Buyers Beware (1 Viewer)

[Tommy]

There have been some scam attempts coming via email offering to sell ES chips for cheap. The person is using the name Kenneth Hybargar from Phoenix AZ and is asking for payment via Walmart. This person has scammed members of another forum recently using the same name.

This type of scam usually stems from someone's phone having a virus. It send copies of texts and emails to someone. Then this person will contact people out of the blue offering to sell them what they are looking for.

 

[Tommy]

As a precaution, I suggest downloading some sort of virus scan app like Malwarebytes and run a scan on your phone.

 

[FDLmold]

So the Kenneth Hyburger I'm getting ES chips from is legit, and this Hybargar fella is a scammer?

Got it.

 

[rimmerryan]

So the Kenneth Hyburger I'm getting ES chips from is legit, and this Hybargar fella is a scammer?

Got it.

!!!

 

[Polochris]

Thanks for the heads up boss!

 

[SWEATER]

Another reason the PCF feedback feature is so valuable. Thanks, @Tommy

 

[Aplusent]

Good info!!! Thanks!!!

 

[Tommy]

With this type of scam, the person is usually not a member of the forum. They skim emails, contact info, text messages (and whatever else) from an infected phone. Then they use the info from those emails and messages to figured out what you want to buy. They contact you and offer to sell it to you. The scammer sent images of ES chips to someone here today. These images might help identify who they belong to (or who received them) and if they or a person they communicated with has an infected phone.

 

[warewulf]

Thanks for posting

 

[DoubleEagle]

Android phones?

 

[bogart]

Thanks for the heads up!!

 

[Tommy]

Here are the images.


And they copied info from this listing...some word for word.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/auction-empress-star-cash-set-1000pc.27067/

 

[BGinGA]

But what was their asking price?

 

[navels]

that's a pm, eh?

 

[Sprinsd]

The dude offered me ES Secondary chips for $4.05 a chip. But his breakdown was not good...

81 x 25

72 x 100

36 x 500

108 x 1000

108 x 5000

22 x 25000

22 x 100000

 

[BHB]

The price he offered me was less than $2 a chip. I determined that he got my email address from a ChipTalk post. Another fellow on Chip Talk also got the same email I got. He refused to use PayPal- even if I paid the fees. Insisted on something called Walmart Pay.

 

[navels]

next meetup: Phoenix. i'll bring the tar and feathers.

 

[Tommy]

that's a pm, eh?

Email sent to a member.

 

[FDLmold]

next meetup: Phoenix. i'll bring the tar and feathers.

This assumes the person is who the person says he is. Probably stole that too.

 

[allforcharity]

This assumes the person is who the person says he is. Probably stole that too.

Low class bastard if he wants it in Wal-Mart money only. All ready to buy that Chinese-made 6-year old display model 40" plasma TV with DVI inputs, Mr. HyBargarKing?

 

[Tommy]

Here is the embedded details from one of the photos. I'm not that familiar how this is generated, changed, etc, so it could mean nothing. Was the pic really taken today at 7:27am? I doubt it. I think that photo was posted on the forum a while back.

Who is this Okoh Emmanuel Eni?

 

[FDLmold]

Looks Nigerian. And princely.

 

[Tommy]

Looks Nigerian. And princely.

Apparently he is crazy too. Crazy to mess with chippers!

 

[Jambine]

Looks Nigerian. And princely.

Definitely royalty

 

[BELGRADE]

Here are the images.
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My pics !!!!

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/official-empress-star-pron.26726/page-2#post-501849

 

[Wils]

As a precaution, I suggest downloading some sort of virus scan app like Malwarebytes and run a scan on your phone.

Ah I get it - THIS bit's the scam. You don't catch me out that easily!

 

[MD Mike]

Scam attempts... but no one actually dropped 2 large right? That would be devestating !!

 

[Gameface]

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[TheBigTater]

Thanks for the heads-up. (y) :thumbsup:

I'm usually good when someone I don't know sends me a fabulous offer out of the blue you know, buy minty chips, great mortgage deal, buy gold cheap, enlarge my penis, etc....

 

[Ellasdaddy]

Amazing how far E-scams have come in their reach, depth and complexity. Wow.