gumtree ad scam

spidergirl888
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Hi, I posted an as in gumtree selling a sofa. I received a couple of similar replies both from external email addresses who claim to be working offshore and will pay without viewing it. I gave them my PayPal email and registered name but no payment has been made. I now know that's it's a scam and have closed my PayPal account. Bit concerned as they still have my email address...

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kernowlass
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@spidergirl888

 

As long as they don't have your paypal password then whats the problem?

You must give your email address to loads of companies etc.

The scammers want to scam you, if they can't they will move on to the next victim.


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