Post by kevinkk on Oct 1, 2021 17:03:56 GMT -8
Hopefully the person concerned about scam ads will gravitate over here, where the topic is more relevant. I don't know why Actias has less
scam, or at least fewer obvious ones, and the ones here at Insectnet are screaming obvious red flag bomb bursts.
Ads with no prices, impossible species. I do see issues come up at Actias now and then, usually it's arguments between 2 individuals.
The site has tried to limit scamming ads by charging for new accounts posting ads, but I think either there were a lot of forward thinking persons
who made accounts before this policy, or simply pay the fee, presumably using funds from some other dubious enterprise, or on the assumption
that they'll be able to fool someone.
New moderators have been added, and I am sure, as I've read before, that most scam ads get shot down before we see them.
Is it annoying? Sure. Just like robocalls, it only takes one risk taker to encourage these keyboard criminals to continue. A least in the old days,
you had to go to an alley to get mugged, now, it happens on your laptop.
So- potential scammers, you are out of your element and nearly everyone using this site can see right through you.
scam, or at least fewer obvious ones, and the ones here at Insectnet are screaming obvious red flag bomb bursts.
Ads with no prices, impossible species. I do see issues come up at Actias now and then, usually it's arguments between 2 individuals.
The site has tried to limit scamming ads by charging for new accounts posting ads, but I think either there were a lot of forward thinking persons
who made accounts before this policy, or simply pay the fee, presumably using funds from some other dubious enterprise, or on the assumption
that they'll be able to fool someone.
New moderators have been added, and I am sure, as I've read before, that most scam ads get shot down before we see them.
Is it annoying? Sure. Just like robocalls, it only takes one risk taker to encourage these keyboard criminals to continue. A least in the old days,
you had to go to an alley to get mugged, now, it happens on your laptop.
So- potential scammers, you are out of your element and nearly everyone using this site can see right through you.
