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Info Baines01 "Baines Wright"

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This one caught my eye as soon as I noticed the name, because I have already looked a Baines for the BOI. That one was bainesreptiles, name Francis Baines, email [email protected]. That account apparently sought to sponge off the reputation of Frances Baines of Baines Reptiles; and used a US location while having funds sent to the UK.
While I can't say with any certainty that this account is related to that one, I can say that each ad posted by this user has shown images taken from the internet. At present, all but one of these ads has been removed; but he can't delete my screen shots.

Here are the ads he has posted so far. Due to attachment limitations, I will show the origins of the images in a subsequent post. (There is only one photo in his current ad, and it's from RDR - that will be included as the 4th attachment of this post.)
 

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Now for the other two ads:
from B-P.net (Adam Chandler photo)
from killerpets.com/collection
from Deviantart (phoenix-cry photo)
from captivebredreptileforums.uk (mike10205 photo)
 

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I know it showed up in the ads; but I want to make sure the email comes up in searches:
[email protected]
(I had it in my initial post, but edited it out before submitting because there were too many baines things in that paragraph.)
 
I don't think "here" registers as anything more than another classifieds site to them. They cast a wide net, and hope to haul in some easy cash. Unfortunately, there isn't a shortage of trusting people that don't take proper precautions prior to sending payment.
 
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