Warning Sign

I just wanted to share a PM conversation that sent up red flags for me immediately - maybe this can help others, too...

I sent this person an offer after he/she posted in the trading post forum. This is the rest of the conversation

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Other peron

Is this on green or approval

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Me

Since you have no TR, it's on approval. But I won't make you wait forever, either. If it takes awhile for me to fill in my refs, I will ask the site to pre-approve you. That way you don't need to wait too long.

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Other person

well lets have the site pre-approve me now because I don't want to wait
for approval

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Me

You've got to green before you can be approved.

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I have not gotten a response and I honestly don't expect to. Beware everyone.

Wow that made no sense at all from both of you.

Sorry - next time I'll keep my info to myself.

fo sho

No, It made sense...just he wanted to green and get instantly approved by the owner

I think it makes perfect sense and I know that I have been tempted on several occasions to share PM's very similar to this because they happen to me all the time. Especially when I tell the traders I will have them preapproved within 24 hours of their green, on most sites, and they PM back with an excuse as to why they can't complete my site or I never hear from them again. And the thing is I normally see that person's user name pop up in the scammers thread not too long after my experience with them.
gmario, I know you are an experienced trader but I just don't think that it was necessary to get rude like you did. If you didn't understand the post then why did you not ask her to clarify it for you. Can't we all just get along?

Have you seen this trader back on the forum or in the scammer section. Just curious... If they are a scammer, I hope you scared them away for good.

Thant's why you don't share info, so everybody can fend for them selfs and let the scammers over populate the freebie industry and scam the newbies that aren't to familiar with this. )
then you won't have to be flamed. )
well what do i know i am just a noob i can get away with this... right.....

Thankyou for sharing - At least I know I am not the only that askes the site to check over a green before I pay. And your conversation made perfect sense.

LOL

I understood you perfectly, and have had that same thing happen to me. You did a good job defending your position, and keeping from getting scammed. D

Way to go! D

Margot

I understoof you too, in fact it was one of the better conversations reported about PMs, sometimes people just copy and paste all the PM convos, repeating what they said over and over and you can never understand what they are talking about.

Thank you all for your support.

Just a note - at the time of that conversation this person had a TR of "0" - he/she now has a TR of "12". I REALLY hope this is as good of a trader as those people think and that they didn't end up getting scammed...

For myself, I'm comfortable that I did the right thing. I'd rather be safe than sorry - even if it takes me a little longer to get my refs.

who was it?

gmario, please refrain from belittling someone else's posts. She posted a valid concern that was easily understood by the rest of us, and implying that she should keep things to herself was uncalled for.

Please take a moment to remind yourself of our rules against rude and antagonistic posts

http//forum.freeipodguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=30485

[quoteb70ac0a7fd="gmario"]who was it?[/quoteb70ac0a7fd]

I don't really want to smear someone's name if that person is indeed a good trader. I was not actually scammed by this person, I just was concerned by the conversation.

At the same time, I don't want to see anyone get scammed, either. So I'm not sure what the procedure is here. Anyone who can shed a little light on this, I would welcome the insight.

[quotef4f0fe32c5="skepticalcynic"][quotef4f0fe32c5="gmario"]who was it?[/quotef4f0fe32c5]

I don't really want to smear someone's name if that person is indeed a good trader. I was not actually scammed by this person, I just was concerned by the conversation.

At the same time, I don't want to see anyone get scammed, either. So I'm not sure what the procedure is here. Anyone who can shed a little light on this, I would welcome the insight.[/quotef4f0fe32c5]

Well said skepticalcynic! You did the right thing not to state the persons handle, as you aren't sure what kind of trader this person is...You really are one sharp gal!

As to what procedure to follow, if you do have a real concern that this trader might be a scammer, you may want a Mod to look into it, and find out for sure. Then if the person is shady, you have a legitimate reason, and responsiblity to the rest of us to report in the scammer/problem traders area. )

dmorris68 responded to this thread, and may be a mod to contact, as he is familiar with what is going on here. wink

Margot 8)

Ok - so how do I go about contacting a mod?

just send him a PM )

[quote915931d6a1="skepticalcynic"]Ok - so how do I go about contacting a mod?[/quote915931d6a1]

At the opening of the Scammer & Problem traders page, right under the bright red box, you will see in dark red letters the word moderators...click on that, and a whole list of the mods pops up and gives you their contact info....just don't pm the guy at the top, he is the owner, and hates pm's.

Try the mod that posted, dmorris68. Give him awhile to get back to you, they are usually right on top of everything, which keeps them quite busy.

If it were me, I'd sure thank him for his getting involved! wink

Margot 8)