Putting on the admin cap this morning:

I had a couple of members reach out to me regarding some interactions 
following a "WTB/WTT" posting.

They were contacted directly by a "member" who had just what they wanted. 
Luckily, both of the original posters did a bit of due diligence and 
realized that the images had been pulled from other forums, and the person 
who contacted them had some fairly sketchy responses. Both individuals 
wisely stepped away from the transaction. 

This is a reminder that it's up to you to verify the validity of anyone 
with whom you are dealing. One quick way to do so is by searching 
conversations in this group under the person's email address. In this case 
the "member" who exhibited hinky behavior had been in this group for all of 
6 days. They had not contributed to any conversations and were still 
moderated. 

Bear in mind that a moderated/unknown member can still contact you 
directly. That's what this individual did in these cases. 

As a reminder, if you are engaging in transactions, the onus is upon you to 
confirm identity and validity of the person and conditions. Ask questions. 
Require an image with today's newspaper or some other verifiable, unique 
aspect. Search them in the group. 
In other words, "Trust, but verify."

Thankful, as always, for all of you in this group.

admin mode OFF

Jim

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