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Does this CL email look fishy?
- Thread starter Alucard817
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ITS A FAKE
These are very common Phrases (That clue me in on a scam)
who says advert?...or classified site rather than CL?
Good luck
Involvement of a agent for a shipping company, an excuse not to talk on the phone, wanting you to withdraw your ad from the classified site... it all sounds flaky to me. It sounds too much like other scams I've heard of. I'll bet they offered you your asking price with no arguments or haggling. I would steer clear.
Not legit. They did not reference the item you are trying to sell, they give excuses why they cannot talk to you, want to ship it themselves using their "own" shipping company (big red flag), and ask you for financial information such as your payal account.
From Craigslist Help section on avoiding fraud:
You can sidestep would-be scammers by following these common-sense rules:
From Craigslist Help section on avoiding fraud:
You can sidestep would-be scammers by following these common-sense rules:
[*]DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 99% of the scam attempts on craigslist.- NEVER WIRE FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, MONEYGRAM or any other wire service - anyone who asks you to do so is a scammer.
- FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.
- CRAIGSLIST IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TRANSACTION, and does not handle payments, guarantee transactions, provide escrow services, or offer "buyer protection" or "seller certification"
[*]NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)
[*]AVOID DEALS INVOLVING SHIPPING OR ESCROW SERVICES and know that ONLY A SCAMMER WILL "GUARANTEE" YOUR TRANSACTION.
A Suede by Giant beach cruiser bike. My mom got it a while ago and has ridden it once.
"My shipping company will send a pick up agent on my behalf to your location for pick up after payment has been arranged."
"I'm sure they will contact you soon."
The pidgin English is another tipoff:
"I would like you to know that the payment will be made via PayPal because is fast and secured to send and received money online, All you have to send me is your PayPal email address so I can make the payment immediately and if you don't have a PayPal account you can simply log on... etc."
It's the second email b/c they want you to think it's legit and they're serious.
This is why CL is adamant about dealing locally. DON'T FALL FOR IT! You'd be well served to read CL's advisories.
That's a huge red flag, almost assuredly a scam.
Next step is "she" overpays you and asks you to send some of that money to her shipper, broker, etc, via Western Union.
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Ive gotten as far as recieving a money order for $4700(For a Bike I was selling).I assumed it was fake (Based on the talks back and forth with the scammer..but I played along with him.)
When I asked my credit union to check out the..check..It took them 2 days to confirm.Yes, It was a phony.They also said that If I had cashed it, they would have billed me...and charge me with cashing a fraudulent check.
Believe me.ITS A SCAM.
When I asked my credit union to check out the..check..It took them 2 days to confirm.Yes, It was a phony.They also said that If I had cashed it, they would have billed me...and charge me with cashing a fraudulent check.
Believe me.ITS A SCAM.
So she already has your email obviously, if she never pays thru paypal, or nobody contacts you about shipping, what's the scam?
Ok so now that I realize its a scam. something felt fishy but I guess I just wasen't paying close attention.
You would think that someone who knows quite a bit about internet security that I would catch this right off the bat.
anyway I think I'll string this person along for a ride.
heres my second email back to this person
You would think that someone who knows quite a bit about internet security that I would catch this right off the bat.
anyway I think I'll string this person along for a ride.
heres my second email back to this person
Just wait till you get the "payment" email from Paypal. Bad mock up from the wrong email address in an attempt to get the item for free.
I hate scammers.
I hate scammers.
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