Quoted from DanQverymuch:I hope everyone is aware how easy it is to do an image search on Google in order to ascertain whether a "seller" is actually a scammer using stolen pics.
How do you do it?
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I had a scammer contact me during a recent search for Big Game. Initial email sounded educated and reasonable... had a video of gameplay and bunch of photos attached.
I responded but didn’t hear back for 2 days (which raised a red flag). So, I requested additional pictures, which, upon inspection, were obviously from different machines.
So, I decided to have some fun and see how far the scammer would push it: I asked some totally outlandish questions using fake part names... and the guy responded by answering using the fake part names and bragging about how he installed them.
Kind of funny/sad... pretty sure it was a response to a Pinball Classifieds Post.
The person’s email IP was somewhere in Kansas... but was claiming he lives in northern North Carolina. I’m sure it’s possible they were outside of the US.
Quoted from Travish:Is this a scam? You just posted your phone number and your super secret code number.
They never stop. It's easier to steal than work.
Good thing the guy didn’t ask for pictures of his social security card and driver’s license...
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