ranjeetrain
New Member
Since there is an increased awareness of the 'Gon around this part, and more and more FMs are looking to source their warez from there, I feel this warning is well in order.
Just now, I was lurking there looking for something of my interest. And I did come across something I have been eying for a long time. Even more interesting, the price was mouth watering. I click-opened the listing and didn't take even 5 seconds to ascertain that it's a scam. So, thought of sharing it here.
Today, the 'Gon is no safer than any other worldwide known e-trading platform. It has had a glorious past, but that is well past it. Today when I visit there, I see a lot of scam ads. Just put "Audiogon scam" in any search engine and see what you get.
I have to admit that I have been lurking there frequently. But I am shocked to see how much more frequent fraudulent ads there have become there. It used to be a hifi lovers' heaven at some point in time, with a tightly knit community of genuine hifi lovers. Alas, marketeer and scammers leave no place untouched. Check out this listing for instance. It will leave no doubts in anyone's mind, unless a person blindly trusts everyone including good folks in Nigeria.
The listing is offering to sell something at a very lucrative price, and attempts to direct a prospect buyer to a fake website impersonating the 'Gon. Needless to say, none of this will exist once a unsuspecting user has sent them the payment, neither the user nor the fake website.
As with any online shopping, like they say, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Hope this helps create a bit of much needed awareness about increasing scams on the good ol' 'Gon.
Just now, I was lurking there looking for something of my interest. And I did come across something I have been eying for a long time. Even more interesting, the price was mouth watering. I click-opened the listing and didn't take even 5 seconds to ascertain that it's a scam. So, thought of sharing it here.
Today, the 'Gon is no safer than any other worldwide known e-trading platform. It has had a glorious past, but that is well past it. Today when I visit there, I see a lot of scam ads. Just put "Audiogon scam" in any search engine and see what you get.
I have to admit that I have been lurking there frequently. But I am shocked to see how much more frequent fraudulent ads there have become there. It used to be a hifi lovers' heaven at some point in time, with a tightly knit community of genuine hifi lovers. Alas, marketeer and scammers leave no place untouched. Check out this listing for instance. It will leave no doubts in anyone's mind, unless a person blindly trusts everyone including good folks in Nigeria.
The listing is offering to sell something at a very lucrative price, and attempts to direct a prospect buyer to a fake website impersonating the 'Gon. Needless to say, none of this will exist once a unsuspecting user has sent them the payment, neither the user nor the fake website.
As with any online shopping, like they say, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Hope this helps create a bit of much needed awareness about increasing scams on the good ol' 'Gon.