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Y'all be careful. People will respond to your messages pretending to be the person you are trying to get ahold of. Make sure it is the same person who posted the ad. They got me because I didn't catch it.
 
Thanks for the heads up.

Please also report this directly to the mods (PM one of them). They may not see this thread, but they may be able to shut down the person who messaged you if you report this to them.
 
Bridgesiib123 said:
Y'all be careful. People will respond to your messages pretending to be the person you are trying to get ahold of. Make sure it is the same person who posted the ad. They got me because I didn't catch it.
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You got hit because you put your email address in a response to an ad. Scammers don't need accounts to harvest emails or cell #'s.
 
I got scammed for 550 on the Paul Huang ad for rock rattlers on this site a week ago because of the current message format encourageing imposters and theft,... phone ,text,or email is the only way to communicate, so what are supposed to do,...use smoke signals or carrier pigeons I guess,..right?
 
okieben said:
phone ,text,or email is the only way to communicate, so what are supposed to do
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We are supposed to use the PM system for initial contact. That way, you're nearly ensured that you're interacting with the person you think you're interacting with.

Then, using a payment method with buyer protection helps fill in any gaps with other things that might go wrong with a transaction.
 
okieben said:
I got scammed for 550 on the Paul Huang ad for rock rattlers on this site a week ago because of the current message format encourageing imposters and theft,... phone ,text,or email is the only way to communicate, so what are supposed to do,...use smoke signals or carrier pigeons I guess,..right?
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Never put your phone # or email out for public consumption on any buy/sell site, not just this one. Use the "Start Conversation" function to contact the seller privately.

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