Scam with PayPal
05-31-2013 | 07:12 AM
#31
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From: Baton Rouge, La
This is the biggest scam on the web for C-list sellers.
I always place in my ads on Craigs that "I DON'T DO PAYPAL, this is a cash sale or 3rd party escrow service transaction"
When I get these reply's I e-mail them back "If you can read English, read this again from my ad "I DON'T DO PAYPAL, this is a cash sale or 3rd party escrow service transaction. "Now Go phuck yourself" then I delete and remove them.
The funny thing is it's always a twist on thew same story
I'm a marine hydrographer out to sea and am buying it for my father etc, the price is acceptable and make me your favorite buyer...
MORONS for sure, but I've always wanted to take one for a ride by accepting, see who shows up, and then asking "where's the cash we agreed on?"
See ya,
Kelly
I always place in my ads on Craigs that "I DON'T DO PAYPAL, this is a cash sale or 3rd party escrow service transaction"
When I get these reply's I e-mail them back "If you can read English, read this again from my ad "I DON'T DO PAYPAL, this is a cash sale or 3rd party escrow service transaction. "Now Go phuck yourself" then I delete and remove them.
The funny thing is it's always a twist on thew same story
I'm a marine hydrographer out to sea and am buying it for my father etc, the price is acceptable and make me your favorite buyer...
MORONS for sure, but I've always wanted to take one for a ride by accepting, see who shows up, and then asking "where's the cash we agreed on?"
See ya,
Kelly
These guys irritate the hell out of me! I reply back with SCAM!!!! They come back saying "oh no I just work offshore. Your full price is good for me and I will even give you extra to pay shipping company". What a bunch of horse $hit.
Think I'm going to play along like some have mentioned. I would like to find a way to piss them off like they do to me.
06-04-2013 | 02:13 AM
#33
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From: Omaha Ne
I had a friend that someone tried to scam by sending a bank check for 3-4000.00 over the selling price (secretary screwed up) just send me back the difference with the boat. Found the account the check was drawn from was closed so if he had fallen for it he would have lost the boat and the 3-4k extra. These scams from overseas are non punishable by US law & not looked into overseas so they keep doing it til they find a sucker. Pretty low in my book. Randy
06-04-2013 | 06:15 AM
#34
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From: MD
The way the scam works is not through Paypal. The "buyer" sends the you a email of interest to buy and saying he will pay through paypal. The 'buyer" in his email gives a link to paypal site for you to click and here is where the scam begins. By clicking the link one of two things can happen;
1 - you are redirected to a fake Paypal site where the "buyer" steals your personal banking info that the seller enters to consummate the sale
2 - by clicking link it puts spyware on your computer where the "buyer" gets your personal info.
Bottom line - a scam and don't Ever click the link.
1 - you are redirected to a fake Paypal site where the "buyer" steals your personal banking info that the seller enters to consummate the sale
2 - by clicking link it puts spyware on your computer where the "buyer" gets your personal info.
Bottom line - a scam and don't Ever click the link.
