NOTICE OF SCAM

Evan B said:
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No WAY im getting scammed!!! I REMAIN UPON a scam!!! I am angry if scammed!!! Ain't nothing one gonna scam me.
 
90% of scams happen with a WTB ad....
They'll post a picture of what you want and then want you to email them offline
They know a guy or a friend or an uncle that has what you want and you can email them @.....
The 10 post rule does absolutely nothing ......
Pull the picture they sent you on google image and 90% of the time it will come back to an ad that someone posted earlier..
Ask for a phone number for a chat which can still be a scam but does weed out some of them
Driver license are photoshopped too many times to rely on...
If using PayPal never do friends and family as you'll be screwed if they bail on you...
If the ad is too good to be true it probably is....
 
Brian in OR. said:
90% of scams happen with a WTB ad....
They'll post a picture of what you want and then want you to email them offline
They know a guy or a friend or an uncle that has what you want and you can email them @.....
The 10 post rule does absolutely nothing ......
Pull the picture they sent you on google image and 90% of the time it will come back to an ad that someone posted earlier..
Ask for a phone number for a chat which can still be a scam but does weed out some of them
Driver license are photoshopped too many times to rely on...
If using PayPal never do friends and family as you'll be screwed if they bail on you...
If the ad is too good to be true it probably is....
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We do have a "NEW ACCOUNT" banner that's very visible that has helped tip a few members here off when that happens. Best solution we can come up with at the moment
 
Many of us have seen scam potential posts and are aware of actual scammers. We have also read posts where someone got scammed.

Many will only do F2F transactions. Others will only deal with highly respected, well known, long-term members. I do not blame them at all.

I am not sure what scammer that caused this thread. I do know I saw something recently that looked fishy. I messaged the longer term member to let them know to proceed cautiously as it could be a scam. Did I go out of my way or authority? Not in my book - we are a community and help each other.

The post above @Brian in OR. provides some good advice.

The board notifying everyone the member is a 'New Account' is a great step forward.

The Admins see and know a lot more about this than we could even imagine.

I am not aware if there is a sticky about scams and how to avoid them or protect the member. Maybe this should be added?
 
If anyone here ever has someone PM them about a want to buy ad, and it's not someone you recognize, always check with us admins first. We can investigate for you. Someone had one earlier this week and it seemed fairly legit, but I checked their IP address which was coming out of Nigeria.
 
Evan B said:
... but I checked their IP address which was coming out of Nigeria.
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I still get scam emails from there wanting to transfer a large sum of money to get it out of the country. Use to get "Air Mail" letters 20+ years ago. If all that would have been legit, I could have..... Mmm, guess its fill in the blank time.
 
If they spent as much time on legitimate business. ,,, they would be ahead. ,,,,it’s made be very cautious on line
 
@Evan B just reading this thread and I see that my name is used in the scammer message. Just want to set the record straight, I’m no scammer. Ha! I’m located over the hill in Montana and on a few other sites with the same name including WFF, Speypages, and North American FFF, even have a decent marketplace rating. Anyway, thanks everyone who makes this is an interesting place to be on the interwebs. Cheers.
 
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@Evan B just reading this thread and I see that my name is used in the scammer message. Just want to set the record straight, I’m no scammer. Ha! I’m located over the hill in Montana and on a few other sites with the same name including WFF, Speypages, and North American FFF, even have a decent marketplace rating. Anyway, thanks everyone who makes this is an interesting place to be on the interwebs. Cheers.
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Most of the scammers seem to try to spoof legitimate member accounts. So definitely something to keep an eye on. Always look for the NEW ACCOUNT badge.
 
I'm looking to get HEAVILY INVOLVED in a scam!!! Looking for highly lucrative scams to become heavily involved with. Ones that garunteee LARGE SUMS!!!

If anyone knows of a scam opportunity looking for folks to join on board, send em my way!! I'm looking to make money by getting involved in a LUCRATIVE scam!!!
 
Evan B said:
Hey everyone, wanted to give a heads up that we have had reports of a tricky type of scam happening that may succeed if we don't educate our users.

How it works: You post up a wanted ad for something. Someone, usually a new account, will private message you saying to email for info. Sometimes they'll make you think you're emailing a known forum member. They'll say "oh they haven't been on recently, but you can email them and they'll respond."

The email address they give you is to the scammer. So scammer will email back and say "oh, I'm totally the forum member! You can send me money and I'll get that reel to you!"

Please only interact with and do deals with known forum members, and only through private messages so you know you're talking to that person. If you're unsure, never hesitate to reach out to one of us admins so we can investigate their credibility.

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Had one yesterday to myself. Sent a message to you guys.
 
This happened to a guy I was dealing with on the Classic And Antique Bike forum recently; I had an item for sale and another memeber sent me a PM. The forum was being glitchy, and I wasn't able to respond directly to his PM. I posted in the thread telling him I was getting the mods to fix my PM reply function and would get back to him ASAP. He posted a response with his email address for me to contact. Some bozo saw this and emailed him him directly with their cashapp handle; and he paid them- using F&F like the trusting sucker he used to be. By the time I saw his response the sting had gone down.

Scammers have the ability to track classifieds and prey on unsuspecting posters. In this case it cost him <$30 but it's still really annoying. The lesson is, never post your personal contact info. Deal directly with known individuals, and if you go with F&F, you've got zero recourse.
 
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