please be aware of suspicious classified activity (Read 2144 times)

macsak

please be aware of suspicious classified activity
« on: April 15, 2023, 06:00:51 AM »
and report to mods asap

mahalo

oldfart

Re: please be aware of suspicious classified activity
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2023, 08:10:29 AM »
Classified ads...as in buying and selling stuff, right?

Not classified government documents?
What, Me Worry?

macsak

Re: please be aware of suspicious classified activity
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2023, 11:35:31 AM »
user has been banned
please let us know if you see any more activity

Flapp_Jackson

Re: please be aware of suspicious classified activity
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2023, 12:34:19 PM »
user has been banned
please let us know if you see any more activity

emilyedward332 is possible scam leaching on WTB ads. beware

Any details you can share with the group?


 :shaka:
Enquiring minds...
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

macsak

Re: please be aware of suspicious classified activity
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2023, 01:16:15 PM »
mainland cell phone number
broken english
wants to pay by cashier's check
unfamiliarity with hawaii laws
wants it shipped to san diego
has "a friend" in hawaii that will obtain item
still waiting to hear from others...

Any details you can share with the group?
 :shaka:
Enquiring minds...

Flapp_Jackson

Re: please be aware of suspicious classified activity
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2023, 01:32:55 PM »
mainland cell phone number
broken english
wants to pay by cashier's check
unfamiliarity with hawaii laws
wants it shipped to san diego
has "a friend" in hawaii that will obtain item
still waiting to hear from others...

Also, the user was on a buying spree, responding to many more WTS ads than seemed reasonable.

https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=49605.0
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=49440.msg449990#msg449990
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=48910.msg449987#msg449987
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=49351.msg449986#msg449986
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=49509.msg449985#msg449985
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=49480.msg449984#msg449984

The one WTB ad he replied to was asking for a Mini-14 by The_Rookie.

This was the biggest red flag in my mind.  He was showing interest in firearms, accessories and non-firearm-related items all at once, as if he wanted to clear out the forum's classifieds single-handedly.  And he wasn't here for the discussions.  All his posts were in the classified section.

Hope nobody here was taken for a ride.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

macsak

Re: please be aware of suspicious classified activity
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2023, 01:38:59 PM »
yes, that's what made us suspicious...

Also, the user was on a buying spree, responding to many more WTS ads than seemed reasonable.

https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=49605.0
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=49440.msg449990#msg449990
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=48910.msg449987#msg449987
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=49351.msg449986#msg449986
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=49509.msg449985#msg449985
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=49480.msg449984#msg449984

The one WTB ad he replied to was asking for a Mini-14 by The_Rookie.

This was the biggest red flag in my mind.  He was showing interest in firearms, accessories and non-firearm-related items all at once, as if he wanted to clear out the forum's classifieds single-handedly.  And he wasn't here for the discussions.  All his posts were in the classified section.

Hope nobody here was taken for a ride.

dogman

Re: please be aware of suspicious classified activity
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2023, 05:52:39 PM »
That guy's okay, he gave me a really good deal on a bridge in New Mexico, I got a photograph of it and bill of sale, nice guy.

mrgaf

Re: please be aware of suspicious classified activity
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2023, 09:39:52 PM »
That guy's okay, he gave me a really good deal on a bridge in New Mexico, I got a photograph of it and bill of sale, nice guy.

Great news! Now I can buy that old bridge in Brooklyn he’s been selling and I’ve always wanted!  :crazy:
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