[DivisionByZero]

Originally Posted by Deimos

...I approached their managerial staff and they refused to ban him.

i'm starting to think that vBulletin and Jelsoft either support this kind of behavior or plainly just don't give a damn.

I offered to code, for FREE, an add-on module where people can agree on a project, then post feedback about each other after its all said and done. i was turned down.

Thus, my best advice is the following:

--NEVER EVER EVER pay with paypal UNLESS the person has a BUSINESS account with a HIGH number of VERIFIED BUYERS! Also, any REAL business, such as I, use TRADITIONAL merchant accounts. I process Visa, MC, Amex, Discover (and even ACH for my trusted clients) through my own bank! Also, On my site, I always maintain a VALID SSL certificate with the SmartIcon that goes to GeoTrust. My parent website has a VALID GeoTrust TrueBusinessID, where GeoTrust verifies your corporate identity. This is a good thing to look for.

--Also, NEVER pay using any of these other half-wit payment middlemen, i.e. moneybookers, egold, etc. they're all the same. Remember, a LEGITIMATE business will have a merchant account of their own! And for GODS sake, if you're forced to use Western Union, DO NOT use the Question/Answer scheme. Process the transaction where the recipient is FORCED to show a VALID ID!

--If you're sending money to Texas, USA, BEWARE! DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Western Union has a question/answer scheme for those who don't have ID... so he can take ANY name using WU. Kolby has used at least 10 fake names thus far!

--NEVER do business with anyone who doesn't have an established portfolio on their website. A legitimate businessman with good references has no problem posting links to some of the sites where they've done work. Also, that same good businessman has NO problem facilitating contact between Mister Prior Client and Mister Prospective Client.

--NEVER violate any of the above for any reason. If you do, then you have nobody to blame but yourself for getting burnt.