We've had some cases of scammers creating a user profile with similar usernames, attempting to scam members with items offered for sale or posting on threads with incorrect contact information.
Eg. Someone posts "How about $400 shipped?" on a for-sale listing. The scammer creates a user account with a similar username and posts "OK. Here's my phone # for e-transfer/PayPal F&F", but the scammer controls that phone. If the potential buyer then sends the cammer money, that money is gone. Some scammers have also taken control of dormant accounts and then sent bogus offers to folks who posted interest in items.
CHECK the usernames carefully before sending any PM's or especially any $!
Strongly advise against posting email information or contact numbers in this public forums - use the personal messaging features. If seller appears to post contact information, check carefully that it is the same user, and not an impersonator using a slight change to the username, like added punctuation.
Eg. Someone posts "How about $400 shipped?" on a for-sale listing. The scammer creates a user account with a similar username and posts "OK. Here's my phone # for e-transfer/PayPal F&F", but the scammer controls that phone. If the potential buyer then sends the cammer money, that money is gone. Some scammers have also taken control of dormant accounts and then sent bogus offers to folks who posted interest in items.
CHECK the usernames carefully before sending any PM's or especially any $!
Strongly advise against posting email information or contact numbers in this public forums - use the personal messaging features. If seller appears to post contact information, check carefully that it is the same user, and not an impersonator using a slight change to the username, like added punctuation.
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