- Location
- Chelsea, NYC
If you deal with anyone with a number that has a 682 area code please be vigilant - I got scammed yesterday and don't want it to happen to anyone else.
Scam Alert
- Thread starter nikkibabee
- Start date
- Location
- Spackenkill NY
- Location
- Spackenkill NY
Lost money
This is sad
Man we try hard to educate people and still we don't reach everyone.
People should read sticky before buying
I am sorry bud not blaming you.
Please be careful
This is sad
Man we try hard to educate people and still we don't reach everyone.
People should read sticky before buying
I am sorry bud not blaming you.
Please be careful
- Location
- Chelsea, NYC
It’s all good. I should have known better. It’s a good reminder that they are still out there.
- Location
- Wallingford, CT
This person or persons are going through different forum's WTB postings and fishing for marks. Usually will say something like contact xyz through this email or text number, he has the item in good condition. If contacted and asked for pics, that scammer will pull photos off the web from past seller's posting and super impose a fake ID and date to seem legit.
So be wary if approached because you posted a WTB thread.
So be wary if approached because you posted a WTB thread.
- Location
- Chelsea, NYC
Always Google the phone number.
- Location
- Union Square, NY
Well, if someone can tell us who it is (via PM) and how they contacted you, we can better protect our neighborhood.
- Location
- Chelsea, NYC
He is banned now but could come back. His old name was ryansan91. That’s why I said to watch for area code from 862. He is using numbers from there
- Location
- Long Island, NY
The WTB forum is riddled with scammers. Here are two that I got. Ignored them both as they were brand new members with 0 posts. One claimed to be in Manhattan but wouldn’t allow pickup.
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- Location
- Wallingford, CT
This is from R2R:
Ericlewis11 started a new conversation with you at REEF2REEF Saltwater and Reef Aquarium Forum.
Ericlewis11 started a new conversation with you at REEF2REEF Saltwater and Reef Aquarium Forum.
Fluval 3.0 Marine 15" LED light bar
Hey buddy Have you checked with Stewart In IL he has it for sale in good condition and cheap price you can shoot him a text if interested at, [email protected] or (240)-452-1319
- Location
- Union Square, NY
REPORT THEM TO A MODERATOR. We are dead serious about doing everything we can to keep scammers from ruining your experience in the marketplace.
- Location
- Long Island, NY
How do you report to a moderator? I’m using Tapatalk and didn’t see any such option.
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- Location
- Union Square, NY
Send a PM to marrone or albano
- Location
- Long Island
- Location
- Long Island, NY
There should be a report button of some sort IMO.
- Location
- Hicksville
they only scam people in WTB page and only contact via message, be careful and save your money, I lost 100 bucks and realized a moment after I sent money, I knew that I got taken for 100 bucks a ride but I gave him my piece of mind via text messages that he had to block my number,
- Location
- LONG ISLAND
Anyone from out of the area who responds to your wtb post be suspicious of. Make sure you only pay them with PayPal and not friends and family. Also google the number they use to contact you. If it’s a google phone number it’s definitely a scam. If the deal is too good to be true it is. Also if u copy the picture and drop it into the google search bar that searches the internet to see if that picture has been on the web before. Only deal with members from this site who have a history and positive seller ratings.
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