keesvw
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Hi admins, i wanted to DM a fellow diver here to discuss a technical issue but i need to have 5 public posts first. so I hope this one counts...
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Unfortunately, scammers are a changing too. Now, they do the five post minimum so they can DM someone to tell them about this terrific deal that joesomebody@gmail.com has on that item. It sounds so innocuous and helpful that people are getting burned by it. Ergo, we're trying to refigure how to stop these a-holes from being able to do this. A work around is to use the @ in front of the person's username and ask them to DM you right in the thread.The times, they are a changin'.
We're considering all of our options. However, sometimes people let their credentials get compromised, and their account gets hijacked, allowing these a-holes to get around all of our safeguards. So, please be careful. Only buy from users you know. Use PayPal, but not as "friends and family", so you are protected. Never Zelle. Never wire. Or best yet, meet them in person and use cash. We know you guys love the classifieds and 99+% of all transactions are just fine. We would rather it become %100!!! Don't get burned by these greedy jerks.50 post minimum sounds better.
This is good advice.Only buy from users you know.
Agreed, but the last few scams were from someone DMing the person looking for a product and telling them to contact someone via email. People, please don't fall for the helpful "here's an email" fraud.Reading a user's discussion posts may help give you an idea of whether the user is genuine.