Gumtree paypal scammers

[Rosejoyce]

Soo i posted an ad on gumtree first time i posted in years so when i got a text from victoria morgan i was a little confused as A i couldnt text back and B it came up as the name and not a number and there was no reference to gumtree what so ever the text asked if my item was still for sale and could i email back To which i stupidly did thinking gumtree had changed the way they contact you i then got a response saying she will pay full asking price but couldnt collect due to hearing loss and recovering from heart surgery and it was being shipped to Nigeria then the alarm bells started to ring and she continued to push for my paypal details after alot of thought i decided to trick this person and sent her the link to the same advert but on ebay as if it was brought through ebay it would be protected if anything was to go wrong My advert is still active so clearly if it was a genuine sale they would of proceed to buy it

[kernowlass]

@Rosejoyce

They often use hijacked ebay accounts and often that is not a problem for them but the scam does not come with ebay, it comes when they supposedly pay you as they ask you for an invoice and DON'T complete ebay checkout     >>>

THIS IS A TYPICAL PAYPAL SCAM.

They encourage you to use paypal and often ask you to send the item as a gift to a relative somewhere often Nigeria.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't.

It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.

They will tell you that the payment is released when you provide paypal with a tracking/shipping number......this won't happen.

If the item requires shipping they will tell you that they will pay you extra and you must pay the agent via western union / moneygram BEFORE the funds are released to you.

They are not interested in the item, they just want the western union etc funds and you will never see money in your paypal balance.

They also threaten legal action...have a laugh at that one and ignore it as its rubbish.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send trackable, they advise it for seller protection etc but it is not compulsory.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.

Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service.