[Sale/Trade] Scammer response

[okierider]

Location

Oklahoma, United States

Valued members, we are having a hard time keeping the spammers, scammers and con artists in check. If any one of you even sniff a little stench let the mod group know ASAP. Folks at this point I/we/mods would say unless you know the person or it is a known reputable business we suggest keeping all transactions to a "face to face " cash only basis. It is only a suggestion but buyer beware, we are being hammered constantly by these dirtbags.

We do not want to limit legit new contributing members with post counts but if any of you folks with some ideas on how we can help discourage these jokers please chime in.

 

[okierider]

Guys if you do have a suggestion please PM us so we do not miss the post.

 

[Rustytweezers]

How bout a 50-75 post minimum to sell? And pictures required with username in them.

 

[rjbrooks7]

Require us to send a pic of us infront of a state landmark to the mods before we have permission to sell. Eishens sign, Pops, state park entrance, etc

 

[Matt Giroux]

Require us to send a pic of us infront of a state landmark to the mods before we have permission to sell. Eishens sign, Pops, state park entrance, etc

And on that note I do a buttload of driving to all corners for work, landmark pictures will start at $5 a pop, $10 for ones without toes in them.

I do like this idea though, requiring some type of photo proof maybe with a date or time stamp so they can’t pull crap from Google. It could be faked but it would take more effort than most of them want to invest

 

[Rez Exelon]

Pictures are required in all ads, and all pictures should contain a note with the persons username. That'll cut down a fair amount.

 

[MacFromOK]

Require us to send a pic of us infront of a state landmark to the mods before we have permission to sell. Eishens sign, Pops, state park entrance, etc

There are probably thousands of such pics on the internet. A scammer won't care that it's not a pic of themselves.
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[Matt Giroux]

Pictures are required in all ads, and all pictures should contain a note with the persons username. That'll cut down a fair amount.

Username and date posted would be perfect.

 

[dlbleak]

We’ve had it happen both ways. Click on the persons avatar, it may take two clicks. You can see when they joined, message counts and feedback rating. Almost everything is clickable.

 

[Matt Giroux]

I will also add a note that I’ve had 2 experiences in the last few weeks where I had put my cell number and was asked by phone I would meet at the buyer at x location (Apartment complex both times) for a higher price than listed. So just keep your wits about y’all, and if you ever feel like you need a buddy for security get in touch with one of the other Okshooters guys (and gals) you know to go with you for safety