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Unsolicited PMs from new accounts offering parts

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Just a heads up.

We've had a coupe of cases of a PM received offering similar parts to those that have been advertised on the forum or in response to a wanted advert

Beware - these are scams

If you get offered parts via PM from anyone who hasn't posted on the forum let me know - one or two may have slipped through the net

Usually the accounts offering these are a few days old. Click on the users profile, look at when they joined and search their previous posts

If it seems fishy - PM me
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Another one reported and banned - offering parts in response to wanted ads

Be vigilant

If it looks like a duck it usually is a duck!

Let me know if you suspect anything
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And another and 2 reports of dodgy offers

Be vigilant

Anyone getting in touch in response to a wanted part (especially those who have never posted on the forum / zero post counts)

PM me and let me investigate before you do anything!
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Been a couple of others recently and last night / this morning we had many automated new user accounts opened - all been deleted, extra security put in place etc. but please be careful.

Usually the thing to watch out for is a reply to a wanted advert.

Some like this...
smith.park0 wrote:Kindly contact kevon inTexas,he has 911 impact bumper front suspension for sale in good condition
Here’s his email kevon.allen@hotmail.com
Immediately trying to get you off the forum and communicating via email. They will usually just copy and paste what you're after from your advert. If quizzed they will know nothing about the part or have any images. The accounts usually haven't made any posts at all (click on their username to look at their post count)

Report them to me and I can take appropriate action.
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I had an email just now saying I had a PM from someone re my Wanted ad....

Message never appeared in my PM inbox....assume it was removed for this reason?
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Yes, I probably banned them in between them sending it and you picking it up

Thomas
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Bootsy wrote:Yes, I probably banned them in between them sending it and you picking it up

Thomas
Good work captain!
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As an update to this ....

New users will no longer be able to send PMs until they reach a specified number of posts.

Another hurdle for the tedious fraudsters
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Good work
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Just be aware there's a few of these appearing at the moment - tedious little twats
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