-A person joins DP in late Oct (for example). -By mid-Nov. some of them are making offers which are tempting, but border on "to good to be true". -In several cases it would be nice to spend a small amount of money to have a Mod or Admin check if 'Noobie with a great deal' is using an IP which matches other (previously shady) accounts. I know: -innocent people might have a shared IP at school -scammers might be using proxies (BTW, can a webmaster tell if his traffic is coming from proxies?). Perhaps an answer to the proxy question is enough. My idea sounded better before I started typing, or is it possible, and does anyone like it?
Why do you think Shawn would want to do that? Think of the libility involved. People doing business on the Internet might want to look into joining something like BBBOnLine or other groups certifying relibility/trustworthiness of business involved. One of my clients joined one such. Think she paid $1500 a year to display the seal of approval. It was not cheap.
Background check was the wrong wording, I just ment check for obvious signs they are a known scammer. Sorry to bother you, maybe the thread should be deleted... ...on the other hand I just wasted 10 minutes reading a long, dramitic 'scammer thread', and wondered if the guy will just come right back with a new user ID? Edit: ps. Sounds like a good client to have.
If you check the itrader and arrange a 5 minute Chat on messenger you will know a lot more about him. you cannot imagine how a 5 minute Chat session can help. Also google for his username and look for the results. Also you can check the previous posts and threads started or feedback given by members. Its not very hard to figure out if someone is scamming or if its real. A golden rule is " If its too good to be true it probably is" and it fit well at online trade. hope this helped you a bit
On other threads I've observed that statement being made regarding certain rule breakers. AnthonyCEA comes to mind as one who routinely recieves the 10 day ban.