I just received a "everything must go" sale notification from Sportsman's Warehouse.  The prices are ridiculously low on everything.  My suspicious nature is screaming "SCAM".  Do any of you know what is going on?  I only looked at the rods and reels before getting scared off.

I'm not seeing anything 

We have one up the road, not seeing anything special.

Not seeing anything myself, either. 

Something screwy going on.  The notification came into my email;  after opening and scanning the two categories I came right to Bass Resource and made my post, then went back to my emails and it had disappeared;  cannot relocate it anywhere.  Heads up y'all, if Sportsman's Warehouse regularly sends you notifications or you are a past customer, either you or they may have been hacked.  As an example of the "sale" all Daiwa reels were 59% off.

Its a pretty common scam. I see it all the time. Got one just the other day from Palmetto state Armory and then they announced it was a scam. Scammers are getting more and more bold by the day.

I always look to see the email address of the sender. That’s the giveaway if it’s a scam or not.

yeah, always look at the actual email address and not the display name.  Hover over the display name with your mouse or tap it in iOS.  The typical scam is that they spoof the visuals from the website so the email body looks legit but the email address is not real and any links will take you to a spoof site.

The sale notification came through on my newsfeed on Facebook. I was very skeptical of the prices because they were so cheap. I was looking for a magazine for a Sig P-365 which is normally around $60. They had them listed for just over $20. I looked at the prices of guns some guns, and guns that cost $600-$700 were listed at around $300. I was almost taken in, but my gut screamed SCAM, so I passed.

Wouldn’t a phone call answer everyone’s questions?

The easy way to flesh out a scam because the scammers can mirror everything about a site or product, including web address, even going so far as to use AI to make it look like a famous fisherman is endorsing it (I think it happened to Zona) is to open your browser and go directly to the products homepage.  I saw it with HUK gear selling shirts 6 for $26 or some other stupid discount.  Went to HUK’s website and no mention.  

There's a lot of Simm's discount/clearance sites advertising on Facebook - they're all scams.  I know because I'm in direct contact with Simms on a regular basis, and all their sales are on their ONLY website.  They don't have separate clearance sites, or stores for that matter - they don't have any stores, and some of these ads are "store closing sale!" (there's no such thing).  It's an issue they've been trying to address, but it's like whack-a-mole.

I got a text today from the Alaska DMV saying I owed money for a long past due traffic violation, and I could face charges if I didn't take care of the problem.  I was supposed to respond by text, or call a phone number left in the message.  I almost responded but then realized it was a scam.  I had read about a text scam going around pretending to be from a persons home state DMV.  Apparently if a person responds to the text some hackers can get information off your phone.  I was sure it was real, and all I would need to do is call them and explain there records were not correct, that I hadn't  had a traffic ticket in Alaska for over 20 years.  Years ago I had a ticket in Alaska for no seat belt, that I paid.  The records keeper made a mistake and didn't record the payment in the right file.  I got pulled over a few months later, and was able to convince the policeman there was a mistake.  He let me go and told me where the office was to take care of it.   I thought for sure this was another mistake by the DMV.  I'm sure glad I didn't respond to this text message.   Be careful, the scammers are getting better and better at their evil ways.

I got the DMV scam as well. However, it was for an unpaid toll in Idaho. I’ve been to Idaho exactly once, and I flew in. Was driven around, flew out.

46 minutes ago, Smirak said:

I got the DMV scam as well. However, it was for an unpaid toll in Idaho. I’ve been to Idaho exactly once, and I flew in. Was driven around, flew out.

I’ve gotten the Massachusetts toll road scam text 3 times now. I’ve never been to Massachusetts, let alone driven a vehicle there. Nice try scammers. 🤣😂

I’ve gotten the toll road texts as well for Michigan….we don’t have toll roads in Michigan. 😂

If all these scammers took their time, computer knowledge, money, and effort and used it for good, the world would be a much better place. 

21 hours ago, Glenn said:

There's a lot of Simm's discount/clearance sites advertising on Facebook - they're all scams.  I know because I'm in direct contact with Simms on a regular basis, and all their sales are on their ONLY website.  They don't have separate clearance sites, or stores for that matter - they don't have any stores, and some of these ads are "store closing sale!" (there's no such thing).  It's an issue they've been trying to address, but it's like whack-a-mole.

Sierra Trading always has Simms clearance.

 

https://www.sierra.com/s~simms/

No, that's not what I was referring to.  That's a retailer that sells Simms.

 

This is what I'm talking about: