Online Gun Sales Scam

[justindad]

Kimbergunshop.com and kimbergunstore.com look unusually similar. One website says they are in MT and an online chat person from the other said they were in Ripon, CA. I asked the chat person how I could know their business was legitimate and then they just stopped responding.

Both websites have a phone number, both linked a google voice account that was never answered by a person. The one in CA says they are open, but no answer on the phone.

Maybe I’m paranoid and these two are using low cost, prebuilt websites... but I say they are scammers.

Both are “selling” a Kimber K6s DAO w/3” barrel.

[Garyshome]

Sounds like scammers to me. Prices really good? or too good to be true?

[justindad]

$840. I think Kimber stopped selling the 3” version, which is over $1k anywhere else I find a price.

[justindad]

I put a report in to the BBB.

[Bird]

Ask for their business license number, or check that out through their city or county.

[MrWolf]

Found something similar with the Sig website. The imposter is the sigsauerstore247.com and the real is sigsauer.com. Imposter site even shows the Sig emblem. They had a lot of things in stock but what made me pause was no credit cards accepted. Spoke to Sig about it and they acknowledged there are a few sites out there like that. No way I am not using a credit card for online purchases.
Ron

[JSnover]

Can they give you an email address? If it's legit it will end with @kimber.com

[justindad]

The email the gave was contact@kimbergunshop.com

The business license number and only buying with credit card are both good ideas. Definitely not buying online with Venmo or PayPal.

[waksupi]

We do have a Kimber shop here in NW Montana. I'm not sure how you would check on scammers.

[Handloader109]

Anyone can buy an email address as long as it hasn't been purchased. nothing surprising about a kimbergunshop.com email being a scam address. My suggestion is to NOT buy a gun from a business that you are DEFINITELY sure is not a scammer. Trying to pay a few dollars less and losing it all is short sighted. Put an order in at your LCS or wait another 6 months...

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[Gator 45/70]

Oh yeah baby, Plenty on Louisiana Sportsman
They only post an e-mail address as contact info.
Want a money order or wire transfer someplace in China
Will deliver and pay for shipping too !!!
No FFL required btw

[beshears]

Ask for FFL number and run it thru verify on ATF site'

[iomskp]

I have purchased guns online a couple of times, both transactions went well but the guns did not live up to the pic's, I hope yours go better than mine.