It appears that the account of @9InchNinja has been hacked and used to defraud one of our members.
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This type of scam has been discussed at length and for some time over on Bushcraft USA, but if it has happened here before it has been so uncommon that I cannot recall it. I recommend looking at these threads on BCUSA because they have written more than I have or can here.
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The scam involves gaining access to an existing member's account, offering items for sale, particularly via PM in response to Want adverts, then asking for payment by Paypal Friends and Family.
Watching out for scams during transactions:
9InchNinja was very active here in 2015, but very little since. The original account holder isn't likely to notice and report activity in an account they don't use any more. You can check posting patterns via profiles.
The photos of goods that were shared via PM had a label that almost looked like a hand written name card, almost but not quite...actually photo-shopped in. The photos didn't show matches when image searched via Google and TinEye, but those searches showed a similar item for sale on eBay, from Ukraine, on an identical and very distinctive background material.
This is why we advise against PayPal F&F.
Protect your account:
In addition to the need to be careful when buying or selling via the forum, this also highlights the importance of using strong and unique passwords. The most common means for accounts to be hacked is when people use the same passwords with the same email addresses and same usernames on multiple platforms. A data breach at one exposes all the rest. There is excellent advice on the BCUSA thread.
You can check whether your email address or password has been part of a known breach here:
haveibeenpwned.com
Best regards
Chris
9InchNinja
bushcraftuk.com
This type of scam has been discussed at length and for some time over on Bushcraft USA, but if it has happened here before it has been so uncommon that I cannot recall it. I recommend looking at these threads on BCUSA because they have written more than I have or can here.
Warning: PayPal Friends and Family Scam
The new scam is to hack into existing member accounts that are well known and sell goods that don’t exist. This is to take advantage of the trust the member has built up along the way. The scammers try to get you to use PP F&F so you have no recourse. It is the strong recommendation of the forum...
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Account/Password Security
We would like to remind everyone how important it is for you to protect your account via strong passwords and other available security measures. Recently a member had his account hacked and it created quite an issue as the hacker was trying to sell items disguised as the trusted member. A few...
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The scam involves gaining access to an existing member's account, offering items for sale, particularly via PM in response to Want adverts, then asking for payment by Paypal Friends and Family.
Watching out for scams during transactions:
9InchNinja was very active here in 2015, but very little since. The original account holder isn't likely to notice and report activity in an account they don't use any more. You can check posting patterns via profiles.
The photos of goods that were shared via PM had a label that almost looked like a hand written name card, almost but not quite...actually photo-shopped in. The photos didn't show matches when image searched via Google and TinEye, but those searches showed a similar item for sale on eBay, from Ukraine, on an identical and very distinctive background material.
This is why we advise against PayPal F&F.
Protect your account:
In addition to the need to be careful when buying or selling via the forum, this also highlights the importance of using strong and unique passwords. The most common means for accounts to be hacked is when people use the same passwords with the same email addresses and same usernames on multiple platforms. A data breach at one exposes all the rest. There is excellent advice on the BCUSA thread.
You can check whether your email address or password has been part of a known breach here:
Have I Been Pwned: Check if your email address has been exposed in a data breach
Have I Been Pwned allows you to check whether your email address has been exposed in a data breach.
haveibeenpwned.com
Best regards
Chris
