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07-04-2011, 09:33 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Connecticut, USA | | | craigslist question
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Input needed:
I'm selling an Acme B2 on craigslist and here on TB and recently received a payment notice from "service@intl.pay-pal.com", requesting that I send funds to cover shipping before the funds are released. I had sent a Paypal invoice for $200 with the understanding that the buyer would send a courier over to pick it up. My ad: Acme B2, series 1, 4Ω Hi, I'm pleased to have make these payments via Paypal. Regards,
XXXXXXXXX
Shipper's Money Sending Address
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
You are expected to send $150 and pay Western Union Charge of $30.00 then get back to us with the information used for sending the money so we can verify and finally release $380.00 into your Paypal Account.
Any opinions/advice on this sort of transaction? I cancelled the invoice and I think the potential buyer was a TB'er. I appreciate any help!
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07-04-2011, 09:38 AM
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07-04-2011, 09:39 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Upstate, South Carolina | | I see nothing wrong with that. 
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07-04-2011, 09:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ont | | | that would be a scam.
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07-04-2011, 09:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Central Alabama | | | Don't send them ANY money!! |
07-04-2011, 10:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Connecticut, USA | | | Has anyone else completed a transaction in this manner? |
07-04-2011, 10:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Central Alabama | | | For any item I post in craigslist I get responses like this. Their back story varies (I'm a merchant marine, I am transacting business in another state, I represent a buyer that wants your item...) They don't ask questions about the item at all. They always mention the "item" instead of bass, cabinet, amp, etc. That's not important. They just want to get you to send them money.
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07-04-2011, 10:19 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Medford, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodger Bryan  Has anyone else completed a transaction in this manner? | NO. Listen to everyone here...it's 100% a scam. NEVER send money to anyone when selling something. Duh. |
07-04-2011, 10:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Connecticut, USA | | How about "buying a surprise gift for a friend"
Since another TB'er informed me (posted, not PM'ed) that there would be an email sent to me regarding the craigslist advertisement, I was confused- why didn't he/she respond with a PM here and is the TB'er the seller?
here's the second email:
Hi,
Thanks for your quick response ,i will like to know if it is in good condition because am buying it for my friend as a gift and he doesn't know about it,so can you assure me that i will not be disappointed,also no shipment involved as i have a mover that will come over for the pick up and am satisfied with your firm/advert price,as am requesting this transaction should be done via PayPal so the PayPal charges is on me and Payment will be made via PayPal only(if you don't have an account,its easy,safe and secured just log on to (www.paypal.com) I'm presently out of town for my new project,so am sorry i will not be able to come over to look at it in person and that's the only reason why PayPal is the only
Payment option. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? I want you to get back with the following details
1: Your Paypal email ID or
a paypal payment invoice
2: Your Last asking price
3: Your contact address and telephone number
4. More pics
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07-04-2011, 10:24 AM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodger Bryan Has anyone else completed a transaction in this manner been ripped off via the internet? | Yes.
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07-04-2011, 10:29 AM
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07-04-2011, 10:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Medford, MA | | | Do whatever you want, you'll learn one way or the other. It's a scam. |
07-04-2011, 10:31 AM
|  | Bassish | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA, CA, Sacramento Metro area | | | That looks like a scam to me. Interested buyers tend to be a bit more specific, and don't ask for that kind of information.
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07-04-2011, 10:51 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: New York | | | Interested buyers usually want a phone # so they can talk to you in person. |
07-04-2011, 10:53 AM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodger Bryan Has anyone else completed a transaction in this manner? | Stop asking questions. It's a scam. Look at the "paypal" address. It's got a hyphen in "pay-pal." That's not PayPal. It's Scam-Pal.
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07-04-2011, 11:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Connecticut, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by slaps76 NO. Listen to everyone here...it's 100% a scam. NEVER send money to anyone when selling something. Duh. | That's precisely why I cancelled the transaction. I've done a number of Paypal transactions with TB members and have never seen such a request.
The primary reason I'm asking the TB community for opinions is that there is a fellow TB'er who had direct knowledge of the email sent. If the consensus is that this is BS, I would want everyone else to be aware.
Thank you for your advice/input! |
07-04-2011, 11:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ont | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodger Bryan That's precisely why I cancelled the transaction. I've done a number of Paypal transactions with TB members and have never seen such a request.
The primary reason I'm asking the TB community for opinions is that there is a fellow TB'er who had direct knowledge of the email sent. If the consensus is that this is BS, I would want everyone else to be aware.
Thank you for your advice/input! | Report him if you are sure its from him.
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07-04-2011, 11:15 AM
| | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | ^this^
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07-04-2011, 11:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Connecticut, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonyak Report him if you are sure its from him. | "check your email from the craigslist add" 
is the only thing I received from the TB member. Other than that, I can't be certain. |
07-04-2011, 11:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ont | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodger Bryan "check your email from the craigslist add"
is the only thing I received from the TB member. Other than that, I can't be certain. | ya, that sucks, could just be a coincidence...
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