Got scammed

[KenLee]

He sent me pics with the date and username, offered to facetime etc. . FML…I just ordered the scope new last week for $500 more.

Dang that's scary

 

[KenLee]

Glad it worked out for you. Anymore something has to be a really good deal in the classifieds to even take the risk.

and the better the deal, the more likely a scam...

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

The particular flavor of this scammer is weird.

 

[tbumpus]

- if working for a corrupt governmental oil company didn’t work out, he is probably making good money running a ring of teenagers pretending to sell things online.

He should move to D.C!

 

[HairyScandinavian]

.......

Not gonna lie, at least he's entertaining. I bet he'd have some hilarious jokes every time somebody kicked him while he's tied up on the ground in a basement somewhere. More fun to drag it out...

 

[tall]

If you guys aren't using a password manager, you should be. I'd recommend BitWarden even though it is not what I use...I'm in one of those situations where I recognize it is probably better than what I have, but not so much that it's worth the hassle of switching. I use SafeInCloud.

Good ones will store unlimited passwords across multiple devices. They can often autofill in your browser on PC, mobile, and tablet. They can generate extremely secure passwords and store them using encrypted backups. They can alert you to security risks such as having weak, shared, or compromised passwords.

Because they autofill on every device you own, it is no problem to have extremely complex passwords and there's no pressure to remember them which is one of the biggest reasons people have simple passwords that they use for anything and everything. I don't have to remember anything because I just hit ctrl + shift + 1 on my PC or use my fingerprint on my mobile devices and the app handles the rest.

For example, I just generated a password from each category:

4F(32ta5CLE*Ri2s1&*9m5.7xIBB11a5FJgnETH_f(e67AU39dnp9w7z83C%\Kty
cake8-Flowers-oh-Ought-Major-length-sand-Grave-Strange-seven-Tie
476J8XbCL6hJSF2bm4Kvl7sawoYj2VZ0sJWhbzA9dJPadiYhlJySjqJkeBQfrg8d
3725671541091281882930953386018610590710701216169942283263249130

I'd wager most hackers targeting forum classifieds aren't using sophisticated enough software or spending enough time "cracking" to break into an account with a password like that and a strong/long password alone will probably keep your account secure.

100%. I’ve used Bitwarden for years. There’s a learning curve but it’s worth it.