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Oh yeah mate definitely, red flags went up straight away when "i" had to deposit cash out of my own pocket. It all seemed to good to be true though, the guy offered me $700 more than I was asking for haha. I stumbled across this forum today also after googling transaction ID number searches because they were also kind enough to send me an ID number. They're cunning **bleep**. ... View more

This was mine.... Hi thanks for mailing back,I am a marine engineer on a rig offshore and do not have much time on me and i am buying this for Dad, i am at sea right now,Can i pay you $8,200 for it?.I can only pay through paypal at the moment as i don't have access to my bank account online,but i have it attached to my paypal account, and this is why i insisted on using paypal to pay,all i will need is your paypal email address to make the payments,as you don't have a paypal account yet,its pretty easy to set one up at www.paypal.com.,i will be expecting your email.I have a pick up agent that will come for the pick up after payment has been sorted Waiting to read from you soon. ... View more

I've just gone through the exact same thing!!! I didn't fall for it because I can tell the difference between real and fake emails from PayPal Don't fall for this! I have a car for sale on a New Zealand trading site (like eBay) and the guy claimed he was a marine engineer and wanted to buy my car for his father back in the UK. He plan was foiled when he asked my to send $900 to the UK for an "agency" to come and pick up the car and take it back to the UK. I thought this was fishy too as shipping between NZ and Australia costs over $2500 for a car so yeah... This guy insisted continuously that I pay the money and that my asking price of $8.2k would be in my PayPal once I'd sent it. I told him to get **bleep** haha. I'll be reporting it to local authorities which will hopefully be handed off to NZ cyber crime unit. But it goes to show that these scum are always trying something new and innovating. Cunning mothers they are. Don't be fooled! ... View more