Is Rugerfirearms-usa.com a real site?

AL45 · August 5, 2023, 02:46 PM

I was looking for a somewhat rare caliber rifle and did a Google search when the above site popped up. They had one for a very good price and after a person payed $800.00 they were ready to ship it for 20.00 freight to an FFL. It said to go through Zelle and you would be instructed on how to pay. I'm not sure what Zelle is since I'm an old dinosaur. It appeared to be brand new. Sounds odd to me. The same gun is always well over 1000.00 on gun auctions. Any thoughts?

FrankenMauser · August 5, 2023, 03:16 PM

Anything gun-related that uses Zelle for payment is a scam.*
Zelle offers zero protection for buyers and is used more for scams than legitimate payments.

Usually, the quickest way to see if these sites are legit are checking payment methods, and then looking at the 'Contact Us' and 'About Us' pages on the website.
Contact us and About us will nearly always be stolen from other websites, with obvious artifacts. In this case, for instance, the contact email and phone number are for a different company and don't match the phone number or email given elsewhere on the site.

*Some exceptions for gunsmithing and a couple ammo sellers. But always assume it is a scam.

**44 AMP** · August 5, 2023, 03:38 PM

IF a site doesn't accept the usual payment methods, (cash, check, MO, major credit cards), it's probably a scam.

Also note the scam sites seem to always have the rare stuff, or the stuff everyone else is out of. This is the bait...so is an unbelievably low price...

Anyone who doesn't take "real" money isn't likely to deliver a real item, either, in my opinion...

DaleA · August 5, 2023, 04:08 PM

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Is Rugerfirearms-usa.com a real site?

I put this into Google and got back a few sites that lead me to believe they are not a legitimate site.

https://stopgunscams.com/rugerfirearmsusa-com

https://www.scamadviser.com/check-we...rearms-usa.com

https://www.scam-detector.com/valida...sa-com-review/

ballardw · August 5, 2023, 05:42 PM

I am also very leery of websites that contain the name of a respected manufacturer or dealer with other bits added that may be intending to make you think that they are the company website ...

The Ruger corporate site is https://ruger.com

Anyone that uses Ruger in their name and claims to have uncommon items in stock, especially if Ruger.com doesn't is tripping all my concerns.

AL45 · August 5, 2023, 08:25 PM

I figured it was fake. Thanks

DaleA · August 6, 2023, 01:24 AM

Would Ruger have a chance of taking legal action against this site?

August 5, 2023, 02:46 PM	#1
AL45 Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2012 Posts: 748	Is Rugerfirearms-usa.com a real site? I was looking for a somewhat rare caliber rifle and did a Google search when the above site popped up. They had one for a very good price and after a person payed $800.00 they were ready to ship it for 20.00 freight to an FFL. It said to go through Zelle and you would be instructed on how to pay. I'm not sure what Zelle is since I'm an old dinosaur. It appeared to be brand new. Sounds odd to me. The same gun is always well over 1000.00 on gun auctions. Any thoughts?

August 5, 2023, 03:16 PM	#2
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,302	Anything gun-related that uses Zelle for payment is a scam.* Zelle offers zero protection for buyers and is used more for scams than legitimate payments. Usually, the quickest way to see if these sites are legit are checking payment methods, and then looking at the 'Contact Us' and 'About Us' pages on the website. Contact us and About us will nearly always be stolen from other websites, with obvious artifacts. In this case, for instance, the contact email and phone number are for a different company and don't match the phone number or email given elsewhere on the site. *Some exceptions for gunsmithing and a couple ammo sellers. But always assume it is a scam. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

August 5, 2023, 03:38 PM	#3
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,088	IF a site doesn't accept the usual payment methods, (cash, check, MO, major credit cards), it's probably a scam. Also note the scam sites seem to always have the rare stuff, or the stuff everyone else is out of. This is the bait...so is an unbelievably low price... Anyone who doesn't take "real" money isn't likely to deliver a real item, either, in my opinion... __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

August 5, 2023, 05:42 PM	#5
ballardw Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 1,365	I am also very leery of websites that contain the name of a respected manufacturer or dealer with other bits added that may be intending to make you think that they are the company website ... The Ruger corporate site is https://ruger.com Anyone that uses Ruger in their name and claims to have uncommon items in stock, especially if Ruger.com doesn't is tripping all my concerns. __________________ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ All data is flawed, some just less so.

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August 5, 2023, 08:25 PM	#6
AL45 Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2012 Posts: 748	I figured it was fake. Thanks

August 6, 2023, 01:24 AM	#7
DaleA Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2002 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 5,244	Would Ruger have a chance of taking legal action against this site?