I'm sure this person is not part of the community but they troll this forum and others looking for WTB posts.

Karla Brown
309 Canterbery Dr.
Saginaw, TX 76179
Email name: Alpha Alpha
Email address: [email protected]

So... I had posted looking for an inexpensive lever action to hog hunt with. This person (name and address above is what they sent me) emailed me (not a PM from the site) saying they had one and sent me some pics. Looks great and we negotiated a decent price. Pictures appeared to be from a pawn shop but after communicating with this person they didn't sound like they worked at one. No worries I thought. They sounded like they had sold guns before (scammed people about guns for sure) talking about the FFL, wanting a Postal MO, etc.

I had already made out the envelope to mail the payment and was about to get the MO when I decided it would be a good idea to search for this person on Google - BINGO! Second link was someone else on another website saying they were scammed by this person. Same name, address everything. So thankful I took the little extra step to check. After I discovered they were a scammer I emailed them stating a buddy told me his friend lived near "her" and he was coming to town next month so I wanted "Jeff" to pick it up and bring it to me rather than shipping it.

Surprise, surprise "she" never emailed back after I sent that!

I had one on another forum try to sell me a 711 model 357 pistol .I guess that's what they rob with .I found out from the post office it was a fake address .

Thanks for the heads up !

Good to know, hadn’t thought about googling someone

Here is some public info for this person and associates as well as addresses, emails, and phone numbers so everyone can keep an eye out for the scammers.

Karla Y Brown
Age 53
Full Background Report Available
Current Address
309 Canterbury Dr
Saginaw, TX 76179-6328

Phone Numbers
(817) 371-682nine - Wireless
(817) 917-430six- Wireless
(817) 917-174threeWireless

Email Addresses
[email protected]
[email protected]
Associated Names
Karla S Brown, Karla Y Shelton, Karl A Brown
Previous Addresses
681 N Saginaw Blvd
Saginaw, TX 76179-1284
(May 1996 - Feb 2016)

10213 Sunset View Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76108-4075
(Apr 2010 - Jan 2014)

PO Box 9162
Fort Worth, TX 76147-2162
(Nov 2013)

Possible Relatives
Whitney M Brown, Christy C Ward, Darlene E Oliver, David Ray Brown, Freddie L Thompson Jr, Haylie E Brown, Jack T Shelton, Kelly Diane Brown, Kendyl A Brown, Kenneth Wayne Brown, Kristi Raelene Galindo, Lou E Shelton, Marcy Karen Meiergerd, Melanie C Cooper, Nicole E Esters, Raymond Shelton, Ronald E Brown, Roy E Brown, Scott R Shelton, Stayce R Brown, Susan Marie Brown, Suzan M Brown, Tiffany R Brown, Ward R Shelton, Arden E Brown, Carolyn Virgin Brown, Frederick H Brown, Josef Allen Brown, Joseph N Brown, Josephine H Brown, Patricia Jane Brown, Patricia M Brown, Melanie C Shelton, Miriam A Shelton, Tammie L Shelton
Possible Associates
Karri L Stevens, Karri Lynn Stevens, Scott A Stevens, Viola E Hodges, Jackey R Sansom, Jeffrey A Bittrick, Jody L Stevens, Kory R Stevens, Mark P Graves, Peggy Ann Sansom, Jacklyn M Sansom, Timothy Glenn Rae, Connie S Galindo, Cordell A Esters, Dominick Salina Galindo, Galindo Salinas, Gaye R Reagan, Hayley Rae Smith, Homer N Cooper, Jodi A Wolken, Robert R Meiergerd, Rose Marie Cooper

Also a Melanie Cooper that lives there.

I was looking for a Burris SpeedDot 135, Karla responded to my post, had exactly what I wanted right down to the 3moa. which I wanted. Asking $150. which is what I paid for a new one when they were still being manufactured. I had the envelope all addressed, just had to buy the money order and googled her name and address, I pmed her and told her as long as she was new to the Fire she could ship it and I would send the funds upon receiving the sight. It hasn't got here yet,been a month.

Thanks for the heads up !

All you have to do to avoid "most" of these scams is to request a picture of the said item, gun, scope, etc with an item such as a coffee cup or news paper, etc. Most of these scammers use generic pictures off of the internet. When you request a picture with a specific item with it, they cannot produce one and you know something is wrong.... I have used this many times and it hasn't failed me yet.

Great idea 222nut

+1 on that

Bump

Thanks for posting. I sure hope none of our members have fallen for this scammer.

I always request "pool pics".

so thats how asphalt angel's picture from SM got on the fire!

"I have used this many times and it hasn't failed me yet."

"Could you please post a photo of your junk hanging over the gun with a note saying 'I like hamsters'? Thank you. "

There is a scam on Armslist right now.

Browning A-BOLT medallion grade 3
Octagon barrel .325 wsm listed for $750 NIB

I contacted the guy for more pictures and he got super weird. Later I was looking on GunBroker and the pictures he sent me are listed on there. Starting bid $1099

👍 for pool pics