Beware: "Deals" in Punta Gorda, FL

[bladeswitcher]

I recently got ripped off by a new member of the Parallax Bill C&R forum who claimed to be selling a Swedish Mauser at a good price. I posted my tale of woe on the forum and was recently contacted by someone from the gunforums forum who had a similar tale. The details were strikingly similar.

My guy (fictional name, I presume) had me send payment to an address on Rollins Street in Punta Gorda, FL. The other guy sent his payment to a different name, different address but also on Rollins St. in Punta Gorda. According to Google Maps, Rollins Street, Punta Gorda, is a one-block long dead-end street with only a couple of houses on it. I figure these two rip offs have to be related.

I won't mention the guy's name because it's surely fake, but the addresses used were both in the 1800 block of Rollins Street in Punta Gorda, FL.

Buyer Beware!

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[Chuckindenver]

couple of fedral felonys commited. id contact the FL DA,s office.

[Gibbs505]

I belive that this would consitute mail fraud which is a fedural offence in the US, I belive?

[Badger]

Thanks for the heads up ...

I think Gibbs505 might be right? I'm not an expert on U.S. laws, but it does sound like mail fraud.

Regards,
Badger

[Chuckindenver]

more then mail fruad, if it intails a firearm. and if you have a C&R.. steeling and or defruading someone with an 01 FFL or C&R is another game.