# Possible scam alert: oab, sonas, ubniversal **URL:** \ **Category:** Traders Feedback\ **Created:** [March 23, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527 "2025-03-23T01:37:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/1 "2025-03-23T01:37:36Z")
Just for the record There are 3 accounts all from the same IP… Joined today > **[@oab](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/oab/summary)** Joined July 2024 > **[@sonas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sonas/summary)** Joined July 2024 > **[@ubniversal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ubniversal/summary)** Sonas has been reported to be messaging people to email Mr B at [bvcreekfarm@​aol.com](mailto:bvcreekfarm@xn--aol-4m0a.com) to buy various rare yoyos. ubniversal siilarly sent messages to contact Jace via [rezztaph@yahoo.com](mailto:rezztaph@yahoo.com) saying he has the G2 AL7 Triton to part with ---
**Author:** ![zeteczx3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zeteczx3/32/609318_2.png) [@zeteczx3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zeteczx3)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/2 "2025-03-23T01:51:25Z")
I thought that seemed fishy earlier when this Sonas character messaged me twice for 2 different wtb posts. ---
**Author:** ![SR1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sr1/32/104603_2.png) [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/3 "2025-03-23T02:10:12Z")
Are mods able to get alerts when someone you’ve flagged creates an account using the same IP? If not that should definitely be a Discourse feature ---
**Author:** ![NuroVolt7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nurovolt7/32/671908_2.png) [@NuroVolt7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NuroVolt7)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/4 "2025-03-23T02:18:10Z")
I can practically hear the Amongus imposter sound from all the way across the universe… ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/5 "2025-03-23T02:51:54Z")
No, it’s a manual process. Basically I look at all new accounts checking the IP and email, primarily looking for spammers. Duplicate accounts show up in the process. ---
**Author:** ![Upmanyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e68b1a/32.png) [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/6 "2025-03-23T02:57:53Z")
Wow. Thank you for your hard work. ---
**Author:** ![JonC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jonc/32/272384_2.png) [@JonC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JonC)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/7 "2025-03-23T03:09:08Z")
![IMG_2681](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/3/1/631e2c4d1a334e3da97ae84e978f263bc51a26fe.png) Got this today ---
**Author:** ![Jobis2020](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jobis2020/32/597392_2.png) [@Jobis2020](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jobis2020)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/8 "2025-03-23T04:09:16Z")
![image_2025-03-22_231627734](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/a/6/9a6c8697816c610a37e5de7b8903a4a09c468113.png) ---
**Author:** ![dariram](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dariram/32/594557_2.png) [@dariram](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dariram)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/9 "2025-03-23T04:11:21Z")
![1000009409](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/3/2/a3253e303907dea46a037ee77de14796d7299474.png) ---
**Author:** ![pumagreen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pumagreen/32/8010_2.png) [@pumagreen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pumagreen)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/10 "2025-03-23T12:48:14Z")
Thanks for the work you put into this forum. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrari607](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ferrari607/32/608723_2.png) [@Ferrari607](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ferrari607)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/11 "2025-03-23T13:35:40Z")
Wow… so sad 😡… people trieng to steal from people in the yoyo community. Pathetic ---
**Author:** ![Howdypartner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/howdypartner/32/304152_2.png) [@Howdypartner](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Howdypartner)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/12 "2025-03-23T14:15:39Z")
This is why we can’t have nice things. Greed ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/13 "2025-03-23T16:06:35Z")
9 posts were split to a new topic: [Aaron issue separated](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaron-issue-separated/421569) ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/22 "2025-03-23T16:08:31Z")
A post was merged into an existing topic: [Aaron issue separated](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaron-issue-separated/421569/10) ---
**Author:** ![Cmchappell97](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cmchappell97/32/699328_2.png) [@Cmchappell97](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cmchappell97)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/possible-scam-alert-oab-sonas-ubniversal/421527/23 "2025-03-23T23:03:33Z")
🍿 🍿🍿🍿 don’t understand what possesses ppl to scam for yoyos…