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SSDiv6 · 07-29-2021, 07:09 PM

There are two other scams:

You get an email message saying they want to purchase your item and they want to send you a verification code with a link via a text message. If you agree, receive the text message and click on the link, they get access to all the information on your cellular and emails.
If you are selling a vehicle, they claim they want to verify you are the owner and they send you a link via email or text message. When you click is for a site that charges $20.00 to $30.00 for an ownership verification. If you do so, they charge you the fee and nothing happens and the buyer disappears plus the money you pay for the verification.

A way to stop the scammers and it has work great for me is to put at the end of any ads in Craigslist or other sites the following warning:

"SCAMMERS - DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME ASKING FOR A VERIFICATION CODE TO TRY TO STEAL MY IDENTITY OR GO TO A LINK TO VERIFY OWNERSHIP- IF YOU TRY, I WILL FORWARD YOUR CELLULAR NUMBER TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISION FOR PROSECUTION!

https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/"

07-29-2021, 07:09 PM	#7
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,044 Likes: 712 Liked 1,580 Times in 582 Posts	Re: Scammer alert !!!!! There are two other scams: You get an email message saying they want to purchase your item and they want to send you a verification code with a link via a text message. If you agree, receive the text message and click on the link, they get access to all the information on your cellular and emails. If you are selling a vehicle, they claim they want to verify you are the owner and they send you a link via email or text message. When you click is for a site that charges $20.00 to $30.00 for an ownership verification. If you do so, they charge you the fee and nothing happens and the buyer disappears plus the money you pay for the verification. A way to stop the scammers and it has work great for me is to put at the end of any ads in Craigslist or other sites the following warning: "SCAMMERS - DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME ASKING FOR A VERIFICATION CODE TO TRY TO STEAL MY IDENTITY OR GO TO A LINK TO VERIFY OWNERSHIP- IF YOU TRY, I WILL FORWARD YOUR CELLULAR NUMBER TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISION FOR PROSECUTION! https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/"