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Former member Hunter Smith ("John Klein") on here as johnkleinmaus

I don't know who to contact here about this, but this user is back here and actively trading. He tried the same scam on me as he did to a person on Coin Talk. Heads up and be safe everyone.

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    Jim2359Jim2359 Posts: 281 ✭✭

    Thanks

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,509 ✭✭✭✭✭

    with any new members with a low post count, I require that they send the coin or bullion first and then I send payment. If this isn't acceptable, no deal.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

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    CCC2010CCC2010 Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:
    with any new members with a low post count, I require that they send the coin or bullion first and then I send payment. If this isn't acceptable, no deal.

    Same practice in other forums and it should be the norm here as well...

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,509 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When dealing with an unfamiliar new members it never hurts to ask for references.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

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    Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Agreed, thanks for the "heads-up" !!! :)

    Timbuk3
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    robkoolrobkool Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The circle of trust...

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    ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ~HABE FIDUCIAM IN DOMINO III V VI / III XVI~
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    cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,458 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for the heads up!

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    aclocoacloco Posts: 955 ✭✭✭
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    YorkshiremanYorkshireman Posts: 4,603 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He approached me from a Craigslist ad.

    Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
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    CoinCrazyPACoinCrazyPA Posts: 2,899 ✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for the warning

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    NLLNLL Posts: 34
    edited July 5, 2018 8:05AM

    Hmm. I never knew this guy was on other forums. I know he was a problem on Cointalk for quite a while.

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    FHCFHC Posts: 329 ✭✭✭

    Good to know.

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    MattTheRileyMattTheRiley Posts: 806 ✭✭✭✭

    This guy (Hunter Smith) has been trying to "cold call" people in a bunch of the Facebook coin groups I am in (sending them PM's to sell them coins). He is a known scammer. Stay far away!

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    YorkshiremanYorkshireman Posts: 4,603 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He called and emailed me the other day. I asked that not contact me again.
    He said he would be willing to do business face-to-face, but seemed willing to leave me alone. He has pictures of nice coin, but the intel here makes him seem very unethical.
    Maybe he is trying to turn over a new leaf?

    Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
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    KollectorKingKollectorKing Posts: 4,820 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Yorkshireman said:
    He called and emailed me the other day. I asked that not contact me again.
    He said he would be willing to do business face-to-face, but seemed willing to leave me alone. He has pictures of nice coin, but the intel here makes him seem very unethical.
    Maybe he is trying to turn over a new leaf?

    Once a scammer, always a scammer. Stay away, far far away.

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    YorkshiremanYorkshireman Posts: 4,603 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @KollectorKing said:

    @Yorkshireman said:
    He called and emailed me the other day. I asked that not contact me again.
    He said he would be willing to do business face-to-face, but seemed willing to leave me alone. He has pictures of nice coin, but the intel here makes him seem very unethical.
    Maybe he is trying to turn over a new leaf?

    Once a scammer, always a scammer. Stay away, far far away.

    That is my plan.

    Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
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    giorgio11giorgio11 Posts: 4,201 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Yorkshireman said:
    He called and emailed me the other day. I asked that not contact me again.
    He said he would be willing to do business face-to-face, but seemed willing to leave me alone. He has pictures of nice coin, but the intel here makes him seem very unethical.
    Maybe he is trying to turn over a new leaf?

    A guy that you have to worry about is he "willing to leave you alone" is not the kind of guy you want to be dealing with in any way, Lee.

    Kind regards,

    George

    VDBCoins.com Our Registry Sets Many successful BSTs; pls ask.
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    YorkshiremanYorkshireman Posts: 4,603 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @giorgio11 said:

    @Yorkshireman said:
    He called and emailed me the other day. I asked that not contact me again.
    He said he would be willing to do business face-to-face, but seemed willing to leave me alone. He has pictures of nice coin, but the intel here makes him seem very unethical.
    Maybe he is trying to turn over a new leaf?

    A guy that you have to worry about is he "willing to leave you alone" is not the kind of guy you want to be dealing with in any way, Lee.

    Kind regards,

    George

    George,
    Deep thought.
    I meant I don’t think I’ll hear from him again.

    Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
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    giorgio11giorgio11 Posts: 4,201 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Yorkshireman Be well, my friend.

    G

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