I need to talk to Skinner - I paid by email for monthly memebership fee. I was taken for 7500 by a person/people who

[debm55]

wrote onlline check. I had pledged a monthly payment but all accounts are closed for two months, I don't want to give out any more information. How do I reach Skinner? All of my previous aaccounts are closed and locked but they made 3 attempts yesterday to get in.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I think you need to talk to EarlG, not Skinner.

Skinner is no longer part of DU; he sold his share of it to EarlG.

You can use DU's private message feature to contact EarlG. I've done so several times and he always responds, and with warmth and kindness.

Hope things improve for you, my dear debm55.

[debm55]

5. I just checked my private email and it says to contact Skinner, I called the telephone number.I s there a way I can call

contact Earl? Right now I don't want to give any banking info out.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. EarlG is very easy to reach: Just use the PM function next to his name and send him a message.

The PM is quite private and secure. Nobody can see it but you and whoever you're sending it to.

[TwilightZone]

9. It sounds like a fake e-mail.

I suspect it's a fake and you've been scammed by someone unaffiliated with DU.

I provided the contact information for EarlG below, as have other posters.

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. Skinner hasn't worked at DU for several years

If you gave out your credit card/bank account info info via email, you were scammed, and DU probably had nothing to do with it, other than the scammer was masquerading as someone from DU.

[debm55]

6. Oh shit I left my name and nember with the number I should call. Damn it. I am not blaming DU. I don't Know what to do

now.

[Fiendish Thingy]

7. If your bank accounts have been closed, that's most important

As long as the scammers don’t have your SS#

[blm]

10. Deb, I am so sorry this is happening to you

And it is why I urge DUers to not give out the type of information on social media sites that can give scammers clues and insights into our passwords and into our lives. I am not a downer - I just don’t want to see any DU member hurt in any way. Good luck with seeing this through.

[TwilightZone]

3. Skinner is no longer involved in DU.

Hasn't been for a few years now. He sold DU in 2020.

Here is contact info for the admins:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=contact

You can contact EarlG there.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Skinner isn't here anymore. Try EarlG.

[EarlG]

11. Hello

I'm happy to help if I can -- can you send me a DU mail message with as many details as possible so that I can see if there's anything I can do here?

For what it's worth, you will not lose your Star Membership because they activate for one year. If you stop making monthly payments, you still get a year of Star Membership from the time of the last payment. In your case, even if you don't make any more payments, your Star Membership will not expire until February 9, 2025.

So you don't need to worry about that -- as for the rest, I'm not sure if there's anything I'll be able to do, but I'm happy to help if I can -- just let me know