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Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - chetzler (2322)

[...] Is there any need at all for buyers/sellers to see each other's email contact info even on legitimate orders? Maybe I've been using instant checkout and the [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - waltzking (8741)

As someone not in any LEGO groups (or at least not using my BL email address), and am still getting the scam emails, I am certain it related to either the hack or fake [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - popsicle (6659)

[...] Makes sense. That being the case however, would not this suggestion slide perfectly into the space between understandings: (URL)
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - cosmicray (3492)

[...] There are a couple of takeaways from that ... first, steer away from the need to reply IMMEDIATELY to anything you see prior to your first cup of java, tea, or whatever. [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - cosmicray (3492)

[...] I have not received these phishing emails. That said, I am not a member of any online BL groups, other than reddit, where I visit infrequently. So there may be something [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - SylvainLS (46)

[...] We don’t know that. The most we know and can say is the person who registered chose Ukraine for the country field.
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Saitobricks.ca (37)

[...] You never know, just because he lives in Ukraine dosen't mean he is not bad. Bad people are everywhere!
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - 1001bricks (52324)

[...] Sorry, but then it's very certainly not a person from Ukraine, who as a majority have very probably something better and more urgent to do than attempt to hack a [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Saitobricks.ca (37)

[...] What percentage of spam would you say has been stopped behind the scenes?
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - randyf (442)

[...] Good to know. Let's just hope that our beloved BrickLink can make it through largely unscathed. I am sure I am not the only one that doesn't want a repeat of [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Admin_Russell

[...] Yes. In fact, most of what is being done to prevent this type of fraud is being done behind the scenes, and BrickLink members are not aware that it is happening.
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Saitobricks.ca (37)

[...] Does there happen to be a plan in the works to stop this activity?
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Admin_Russell

[...] Interesting theory. But the scammers that caused the November 3 incident are the same ones that caused the problems last night, and the variant merge project was not [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - 1001bricks (52324)

[...] I don't think it's appropriate to mention an invaded Country, right now in war, and BrickLink decision to merge a few parts in their Catalog.
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Saitobricks.ca (37)

[...] How can they know for sure that he is gone and that he was the source of ALL the problems? He could just put down a fake address, make a new E-mail and go by a different [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - 1001bricks (52324)

[...] Coincidence != causality. There has been attempts before this, and probably hundreds we don't know about, or thousands during those 24 yrs of BrickLink. Apart this, [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - pashah (2970)

[...] It would be great if BrickLink allowed sellers to have multiple emails on file: - a public-facing email with which to contact customers (when sending/receiving pictures, [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - chetzler (2322)

[...] That feels like a stretch. The people that tend to get upset about some of BL’s unpopular decisions (myself included) get upset because they love BrickLink. [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - yorbrick (1182)

[...] I checked earlier, the .net site is about two months old and the bricklink-com.co just two weeks. Whether it is linked to merges, I don't know. Haven't some people [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - randyf (442)

[...] [...] All of it started fairly shortly after all of the extremely unpopular part merges started to actually occur. I have a strong feeling that a user here that was [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - macebobo (2432)

[...] [...] Let us hope this goes better than what "Award winning Lego support" team is doing to help out the help desk.
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - chetzler (2322)

[...] I don’t know, that’s above my pay grade. It’s not my job to solve the problems of a billion dollar multinational company, but I have trouble accepting that LEGO is powerless [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - yorbrick (1182)

[...] It must be a different one, as the .net one that goes to bricklink-com.co doesn't really look anything like the frontpage of BL. No BDP banner, no "Browse" [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - yorbrick (1182)

[...] The OTP doesn't work anyway, as the scammers can get the user to send the OTP code to them.
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Tracyd (418)

[...] I feel slighted I have none. From a cybersecurity standpoint you never click a link in a text or an email about suspicious activity. You go straight to how you normally [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - SylvainLS (46)

[...] But is that really because LEGO did something BrickLink didn’t do? Besides, BrickLink is being helped by LEGO’s security team.
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Didn’t know of any of them… but I’m hungry now: (URL) :D [...] Yeah, as Chetzler said, when you wake up and see these messages, you’re not at your best. That’s why [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Saitobricks.ca (37)

Your right, they don't have problems, so why do we have to suffer? In Problem, zorbanj writes: [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Saitobricks.ca (37)

[...] That's a fantastic idea! I watch Jim's channel and he's good! If you have not seen Jim Browning you should see what he's got going on. Maybe if enough [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - zorbanj (812)

Whatever is being done for lego.com itself. I've never gotten phishing emails related to lego.com. In Problem, SylvainLS writes: [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Saitobricks.ca (37)

[...] A bad buyer who has been collecting data on sellers, when they make orders.
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Mr_Rofl (98)

Maybe we can contact Pierogi from scammer payback or Jim Browning to make an item about this kind of scam. And put the video out on the website with a warning. I`m not saying [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - SylvainLS (46)

[...] But what kind of “substantive action” can BrickLink take? Buy the website names that may look like bricklink.com? The 3 millions of them (org, .net, .«country», [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Llewyn (204)

[...] Not necessarily in the last few months, there have been waves of spam targeted at sellers several times previously - I know I had several around April 2022 purporting [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing email - Saitobricks.ca (37)

[...] That's how most get scammed, by chance they are waiting for a e-mail and the scam shows up and they click it thinking all's good. Double check everything! When [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Erikmax (12156)

[...] Had the same about one week ago and also placed a warning in the forum. These warnings cannot be repeated too much and I think there must be a permanent warning for this [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - Erikmax (12156)

[...] Had the same about one week ago and also placed a warning in the forum. These warnings cannot be repeated too much and I think there must be a permanent warning for [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

WARNING! Login from new device phishing emai - chetzler (2322)

I had a couple of these this in my inbox this morning. They looked completely legitimate. I did login in to BL from my work computer yesterday. When I have logged in from [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: Blocked as a Buyer (Confused!) - jbandaru (325)

Thank you for your response, but I definitely wasn't trying to prove any points, or just complain on the forum. I just had a genuine question about why I may have been stop [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: Blocked as a Buyer (Confused!) - zorbanj (812)

No problem, I hope you find the pieces you're looking for all in one shop! In Problem, jbandaru writes: [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: Blocked as a Buyer (Confused!) - jbandaru (325)

This is very helpful, thank you for taking the time and adding screen shots! :) In Problem, zorbanj writes: [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)

Re: Address change that I didn't make? - SylvainLS (46)

Please, stop posting personal information on the forum. In Problem, jasonpenn writes: [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 20, 2024, to Problem)

Re: BrickLink Item(s) For Sale Deleted - zorbanj (812)

[...] They could move the listings to the stock room. Everything is retained, seller can fix the issue(s) and relisting is easy.
(2 months ago, Mar 20, 2024, to Problem)

Re: Correct Way to cancel an order - Brickwilbo (1534)

[...] Click the Refund button on the Order Detailspage. The payment status should change, if it doesn't automatically change, change with the Edit Order button the payment [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 20, 2024, to Problem)

Re: BrickLink Item(s) For Sale Deleted - PaulOfBricks (3939)

rather than delete I wish they would move to the inventory to give us a chance to correct the issue, but mainy because I find when they delete the listing important information [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 20, 2024, to Problem)

Correct Way to cancel an order - PaulOfBricks (3939)

Can anyone advise me what it the correct way to cancel an order. an order is marked as complete that used instant checkout but returned the items I am never able to cancel these [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 20, 2024, to Problem)

Re: Blocked as a Buyer (Confused!) - ghyde (203)

[...] There was a post about this, and one of the reasons I can think of that you might not have considered is that there may be less of the older variants available as they [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 20, 2024, to Problem)

Re: Blocked as a Buyer (Confused!) - rtzx9r (1037)

[...] I thought that nobody cared about variants hence the merge? This muuuuust be a fluke. To the OP - try another store. Better to find they aren’t accommodating to a customers [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 19, 2024, to Problem)

Re: Blocked as a Buyer (Confused!) - Speciale (4817)

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(2 months ago, Mar 19, 2024, to Problem)

Re: Blocked as a Buyer (Confused!) - Brickman4you (1912)

[...] I guess you proved your point about the variation controversy, would it not just be better to find a store that has an exceptional feedback score and states they differentiate [...]
(2 months ago, Mar 19, 2024, to Problem)

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