Whatever other measures you take, I've been thinking it may not be a bad idea to start requiring timestamp pictures. Basically, a hand-written note with the forum member's handle and the date in a picture with the item. The issues with the passwords being hacked aside, this alone could help a lot. It's one thing to hack a forum, to hack passwords, but it's a lot more effort and skill required to photoshop handwriting worth a shit. This has massively cut down on scammer activity in a few other places I have done online business.
______________________________________________ "If the truth shall kill them, let them die.”
Endeavoring to master the subtle art of the grapefruit spoon.
Is there a chance that the forum software itself has been compromised? It's starting to seem like so many active accounts are being hacked that it's had to believe they're just cracking individual passwords.
I think I speak for all when I say, do what you need to do. Having been a member for over 20 years here, when you speak such things into the air, we all know they have been well thought out and deliberated.
We will follow your lead and are immensely grateful for what you provide here. Let us know how to help.
Originally posted by HRK: Ya gotta do what ya gotta do! Those scammer bot nigerian uncle bastards are everywhere.
Ain't that the truth. It's at least a weekly thing at work taking reports on this crap. And there's nothing we can do about it because even when you can track them the source typically ends up being overseas. It would be just fine with me if after the military gets done dealing with the Venezuelan drug-runners if they shifted the "kinetic intervention" focus to some of these assholes.
