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Possible scammer Therma1979
- Thread starter Enn49
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- 110
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- California
Wooooo really so he was the same guy he just change the name and email
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- Malton, UK
Yes, he was still using the name Spider_man too. Yvonne G is now keeping an eye on him so he shouldn't be able to get back on here without alerting her.
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- 110
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- California
Thank you enn this is a good forum for everyone and hopefully no more people likes this back again this is sad for me because I was really confident but now I'm check it up firts before make transactions thank you again
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Thats kind of a catch 22 for anyone who hasn’t sold anything before. I know when I started here it took me 3 or 4 sales before I could actually convince a buyer to take the time to give me a review. Prior to that I was almost surprised that I was able to find someone to buy from me since I didn’t have any reviews.
No matter what, you definitely have to be careful buying online...
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I appreciate that but I think most people can also judge by the quality of posts made by a seller and the time they have been members.This guy was new with no posts which would ring a warning bell.
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- Outside San Antonio, TX
A seller would just have to participate in a few threads, show their knowledge, and make a few points of contact here. Once they make a sale and get a review thread going, they're up and running. Links from other forum reviews work too. I bought from @Metalman2004 just because I knew him from posts, I don't recall even checking his reviews.
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- 110
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- California
Now I'm scare about to buy tarantulas online I know no all the people be scammer but this time i learn before to buy
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- 11,181
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- Malton, UK
You can always ask on here if anyone has dealt with them, most people will be happy to advise.
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- 110
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- California
Thank you enn I appreciate all the help and also thank you for all the people in the forum to answer all the comments here
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- 6,379
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- The Oregon rain forest
I don't know if banning would even help. He could come back with a different email address. He many have multiple accounts already.
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- 6,379
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- The Oregon rain forest
I would always ask on this forum or read reviews before buying. I like purchasing at expos but that's not always possible for all. I would never buy from someone online without some positive reviews though. Hope alot of people learn something from this thread.
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Luckily this is something Yvonne G can deal with. She has already banned 10 of Therma1979's IP addresses and many of Spider_man's 200+
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Wow, 200+ IP addresses?! Thats going above and beyond to scam people. At some point an honest job is easier than scamming and I can’t imagine he’s making an insane amount of money off these scams.
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- 110
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- California
I know man he is making a lot of money scam people I think is what he do for living and 200+ email adress is a lot I'm think he back soon with different name
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- Baltimore MD
200 IP addresses !!! ??
At some point, like a long time ago, law enforcement should get involved. Nothing puts a stop to these sorts of CRIMES like some time in the slammer.
If it's across state lines, congrats punk, that's federal and the FBI will just love to talk to you.
At some point, like a long time ago, law enforcement should get involved. Nothing puts a stop to these sorts of CRIMES like some time in the slammer.
If it's across state lines, congrats punk, that's federal and the FBI will just love to talk to you.
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- Mt Barker South Australia
I was wondering if anyone was tracking ip addresses, on a fb group I owned an american member tracked a troll down to his house in Tasmania Australia which pulled his head right in!
Another troll was actually arrested in Scotland for sending death threats to an admin, pictures of guns, knives etc. The admin happened to be an IT professional that provided the police with his home address, he was charged with multiple offences, having a fake username and email address doesn't make you anonymous to someone with the right skills.
With that many ip addresses though this guy is obviously tech savy and rerouting through different servers each time, something for the authorities for sure.
Another troll was actually arrested in Scotland for sending death threats to an admin, pictures of guns, knives etc. The admin happened to be an IT professional that provided the police with his home address, he was charged with multiple offences, having a fake username and email address doesn't make you anonymous to someone with the right skills.
With that many ip addresses though this guy is obviously tech savy and rerouting through different servers each time, something for the authorities for sure.
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- 110
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- California
He give me this email when I'm pay to him by PayPal [email protected]
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- 1,079
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- Mt Barker South Australia
PayPal should be able to get your money back surely, I thought that was the whole point of using PayPal.
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- 110
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- California
No sad for me because the PayPal don't return to me the money
