So I posted that I was looking for a Tikka, and got a text about a tikka at a fair price with a bunch of photos.

I was stoked, so I said yeah im interested. I tried calling the seller and it rang and got a "voice to text" voicemail.

I was wary, but I really wanted the rifle. Told him to ship it FFL to FFL in order to be safe, I didn't want to get scammed.

He agreed, and he said he was in Durango, Co, and gave me the name of a gun store there. I looked it up on Google maps and lo and behold it existed.

I got a call from a colorado number from loveland, co, (nowhere near durango) it was an African man saying he was from the gun store. I asked him the address, and he said it was in Colorado. (ok)

I then went on google maps got the number from the actual store and called them. Lets just say there were no african migrants working the phones there.

It was a scam. and they played it better than I thought they would.

Be wary, recheck with the FFLs its being sent through. Trust but verify.

There be Africans out there looking for cash. sonsofbitches.