Two more "uk" calls being used by scammers

[W7MBR]

I currently have a "Wanted" add posted here on QRZ.COM (5-12) AND I have received replies from two scammers using legitimate ham calls: G7LPP and G4YDO neither of which have anything to do with this scam. Different EMAIL addresses are being used by the con artists. When I asked each of them for pictures of the item I was looking for and a little more detail that was the last I heard from them. BEWARE!

[TSCOTT27]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm still new here and I surely wouldn't like to get scammed. I'm currently going through the other announcements and info from other members with regards to scammers. Thanks again. Will take note of those.

[WD8NPL]

I too received a reply on QTH.COM from G4YDO using the email@yahoo.com. I emailed the real G4YDO through his email on QRZ and he confirmed it is a scam..

[W0BUW]

And yet another from UK. Don't deal with G0INQ, Chris. I talked with the real Chris Jones and this guy has used his call sign in a lot of crooked deals. Thought England had a better control than the US, but am wondering. I turned him into the FBI and FCC, but doubt if they do anything.

[VK2HMC]

yep, I just got a reply to wanted from G0INQ, ask for photo and they run.

And yet another from UK. Don't deal with G0INQ, Chris. I talked with the real Chris Jones and this guy has used his call sign in a lot of crooked deals. Thought England had a better control than the US, but am wondering. I turned him into the FBI and FCC, but doubt if they do anything.

[KT1F]

And yet another from UK. Don't deal with G0INQ, Chris. I talked with the real Chris Jones and this guy has used his call sign in a lot of crooked deals. Thought England had a better control than the US, but am wondering.

"Better control" of what?

Does it surprise you that someone is able to reply to an ad and say "I'm a ham and my callsign is G0INQ" ?

What could the UK or any other country possibly do to prevent this? The scammer may not even be in the UK.

[W6HJ]

I currently have a "Wanted" add posted here on QRZ.COM (5-12) AND I have received replies from two scammers using legitimate ham calls: G7LPP and G4YDO neither of which have anything to do with this scam. Different EMAIL addresses are being used by the con artists. When I asked each of them for pictures of the item I was looking for and a little more detail that was the last I heard from them. BEWARE!

I had a very similar experience with a G6FDS responding to a Wanted ad for a Wanzer Z match tuner, - also BEWARE. W6HJ