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Originally Posted by Bartholomew Roberts
. . . . In 72 attempts over almost a two year period, federal investigators were unable to purchase firearms illegally via online websites. In at least 11 cases, sellers attempted to scam the investigators with 5 actually receiving money but never delivering the promised firearm. 56 attempts were foiled when the seller refused to act illegally and the remaing 5 were stopped when website administrators shut down the investigators’ accounts for suspicious activity.
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So, out of 72 attempts, the investigators got 0 guns illegally, and got scammed 5 times. That's kind of funny, actually.