How do we report scam profiles?

[mthomp8984]

I have or had a WTB on the site. A few days ago I received a response to it that had pretty acceptable language but they wanted me to reach out to them via email. The email of course was fully spelled out with dot com versus .com. The membership was also just hours old.

I asked them to provide a price and photos. The price was ridiculously low and the photos are not just for another vehicle but are easily reverse image searched to another site.

While I can just ignore and/or block them, I don’t want anyone else getting scammed. I know membership profiles can be added all the time but, screw it, at least make it another step harder for them.


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[Toolman]

PM me info please

 

[luigisho]

Is this also an issue on facebook? I think I've heard of scamming recently with similar description.

 

[Irish Pride]

You can add me or another mod to the conversation and I/they can take a look at the member.

-Chad

 

[mthomp8984]

You can add me or another mod to the conversation and I/they can take a look at the member.

-Chad

PM me info please

Sent you both the screenshots of the conversation.


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[Airborne]

Just had one myself for WTB. I was almost fooled until I noticed a PayPal foreign transaction fee.

I will send you both the new members name.

 

[rubydist]

Any of us mods will be happy to help with this type of stuff.

 

[Josh.berding7689]

Yeah... I definitely got. Scammed. Outta 90$ smh.. within the last week on here. Received a random pM about. Another member "parting out" his sho.. so I reached out. And boom

. instantly regretted reaching out..

 

[luigisho]

If this is confirmed, is it a long standing member or someone new to sell stuff? Sometimes scammers get through and we have had a long standing member do such things. I can't remember a frequent poster member doing this in a really long time.

 

[Josh.berding7689]

I can show what I have , but it was a new account on both parties..

 

[Ta2dResqr]

I have had a couple of attempts in the last couple of months also. Got a PM from a new member saying his buddy was parting out a car and to contact him. After messaging, it didn't sit right and I didn't buy it. The second PM I got was another new member but the exact same PM.

 

[bluemoney]

I have or had a WTB on the site. A few days ago I received a response to it that had pretty acceptable language but they wanted me to reach out to them via email. The email of course was fully spelled out with dot com versus .com. The membership was also just hours old.

I asked them to provide a price and photos. The price was ridiculously low and the photos are not just for another vehicle but are easily reverse image searched to another site.

While I can just ignore and/or block them, I don’t want anyone else getting scammed. I know membership profiles can be added all the time but, screw it, at least make it another step harder for them.


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Yeah I got scammed when looking at WTB two weeks ago of $150. My fault for being so dumb. It won’t happen again. Noticed later a new member.

 

[kryptto]

skuspfmjbp

PM'd me for a post I made https://shoforum.com/threads/ok-so-suggestions-on-suspension-changes.145631/

Wanted to high pressure sell me into shocks. Went back to the profile I realize he had zero posts except for his direct PM to me. Thanks!

@rubydist @Irish Pride

 

[76FoMoCo]

skuspfmjbp

PM'd me for a post I made https://shoforum.com/threads/ok-so-suggestions-on-suspension-changes.145631/

Wanted to high pressure sell me into shocks. Went back to the profile I realize he had zero posts except for his direct PM to me. Thanks!

@rubydist @Irish Pride

I just report them as spam. Shure shaggy is tired of me

 

[kryptto]

I just report them as spam. Shure shaggy is tired of me

Thanks @76didnt think about that.

×××edit looks like profile is gone - thanks allxxxx

 

[Devin]

Every time I post an ad it nets me three or four spam messages. Just report and block.