We've just had a report of a scammer (now banned) who has operated differently to the regular MO. Registered in August, posted a technical help thread which was a direct copy from someone's post on Pinside, then made a few general relevant posts across the forum and subsequently offered to sell something to a member. Luckily the member was astute and did their homework as something seemed off to him.
Just making sure that buyers are fully aware they should NOT send money to people they don't know, the preference is to inspect and pay for machines in person but if that isn't possible then please feel free to ask sellers to have someone vouch for them (if they're offended by that so be it).
Please remember that just because someone is a member on here, they aren't automatically decent human beings, we do our best when vetting new members but some do slip through the net
Just making sure that buyers are fully aware they should NOT send money to people they don't know, the preference is to inspect and pay for machines in person but if that isn't possible then please feel free to ask sellers to have someone vouch for them (if they're offended by that so be it).
Please remember that just because someone is a member on here, they aren't automatically decent human beings, we do our best when vetting new members but some do slip through the net