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Re: Scam?

by Blayton in eBay and PayPal (Archive)
‎Nov-01-2011 02:18 PM
‎Nov-01-2011 02:18 PM
Just dealt with the same thing, here are the names and emails they sent me.  Just to inform others.   Hi,    Is it still up for sale.get back to me as soon as possible.  Thanks *You respond*  Hello, I will be happy to buy it but I will not be able to come and view it in your place because I'm not in town now.Note that you will not be responsible for shipping and handling and the payment will be made through PayPal.  My  shipping company will come to your location for the pick up.  Kindly provide me with the address where it will be picked up so that I can forward it to the shipping company to calculate the cost of pick up for me.Also with your paypal email address.Do get back to me as soon as possible so that I can proceed with the payment via PayPal. Best Regards.   *Information given*   Alright, I will forward the address now to the shipping company to calculate the pick up cost for me..So let me know when they have email you to confirm the address and I will let you know when the payment has been made. Best Regards.   *They send a false shipping company that can not be found on the net.*   and also send...     I was just about to make the payment when I had this little problem with the picking up, I got an email from my agent that he won't come and pick it up unless I pay him the agent commission fee first in order to be able to schedule a pick up time. I find it very hard to pay him from here due to my disability and I can't send it online because I don't have credit card. So I will like you to kindly help me with this.. I will include the $200 they charged to pick it up (1st class Service) to the payments I will send through PayPal. I will need you to help me send the $200.00 included in the payment to my pick up agent through Western Union Money Transfer. I will also include $20 for western union transfer fees. Please I'm very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you. I will get back to you as soon as I have transferred the money to your account. Thanks for your understanding.   * they then send you false Paypal conformation emails stating that the money is in your account.* *Check the account and nothing will be there* *In those emails there will be information on where to send funds*   They wanted me to send cash to Nigeria lol They appear to be spamming Kijiji.   Hope this helps others   Emails they used are as follows, <email information removed per Forum Decorum> ... View more
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