Hey sent it through the forum.
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***AVOID MARKETPLACE SCAMS!!***
Scammers are using compromised Prime member accounts to pose as a trusted seller in the marketplace. They also also creating usernames similar to veteran Prime names to trick you (e.g. DrManny3 vs DrManny1). Before you enter into a deal with ANY seller, follow these tips to keep yourself safe. If you encounter one of these scammers, please report them immediately and we will lock their account.
Caveat Emptor!
seller negative experience - Scam impersonating sophis???
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Post screenshot of that and it'll show us what happened.
Sorry I wasn’t clear. Do you have a screenshot that shows @sophis sending you his phone number?
That’s the same cunt who tried to scam me via text.
After I posted interest in the thread for an item, I received a text from someone pretending to be the seller. I don’t know how he got my phone number, but probably it’s not that hard. Fortunately I realized it was a scam and didn’t reply.
After I posted interest in the thread for an item, I received a text from someone pretending to be the seller. I don’t know how he got my phone number, but probably it’s not that hard. Fortunately I realized it was a scam and didn’t reply.
That's interesting information @centerpunch . I think most of us hadn't really been worrying about scams for smaller amounts less than a few hundred, figuring it wouldn't be worth it for the scammers for $50. I regret thinking that when someone asked for additional verification for a $50 item. Either the scamming c***s are getting more desperate, or they've got some AI involved to automate the process? All the more caveat emptor, and underlines the importance of not posting personal information to public threads because that can be an easy scrape for scammers. Use Prime's DM feature (checking username, join date, and icon carefully.)
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Let me see if I can do that. Might take a few days.
Whats the best method? This way i am aware for next time when i buy.
Thats the same asshole who got me 2 weeks ago.
it is still a bit unclear if "sophis" contacted you via DM in Prime?
He PM me his number thru the forum which i can not see the message anymore.
No i dont. I cant see or find the message anymore.
Probably regular Paypal but don't agree to send "Friends and Family". PayPal's Buyer Protection does not cover personal transactions (Friends and Family).
My guess is that it was the scammer who created account “sophi” and since we banned him the DM is gone. User @sophis has NOT been banned so a message from him you’d still be able to see on your end unless you deleted it.
I’m sorry that you were scammed by someone impersonating another member of the forum using a close proximity username. We have done the best we can with warnings about this situation as well as warning against using payment methods with no buyer protections
Its alright
Thanks for the heads up. I'll lock down the WTB as well.
