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nigelbrooks ![]() Emeritus group ![]() Joined: 15 March 2006 Country: England Location: Ealing, London Status: Offline Posts: 8526 |
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"An open warning to our members"
Around four weeks ago we suspended a newly-registered member - Sonya580 - for soliciting donations of equipment. This is something that we do not allow; however we suspected that this person was one John Humphries of Epsom, Surrey, England who, when registered as 'Jabba1966' pulled the same 'impoverished student' fraud and subsequently defrauded a Dyxum member in Italy by taking money and then shipping an empty box with a derisive message in it. We do not publish suspensions as a rule but in this case we making an exception. The same person has also registered in the past as 'Sonya300' and 'oldcodger'. We are taking action to prevent his return in any guise but we ask you to be vigilant when buying equipment as he has 'threatened' to return. This person - with his multiple aliases - has been the perpetrator of, to our knowledge, one of only two fraudulent transactions conducted on Dyxum. Please be assured that we will maintain our vigilance, we ask you to do the same by being equally vigilant and following the simple guidelines here at a minimum. Thousands of transactions go smoothly to the benefit of both buyer and seller. This may appear an overreaction to one fraudster but it is our remit to let you know. Thanks. Edited by nigelbrooks - 14 March 2013 at 14:55 |
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LesPaul ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 03 November 2009 Country: Turkey Status: Offline Posts: 186 |
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I don't want to breathe the same air with this creature!
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Photosopher ![]() Senior Member ![]() Knowledgebase Contributor Joined: 13 June 2010 Country: United States Location: St. Louis Mo Status: Offline Posts: 4190 |
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Thanks Nigel.
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Tricky01 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 08 September 2010 Country: United Kingdom Location: Woodley, Berks. Status: Offline Posts: 3185 |
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Yes, thanks Nigel. Reading up on the history of this and other cases he's been linked to it's quite discomforting how brazen one can be and still dodge 'the law'.
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Guy ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 29 July 2011 Country: Slovenia Status: Offline Posts: 245 |
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Much obliged for the warning, Nigel!
Sadly, days are such that one should always be alert when dealing over the internet. |
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gwevans ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 28 August 2009 Country: United Kingdom Location: Wirral Status: Offline Posts: 199 |
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Thanks for the warning. Could you ban his IP address? Would that work?
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ricardovaste ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 08 August 2007 Country: United Kingdom Location: Shropshire Status: Offline Posts: 10076 |
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Good work folks!
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godsakes ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 14 June 2008 Country: United Kingdom Location: York Status: Offline Posts: 815 |
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I think it depends on your internet provider, not everyone has a static IP address and even then that doesn't stop people using proxies to hide their true IP address |
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nigelbrooks ![]() Emeritus group ![]() Joined: 15 March 2006 Country: England Location: Ealing, London Status: Offline Posts: 8526 |
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Got it in one, you can do little to block proxies, static IPs are a different matter. The sad part is that the guy is quite a talented photographer and takes some wonderful architectural and landscape shots. He could have contributed a lot to the life of these forums if he wasn't a crook! |
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