Phishing Scams

[YotaBota]

I just got a reply to my wanted ad saying they have what I want and to email them at " thankfulalways780 at aol". A quick google shows this as someone fishing for email address'.

This was a new member, 1st post and sounded good but maybe to good.

I sent a note to an admin and it has been handled.

There is a recent post on the Honda CTX1300 forum where one of their members got scammed, it was $80 out of pocket but could have been a bike.

https://www.ctx1300forum.com/threads/classified-scams.37812/

Careful folks.

 

[JustaDB]

I got the identical message on two of my want ads this morning as well. As soon as I saw the AOL account the red flag went up. Immediately blocked the new member.

 

[DavidR8]

Please continue to report these scammy posts and people so we can nuke and ban them.

 

[Tom Kitta]

Ah AOL - who remembers these little free disks with AOL on them? They used to be big, well know - heck industry leader.

 

[JustaDB]

Please continue to report these scammy posts and people so we can nuke and ban them.

I just wish there was a button we could push that would set off a small explosion in their computer. That would go a long way in controlling this sort of crap. Telemarketer's phones, too.

 

[whydontu]

Go to the library, use their computer to register the scammers email address at the NAMBLA website. I’ll let you look that one up.

 

[Doggggboy]

Ah AOL - who remembers these little free disks with AOL on them? They used to be big, well know - heck industry leader.

AOL and COMPUSERVE.
Also the computer magazines with page after of page of code to type in to get the program for alphabetizing your books or 8 tracks.
One misplaced period and your afternoon was wasted.
And ASCII porn.

 

[JustaDB]

I’ll let you look that one up.

I'm aware...

 

[slow-poke]

Same here, apparently he has a Greenlee punch that I listed in the wanted section.

What a looser, send him packing!