Scammer alert - he’s watching this board

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Bram99

this is correct. However, this scammer noted that I was interested in a listing based on my note to the seller in his listing. Then they emailed me directly from the net54 contact button rather than PM'ing me.

So moral of the story is that you should wait for a PM from the seller through Net54 rather than emailing someone outside of this site.

If they used the Net54 email then neither of you would have gotten the others email address just from that. It is a way to anonymously email in my personal experience using it.

[Bram99]

I don’t know how he got my email but he emailed me directly and it wasn’t the seller.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Bram99

I don’t know how he got my email but he emailed me directly and it wasn’t the seller.

I had that happen to me on a recent sale also, came to my email address through Net54 but not in my PM Box. Thought it was strange until it read "How much u pay?" instant block.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

I had that happen to me on a recent sale also, came to my email address through Net54 but not in my PM Box. Thought it was strange until it read "How much u pay?" instant block.

When I click on a member's name, it gives me the option to send a private email. Not sure if that's how the scammer did it, but it came to mind as a possibility.

See blurry screenshot below.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by raulus

When I click on a member's name, it gives me the option to send a private email. Not sure if that's how the scammer did it, but it came to mind as a possibility.

See blurry screenshot below.

Right, but that would go to my PM box, this came to my outside email address via net54. Really strange, ive never seen that before.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by raulus

When I click on a member's name, it gives me the option to send a private email. Not sure if that's how the scammer did it, but it came to mind as a possibility.

See blurry screenshot below.

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Right, but that would go to my PM box, this came to my outside email address via net54. Really strange, ive never seen that before.

For me those do not go to my PM box. They go to my email but do not show the senders email. It is a way to email with another member without giving them your email address, unless it recently changed.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bnorth

For me those do not go to my PM box. They go to my email but do not show the senders email. It is a way to email with another member without giving them your email address, unless it recently changed.

That is right about where it shows up but I thought those messages gave you the sender's address to reply to.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by Bram99

I don’t know how he got my email but he emailed me directly and it wasn’t the seller.

Scammers use some of the same things that law enforcement and private investigators use. I was in LE for 12 years. It took me all of two minutes but I can tell you your wife's name, what your mother did for a career, and where your father played minor league ball....where you work, your brother's names, etc. Its all there for scammers to steal from each and every one of us.

The internet is a treasure trove of info that scammers use every day. We've all (myself included) become too trusting of big brother and we play fast and loose with our info. An email address is not hard to find.