We’re seeing increasing level of activity by scammers, sending private messages to forum users who report technical support issues, with links to external sites.
Here are a couple of recent examples:
If you receive such a message, please flag it for moderator review by clicking the three dots underneath the message...
…and then click the flag…
…which will prompt you to specify a reason for the flag.
Once you’ve flagged the message, the moderators can review it and take appropriate action (e.g. banning the user).