Full thread on Muff's here. You be the judge. In short, two separate people are claiming to have been ripped off and a third received recent trade requests. Normally scams in general would not go up here, but this one is particularly messed up because the person in question appears to be part of the community. This isn't your typical anonymous Craigslist or eBay scam.
The main tips I got from reading the thread is
1. FULLY insure your stuff in case something goes south
2. Make sure you get SIGNATURE confirmation on items you ship and not just Delivery confirmation. They are different.
3. Only trade with people who are widely known, active and recommended in the community.
4. If possible, trade in person in a VERY public place, and cover your back.
Always be careful and use common sense. Assume the worst and be paranoid. If the person doesn't understand why you are taking precautions, they are not worth your time.
Update: The Muff's thread is now public for those that are not members of the forum.
Also see this post for an update for various aliases he has gone by.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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Is there a link to a description of the scam that doesn't require a user account/login to view? Thanks for keeping us informed.
ReplyDeleteThe thread is now public. Let me know if you can't see it.
DeleteYou da man. Thanks.
DeleteShoot. I'll see if Muff has the ability to make this one thread public.
ReplyDeletehttp://mugshots.com/US-Counties/Florida/Bay-County-FL/Joshua-D-Jackson/details/
DeleteThank you for posting this Matrix.
ReplyDeleteit seems he was targeting members of the muff community through Facebook. He was very sly and dropped a lot of trustworthy names to gain trust with the potential victims. he almost got me, i was the third mentioned above. when confronted publicly on the forum he got very aggressive. he recently posted picks on flicker of an icunt (serial #29) that he claimed he had never recieved
ReplyDeleteThis is the predator
ReplyDeletehttp://mugshots.com/US-Counties/Florida/Bay-County-FL/Joshua-D-Jackson/details/
the thread has been moved to the "off topic" section of muffs so anyone can see it...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57257