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kelopiippu

Lurker
Jan 7, 2024
24
50
Finland
Hi, and sorry If there is allready topic about this. Im new so my apologies If this is doubl thread.

But yeah, i got scammed, hard. And i feel so stupid cause IT was obvious.

If anyone knows any active scammers, especially from Instagram, please share. Im really shamed and this scam made my trust and opinnion about The Pipe community crumple a little. But, thats life.

PS. Sorry for my crappy english.
 
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sablebrush52

The Bard Of Barlings
Jun 15, 2013
22,972
58,398
Southern Oregon
jrs457.wixsite.com
Hi, and sorry If there is allready topic about this. Im new so my apologies If this is doubl thread.

But yeah, i got scammed, hard. And i feel so stupid cause IT was obvious.

If anyone knows any active scammers, especially from Instagram, please share. Im really shamed and this scam made my trust and opinnion about The Pipe community crumple a little. But, thats life.

PS. Sorry for my crappy english.
Could you be a bit more specific about the nature of the scam? It may help others to avoid it.
 

kelopiippu

Lurker
Jan 7, 2024
24
50
Finland
Yeah. I was really really stupid. And The funny Part is they used against me that i don't know how shipping from The states happens, The tobacco was not The largest amount i Lost. The shipping fees and tax things they clamed where The largest and yeah, i was naive, when they told everything is gointo Be paid Back when i get My dilivery. But yeah let me Be a warning to all 😂. Im now broke, My trust for fellow man is gone and i feel really Bad. Don't Be like me. Be smart.
 

HawkeyeLinus

Lifer
Oct 16, 2020
6,660
47,149
Midwest
No fun, but if the seller has stopped selling then problem solved. One lesson I suppose is not to gamble one’s total savings on one order of tobacco. Stick with established sellers, learn what blends you can easily buy from them that you like. Don’t use payment methods destined to fail or put you at more risk than necessary.
 

cosmicfolklore

Moderator
Staff member
Aug 9, 2013
36,461
89,292
Between the Heart of Alabama and Hot Springs NC
I just looked him up. He has not deleted his page. Most likely he has blocked you.
So, you have given us very little information on the nature of the scam. Could it be that your delivery was merely stopped at a border? Or, held up in customs?
And, I don't even understand the comment about the WHO and that delivery service.
 

geoffs

Starting to Get Obsessed
Sep 21, 2022
297
1,071
Ontario
Lot of scammers all over Facebook too. Might be the same guy with a bunch of different accounts, who knows.
Not worth the risk to buy tobacco from random dudes on social media. There are usually warning signs, and if it feels off, listen to your gut.
 

cosmicfolklore

Moderator
Staff member
Aug 9, 2013
36,461
89,292
Between the Heart of Alabama and Hot Springs NC
That guy is a known scammer, I've seen many IG posts from friends warning about him.
Yeh, his website is very fishy, with the whole, "brotherly love in pipesmoking stuff."
Plus, I have been warned that many scammers use Telegraph and WhatsApp, so I avoid anything that requires me to download those. I'm not sure exactly, but I think the apps make it easy to run a scam, and harder for others to get their money back.
 

HawkeyeLinus

Lifer
Oct 16, 2020
6,660
47,149
Midwest
Yeh, his website is very fishy, with the whole, "brotherly love in pipesmoking stuff."
Plus, I have been warned that many scammers use Telegraph and WhatsApp, so I avoid anything that requires me to download those. I'm not sure exactly, but I think the apps make it easy to run a scam, and harder for others to get their money back.

It makes one nostalgic for the days of social media auctions when an image of Jesus or Mary came out of a toaster.
 

woodsroad

Lifer
Oct 10, 2013
14,348
28,589
SE PA USA
Yeah. I was really really stupid. And The funny Part is they used against me that i don't know how shipping from The states happens, The tobacco was not The largest amount i Lost. The shipping fees and tax things they clamed where The largest and yeah, i was naive, when they told everything is gointo Be paid Back when i get My dilivery. But yeah let me Be a warning to all 😂. Im now broke, My trust for fellow man is gone and i feel really Bad. Don't Be like me. Be smart.
No tobacco, real or imagined, is worth going broke over.
 

woodsroad

Lifer
Oct 10, 2013
14,348
28,589
SE PA USA
I'm always a bit surprised when a grown man says something like "My trust for fellow man is gone". I mean, everything in the world was A-OK up until a total stranger from a far away country scammed you with a deal that was way too good to be true? Maybe it's a translation issue, I don't know.

Sisu, dude.