPal was OK. The original oltmanneric sent me a private message, not a response on the trading board. The flag is looking redder, will do a little more searching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon053 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I got one a few weeks back, glad I didn't do anything with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrinsonMH Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Was the 3rd party who supposedly had what you were looking for named Ryan Bull? Email ryanbull283()gmail.com? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 13 minutes ago, BrinsonMH said: I was. He said a friend had a decal sheet I posted a LF in the plane trading. The friend answered the email I sent and wants to know if his son’s PayPal was OK. The original oltmanneric sent me a private message, not a response on the trading board. The flag is looking redder, will do a little more searching. I posted a LF in Plane Trading when I was looking for a 1/72 Hornet canopy a couple of years ago. He said he had one but the cost he was asking for was almost as high as the kit cost. When I told him that, he suddenly lowered the price by 3/4s. I then asked him for a photo of the part and he sent me a stock photo of an aftermarket item from a catalog so I asked him for an actual photo of the part with his finger behind it and never got a response. I almost took the hook when he lowered the price but it didn't feel right. I'm glad I did more verification. It seems that more of that goes on at Hyperscale than here. As Reagan said..'Trust but Verify'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrinsonMH Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Oltmanneric’s ARC account is 4 hours old. Not a good sign. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 22 minutes ago, BrinsonMH said: Was the 3rd party who supposedly had what you were looking for named Ryan Bull? Email ryanbull283()gmail.com? That's him! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrinsonMH Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Ok, no deal. Near miss, but I’m not out any $. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 12 minutes ago, BrinsonMH said: Ok, no deal. Near miss, but I’m not out any $. Glad to hear! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay in Texas Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Heard from him just now in fact, claiming his bro Ryan has exactly what I’m looking for… Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrinsonMH Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 You’d think he/they would give up at least for today. I messaged Ryan and told him I’d pass because I’d Googled Oltmanneric and found many examples of fraud and attempted fraud. Told the other guy on HS I’d Googled his email and found the same thing. Don’t these hucksters read the forums they use for scams? Small time clowns. They could get dead end low paying jobs and end up wealthier in a lot less time. I guess interstate wire fraud must be fun to them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keroburner89 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 I got the same responses to some LF items, which seemed a bit odd that someone had some rare and oop items suddenly available... schmuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 I guess the scammers are like telemarketers. If only a small percentage of their many calls gets a hit, they win. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USNChief Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Yup - 2 the past few months: aleftwich Started conversation: August 4 - Have You Checked With Wynder, He Has a 1/48 MIG-27 Decals for sale . Here Is His contact mactoolx@yahoo. com His Avatar and the email listed for the member made me suspicious. I do not know if this was a scam, but did not contact Wynder. Also from killer5 Started conversation: July 27 - Hi, I got a message from theresa09 that he has 1/48 MIG-27 Decals for sale. Thought i'm still interested and i got one few days ago, He's local and his a good friend to me, Kindly check on him maybe it's still available.... Here's his Email doggykyle9@gmail.com This crapola is getting old. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted August 27, 2023 Author Share Posted August 27, 2023 11 hours ago, BrinsonMH said: You’d think he/they would give up at least for today. I messaged Ryan and told him I’d pass because I’d Googled Oltmanneric and found many examples of fraud and attempted fraud. Told the other guy on HS I’d Googled his email and found the same thing. Don’t these hucksters read the forums they use for scams? Small time clowns. They could get dead end low paying jobs and end up wealthier in a lot less time. I guess interstate wire fraud must be fun to them. Makes one wonder how often they're successful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Got this from him yesterday too: hello are you still interested in getting this?. you can contact Ryan he has a 1/48 A-4 Main Landing Gear Doors for sale........... PM him @ ryanbull283@gmail.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 I banned the scammer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrinsonMH Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Just for laughs, check out this pleading with me after I said no to the HS guy: From: christophercharels97 Recipient: BrinsonMH 1 day ago [quote="BrinsonMH"]No. Google your name and you’ll see why. We’re done.[/quote] I don’t understand what you are saying Are you still interested or not Please buy from me He understands perfectly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted August 27, 2023 Author Share Posted August 27, 2023 58 minutes ago, phantom said: I banned the scammer. Excellent, thank you!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Gents, Thanks for posting this. Unfortuantely also tried to scam me for a MH-60R conversion set I'm looking for, asking me to contact his friend "Ryan Bull" and providing the given email address mentioned above. . Luckily he didn't get anywhere, mostly because he failed to advise which exact conversion set he had, but also because I wasn't willing to pay the price he requested. When I reiterated the inquiry into which conversion set he was selling, he suddenly went silent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 I have banned him, but for some reason I can not stop him from mailing people as individuals. Beware any transaction, and deal with people you trust. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Well, when a seller can't advise on or show photos of the what they are actually selling you should pause and think.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrinsonMH Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 I haven’t bought or sold in a while, in fact the honor system still worked last time I did. I’m going to have a stash cull sale soon, so I’ll post pics. I wonder if it’s the same guy who says his friend Ryan Bull is one guy pretending to be two. I bailed on Ryan when he asked if his son’s PP account was OK. Three parties involved at that point. Google saved me some $ and hassle. One search for the HS guy showed he was in Nigeria, the land of princes with millions who need your help and promise a big piece of the action. I’ve never responded to those, but a friend does every time and says he needs $5K to get things started. The prince never responds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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