Obvious Scam

[orator1]

Just received this pm regarding my BST post:

From marshallwave84
Hi there, my old cousin has this for sale in good condition, Reach him out for more information robertnattan@gmail.com
Thanks.

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[Leon]

I get PMs almost once a day, sometimes more, concerning bad actors just like this.
And this maroon has now been banned.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by orator1

Just received this pm regarding my BST post:

From marshallwave84
Hi there, my old cousin has this for sale in good condition, Reach him out for more information robertnattan@gmail.com
Thanks.

Sent from my TECNO BD4h using Tapatalk

[calvindog]

Why is it always a cousin? And why doesn’t the cousin just contact us directly?

[judsonhamlin]

Clearly the cousin is in jail in another country (or New Hampshire, which is popular) and is too busy trying to get his grandparents to come up with bail money.

[bk400]

If you actually follow through and ask to see a scan of the card and for the seller's PayPal information, you get the story about how the cousin or dad has trouble with the banks and doesn't have any accounts.

I suspect that the scammers like card collectors, as demographically there is a perception (accurate or not) that we are older, American, wealthier, and not very tech savvy.

[jethrod3]

I learned many things today. Among them:

1) Most scammers have an old cousin or an old man with great cards!
2) Scammers love now-deceased American country music stars!