I have copied this from another forum. I do not think anything like his could happen on here but please be aware on other forums you may use.
It has come to our attention that a scammer is targeting internet forums that have classified areas. Please read this carefully and DO NOT become a victim of such criminals.
Basically, the scammer is watching the classified sections and waiting for someone to make an offer on an item, which is then refused by the seller. The scammer then registers with a user name almost identical to that of the seller and simply adds a full stop, underscore, or similar.
A PM is then sent to the prospective buyer suggesting a change of heart, accepting the offer, asking for payment and sending bank details. The forum concerned has handed over all this information to the police and hopefully this individual will be stopped, BUT that doesn’t mean someone else won’t try the same thing. The scammer in this case used all manner of free internet hotspots so it’s easy to see how it can be done. People have already been caught out and we don’t want a member of TP to be the next one.
We do what we can by way of protecting members – no PM access for new registrations, classifieds only viewable to members and so on – but we cannot restrict everything, so please do not fall for anything like this.

 

Do you think it might be worth creating a list of trusted sellers to post on the forum in the way of a sticky?

For example, there are a couple sellers on eBay that are known among a few forums for selling authentic brand watches. The watch forum community is small enough that someone can voucher for at least one person.