Kijiji scam

troydorey
New Community Member

I got this when trying to sell on kijiji

 

 
 


 Dear 


                          You have received a PayPal Payment of $3,150.00 CAD from Steven Scott (scottstevenst4life

We've placed a temporary hold on the funds of this transactionIn order to complete this transaction and get the funds approved in your account.We advice you go to nearest Western Union Money Transfer Office,and send the excess sum $800.00 CAD to the Transport Agent and send us a Scanned Copy/Photograph of your Western Union Transaction Receipt (in .JPG Format).

As mentioned in the receipt of Payment and as per New PayPal Payment  policy, we have fully debited the total amount (above) from the buyer's  account which included the Transport/Delivery Charges (1ST MOVE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED)
NOTE: This is important as a security measure to ensure safety of this transaction. 
Please, find below the name and address of the Transport Agent where the Funds would be sent via Western Union Money Transfer.
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Transport Company: " 1ST MOVE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED " Address:   Name: Jinshuang Zhu,  Address : 10 Jiuxianqiao Lu,  City: Beijing,  State: Beijing  Post Code: 100015,  Country: China.   Address Status: Confirmed 




Your Account will be credited accordingly upon the receipt of details requested.Should either be sent in JPG format or send type details as:
(1) Sender's Name;  (2) Receiver's Name;  (3) MTCN;  (4) Amount Sent; (5) Western Union Receipt


You may contact PayPal customer service by click here or reply to this message directly using the reply button  in your email to submit the required information and include  either transaction ID or reference number (PP9177) quick recognition of  this transaction.
 
Please do reply to this email. This mailbox is monitored and you will receive a response. For assistance, always reply to this email as is use to  monitor this transaction between you and Steven Scott.`.
 
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kernowlass
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Yes, do a search on the board as the "western union" scam has been going for a long while.

 

Not sure how anyone falls for it as paypal is hardly likely to want you to use a rival payment service ie western union. 


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waynerd
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Yeah, I've been contacted by "steven scott" regarding a kijiji ad I just posted. Just googling his name brought me here. I figured he was up to something and sure enough. the lowlife is still at it. Be warned folks "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is".

 

 

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