I believe this guys
freemanbdb@gmail.com
to be a scammer in the classifieds just a heads up.
Do you have a username or a given name so I can check him out and lock him if he's not legit?
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Originally posted by TexasbanjoDo you have a username or a given name so I can check him out and lock him if he's not legit?
Same email address mentioned in the first post in the original thread...
From the other thread: both members were locked out a couple of days ago.
FYI jdf1966: if you receive an e-mail from what you think is a scammer that is sent from the Hangout, there should be a spot at the bottom of the page to report it to the admin. Just click on that and give pertinent information; i.e., user name, given name, URL to classified if they're selling, anything that would let us check him out.
Edited by - Texasbanjo on 02/06/2023 14:22:05
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Originally posted by TexasbanjoFrom the other thread: both members were locked out a couple of days ago.
FYI jdf1966: if you receive an e-mail from what you think is a scammer that is sent from the Hangout, there should be a spot at the bottom of the page to report it to the admin. Just click on that and give pertinent information; i.e., user name, given name, URL to classified if they're selling, anything that would let us check him out.
What happens to the ad when a scammer is locked out?
The OP reported it less than an hour ago...
Thead should be gone. The OP did not post an ad url.
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Originally posted by Bill RogersThe OP did not post an ad url.
Correct.
However, my question was what happens to an ad posted by a scammer, when the scammer is locked...
The OP mentioned the email address, and the classifieds...today.
TexasBanjo said the scammer was locked "a couple of days ago".
I checked that email address, and it's valid.
So if the ad somehow stayed up, and included a valid email address, the scammer could be contacted directly by an unsuspecting member.
Edited by - OldNavyGuy on 02/06/2023 15:19:36
Scammers tend to quickly harvest information and make contacts over the next several days or even weeks. So contact from the owner of a locked account does not surprise me. I think it was the OP's ad though. Locking hides any posted ads.
Edited by - Bill Rogers on 02/06/2023 16:28:50
OldNavyGuy
FYI: When we lock out a scammer, it automatically takes the ad off the classifieds. If a member receives an e-mail from the spammer with an URL toward the ad, it may come up in a Google search, but again, will NOT be available on the Hangout.
