Avoiding Scammers in Hackforums!

Posted Sep 25, 2020 06:10 AM

Avoiding Scammers in HackForums.NET
I've been roaming around in Hackforums for ages now and I am experienced in spotting these scams due to learning lessons by getting scammed myself. So I would like to write this for the majority of the users to be aware and vigilant in future transactions.
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It was implemented for a reason.

The contracts are basically a barrier to the Scammer Members that look Reputable enough or have been in the forums for a long time to the newly registered members.
Frequently used by members for dealing with a large number of transactions that are held within the forums.
A gateway for the Middleman to review the Terms & Condition of each party for a successful & smooth trade.
Have the history of your past deals with another member without rummaging through your private messages.
Save the Members you trust dealing with in the future.

Man-In-The-Middle List

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The Million Dollar Methods

I would be inviting Negative Reputations on my profile as I write this because of the loss of profit in terms of the Shady Seller. I would also explain this in different parts since they just keep evolving.

My Private & Unique Method for $$$ to $$$$

Let's be honest here, There's no way you are selling this if the profits are stable, And it won't be private anymore if you decide to sell it. Selling a private method means that this method is saturated or nearly saturated. The seller is basically avoiding losses if ever the method becomes saturated. Selling it this way would save his ass in terms of profit. As a buyer, you would be disappointed when his method becomes saturated in less than 1 week after buying it.

Signs of this Scam:

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Re-Opening Closed Market Threads about the Method /// A thousand dollar price tag or more /// Limited Persons can buy /// Promises you to make thousands of dollars in less than 1 week ///

The Vouch Scam

This is widely used and on different patterns, 1st would be to register a new account and make the seller buy his own method and post a review on it, The other one is convincing your friends on this forum who have a decent profile to vouch for you. They do this because most of the time their methods are shit or even public to the point that it was copy-pasted on another forum.

Signs of this Scam:

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Newly registered member buys the product and instantly leave a review to bump it /// Same Group or Same Crew Vouches ///

Instant 1337 Scam

Mostly these are Ban Evaders making a new account. You can see this every day here and they don't seem to stop like this Serial Scammer Guy. Their attack consists of simply making an account and build up their reputation fast by hosting member contest and proceeds to sell methods.

Signs of this Scam:

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Newly Registered Member is 1337 /// New Member Make his first contest thread /// New member selling methods after making a contest thread /// New Member buy-ins on a group for better user bar and credibility

Exit Scam

This is the worst type of scam for me in terms of analyzing the credibility of a highly reputable member. He can either got hacked or simply desperate for money to perform this to the community. The member uses his Ratings and Reputations to persuade buyers into buying their copy-pasted method that worth at least $1000

Signs of this Scam:

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Refuses Middleman transactions /// In a hurry to sell - Persuading you non stop if you comment you are interested in his thread /// Can't answer questions about the method /// Stuck in a boat ///

Don't deal offsite like Discord or Jabber
Always use Contracts
Check the current and past disputes of the member you are dealing with
Use Middleman instead payment first and cry later
Run a Trust Scan

Pat13nt_Zer0

Dec 3, 2020 11:14 PM

This should be a sticky in the forum

Rev

Dec 2, 2020 07:47 AM

Respect for this.

CorrosiveBlueberry

Nov 18, 2020 09:31 PM

I can remember the “My Private & Unique Method for $$$ to $$$$” type of scam being popular on here even when I joined 10+ years. Not going to lie, fell for it a few times never learned my lesson well was young haha. This post you made is very nice / detailed and will be very helpful to new members I’m sure.