So my simple question is this, in your experience, what are the red flags and tell tale signs that the person you are dealing with is a scammer/fraudster.
There are general signs you can look for with scammers,
- One of them is that they seek you out. Scams are unsolicited, and the scammers reach out through you through email or social media,
- They tell you what you want to here. This could be by offering a too good to be true deal or rattling you with a notice that you are in danger or your funds are at risk.
- They tell you things that align with your interests which are public knowledge. For example, a known collector on the forum gets a pm about rare items for collection with a small shipping fee.
- Your conversation with the person appears rushed.
All these are not definite signs and scammers adjust their strategy regularly to appear more convincing. Always be on the lookout for scams and think it twice or three times before opening your wallet.
How can you tell who to trust,
No one.
- Jay -