AhFarangJa Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salerno Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 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). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 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. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) Did you set in notifications that you receive an update via email? Edited January 4, 2023 by MJCM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Would this PM be from a member who featured in Bowie's "Space Oddity" perchance? Others have reported it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nigelforbes Posted January 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2023 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). 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa Posted January 4, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2023 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................... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 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". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 6 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said: Tried searching for a member but no success. Member search is behind "more options" in the search drop down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted January 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2023 just tell them .... times are tough money's hard ... here's your god damn xmas card 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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