I was looking online for a P226 .22cal conversion kit and found one on a site that at first thought was the official Sig site. However when I was completing the order process, for payment it wanted me to use Zelle or Crypto currency (15% off). My BS meter went off and I quickly removed all personal data from my order form. I went back to the site later and that's when I noticed some differences between Sigsauer.com and the site I was on was Sigsauerusafirearms. The suspicious site used the same fonts and colors as Sig has.

Are my suspicions correct that this is a scam site? Anyone ever heard of them? I'm still in the market for a conversion kit for my 226 if anyone knows where I might find one. Thanks in advance.

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Originally posted by JAB:
Are my suspicions correct that this is a scam site?

Most certainly, yes

Rule #1: sigsauer(anything).com = scam

Rule #2: see Rule #1

Glad you sniffed it out.

I think if I had been in your shoes, when I smelled a rat, instead of just erasing everything (it may have been saved), I would have replaced it with fictional content. Like George Patton, 222 Funquie Ave.,Westpoint, NY. ~ gspatton@3rdarmee.net etc. etc.

I'm thinking content changed means the info prior to changes gets dumped. While just erasing might be a thing they save so there might still be info there for them to work with in case you back out.

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Originally posted by kkina:
[url=https://stopgunscams.com/sigsauerusafirearms-com]Scammeroonie[/ul]

Thank you all!! kkina, the link you supplied was especially eye opening. I hope there is a special place in Hell for scammers like I almost fell victim to. And thank you Para for keeping it a tight ship.

Edited to add that I just went back to the site that kkina linked and filed a report on the scammers I almost fell victim to. If anyone is suspicious of doing online business with a firearms seller, I recommend they go to Stopgunscams.com and check them out.

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Edited to add that I just went back to the site that kkina linked and filed a report on the scammers I almost fell victim to. If anyone is suspicious of doing online business with a firearms seller, I recommend they go to Stopgunscams.com and check them out.

Good for you!

Glad you didn't order!

Its not just Sig - there is a rugerfirearms dot com, smithandwessonfirearms dot com, marlinfirearms dot com, etc... you get the picture.

It’s not just gun stuff. Always look at the link for anything you do. I get lots of texts from scammers pretending to be something they are not. Latest was text saying there was an issue with a package I ordered from my Amazon account and I needed to click on the attached link to fix it. I don’t have an Amazon account!

Any time I see any deal online I’m even remotely interested in, I go to the manufacturer’s official website to verify/rule out. I would NEVER click an included link to verify.

I can’t wait for the day we start reading articles that somebody is going around tossing grenades into these scam houses.

Gunbroker has one but it is pricey at $650.