Dealing with Scammers

[Joeychgo]

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[~ True Legend ~]

Do you ban VPNs altogether?

 

[Joeychgo]

Do you ban VPNs altogether?

No. But it is a red flag that makes me look at the user more in depth.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

No. But it is a red flag that makes me look at the user more in depth.

Sure - Similar email, posting style, behaviours etc

@Joeychgo do you use device fingerprinting solutions on your boards? How effective is this?

 

[Joeychgo]

@Joeychgo do you use device fingerprinting solutions on your boards? How effective is this?

Fingerprinting?

Sure - Similar email, posting style, behaviours etc

No, I try to catch them before they post, and in the above example they generally dont post, just send PMs.

I look for things such as

• Where their browser timezone is (africa is a dead giveaway for example) and if it matches the location they claim
• What email service they are using - services like AOL, ATT.net, etc are generally not going to be
• Anything else that's inconsistent

 

[Joeychgo]

Sure - Similar email, posting style, behaviours etc

@Joeychgo do you use device fingerprinting solutions on your boards? How effective is this?

another example --

 

[Mike30]

Mike30 posted a new comment on the Article Dealing with Scammers

This is a very good approach! I love the browser time zone. That makes the trick!

 

[Jason]

I encountered a scam on Flippa where a group of guys would be bidding on a site with the intention of making it seem valuable so a sucker would buy it, not knowing the bidders were all in one group.

I'm quite sure that's what was going on.

 

[Jane]

I have registration on Admin approval. I check everyone… if I dont like the look of them..they dont get in..OR..if I’m not quite sure..post moderation.