Ok, so today, a hacker found his way into Colin's account and changed his email and password.
They posted up a sale topic for redwood blocks.
It was not Colin.
There were a few members ready to pounce on the deal. Fortunately, Colin contacted me and I fixed his account immediately. So no one was scammed out of their money. And Colin's name is still good....
But just so everyone knows what happened and why the topic was removed,
Had you have sent money to the person "Posing as Colin", then you would have been scammed. So, I fixed his account and all is back to normal. His account most likely got hacked because of a weak password. He changed it. And I banned both of the emails the hacker was using.
But, Just to be sure, these members had posted in that topic....
@edward knox
@vegas urban lumber
@Albert Kiebert
@Courtland
And the real Colin... @Schroedc
I have talked with Colin (obviously) Albert and Trev but not Courtland and Edward. Hopefully you guys nor anyone else sent him money.
This is a good reminder to change your passwords. Not just here, but elsewhere too. A good strong password is recommended and make sure you write it down somewhere. If you forget and can't log in, there's an option to access your account by clicking the "forgot password" option under the log in area.
Or let me or one of the mods or even another member you talk to offline. We'll get you set up again.
Ok...so now, go and change your passwords people!
Carry on....
They posted up a sale topic for redwood blocks.
It was not Colin.
There were a few members ready to pounce on the deal. Fortunately, Colin contacted me and I fixed his account immediately. So no one was scammed out of their money. And Colin's name is still good....
But just so everyone knows what happened and why the topic was removed,
Had you have sent money to the person "Posing as Colin", then you would have been scammed. So, I fixed his account and all is back to normal. His account most likely got hacked because of a weak password. He changed it. And I banned both of the emails the hacker was using.
But, Just to be sure, these members had posted in that topic....
@edward knox
@vegas urban lumber
@Albert Kiebert
@Courtland
And the real Colin... @Schroedc
I have talked with Colin (obviously) Albert and Trev but not Courtland and Edward. Hopefully you guys nor anyone else sent him money.
This is a good reminder to change your passwords. Not just here, but elsewhere too. A good strong password is recommended and make sure you write it down somewhere. If you forget and can't log in, there's an option to access your account by clicking the "forgot password" option under the log in area.
Or let me or one of the mods or even another member you talk to offline. We'll get you set up again.
Ok...so now, go and change your passwords people!
Carry on....
