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Beware of Scam Game Seller Websites & Profiles

By ForceFlow

2 years ago


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    Post #2 Ways to spot a scam site Posted by ForceFlow (2 years ago)

    Post #3 How to fight against scammers Posted by ForceFlow (2 years ago)

    Post #4 What to do if you have been scammed Posted by ForceFlow (2 years ago)

    Post #324 Example of a facebook pinball scam Posted by Darkfader (1 year ago)

    Post #432 An example of someone who was scammed Posted by ForceFlow (1 year ago)

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    #87 2 years ago

    Just spotted in PACA facebook...
    Same profile also links to twitter.com/BuyPinball and facebook.com/profile.php?id=100053636733606

    Think he blocked me for sharing this list in his post lol
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    1 year later
    #449 1 year ago

    Spidey senses are tingling on these brand new accounts wanting to join groups I admin.
    Like just signed up for facebook to join said groups

    Thoughts?
    Anyone recognize the pics?

    facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089406849982 (Pinball machine shop)
    facebook.com/groups/141299169710011/user/100090283909013 (Fon Ken)
    facebook.com/groups/141299169710011/user/100090220345183 (Pinball machine for sale)

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    2 weeks later
    #470 1 year ago
    Quoted from ForceFlow:

    "pinball machine shop" is a scam profile.
    The bottom two links that you posted redirect to some jurassic park pinball fan page, so I'm not sure if you pasted the correct links. However, the screenshots are certainly scam profiles.
    Can you share the links of those profiles? I can then add them to the list.

    I think I gave the links of me seeing their post as an admin on that page, not their main profile
    Should have given these:
    facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090283909013 (Fon Ken has already changed his name to Smith William since that post)
    facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090220345183 (Pinball machine for sale)

    #471 1 year ago

    Got a post today just linking to what looks like scam page:
    facebook.com/chofor.fon.9 (Billy Jackson)

    Posted link to profile
    facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089797134165&mibextid=LQQJ4d (Classic Pinballs And Arcade Games)

    Their website on that profile
    pinballgamesusa.com/

    Googled the text off the site how they started and ended up here:
    pincardiaarcade.com/

    #487 1 year ago
    Quoted from The_Pump_House:

    Scam page copying Eau Claire Arcades Facebook page
    facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076246921424
    And this new Facebook account recently appeared (David Johnson) that pushes scam links with positive testimonials
    facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064067510863&mibextid=LQQJ4d

    facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076246921424 currently "George arcade & games"
    Just tried joining my group

    Man it musta been cold when they took the cover pic
    Googling facebook email pinballmachineshopify[at]gmail.com leads to elitepinballstore.com (unreachable)

    Looks like google cache page from Dec 2022 is a website course for marketing/building a site.
    webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ijamiIhWRH8J:https://elitepinballstore.com/courses/become-a-react-developer/&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

    GA&G is all about fun! You can play pinball,classic arcade, and more.Open Wednesday-Sunday Noon-7pm
    Well, if I google "is all about fun! You can play pinball,classic arcade, and more", so is Eau Claire with the same hours lol
    #arcademaxillaire - ECG&A is all about fun! You can play pinball,classic arcade, and more
    Oh wait, there's a bonus hit... what's this mysterious Bitcoin investment page?
    "WM is all about fun!" with the same hours, activities, punctuation, and spacing as well!
    Is google drunk? Did that phrase use to exist on that page somewhere? In edited comments? I dunno.

    OK getting off track...better get back to FB profile.
    Oh good, they do advertise they service India, so that's pretty cool if I ever want to go there.

    Somewhere in the middle, I tried some searches of these things against this thread and pinside search didn't find them.
    Didn't find them even after I tried things I knew.
    Oh look there's a hit for 100076246921424 in post #410 in the user id

    Thought I was done...came back for an edit.
    Admin stats show lives in London, WI and works at facebook.com/Arcades.Shopping.Centre

    Thanks for coming down the rabbit hole with me!
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    #525 11 months ago

    Scammer? Or good deal and a lazy flip artist?
    When your number of friends is single digits and your number of groups is triple...
    ...and your first profile was already banned based on messages to group members....

    Just couldn't wait a whole 30 mins to post this amazing deal to the group I guess!
    Deleted as a duplicate post since the first one was still active already
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    1 month later
    #567 10 months ago

    facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076246921424 is now gamestop!
    [Previously (Eau Claire Games and Arcade, impersonating a legitimate business; or George arcade & games)]

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    1 month later
    #589 9 months ago

    Anyone recognize these? Or wanna dig?
    User facebook.com/dona.blis joins for sale group (accidentally approved lol) just to immediately drop reference for fishy "Apartment & Condo Building" page with 2.3K hidden followers.

    facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085025456706 (Robert's pinball shop)

    Reverse google leads to "Pinballs.com"

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    #590 9 months ago

    Somebody's impersonating somebody

    Jose Ciminelli
    facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095014925614

    Century Pinball
    facebook.com/centurypinball/

    The Troll:
    facebook.com/groups/scammersgtfoh


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