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Supposedly Federal 38 wadcutters at a price too good to be true

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Post by mikemyers 4/5/2022, 6:33 pm

When something sounds too good to be true, the first thing I think of is "scam".

      https://federalammunitions.com/product/federal-gold-medal-38-special-ammo-148-grain-match-wadcutter/

The font looks phony to me.

I'm thinking scam.....
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Post by Dcforman 4/5/2022, 6:39 pm

Must be. They copied and pasted the product description from targetsportsusa.com.

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Post by Dcforman 4/5/2022, 6:41 pm

https://www.targetsportsusa.com/federal-gold-medal-38-special-ammo-148-grain-match-wadcutter-gm38a-p-1187.aspx

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Post by mikemyers 4/5/2022, 6:41 pm

Thank you.

I could "smell it".

You proved it.  

Not sure what else to do, or who to notify.
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Post by shanneba 4/5/2022, 6:44 pm

SCAM!

The real Federal web site has the 38 Spl Gold medal wadcutters at $49.99

Shop products in Gold Medal today | Federal Premium

Only accepts bitcoin for payment in the cart.

Website shows "Ammunitions"  Copyright 2022 :copyright: FEDERAL AMMUNITIONS

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Post by Kp321 4/5/2022, 6:46 pm

The price is legit, TargetSports has it for that price but the web site looks wonky. Federal’s web site is Federal Ammunition not Ammunitions. 
They mention TargetSports in the verbiage. Why buy from them if it is available from a known good vendor?

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Post by Kp321 4/5/2022, 6:47 pm

The price is legit, TargetSports has it for that price but the web site looks wonky. Federal’s web site is Federal Ammunition not Ammunitions. 
They mention TargetSports in the verbiage. Why buy from them if it is available from a known good vendor?

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Post by shanneba 4/5/2022, 6:51 pm

Federal's real web site is FederalPremium.com

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Post by mikemyers 4/5/2022, 7:00 pm

Kp321 wrote:.......Why buy from them if it is available from a known good vendor?
It's not available from any known good vendor I checked out, so that's why my brother was interested.

Maybe there could be a "sticky thread" here for scams?  Maybe there is one, and I'm just not aware of it.....  Thanks.
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Post by brassmaster 4/5/2022, 7:04 pm

Also, they say "free shipping" on bulk ammo. I put 20 boxes in my cart and moved to order just as a test, the final straw was there was no free shiping, it was $25 and Zelle or two specified forms of crypto currency only acceptable forms of payment. No physical contact info as to location and phone number, just an email form to fill out for contact that would in all probability, would go nowhere. All red flags to this forum poster!
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Post by mbmshooter 4/17/2022, 4:13 pm

I wish the Federal Gold Medal prices were legit but would NOT be willing to give this website the benefit of the doubt.
Check out this website:

https://www.scam-detector.com/validator/federalammunitions-com-review/

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