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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)

    Post #498 Fraudulent ebay listings instruct you to buy outside of ebay Posted by ForceFlow (1 year ago)

    Post #517 Liquidation Pallets scam Posted by ForceFlow (11 months ago)


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    #79 2 years ago
    Quoted from Giltron:

    267-647-6077
    buypinballmachine.com
    +1(559) 717-8172
    vyvanseonline.com

    https://freecarrierlookup.com/
    Both of those numbers belong to bandwidth.com
    There is a reporting form here: https://www.bandwidth.com/legal/report-a-phone-number/

    buypinballmachine.com & vyvanseonline.com are at IP 198.54.126.156 hosted by web-hosting.com, which is owned by namecheap.com
    Namecheap's reporting process is documented here: https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/9196/5/how-and-where-can-i-file-abuse-complaints/

    Don't know how responsive they are but it's worth a shot.

    6 months later
    #259 1 year ago
    Quoted from MoSeS_1592:

    Scam site?
    Looks way too good to be true.
    buypinballmachine.com/product/high-speed-by-williams-1986/

    Yes.
    This thread is a list of scam sites.
    All the sites on the list in the first post are scams.
    buypinballmachine.com is on the list.

    8 months later
    #380 1 year ago
    Quoted from DJThinK:

    Is Ace Amusements out of Arlington TX reputable?

    They look legit but there are many Pinsiders in the Dallas area that may be able to provide further input. Xerico way2wyrd pinballrebel and others.
    Owner appears to have another site (although the eBay store referenced there is now closed).
    arlingtontexasattractions.com/about-me-contact-me.html
    aceamusements.us/

    1 week later
    #398 1 year ago
    Quoted from mbeardsley:

    Is there a way we could bulk-report the pinside scammer list to Google?

    Not bulk, but I did send a link to this thread when I sent Google feedback.
    Click the three dots next to the scammer's result, then click Feedback.
    The feedback area opens on the right.

    My feedback was something like, "This site is fraudulent. They do not have and cannot obtain the pinball machines they claim to sell. Here is a link to a list of fraudulent pinball machine sales sites: (link to this thread included)
    Please contact me if you need further details."

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    1 week later
    #422 1 year ago

    Anyone interested in taking a more proactive approach to dealing with these scammers? Send me a PM, let's pool our investigative time and resources to get some of these scumbags shut down.

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