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Old 07-09-2020, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Melmab View Post
This is the 3rd time someone’s tried to scam me. I’ve listed an item for sale at$1000, they send me a certified check for 5 times that amount and then want me to give the remainder to the ‘pickup’ people. Do they think I’m an idiot! Anyone else had this problem?
When this happens, please send us a PM or report the buyer and we will take swift action to ban the member who posed as a buyer. Similarly, if someone posts an ad that is an obvious scam, please let us know and we will remove the ad and ban the seller.

We try to make the classifieds as safe as possible, but, outsiders/scammers can slip in. Thanks for the heads up.

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