More Spam In Marketplace ??? [Daniel Dobrin]

[DVB42]

Is there another SPAM issue in the TUG Marketplace? The SPAM that occured on 7/26/2012 appeared on both Marketplace adds the I have listed as it did on many of the TUG adds. Today I recieved another message that I suspect is from the same person. The reason I suspect this is because todays message has the same contact phone number as the 7/26 message. The name listed this time around is Daniel Dobrin.

 

[TheTimeTraveler]

Is there another SPAM issue in the TUG Marketplace? The SPAM that occured on 7/26/2012 appeared on both Marketplace adds the I have listed as it did on many of the TUG adds. Today I recieved another message that I suspect is from the same person. The reason I suspect this is because todays message has the same contact phone number as the 7/26 message. The name listed this time around is Daniel Dobrin.

Sounds like Daniel took over from Judy :rofl:

In any event, you may want to stay away from both




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[Rent_Share]

In case you landed in this thread due to a search

http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175755

And in here is a scam warning from the REAL CHICAGO TITLE

http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176246

 

[TUGBrian]

definitely spam...we will delete the messages on our end...do not reply to them.

tis another individual who paid to become a member and spammed hundreds of messages..ive suspended the account

 

[RX8]

definitely spam...we will delete the messages on our end...do not reply to them.

tis another individual who paid to become a member and spammed hundreds of messages..ive suspended the account

There is no doubt that the spam's purpose was to steal people's money using fraudulent checks. Just wondering, if TUG ever gets a subpoena would the authorities have the credit card of the individual (assuming the membership was paid with a CC)?

 

[TheTimeTraveler]

There is no doubt that the spam's purpose was to steal people's money using fraudulent checks. Just wondering, if TUG ever gets a subpoena would the authorities have the credit card of the individual (assuming the membership was paid with a CC)?

Excellent question! However, I would assume that the account was set up with a stolen credit or debit card.

Just a guess!

Hopefully Brian will explore things further and get back to all of us.




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[Rent_Share]

A $15 Visa Gift Card looks the same as a regular Visa

 

[theo]

Placing my bet...

There is no doubt that the spam's purpose was to steal people's money using fraudulent checks. Just wondering, if TUG ever gets a subpoena would the authorities have the credit card of the individual (assuming the membership was paid with a CC)?

TUG membership can be paid by check by mail as well. A careful scammer would likely just use cash for a $15 Money Order to pay for a TUG membership. No i.d. required, no paper trail left behind. Only a careless or inexperienced scammer would actually use a credit card; "back tracing" thereof is really just child's play for a competent investigator --- and careful, experienced crooks would certainly know (or at least correctly suspect) that to be the case. Maybe this makes a case for Brian to consider accepting only credit cards or bank checks imprinted with sender name and address for TUG membership payment, to deter and discourage scammers from masquerading as honest members, but that's surely his business and his decison, not mine.

Of course, TUG would have no choice other than to comply with a subpoena, but a truly cagey scammer would have left no useful or readily traceable "footprints" behind in the first place. Nothing would ultimately be revealed except a fictitious name, a bogus address and email, rerouted IP's, etc. Like "chasing smoke".

 

[Tfish]

I have the same problem with the Ads for my Royal Haciendas that I have on Mytimesharevacations. I have the same Ads on Tug.

It's the same guy, Daniel Dobrin and he says that he has a hearing disability and that's the reason that he has to use his own broker, Chicago Title.

I told him that I thought that The Royals had to be handled by ISCO; not sure if I'm correct.

I guess that when he gets back to me in the morning, I'll just refuse to play along. If I had more time I might play him along to see where it goes.

Any suggestions??

Tfish

 

[DeniseM]

You have nothing to gain by continuing to communicate with a scammer. Ignore him and set your preferences so his emails go in the trash.

 

[Tfish]

My last email to Daniel (before I posted to this thread), indicated that I would accept the agree upon amount, but we would have to use ISCO to close the deal rather than Chicago Title.

This may have turned him off, because I have not heard back from him.

Either that or he is snooping these boards and realizes that I am on to him.

Thanks all, for your help

Tfish