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Feb 6, 2023 - 1:34:51 PM
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I believe this guys
freemanbdb@gmail.com
to be a scammer in the classifieds just a heads up.

Feb 6, 2023 - 2:05:47 PM
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Texasbanjo (Moderator)

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28512 posts since 8/3/2003

Do you have a username or a given name so I can check him out and lock him if he's not legit?

Feb 6, 2023 - 2:11:53 PM

2678 posts since 11/17/2018

quote:
Originally posted by Texasbanjo

Do 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...

https://www.banjohangout.org/topic/388522

Feb 6, 2023 - 2:18:30 PM
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Texasbanjo (Moderator)

USA

28512 posts since 8/3/2003

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

Feb 6, 2023 - 2:23:48 PM

2678 posts since 11/17/2018

quote:
Originally posted by Texasbanjo

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. 


What happens to the ad when a scammer is locked out?

The OP reported it less than an hour ago...

Feb 6, 2023 - 3:10:16 PM

Bill Rogers (Moderator)

USA

26871 posts since 6/25/2005

Thead should be gone. The OP did not post an ad url.

Feb 6, 2023 - 3:17:10 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Bill Rogers

The 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.

https://email-checker.net/

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

Feb 6, 2023 - 4:24:28 PM

Bill Rogers (Moderator)

USA

26871 posts since 6/25/2005

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

Feb 7, 2023 - 4:41:21 AM
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Texasbanjo (Moderator)

USA

28512 posts since 8/3/2003

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.

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