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badcow47

badcow47

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I was about to buy a knife from a gold member with great feedback. This profile shows he's in a United States, but when I went to send him payment for the knife it converted to British pounds. Can anyone shed light on this situation or whether it has happened to them. Also, is it a red flag or cause for concern
 
Your email is posted, I found it easily. If you were contacted by EMAIL for payment, do not pay, it’s 99.9% a scam.

Go back to ALL your old posts and delete all of your personal info, especially your Email.
 
Keep it in the Pm's. If the account was highjacked they wouldn't be able to hide that beyond a deal or two before being outed. It's less likely they swiped an account and you are the first victim. Through any other form of communication, you lose that edge.

Search their member name here. Both "everywhere" and "in this forum" while you are in the exchange and the good, Bad and ugly. Look for complaints and previous threads for sudden changes in communication, requested communication methods, language fluency, etc.

Download and image search the photos provided. See if they show up other places at other times. Does it appear they could have downloaded and used someone else's pics?

Insist on a real time photo with the username, date, time and state of residence written on something included in the photo. Check the time to proper timezone.

Insist on G&S and use a protected CC from your pp wallet for payment.

Anyone unwilling to do these things shouldn't be considered for a transaction.
 
I did a transaction thru paypal, price was in $ and I paid in $ even tho the seller was EU.
 
scorpnsnake said:
Keep it in the Pm's. If the account was highjacked they wouldn't be able to hide that beyond a deal or two before being outed. It's less likely they swiped an account and you are the first victim. Through any other form of communication, you lose that edge.

Search their member name here. Both "everywhere" and "in this forum" while you are in the exchange and the good, Bad and ugly. Look for complaints and previous threads for sudden changes in communication, requested communication methods, language fluency, etc.

Download and image search the photos provided. See if they show up other places at other times. Does it appear they could have downloaded and used someone else's pics?

Insist on a real time photo with the username, date, time and state of residence written on something included in the photo. Check the time to proper timezone.

Insist on G&S and use a protected CC from your pp wallet for payment.

Anyone unwilling to do these things shouldn't be considered for a transaction.
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he was willing to do G&S, but he was elusive about why his profile said Rhode Island and the money was going to England. He also seemed rushy about the transaction.
 
I suspect there are a fair number of members here not in the US but with a US location just because so many sales are limited to CONUS etc.
 
badcow47 said:
No, The seller contacted me from email. I wonder if he did swipe another members profile.
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This is the current #1 scam happening right now.

Some scammers just elbow their way in with email while the sale is in process but a few have hijacked established members profiles. You should pause and you should post the details or the sales thread here. Tag in one of the staff when you do so they're aware.
 
Have the member send you a picture holding the item in front of a tv with CNN or some other media that proves date and time. Also odds get much better dealing only through PM. A lot less chance of talking to a scammer.
 
Danke42 said:
This is the current #1 scam happening right now.

Some scammers just elbow their way in with email while the sale is in process but a few have hijacked established members profiles. You should pause and you should post the details or the sales thread here. Tag in one of the staff when you do so they're aware.
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I sent the OP a DM yesterday morning inquiring about the seller, so far no response.
 
This was the OP post that most likely triggered him getting the email, replying to an old/stale for sale post here.

Here is where the OP previously posted his email in the past, post #4.

In this very thread I warned the OP to go back and delete his personal info and the OP ignored my post. See my post #3 in this thread.

After you read this Boru13 Boru13 , please delete any of his personal info from my post here, and if you are feeling generous, delete the OP’s post too that contains his info, as it’s still visible.
 
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Retired UPS Driver said:
After you read this Boru13 Boru13 , please delete any of his personal info from my post here, and if you are feeling generous, delete the OP’s post too that contains his info, as it’s still visible.
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I edited your post to remove his personal information, however I’m not going to waste my time removing his personal information from the original posts since he doesn’t seem to be too concerned about it.
 
Retired UPS Driver said:
Your email is posted, I found it easily. If you were contacted by EMAIL for payment, do not pay, it’s 99.9% a scam.

Go back to ALL your old posts and delete all of your personal info, especially your Email.
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Removing the email addresses from old posts is advisable. But once you have posted your email address in public, it's out there. You must assume that scammers have recorded it; and you will need to view all subsequent email contacts with suspicion.

toker said:
They don't need to hijack a user name. They see your email posted on a thread you made and just make contact pretending to be the seller.
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This.
That is by far the most prevalent scam. They interject themselves into a sale and send an email pretending to be the seller. We have had few actual paid members scam buyers over the years.
 
This is why I wonder when people think seller feedback protects anyone from scams.
 
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