billybob884 | 63 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 If you get a message from Michaelxdrx (or any brand new account) telling you their friend has what you're looking for, be aware they're probably a scammer. I just went through this with their "friend" Scott Jones, sccott896@gmail.com When I asked for a picture of the item from him, he sent me one off Google images, the very same one I had already used in my own ISO post. Other red flags we should always be on the lookout for: refusing payment services that offer buyers protection (i.e. PayPal g&s or venmo), sellers putting pressure on you as "they have another interested buyer", or sellers refusing to meet in person. And be sure to reverse image search pictures a seller sends you! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,355 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Oh wow he messaged me as well about grind stormer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob884 | 63 Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 (edited) Be careful out there. I left negative feedback in his profile, and I can provide screenshots of the lengthy email chain between me and "his friend" Did he tell you to email the same person? Edited April 6 by billybob884 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,482 Administrator · Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 I've banned the user already - rather than making a thread in the future, if you just want to report something like this we'll handle pretty quickly (like you did - thank you for that). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob884 | 63 Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, spacepup said: I've banned the user already - rather than making a thread in the future, if you just want to report something like this we'll handle pretty quickly (like you did - thank you for that). Thanks very much! Tbh I couldn't find the report feature at first, there doesn't seem to be a way to report someone directly. Unless I missed it, you can't do it through their profile, you can only report a message they send you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.G. CIB | 416 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, billybob884 said: Thanks very much! Tbh I couldn't find the report feature at first, there doesn't seem to be a way to report someone directly. Unless I missed it, you can't do it through their profile, you can only report a message they send you I couldn’t find the report button either after he message me. Scammers….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 859 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 4/7/2024 at 6:32 AM, billybob884 said: And be sure to reverse image search pictures a seller sends you! How do you do that? I know you can search similar photos with your own photo in Adobe Stock, but a search engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,880 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 4/6/2024 at 8:23 PM, O.G. CIB said: I couldn’t find the report button either after he message me. Scammers….. 3 dots, top right corner of the message 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob884 | 63 Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 On 5/19/2024 at 5:17 AM, Tyree_Cooper said: How do you do that? I know you can search similar photos with your own photo in Adobe Stock, but a search engine? Just go to google images and hit the little camera button, you can upload an image to search for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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