Scammers in the Buy Sell Trade Section

[JMANOS]

Offered me a W554 Ruth graded A. I accepted the offer and he wanted me to use CASH mailing to pay him thru an app...at that point I felt uncomfortable and told him I will pass...for whatever it worth thats what happened to me yesterday.

[JMANOS]

Maybe under your name or forum handle we have Member and the yr we started our membership ie...

JMANOS
Member 1999

[Leon]

Originally Posted by JMANOS

Maybe under your name or forum handle we have Member and the yr we started our membership ie...

JMANOS
Member 1999

Look to your right. It's right there for everyone to see for all members. Has been there from day 1.

That is the immediate way(98% of the time) to know it's a scammer.

And I am getting an average of 2-3 scammer ban requests a day..BE CAREFUL ON THE BST.
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[Vintage Vern]

Originally Posted by Leon

Look to your right. It's right there for everyone to see for all members. Has been there from day 1.

That is the immediate way(98% of the time) to know it's a scammer.

And I am getting an average of 2-3 scammer ban requests a day..BE CAREFUL ON THE BST.
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Leon, are they IP bans or are these scammers using VPN? I ask because the same exact pm was sent under different user names, but had the exact same card for sale, and had the exact same message attached.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Vintage Vern

Leon, are they IP bans or are these scammers using VPN? I ask because the same exact pm was sent under different user names, but had the exact same card for sale, and had the exact same message attached.

Most times I just ban the user name. A few more steps and I can do a wildcard ban on their IP address, which I think I will start doing on every one, not just sporadically.
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[maniac_73]

Originally Posted by Leon

Most times I just ban the user name. A few more steps and I can do a wildcard ban on their IP address, which I think I will start doing on every one, not just sporadically.
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Careful with IP Bans because most people have an IP that is assigned dynamically from their provider. You could end up banning a whole group of people. It happens

[Vintage Vern]

Originally Posted by JMANOS

Maybe under your name or forum handle we have Member and the yr we started our membership ie...

JMANOS
Member 1999

All of them that I've encountered so far have had that days join date, and zero posts. Not one has hit my post on bst with a post of what they had to offer up for sale just sent pm asking if interested, and to give them my offer. I offered $15.00 on a card worth much more and they took the offer, and wanted to use paypal. Not real hard of a nut to crack. I'm sure paypal would have been f&f at best.

[JMANOS]

let me get my head out of my ass...

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Vintage Vern

All of them that I've encountered so far have had that days join date, and zero posts. Not one has hit my post on bst with a post of what they had to offer up for sale just sent pm asking if interested, and to give them my offer. I offered $15.00 on a card worth much more and they took the offer, and wanted to use paypal. Not real hard of a nut to crack. I'm sure paypal would have been f&f at best.

Times must even tough for scammers when they are looking to beat someone out of $15.

[JMANOS]

Originally Posted by jmanos

offered me a w554 ruth graded a. I accepted the offer and he wanted me to use cash mailing to pay him thru an app...at that point i felt uncomfortable and told him i will pass...for whatever it worth thats what happened to me yesterday.

beware

[Leon]

Longtime members, who post often, are still getting scammed. There are multiple instances of trolls every day.
And it's by trolls that have no, or almost no posts, and have supposedly recently registered.

I am not sure how I can put this more plainly. VET YOUR TRADING PARTNER OR BE SCAMMED
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[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Leon

Longtime members, who post often, are still getting scammed. There are multiple instances of trolls every day.
And it's by trolls that have no, or almost no posts, and have supposedly recently registered.

I am not sure how I can put this more plainly. VET YOUR TRADING PARTNER OR BE SCAMMED
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Are the PMs that come through the Net54 messaging system unaffected by this?

In other words, if I get a PM from you, it's really from you, correct?

From what I've read, the scammers have been doing this via email.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Are the PMs that come through the Net54 messaging system unaffected by this?

In other words, if I get a PM from you, it's really from you, correct?

From what I've read, the scammers have been doing this via email.

If you get a PM it will have a user ID, Always. Check that I'd..

So yes, the PM you get from me will have my id...and so forth. I don't know of any hijacked ids....but I know the scammers Have given a good I'd. But then the name or board I'd doesn't check out. Always ask for a net54 user I'd
, then check it. It's foolproof if cross referenced with me.
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LL

[ullmandds]

I got ripped off on the BST over the weekend. My post looking for a W517 Ruth garnished a Personal email…I mean I did post my email address right there on the thread…from someone offering me a the psa 6 oc. I initially declined at which time he offered me a better conditioned example. Then came back with a slightly lower offer on the first and he excepted. Asked me how I intend to pay I told him PayPal goods and services. He sent me his ““family” paypal email… which ended up being a woman. I paid shortly there after received a receipt with a tracking number didn’t think much of it and moved on with my life. Gary emailed me telling me that the card that I posted on July pick ups, the same one I thought I bought l…that he won this card from Goldin Auctions a few years ago and it was in his collection. I then contacted Leon who was pretty convinced it was a scammer. I initiated a PayPal claim and hopefully I will be reimbursed.

The guys name was david bassett and the paypal address given was eaglegator47@gmail.com which led me to pamela maugle… Who quickly offered to reimburse me yet then claimed the money was being held and I should get it in the next day or two… acting a little bit like the kid who got his hand caught in the cookie jar.

In retrospect I should have immediately checked the tracking number it was bogus. I have made so many great deals on this board as well as other venues over the years but these last year or two things have changed there are so many more crooks in the game.

[tkd]

What I'm gathering from all this is to initially interact with a potential buyer/seller on here to see their feedback and how long they have been a member. If everything checks out paypal goods and services is safest. I don't like giving my email in the post because I have no clue who is emailing me.