Scammers in the Buy Sell Trade Section

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

You can also click on their user name to send a private message. You can ask them for references.

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It's not fool proof, but I do enjoy members who put successful transactions in their signature line.

I also do reference checks occasionally. I mostly buy Reds stuff, and I have asked other Reds collectors if they've don't business with XYZ.

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[Leon]

Originally Posted by todeen

It's not fool proof, but I do enjoy members who put successful transactions in their signature line.

I also do reference checks occasionally. I mostly buy Reds stuff, and I have asked other Reds collectors if they've don't business with XYZ.

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Please continue to be careful. Today, and almost daily, there are trolls on the BST. So far every scammer has had very, very few, if any posts, and has just joined. They seem to have a brother with all of the cards!! LOL
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[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Leon

Please continue to be careful. Today, and almost daily, there are trolls on the BST. So far every one has had very, very few, if any posts, and have just joined. They seem to have a brother with all of the cards!! LOL
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Still the same MO, huh?. Well, obviously they don't read the front page or they would have changed it up.

[Leon]

This morning, just now, I received a PM from Howard C (hi Howard)., He had been contacted by someone saying their ID is Moonlight Graham. Unfortunately for him I have registration info on file and he IS NOT moonlight graham.

So the new scam seems to be telling a member they are an id that they aren't in order to scam them. Please be checking with me on ANYTHING in the BST areas that just doesn't seem right. Caveat Emptor!
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[hcv123]

Hi All,

Thank Leon. Figured I would share some of the back and forth to possibly help prevent others from being scammed. Here is part of the Email exchange:

1) "Hi Dave,

I heard back from Leon. Seems you are not the registered user for the "Moonlight Graham" user ID.

Howard"


2) "PM me to confirm then"

3) "Did that before I reached out to Leon. Going to need you to work it out with Leon first if you are who you say you are. All threads that I looked at started by Moonlight Graham are signed "Joe K"

4) "Okay then"

5) "I have different email addresses so you have no worries
Just make the payment and get the card."


The guys email is "DaveHunk107@gmail.com" and has been interacting as "Dave" for anyone interested.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by hcv123

5) "I have different email addresses so you have no worries
Just make the payment and get the card."

Gotta love this response. Just pay me bro. No worries. Right, sounds good.



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[vintagetoppsguy]

I'm lost. Did he pretend to be Joe K or was he just using a similar username? Or both?

Joe's username is Moonlight Graham. However, other similar usernames that are currently registered are MoonlightGraham and moonlightgraham062905.

Which username did he use to contact you?