Please Reach Out to Mods if You Think Someone Might Be Trying to Scam You on a Sale - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

ZBrink · 5 Days Ago

I had a member reach out to me today with details and evidence of a rather elaborate scam involving a Forum User with an approximately 6 month old account and who had engaged respectfully in the open Forum with other Members and Users over the past several months.

This was to purchase a $200 part and involved a 3rd party individual. The scammer even spoke with our Member over the phone adding to the realism and depth to the scam. It started to get fishy to our member so they reached out to me.

I was able to check the back end of the users profile, their listed email address, and their IP address. I was able to confirm this person had attempted to scam people on another, separate Forum. I then banned the user's email and deleted their account.

If you think you might be talking with a scammer, please do not hesitate to reach out to us for help!

WARP TEN · 5 Days Ago

Good to do Zack. Might it be a good idea to publish the scammer's information so others don't get caught up with him? Some other forums do this. Or is there a liability issue the board would worry about? Curious as to your thoughts on this. --Bob

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ZBrink Forum Chairman Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Fairfax, VA and Springfield, IL Posts: 236	Please Reach Out to Mods if You Think Someone Might Be Trying to Scam You on a Sale I had a member reach out to me today with details and evidence of a rather elaborate scam involving a Forum User with an approximately 6 month old account and who had engaged respectfully in the open Forum with other Members and Users over the past several months. This was to purchase a $200 part and involved a 3rd party individual. The scammer even spoke with our Member over the phone adding to the realism and depth to the scam. It started to get fishy to our member so they reached out to me. I was able to check the back end of the users profile, their listed email address, and their IP address. I was able to confirm this person had attempted to scam people on another, separate Forum. I then banned the user's email and deleted their account. If you think you might be talking with a scammer, please do not hesitate to reach out to us for help! __________________ Zack Brinkmeier - Forum Chairman, ZR-1 Registry forum@zr1netregistry.com 1990 ZR-1 #299, Bright Red/Red

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WARP TEN Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Bluff, IL Posts: 2,135	Re: Please Reach Out to Mods if You Think Someone Might Be Trying to Scam You on a Sa Good to do Zack. Might it be a good idea to publish the scammer's information so others don't get caught up with him? Some other forums do this. Or is there a liability issue the board would worry about? Curious as to your thoughts on this. --Bob __________________ 2016 Long Beach Red Z06 #10281 "POPS Z" 1995 Polo Green #409 "WARP TEN"--Haibeck 350/510 package, 4.10s, Hurst, Stock Exhaust with QTP Cutouts --Sold but still running strong 1993 Quasar Blue #161 "HIL KING" --Sold but still running strong, now with more than 120,000 miles 1967 Marlboro Maroon/Saddle Corvette Coupe 300 hp/4-spd --Sold a long time ago ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #95 NCM Lifetime Member Favorite Quote--Attributed to Mickey Thompson: "Too Much Horsepower is Almost Enough"