@Lushioe's last activity on the forum was May 3rd, 2026, but the Telegram account used to scam the reporting member was registered in July 2026 roughly two months later. It's not realistic for @Lushioe to have created and used that account for a sale after already being inactive here for two months, so @Lushioe is not the party responsible for this scam.
The "IQUITTEDFORUMS" field on @Lushioe's profile was simply meant to indicate they'd stopped being active on forums, not an active contact handle. A smart scammer picked up on this, registered that same username on Telegram, and posed as @Lushioe to scam the reporting member. Most likely the reporting member was contacted directly on Telegram without ever verifying through a forum PM that the person they were talking to was actually the real @Lushioe. For reference, staff have had prior direct contact with @Lushioe over Telegram regarding an unrelated forum matter, and their actual handle is @iloverackzzz the same handle used consistently across their sales threads. This does not match the account involved in this dispute, confirming impersonation.
As further confirmation, the same "I quit forums" status message appears on @Lushioe's profile on another forum as well, listed there simply as their away reason rather than a contact handle:
![[Image: 6NFcnqO.png]](https://i.imgur.com/6NFcnqO.png)
![[Image: sMVleHs.png]](https://i.imgur.com/sMVleHs.png)
Also, if you look at these two sales threads, the Telegram usernames the seller entered already appear as @iloverackzzz:
https://patched.to/Thread-glory-advertis...overackzzz
https://patched.to/Thread-glory-%F0%9F%9...overackzzz
Given this, no action will be taken against @Lushioe and they won't be held liable for the refund requested. We're sorry this happened to the reporting member, but the evidence clearly shows that he was ripped off by someone else. Members are reminded to verify a seller's identity through a forum PM before sending payment on Telegram, rather than assuming whoever messages them first using a matching username is legitimate. Thread closed.
The "IQUITTEDFORUMS" field on @Lushioe's profile was simply meant to indicate they'd stopped being active on forums, not an active contact handle. A smart scammer picked up on this, registered that same username on Telegram, and posed as @Lushioe to scam the reporting member. Most likely the reporting member was contacted directly on Telegram without ever verifying through a forum PM that the person they were talking to was actually the real @Lushioe. For reference, staff have had prior direct contact with @Lushioe over Telegram regarding an unrelated forum matter, and their actual handle is @iloverackzzz the same handle used consistently across their sales threads. This does not match the account involved in this dispute, confirming impersonation.
As further confirmation, the same "I quit forums" status message appears on @Lushioe's profile on another forum as well, listed there simply as their away reason rather than a contact handle:
Also, if you look at these two sales threads, the Telegram usernames the seller entered already appear as @iloverackzzz:
https://patched.to/Thread-glory-advertis...overackzzz
https://patched.to/Thread-glory-%F0%9F%9...overackzzz
Given this, no action will be taken against @Lushioe and they won't be held liable for the refund requested. We're sorry this happened to the reporting member, but the evidence clearly shows that he was ripped off by someone else. Members are reminded to verify a seller's identity through a forum PM before sending payment on Telegram, rather than assuming whoever messages them first using a matching username is legitimate. Thread closed.
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