If you've posted a request for an item, and you receive a receive a message like this, be very concerned:
It's an increasingly popular way scammers might work on Lathe Trolls. This member signed up two years ago and has never posted.
The site member who caught this in a private message writes:
"Exact same ‘setup’ as the first one…guy claims to know a friend who has what I was looking for, says I should contact them directly…"
If I suspect someone might be a scammer, or even engaging in business practices that might result in a significant loss of your money with no return-- i turn their avatar to a yellow color. It doesn't mean anything has been proven. I'm increasingly taking a better-safe-than-sorry approach.
Beware of this scam tactic.
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Beware of this scam tactic.
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