Scam Component Sites/Dealers

Found some Scam sites selling reloading components. Thought I would post them up here to help anyone looking. I dont know tech stuff and did not want to paste their sites. I found these in about five minutes after first finding the Primer12 site. I realized quickly I will have to spend some time on this. At least to ID the ones that come up in the first couple of pages of a search.
Primer12, Las Vegas NV
Firearms World, Topeka Ks
Loaded Firearms, Arnold Pa
Gunners House, Los Angelas Ca.
First Crown Firearms, Housten Tx

How did you ID these as scams?

bert2368 said:

How did you ID these as scams?

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The easiest way is to check method of payment. None of the ones I've looked into had credit card payments as an option. I also check the address on Google earth and/or Google maps.

They're a bit LAZY, recycling the same contact info/addresses on new scam sites:

Firearms World address = shootarillusions.com address

3641 SW Avalon Ln, Topeka KS 66604

bert2368 said:

How did you ID these as scams?

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I guess I should have added more info. First thing is I attempted to chat with their on-line chat advertised as being available at the time. Not one of them replied. I looked for bad spelling or improper word use. Then I Google Earth their address, and all but one of them was a house in a residential neighborhood. Then I called as if I was ordering and asked several questions I knew the answer to from Google Earth. Every single time they did not know, got it totally wrong, lied to me, and sometimes immediately just wanted me to order and pay. Checked if they had a FFL if they sold required parts on Gun Broker. The ATF info lists them but not in alphabetical order so waste of time looking. Then I started looking on line and saw many many other posts.

And they're having TOO MUCH FUN NAMING these sites:

Wicked Burn Gunsmithing LLC address = First Crown Firearms address


206 East Edgebrook Dr. Houston TX - 77034

I would guess that these scammers are setting up more & more of these, a lot will be cut & paste from their last web site. A little bit of Google-fu identifies them when they do.

bert2368 said:

They're a bit LAZY, recycling the same contact info/addresses on new scam sites:

Firearms World address = shootarillusions.com address

3641 SW Avalon Ln, Topeka KS 66604

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Lol. Scum buzzards.

Being a criminal is like any other occupation. Doing it well and staying in business a long time takes intelligence and hard work...

Add Optics and Ammo, Google the name and read for hours how this clown has been defrauding consumers, been arrested and released numerous times over violations of court orders and is still out there like nothing has happened.

Smokeless powder shop is another scam sight

You-Tuber Ultimate Reloader had a video yesterday about this enjoy.

Carlos is right…if a site won't accept a CC, or for non-firearm stuff, won't accept PayPal unless f&f, it is a scam. My service dog passes a few months ago and my wife wanted to surprise me with a similar one. Lost several hundred on a 'down payment' before I convinced her it is a scam. Those AHs are out there in force. One that got me was in Belize, not in Minneapolis as they said. BEWARE!

Could we add the others to the OP as they become known?

Full info: fake company name, web address, spoofed "physical address" and phone number.

If you DID use PayPal, you got A NAME that is associated with the PayPal account the money went to. Setting up a new PayPal account is harder than putting up a new scam site with only a name and URL change.

Make it so they have to change every single one of these things every time they start a new scam site. Make them WORK.

Perhaps they'll move on to burning scrap bookers or angora rabbit breeders if it's too much trouble to steal from the people of the gun.

In addition, these guys ARE NOT CHARGING SALES TAX OR PAYING THIS ON TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. That makes their operations of interest to IRS, state and federal governments WANT THEIR CUT. Sic the tax men on 'em?

bert2368 said:

In addition, these guys ARE NOT CHARGING SALES TAX OR PAYING THIS ON TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. That makes their operations of interest to IRS, state and federal governments WANT THEIR CUT. Sic the tax men on 'em?

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I like all you posted. Only exception I have is the last two sentences. I know those agencies don't do crap about this stuff!!! I don't see where the FEDS or even any agency is actively making arrests and putting these organizations in jail. The average joe neighbor does more to stop this from happening to their friends and associates than any agency. For me one minor BS case here and there.....when their are millions filed a year due to BILLIONS of stolen US money is not working too hard on this.