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How do you Handle Obvious Scams in the Forum?

by DazedandConfused
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I should have copied it to show as an example...I'll remember next time -
but yesterday I was the first post to a "offline forum" thread that looked so crooked I could not NOT say anything.-

I did not report it right away because I was curious to see what others would post about it -

So I wrote: I don't know if Chain Mail, Pyramid, and Ponzie schemes are still legal in your country - but they aren't in mine ...

I thought this would be a simple, nice easy way to tell them to bugger off -

I checked for the thread a little later and it was nowhere to be found.
  • Profile picture of the author waterotter
    Sounds like somebody else reported it - as, that sort of thing should be reported.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Incidentally - in case you don't know it, you report posts by clicking the little red triangle in the bottom left corner of the post sidebar.
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  • Profile picture of the author ThomM
    Originally Posted by DazedandConfused View Post

    I should have copied it to show as an example...I'll remember next time -
    but yesterday I was the first post to a "offline forum" thread that looked so crooked I could not NOT say anything.-

    I did not report it because I was curious to see what others would post about it -

    So I wrote: I don't know if Chain Mail, Pyramid, and Ponzie schemes are still legal in your country - but they aren't in mine ...

    I thought this would be a simple, nice easy way to tell them to bugger off -

    I checked for the thread a little later and it was nowhere to be found.
    I remember that thread.
    That was one of three or so I reported yesterday.
    Next time you see something like that report it yourself.
    If you are right the thread will disappear. If you are wrong it won't.
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  • Profile picture of the author DazedandConfused
    Thank you Thom, Sal, and Otter...- You are all right - I should have just reported it, but it so had "nigerian scam" written all over it -
    I wonder how anyone falls for those scams today - I wanted to see what warriors would say...
    But they must still??? - you only need 1 sucker -

    I remember a teacher in San Jose putting a 2nd mortgage on his house to buy into one of those a few years back - and he was a teacher! Go figure!???

    G'day All!
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      Originally Posted by DazedandConfused View Post

      Thank you Thom, Sal, and Otter...- You are all right - I should have just reported it, but it so had "nigerian scam" written all over it -
      I wonder how anyone falls for those scams today - I wanted to see what warriors would say...
      But they must still??? - you only need 1 sucker -

      I remember a teacher in San Jose putting a 2nd mortgage on his house to buy into one of those a few years back - and he was a teacher! Go figure!???

      G'day All!
      And that you did
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      Getting old ain't for sissy's
      As you are I was, as I am you will be
      You can't fix stupid, but you can always out smart it.

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  • Profile picture of the author M A Kay
    "I checked for the thread a little later and it was nowhere to be found." I see...i was a member since 2010 but not active for quite sometime, thanks for a post like this..it guides me..
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