BUYER BEWARE - Mntnhntr is a SCAMMER

[Brazos John]

... another example of why not to use your actual name on Internet forums.

You mean, you're not Mr. Smlf?

 

[SDSmlf]

You mean, you're not Mr. Smlf?

You may want to check your spelling. And once you have straightened out those issues, the answer will likely be no. Think big N, little o.

 

[Wawyasto]

Believe it is Jon Charles Holder using the handle @Mntnhntr on the forum receiving all the ‘love’. Nothing to do with you, but another example of why not to use your actual name on Internet forums.

I got a PM head's up that someone with the same name was scamming in here.

In retrospect I should've made my username my Potawatomi name, Wawyasto (Tornado)

 

[BoomStick]

I got a PM head's up that someone with the same name was scamming in here.

In retrospect I should've made my username my Potawatomi name, Wawyasto (Tornado)

moderator can change your username. Send a message to Meriwether.

 

[longcruise]

I think computers have IP addresses.

I think the Mods have access to the IP stuff.

A name can change, but the IP address will remain the same.

I think just using a VPN will change the IP.

That area code is Texas. Alos when you Google the number nothing comes up for me

Area codes tell you nothing about the callers location. I have friends and relatives all across the country who have left Colorado and they still have the area code of their Colorado cell number.

 

[SDSmlf]

I think just using a VPN will change the IP.

Area codes tell you nothing about the callers location. I have friends and relatives all across the country who have left Colorado and they still have the area code of their Colorado cell number.

@longcruise is correct. I have used VPNs for years, specifically a product called Express VPN for personal use, although not on the device I usually used for this forum until recently. Effective VPNs will hide your IP address and internet activity.

Area code mean little anymore with the use of cellphones. I know folks who have moved all over the country without changing area codes or phone numbers. Anyone who has changed cell providers, definitely not a short list, knows that you can take your old or existing cell number to the new provider.

 

[sturmkatze]

Maybe this place needs a new rule --- buyer and seller ID (copy of Dr Lic or Passport) for all transactions. I wouldnt like giving those things to be a member here but thats an option too. Never a cent should be lost.

I’m not about to post my drivers license on a forum. That’s many levels of bad. No.

 

[sj_anderson62]

If he actually is from Nebraska just know, we're not all like that. Total bs.

I’ll second that.

 

[Tenring]

I absolutely hate to hear this sort of thing, There is no place for knowing Thieves in this world , if this was 1873 he could be justifiably taken out and Hung. The court system caters to trash like this. It ticks me off to no end…. I am sorry for your loss, I mean this…

 

[COTNTOP]

He is a new member and not yet been proven. There is a crowd here that I would trust with no question. A new person will have trust me and hope I that I am honest. Why is there an unwritten rule that the money has to go first. That is setting people up for scammers. Ask me how I know.

 

[vintovka]

Took 30 seconds to find @Mntnhntr, if he is the guy.
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I leave town and logoff for half a day and I come back to this...

For the record, Full name is Jonathan Allen Holder, haven't even visited Nebraska in maybe 11 years and never sold a revolver on here.

Welcome to the collateral damage these lowlifes cause. Its almost ID theft. BTW i have little doubt that these comments are being monitored by the scammer right now.

 

[Sam squanch]

Sadly, the local prosecutor may tell you it’s not worth their time and effort. Then prepare to be grilled over if it’s legal to deal in firearms - do you have an FFL, do you do this often, blah, blah, blah…..

 

[Mousegunguy]

I’m a member on Northeast Shooters
They use feedback scores to deter scammers.

Note the feedback score..
44 positive transactions (w/ reviews)
0 negative transactions
Both forums use a similar template so why not institute a feedback score for transactions?
That, along with a 5 min phone call between buyer/seller should alleviate most scams

 

[KEDSFAN]

I’m not about to post my drivers license on a forum. That’s many levels of bad. No.

My wife is an investigator for ID theft. I wouldn't show my drivers license to my best friend let alone some stranger on the internet. I have purchased three rifles on here in the last year. If they asked for a copy of my license I would wish them well and stop the sale.

 

[Nav]

"Crime cannot be tolerated. Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding."―Ra's al Ghu League of Shadows

 

[#blackpowderbill]

I think just using a VPN will change the IP.

Area codes tell you nothing about the callers location. I have friends and relatives all across the country who have left Colorado and they still have the area code of their Colorado cell number.

Go back and reread my comment. The part where the number doesn't come up with any information.I have a NY number ,big deal . I know people have numbers from all over. FMR

 

[BillyC]

I’m NEVER giving out my DL over the internet, I don’t care how badly I want to buy something. I’ve been ripped off three times in my life, all western hunting outfitters that insist on money up front. I call references, past clients, friends of those past clients, local game and fish, local taxidermist and business associations and STILL get ripped off. ZERO chance I’ll ever buy anything from a stranger over the internet.

 

[Chief Snorkel]

I think computers have IP addresses.

I think the Mods have access to the IP stuff.

A name can change, but the IP address will remain the same.

Not necessarily. There are ways to hide, spoof, or change an IP address.

 

[LANEY REECE]

So, how do we make sure that he doesn't sign in with a new name?
I'm not asking HOW it's done, just IS IT being done?

They can do it. i dont know how

 

[sturmkatze]

Go back and reread my comment. The part where the number doesn't come up with any information.I have a NY number ,big deal . I know people have numbers from all over. FMR

Like me, living in Pennsyltuckey with a Reno number I’ve had since 2005.