if you go read on the gemfive thread
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4073627/+1220

few people has comment on not choosing to use his cc services or buy his phone coz they were careful
eg
-refuse to provide ic when ask
-no cod (i too was thinking of getting a cheap s7 from him/she but once i saw no cod, end of story)
-there are few more i cant remember.

she could have easily said to you in advance to temporary block you and concentrate to chase her supplier first.
who knows, maybe her reason was legit but she panic and didnt think before she blocked you.

i have to agree with you, and hopefully its the latter.

this is the real world, people scam people all the time.
dont judge a person by their exterior alone, eg their title, cloths, car, what bs they say, property, family connections .....
look into their history, pattern, pass dealings with others, reference, relationship with friends/family ....

i personally know lots people that got scam by their own family members (sad but happens too often), friends, Datoks, wealthy busniess man etc...
2-3k is no fun but certainly not expensive either. good lesson for every one reading

cases i have personally witness are more like from few k, 20-50k, around 100k, and even 200-300k, I even hear lots that is around the 1million mark but its all 2nd hand info for me.

1+ this is exactly what i would do.

is there anyway to track the unique mac address on our network cards or wifi modem?

no cod no go.
stars usually dont mean much in LYN (i thinking about guys like nearlythere or call me random)
few seniors back up via decided to take the plunge
many cc services accounts to nothing much, as its only RM10-30 a pop.
lucifer didnt endorse the seller

There was no feedback on successfully 2k phone trade from reputable LYN members, i personally saw around 5-10 feedback from cc service in gemfive thread.

Lucifer is not guilty man

1+

I too was temped to get a s7 from her, there was another guy too, so i think there is so far 3 guys avoided getting 2k phone from her coz....
no ic and no cod, are huge red flag [SIZE=7]sign to stay away.
plenty more guys avoided her cc services too.

wow Azurika you are very paranoid with your RM500 rule, generally gem5/lazada are safe if used reputable sellers. plenty of people bought 2-3k stuff from them including me, i even purchased plenty of stuff around 2-3k in lelong too.
taobao agents even more something like 4-5k this one time. (that is considered risky as i never meet the guy only deal with him/her on facebook, but a friend i trust reassured me that this guy is reliable, many years already and her friends even bought more stuff like 30-50k a go for business stuff)