Alleged member sending begging p.m.

[AhFarangJa]

Firstly, Happy New Year to all on the Forum,

Secondly, I have received a begging p.m. from an alleged member asking for money. I assume he/she is a member as it came through the website to my e-mail as an official p.m.

My question is in three parts

1- How do you find if a member is genuine

2- Has my Forum account been hacked in some way. 

3- I will block them, but what is the procedure for reporting the action, which, if genuine, I find unacceptable.

Thank you for any information,

AFJ

[Salerno]

2 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

3- I will block them, but what is the procedure for reporting the action, which, if genuine, I find unacceptable.

 

Just report the PM (click the ellipses - 3 dots - top right of the PM).

[Crossy]

 

1 - You can search for the member using the forum search system.

2 - Doubtful

3 - You can use the "Report" button in the PM itself. If there's no PM on the forum someone is spoofing the "from" address in the email to make it look like it's from us. It's easy to do and isn't caused by either your email or your forum account being hacked.

 

[MJCM]

Did you set in notifications that you receive an update via email?

 

Edited January 4, 2023 by MJCM

[AhFarangJa]

1 minute ago, MJCM said:

Did you set in notifications that you receive an update via email?

I have several p.m's going on at the moment, and they all notify by email.

[Crossy]

 

Would this PM be from a member who featured in Bowie's "Space Oddity" perchance?

 

Others have reported it too.

 

 

[nigelforbes]

Oh wait, requesting donations to the Neil Forbes Beer and Party Foundation is hardly begging, give freely, it's Xmas (PM for bank account details, Paypal accepted).

[AhFarangJa]

1 minute ago, nigelforbes said:

Oh wait, requesting donations to the Neil Forbes Beer and Party Foundation is hardly begging, give freely, it's Xmas (PM for bank account details, Paypal accepted).

LOL.Sorry, cannot use paypal in Thailand other wise I would be happy to contribute...................

[AhFarangJa]

5 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Would this PM be from a member who featured in Bowie's "Space Oddity" perchance?

 

Others have reported it too.

 

 

Yes Crossy, that is He. I have done as suggested, and reported the post. Tried searching for a member but no success. Mind you, not sure if doing it right. I am a dinosaur when it comes to confusers, etc...................

Many thanks to all for your kind assistance.

[Crossy]

Yeah, seen your report and others.

 

He won't be sending any more begging letters, at least not from that username.

 

If you (or other members) receive more of this type of PM, please hit "Report".

 

[Crossy]

6 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

Tried searching for a member but no success.

 

Member search is behind "more options" in the search drop down.

[steven100]

just tell them ....

times are tough 

money's hard ...

here's your god damn xmas card