Gents
It finally happened... I got scammed on someone approaching me based on a WTB ad I posted. I am only posting this to give pause to the risks involved. I have had many pleasant transactions on the Hide and got a bit complacent on Due Diligence. A few thoughts in Hein sight:
- Seller had over 100 posts on the site but no feedback
- When using PP it was charging me a small fee to proceed... It was minor and I disregarded it so I could get things paid and moving forward. Had I stopped and looked it up I would have seen its for International transactions - Account page said AZ.
- I should have (and will in the future) asked for some personal info (Phone number, full name, etc..) to complete verification / validation
All of the above should have given me pause to dig deeper but I got complacent and paid the price. I have moved on and am calling it the Price of Education, but hope someone else seeing this will take the extra beat to make sure you don't become a victim
BV
It finally happened... I got scammed on someone approaching me based on a WTB ad I posted. I am only posting this to give pause to the risks involved. I have had many pleasant transactions on the Hide and got a bit complacent on Due Diligence. A few thoughts in Hein sight:
- Seller had over 100 posts on the site but no feedback
- When using PP it was charging me a small fee to proceed... It was minor and I disregarded it so I could get things paid and moving forward. Had I stopped and looked it up I would have seen its for International transactions - Account page said AZ.
- I should have (and will in the future) asked for some personal info (Phone number, full name, etc..) to complete verification / validation
All of the above should have given me pause to dig deeper but I got complacent and paid the price. I have moved on and am calling it the Price of Education, but hope someone else seeing this will take the extra beat to make sure you don't become a victim
BV