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Originally Posted by Thathorologist
I understand that being a Pledge member basically means nothing but, what if Pledge members went through a security clearance before becoming a pledge member?
Like they would have to submit their references to mods and provide identification and proof of address, I think that would scare the scammers away, of course so much work for the mods but at least people wouldn’t be hurting like this.
Here are 2 of my suggestions for 2018;
1) Every Pledge member should put a watermark of Their Handle on posted pictures. A watermark that cannot be photoshopped. (Watermark doesn’t make people trustworthy it will only reduce the amount of pictures that are being stolen off of forums) Maybe a Piece of paper with TRF ID and Date the watch is being posted with 3 different time zones, NYC, Denver and LA timezones. And place the paper right in the middle of the picture like on the Thai RolexForums
2) Every Pledge member should verify identity and address before making a $25 donation.
Please feel free to add to this list.
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The problem with asking for ID is that fake ID is too easy to get hold of, and it will create another way of allowing people to trust sellers without doing their homework, and creating liability/blame issues for Steve and the Mods.
There's plenty of good info on here about how these scammers operate, and how to avoid being scammed. Unfortunately too many people rush into wiring complete strangers their hard earned money with out enough due diligence.