Pipe Tobacco Scammers

[kelopiippu]

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.

 

[sablebrush52]

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.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Yes, please, a lot more specific! I don't do Instagram, but others here do.

And sorry for your loss.

 

[kelopiippu]

Here is The scammer.

 

[kelopiippu]

He just deleted The page. But he Will Be working someplace else

 

[kelopiippu]

Also there is company named xpologisticexpress.com – Tracking Your Shipment Has Never Been Easier - https://xpologisticexpress.com/ WHO are Part of this

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Hopefully it wasn’t a super expensive lesson. Lots of reputable folks to buys tobacco from here. Stick around and enjoy. ️

 

[Sigmund]

If you dont know someones reputation use paypal and not friends and family options. Socaial media is full of jerks.

 

[Waning Embers]

If it's secondary market and it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

 

[kelopiippu]

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]

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]

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]

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.

 

[canucklehead]

That guy is a known scammer, I've seen many IG posts from friends warning about him.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

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]

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.

 

[El Capitán]

Best to use retailers or here. I dont trust social media sellers unless vetted here.

 

[woodsroad]

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.

 

[MattRVA]

I think you’ll find the majority of sellers on this forum to be upstanding. I’m sorry for your troubles, there’s too many knuckleheads in the world.

 

[woodsroad]

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.