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  1. 30th August 2023, 11:21 AM #1
    D-Type
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    Default Avoiding Scammers in Marketplace.

    I got asked in marketplace how my proposed method for avoiding scammers works. Being a bit slow took me a minute or 2 to realize this maybe of general interest. No doubt there are members with better knowledge of cyber security so if there is a flaw in this system feel free to point it out ... politely.

    Whilst there maybe scammers that I am not aware of, the pattern that I have seen is as follows

    1. Member X offers an item for sale.

    2.Member Y replies I will take it.

    3.Scammer pretends to be X and sends a message from the forum with an identity that directing payment to the Scammers account.

    4.Member Y sends money

    5.Tears all round

    What they haven't done is hacked Member X's account.

    Any private message sent to Member X can not be seen by the scammer. So when member Y receives an email at his private email address after privately messaging Member X he or she can be confident that it is genuine.

    This will work as long as the scammers don't hack the private messaging.

    Hope [a] this answers your question [b] I haven't made a monumental error.

    Cheers



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  3. 30th August 2023, 12:04 PM #2
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    I can do better than that:

    CASH on pick up
    , no holding deposits or "my sister lives up that way and will pick up" bs

    I'm happy to transfer funds to members on this forum and similar ones due to forum filtering and tighter scrutiny

    But marketplace and gumtree - see above

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  4. 30th August 2023, 06:55 PM #3
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    The problem on the forum has been impersonation by setting up an account with a name very close to a sellers name, e.g adding a bit of punctuation.

    JoeBlo is selling on the marketplace
    JoeBlo. (Note the period) or JoeBloe get registered by a scammer.
    Scammer PMs anyone who replies to thread with "I'll take it"
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  5. 31st August 2023, 10:23 AM #4
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    Question

    Do you see how my method of the purchaser sending a PM to the seller avoids this problem? If not, I'll have another go at explaining this.

    Cheers
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  6. 31st August 2023, 10:58 AM #5
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    If there's ever any doubt, and there usually is doubt, cash on pick-up is the best way to go.
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  7. 31st August 2023, 12:13 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by D-Type View Post
    Do you see how my method of the purchaser sending a PM to the seller avoids this problem? If not, I'll have another go at explaining this.

    Cheers
    It looks like you were talking about WWF market place, me thinking FB marketplace, sorry 'bout that

    In saying that I don't recall having any problems with WWF market place

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  8. 31st August 2023, 05:29 PM #7
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    Are you telling me this Facebook thing has stolen our idea and name for a selling space. Who is this Facebook? Have they got any money? Should we sue?
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  9. 1st September 2023, 09:22 AM #8
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    In todays climate getting abused on pickup is the norm for most .
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