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Stopping fraud contact

8/7/2007 11:32:12 AM
PHPRunner General questions
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horsey_kim author

Currently I have classified ads for horses, using a php program I bought. I require everyone to be members to send emails to the people selling horses. One of the biggest problems we have is the fraud people contacting everyone in the classified ads to buy their horses with the fake cashier checks.
I get notified and then go in and pull their membership. But it is no big deal to them, they just create a new one.
Is there anyway to have a contact form with the security code people have to type in to match and also have the script check to make sure duplicate contact info is not being put out. I have not had time to go thru all the templates for the classifieds, but just curious if I can create some kind of steps to help insure that these people don't spam everyone using the classifieds when I finish building the new ones with php runner?
Kim

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Jane 8/8/2007

Kim,
to check duplicate records or contacts use Before record added or Before register event on the Events tab.

Use Check if specific record exist action as a sample.
Also I recommend you to use following system:

  • user can register and enter contact information, but he can't login or add new records,
  • admin checks all registered users and change user status (autorized or simple),
  • only authorized users can login and add new records.