It is actually true that you are partially responsible for this. If you just changed your discord after 1 month of having a new name and somebody took advantage of it, it was still your discord shown in your profile. Same would happen if it were my discord, and I forgot to change it on my profile. You may not be active but you replied to him, instantly, so you were not away, offline, busy... or anything else that would make it impossible for you to change your discord from your profile to the new one.
Being careless when it comes to your contact information can get others scammed.
Anything posted on your account, as per the rules, is your responsibility. That includes your contact information or contact information you no longer own. It is assumed that the contact information displayed in your profile is your most updated piece of information and that, if checked and confirmed that there are no special characters added to it, it's still owned by you (because nobody can have the same exact discord name as you, while you still own it)
That makes you liable to refund or compensate OP and whoever got scammed, for 50% of the amount they lost.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the matter. However, I respectfully disagree with your assessment of my responsibility in this situation.
Firstly, I would like to clarify that I changed my Discord name displayed over Nulled in response to the impersonation attempts, not after a month of having a new name. Secondly, while it is true that my old Discord name was still displayed on my profile at the time of the incident, I had previously warned others to verify my identity before conducting any transactions with me, earlier in the afternoon.
I understand that you are looking for someone to hold responsible for the scam. As I have explained before, I have taken steps to prevent impersonation attempts, and I have always been willing to verify my identity to those who ask. However, I cannot control the actions of others who choose to scam people and deceive them.
It is important to note that the scammer in this case was very sophisticated and had gone to great lengths to impersonate me.
I do understand your point about being careful with contact information, but I do not believe that I should be held liable for the actions of a scammer who deliberately deceived users.. As I stated earlier, I have taken steps to prevent impersonation attempts, such as adding two-factor authentication to my account and warning others to verify my identity.
I’ve communicated with the mods team as soon as this occurred, to not let this get through.
Furthermore, the person who scammed you had taken advantage of the situation and used the contact information that was displayed in my profile.
To emphasize : there is a 5 hour gap between the payment made to the scammer and me failing to verify with @GTBenja, which in itself speaks volume.
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Additionally, I would like to point out that the rules of this forum state that each user is responsible for their own posts and activities on their account.
However, this does not mean that I am automatically responsible for any scams that may occur as a result of my profile information being outdated or incorrect, this in the contrary means that every users should approach transaction with the uttermost care.
No rules establish any responsibility for outdated contact details, on the contrary the rules clearly entices users to deal via PM.
That's another thing that I want to point out. Why not ask for the ETH/BTC address by PM ??
It is ultimately the responsibility of each individual to verify the identity of those they are conducting transactions with.
In conclusion, while I understand your perspective, I do not believe that I am liable for any losses incurred due to the actions of a scammer who impersonated me. I am, however, willing to assist in any way I can to help resolve this matter and prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.