In the past 15 minutes (currently 5:08 PM) I've seen 4 scam reports from ub3r members. Upon trust scanning them I found that each of them have not enabled 2fa for whatever reason. These types of accounts are going to be used to scam members of the community because of their rank and possible reputation.
My suggestion is to either close or disable Ub3r accounts that have been inactive for longer than 4 months and do not have 2fa enabled. I don't think this will be considered but I felt it's worth a thread regardless.
By disable I mean remove pm/posting privileges that way they cant communicate with anyone in order to scam.
It's also very obvious these accounts are more than likely hacked.
Merry Christmas.
Edit: Keep in mind this is just a suggestion. I don't really know how hard it would be to do this, but I assume it's just like the system that closes normal accounts after 6 months to a year.
I feel like this will reduce the scamming even more.
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https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5108317
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5108232
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5060730
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5108346
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5105325 - iffy.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5106343 - iffy as well.
And tons more I cant bother with.
Check the trust scans of the person that scammed the OP of each thread.
Sounds like a good idea or they can just ban the accounts and the real owner of the account would have to prove owner ship through https://hackforums.net/contact.php
(Dec 25, 2015 03:12 PM)๖ۣۜCreative Wrote: Sounds like a good idea or they can just ban the accounts and the real owner of the account would have to prove owner ship through https://hackforums.net/contact.php
Exactly. I mean, if they were inactive for that long anyway I doubt they would come back.
I like the idea but some people so just take breaks from hf for personal reasons.
(Dec 25, 2015 03:15 PM)Zexo Wrote: I like the idea but some people so just take breaks from hf for personal reasons.
Then you would simply use the contact page and explain the situation. If you could provide proof of ownership then I see no problem with this.
or just make it harder to get back in an inactive account. Aka 1month inactive requires contact form or email verification?
(Dec 25, 2015 03:15 PM)Zexo Wrote: I like the idea but some people so just take breaks from hf for personal reasons.
But if that happens either they can just vac ban them self or just prove ownership in the contact
If this could be automated somehow, I guess this could work out. I think it's too much of a hassle for Omni.
(Dec 25, 2015 03:16 PM)EthanX Wrote: or just make it harder to get back in an inactive account. Aka 1month inactive requires contact form or email verification?
There's the possibility the email could also be compromised. I feel this is the safest way to go about this. Not a bad idea though.
(Dec 25, 2015 03:17 PM)Aurora Wrote: If this could be automated somehow, I guess this could work out. I think it's too much of a hassle for Omni.
I've stated in the OP that it could work sort of like the current system for normal inactive account closures.
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How about "cannot deal for one week or until investigated" if inactive for 60+ days?
(Dec 25, 2015 03:18 PM)DustDice Wrote: How about "cannot deal for one week or until investigated" if inactive for 60+ days?
There's no way to automate that at all and it would be a huge hassle. The only way to do that would be to remove pm/posting privs as I stated above.
(Dec 25, 2015 03:17 PM)Aurora Wrote: If this could be automated somehow, I guess this could work out. I think it's too much of a hassle for Omni.
yea it would take a lot of manpower to do this manually
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Dec 25, 2015 03:19 PM
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(Dec 25, 2015 03:19 PM)Balding Wrote: There's no way to automate that at all and it would be a huge hassle. The only way to do that would be to remove pm/posting privs as I stated above.
Um, no. It could easily be automated. Disable them from viewing market/PM'ing.
There are sometimes that I take long HF breaks like example 2-6 months, it will be pain in the ass if I had to prove my ownership every single time.
If the ub3rs accounts are lost or hacked, its their fault and responsibility since HF staff don't get involved with scam reports, I highly doubt that this is going to be accepted.
As for the people who get scammed, they should check the profile and the trust scan to avoid being scammed.
Nonetheless, I partially agree with your idea. Good luck!
(Dec 25, 2015 03:20 PM)DustDice Wrote: Check my edited post.
That pretty much goes back to my suggestion in the OP - removing posting/pming privileges.
(Dec 25, 2015 03:20 PM)Hopsin Wrote: There are sometimes that I take long HF breaks like example 2-6 months, it will be pain in the ass if I had to prove my ownership every single time.
If the ub3rs accounts are lost or hacked, its their fault and responsibility since HF staff don't get involved with scam reports, I highly doubt that this is going to be accepted.
As for the people who get scammed, they should check the profile and the trust scan to avoid being scammed.
Nonetheless, I partially agree with your idea. Good luck!
I'm going to edit the OP.
I've added if they have gauth disabled then this suggestion would follow.
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