Scammers

[Lastronin]

Hi don’t ussally do this but needs must.

i made a wanted add looking for giga target or valor target. 
got this reply within an hour . 
off a member who just joined. 
Clearly dosnt know how hard to find they are.

so thought I’d let everyone know

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[Tackle]

@Jimmydxty is gone, good riddance ?

 

[Lastronin]

That was quick good job ?

 

[Cannonfodder]

This is one of the reasons I like this forum, scamming twats are dealt with quickly 

 

[Tackle]

That was quick good job ?

Unfortunately he'll be back with a new name, I wish we had a more permanent option ??

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[Galvatron]

I reckon exposing the dirty laundry of scammers in public is a good thing.

 

[Jez_Armstrong]

@Jimmydxty is gone, good riddance ?

He is back 

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[Cannonfodder]

It'd be a shame if someone was to add the dickhead's e mail to a particularly dodgy mailing list

 

[Jez_Armstrong]

Unfortunately it might just be a burner 

But do it 

 

[Tackle]

@Martinjjx, you're becoming a bit of a nuisance ?, say bye?

 

[Enid_Puceflange]

@Tackle

This guy is prolific 

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[Tackle]

@Tackle

This guy is prolific 

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Blimey, he's in to everything,  so many hobbies?, he's clearly single lol.

Seriously though, how on earth do you combat this ?, vpn's mean you can't hope to ip block, I'm guessing those aren't solely uk forums, so does it go back to blocking new members from certain countries or regions ?

 

[Enid_Puceflange]

Blimey, he's in to everything,  so many hobbies?, he's clearly single lol.

Seriously though, how on earth do you combat this ?, vpn's mean you can't hope to ip block, I'm guessing those aren't solely uk forums, so does it go back to blocking new members from certain countries or regions ?

Could we not have a rule, before you can do ANYTHING after joining that you MUST post on the “new players” page

An introduction of yourself that must be passed by an admin?

Just a brain fart thought ??‍

 

[Herrgh]

Could we not have a rule, before you can do ANYTHING after joining that you MUST post on the “new players” page

An introduction of yourself that must be passed by an admin?

Just a brain fart thought ??‍

We definitely need some sort of filter to stop immediate access to the classifieds. This could work.

Alternatively go the SomethingAwful route and charge money for Account Registration. A mere £2.50, for example, would go a long way towards heading off scamming types, and defray some of AFUK's operating costs. But that comes with the disadvantages of putting off genuine casual potential users and needing to set up some way to handle money/personal info. So I like @Enid_Puceflange's idea.

 

[Tackle]

But surely anybody can say whatever like in an introduction thread, pretty sure it wont be like:

"Gor blimey guvnor, an introduction thread, you've got me bang to rights & no mistake"

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[Daveoc33]

On another forum there's a 50 post minimum before you get access to the classifieds section. It's not a bad idea I don't think. It's a pain if you're new and want to buy/sell stuff but it would definitely prevent a few scammers like this guy. Also I can't be the only one who gets a bit nervous when someone with 0 post count who joined 5 mins ago wants to buy something of mine. 

 

[Herrgh]

But surely anybody can say whatever like in an introduction thread, pretty sure it wont be like:

"Gor blimey guvnor, an introduction thread, you've got me bang to rights & no mistake"

It's not about what they say, it's about making them post in the first place. Scammers won't be inclined to post at all, because they just want access to the classifieds, so any casual scammers will be instantly blocked.

This would likely also frustrate any bots or any scammers using automated tools specifically tweaked to this forum's software (as there is now a step that requires human intervention).

 

[Enid_Puceflange]

It's not about what they say, it's about making them post in the first place. Scammers won't be inclined to post at all, because they just want access to the classifieds, so any casual scammers will be instantly blocked.

This would likely also frustrate any bots or any scammers using automated tools specifically tweaked to this forum's software (as there is now a step that requires human intervention).

Yup, anything that takes effort will possibly discourage them.

plus the wait for the post to be “approved” would hopefully encourage them to shuffle off elsewhere

 

[Airpig41]

On another forum there's a 50 post minimum before you get access to the classifieds section. It's not a bad idea I don't think. It's a pain if you're new and want to buy/sell stuff but it would definitely prevent a few scammers like this guy. Also I can't be the only one who gets a bit nervous when someone with 0 post count who joined 5 mins ago wants to buy something of mine. 

I'm on a forum like this and it can't stop the scammers 100% (what can!!) but you can quickly tell by a members posts if they are serious about the hobby and as stated before in this thread, they would likely give up before they reach 50 'meaningful' posts.

 

[Tackle]

It's not about what they say, it's about making them post in the first place. Scammers won't be inclined to post at all, because they just want access to the classifieds, so any casual scammers will be instantly blocked.

This would likely also frustrate any bots or any scammers using automated tools specifically tweaked to this forum's software (as there is now a step that requires human intervention).

Don't get me wrong, anything that deters them I agree with, but we've seen so many different attempts, regular appearing sales threads, wanted ads being targeted, & even people introducing themselves & engaging in very public chit chat in an apparent attempt to integrate & appear trustworthy, before making their scam attempts. 

& let's not forget the sob stories, "my friend/brother/son is sick or has passed away unexpectedly, I've got all this stuff here & I don't know what it's worth but there's bills to pay", all in the knowledge that there'll be someone who'll throw caution to the wind to get a quick bargain.

Membership approval (maybe the demi mods can help filter those ?), blanket bans on certain countries or regions, & post limits before access to classifieds is granted all sound viable.