Another scammer alert - user: scratch705

[ikeo1]

@doser implemented some new tools on the moderator side. On questionable accounts, you'll see a warning aside from the new user warning.

 

[Evolved]

This is not true. You’ve been credit card verified. You cannot get the badge without payment. I would suggest you change your password on there or at a minimum use a separate password and best practice is to change the password to something complex and use passkeys on your device AND 2FA on your email.

TBH, now saying you have a Calguns account is not enough but with the badge you’re saying we’ve verified it with an actual person.

Sent you a DM. Been on Calguns for many years. How do I get a verified badge and get verified here as well and become a supporter? Thanks

 

[doser]

Recently rolled this out and some other things...

Announcement New Feature!  Thread '🚨 New Safety Feature: Keyword Highlighting in Messages & Threads'

Jan 22, 2026

Hey everyone,

I’ve been digging through a lot of recent issues and quietly rolling out some new tools behind the scenes. One of the latest additions is keyword highlighting for certain payment terms.

If words like Zelle or PayPal show up in a DM or thread, you’ll now see them highlighted with a hover effect.

Why we did this:

We’re constantly reminding people not to take transactions messaging off-platform and to use our built-in messaging and systems instead. That’s where we have visibility and can put some warnings.

We’re not...

• doser
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• Forum: Announcements

 

[CaliVeteranOIF]

got scammed on this listing

https://caguns.net/classifieds/wts-t-trijicon-sro-5-moa.32983/

user name - scratch705
bought using paypal for them to ship and now ghosted. just a wake up call for myself and an fyi to others to just do what we’re all warned to do, like pay with for goods and services, ask for current photo with username, etc.

but an interesting one, they asked for feedback since they’re coming over from Calguns. the same username, except for the capitalization has tons of activity there.
anyway be on your guard all and to the mods, hopefully there’s some safeguards you can help put into place to protect your supporters and users.

just some more info -
this user scammed myself and another user on here, providing us both with different emails for paypal.
the phone number i was chatting with them was 404-533-4889
googling this number you can find a posting on rokslide from yesterday regarding a scam for this same number; different user name.

It’s terrible to hear about people getting scammed. I hope you have better luck on your next adventure.