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August 14, 2015, 11:22:37 AM |
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Received a PM from a user and this was the at the top of the MSG is this part of the forum security or something else? Sorry if this has been answered i have been out of the loop for quite a while. Thanks
!!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!!
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n2004al
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August 14, 2015, 11:27:41 AM |
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Received a PM from a user and this was the at the top of the MSG is this part of the forum security or something else? Sorry if this has been answered i have been out of the loop for quite a while. Thanks
!!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!!
For sure it is a warning message. It is clearly told that the message come to you is from an impostor. He is a newbie and for some reason that only he/she know he had hidden his identity to you. Maybe you wait something from a veteran member (some offer or something else) and the impostor had hide their identity to deceive you. |
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August 14, 2015, 11:28:02 AM |
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Yes, it is automatically applied whenever you receive a PM from a newbie. It is to prevent people from being tricked into thinking they are receiving a PM from a older user when someone creates an account with a similar sounding username. (e.g. theymos vs thejmos)
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otrkid70 (OP)
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August 14, 2015, 11:30:30 AM |
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Yes, it is automatically applied whenever you receive a PM from a newbie. It is to prevent people from being tricked into thinking they are receiving a PM from a older user when someone creates an account with a similar sounding username. (e.g. theymos vs thejmos)
Wow this is an excellent Idea!! the big red lettering just screamed at me when i first seen the MSG. I'm sure this will deter some schemes. Whoever came up with this.....Thanks! |
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August 14, 2015, 11:40:06 AM |
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Received a PM from a user and this was the at the top of the MSG is this part of the forum security or something else? Sorry if this has been answered i have been out of the loop for quite a while. Thanks
!!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!!
For sure it is a warning message. It is clearly told that the message come to you is from an impostor. He is a newbie and for some reason that only he/she know he had hidden his identity to you. Maybe you wait something from a veteran member (some offer or something else) and the impostor had hide their identity to deceive you. It doesn't state that they're an imposter at all. It's just a generic message that is applied to all newbies. Could be a completely innocent message from a newb for all we know but the message will be applied any way. |
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otrkid70 (OP)
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August 14, 2015, 11:46:29 AM |
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Received a PM from a user and this was the at the top of the MSG is this part of the forum security or something else? Sorry if this has been answered i have been out of the loop for quite a while. Thanks
!!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!!
For sure it is a warning message. It is clearly told that the message come to you is from an impostor. He is a newbie and for some reason that only he/she know he had hidden his identity to you. Maybe you wait something from a veteran member (some offer or something else) and the impostor had hide their identity to deceive you. It doesn't state that they're an imposter at all. It's just a generic message that is applied to all newbies. Could be a completely innocent message from a newb for all we know but the message will be applied any way. I won't give details or a name but it was "Sales" related and for me this is definitely useful. So simple but extremely Effective. Thanks hilariousandco |
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August 14, 2015, 02:02:25 PM |
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This is the post by theymos stating that he added this heading to all PMs sent by newbies: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1043941.0He add this because there are many newbies creating accounts to look like other's username, and intended to he him/her,and scam the person who is dealing with him/her. |
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August 14, 2015, 05:04:37 PM |
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Received a PM from a user and this was the at the top of the MSG is this part of the forum security or something else? Sorry if this has been answered i have been out of the loop for quite a while. Thanks
!!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!!
For sure it is a warning message. It is clearly told that the message come to you is from an impostor. He is a newbie and for some reason that only he/she know he had hidden his identity to you. Maybe you wait something from a veteran member (some offer or something else) and the impostor had hide their identity to deceive you. It doesn't state that they're an imposter at all. It's just a generic message that is applied to all newbies. Could be a completely innocent message from a newb for all we know but the message will be applied any way. I won't give details or a name but it was "Sales" related and for me this is definitely useful. So simple but extremely Effective. Thanks hilariousandco If it was an impersonation attempt, you should report it. Might just prevent somebody else falling into a trap.  |
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August 14, 2015, 05:59:55 PM |
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Yes, it is automatically applied whenever you receive a PM from a newbie. It is to prevent people from being tricked into thinking they are receiving a PM from a older user when someone creates an account with a similar sounding username. (e.g. theymos vs thejmos)
Or 'Quiekseller' lol  Yeah I've had a few PM's from imposters over the last 5 or 6 months. I think it's a good thing the mods brought in to protect naive people from ass hole scammers. Some people aren't vigiliant enough to protect themselves they need help from others. |
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otrkid70 (OP)
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August 14, 2015, 06:21:33 PM |
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Received a PM from a user and this was the at the top of the MSG is this part of the forum security or something else? Sorry if this has been answered i have been out of the loop for quite a while. Thanks
!!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!!
For sure it is a warning message. It is clearly told that the message come to you is from an impostor. He is a newbie and for some reason that only he/she know he had hidden his identity to you. Maybe you wait something from a veteran member (some offer or something else) and the impostor had hide their identity to deceive you. It doesn't state that they're an imposter at all. It's just a generic message that is applied to all newbies. Could be a completely innocent message from a newb for all we know but the message will be applied any way. I won't give details or a name but it was "Sales" related and for me this is definitely useful. So simple but extremely Effective. Thanks hilariousandco If it was an impersonation attempt, you should report it. Might just prevent somebody else falling into a trap. Your post made me take a second look at the PM. That particular user doesn't have a name that matches any other users. I think he was just a person seeing if i would take the bait or just a newbie that doesn't know any better. Can't really report his PM he didn't do anything wrong Directly. |
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alva5763
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August 15, 2015, 05:41:32 PM |
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I've had similar message when dealing with a newbie. A good idea. Sure some received it when I was a newbie.
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August 16, 2015, 02:56:38 PM |
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Received a PM from a user and this was the at the top of the MSG is this part of the forum security or something else? Sorry if this has been answered i have been out of the loop for quite a while. Thanks
!!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!!
For sure it is a warning message. It is clearly told that the message come to you is from an impostor. He is a newbie and for some reason that only he/she know he had hidden his identity to you. Maybe you wait something from a veteran member (some offer or something else) and the impostor had hide their identity to deceive you. It doesn't state that they're an imposter at all. It's just a generic message that is applied to all newbies. Could be a completely innocent message from a newb for all we know but the message will be applied any way. I won't give details or a name but it was "Sales" related and for me this is definitely useful. So simple but extremely Effective. Thanks hilariousandco If it was an impersonation attempt, you should report it. Might just prevent somebody else falling into a trap. Your post made me take a second look at the PM. That particular user doesn't have a name that matches any other users. I think he was just a person seeing if i would take the bait or just a newbie that doesn't know any better. Can't really report his PM he didn't do anything wrong Directly. If there is nothing wrong, no reason to write a report to mods - which is not to be used for scams anyway. Its just to make it very clear that you are dealing with a newbie, if you already know that its fine. |
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