A word to the wise ….
View any potential seller’s or purchaser’s profile by clicking on their user name and then from there, their posting activity.
If you find someone who has been inactive for an extended period (years) this should set the alarm bells ringing.
Have a look at pervious posts, generally you can compare the tone and language of prior posts relative to recent activity.
If you find someone who engaged with meaningful contributions and now posts single sentence comments, that should also raise a red flag.
But generally, tells such as language, punctuation or writing style changes should also raise a red flag.
Also look at prior classifieds activity, often you see a previous member posts in one currency and now it’s in another or they were selling to Con USA only previously, but are now in Europe or vice versa, another red flag.
Also watch the users profile, it’s almost as if they are never off line, regardless of time zone.
When you click on the profile you can also see their current activity and what they are engaged in.
Another sure tell is they are corresponding with members who also have a WTB listing on the classifieds.
Watch their message count over say a 24 hour period, it can be another indicator of nefarious activity.
But above all, do your due diligence, don’t be blinded by the wonderful offer, as the old saying goes, “if it’s too good to be true, generally it’s not true!.
I’m genuinely sorry to read and have personal experiance of such scammers operating in this forum, but with a little forethought, you can help yourself not to be taken in by these gobshites.