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Scam - Sharon Sharman GUMTREE UK - Usual courier s...

by Arnold12 Member in Access and security
‎Jun-15-2017 03:13 PM
‎Jun-15-2017 03:13 PM
Here is the email exchange: Great! please consider it sold and take the ads down off gumtree,i am buying it for my cousin and i am ready to pay your full asking price, i have read through the advert and i'm totally satisfied with it and i will be glad if you can get back to me fast,sadly i won't be able to come for the inspection and pick up due to my disabilities,i loss my hearing and being on a wheelchair but I have a courier agent that will help me to pick it up at your preferred location.   Regarding the payment i can only pay via PayPal at the moment and I will be responsible for all the PayPal fee/charges on this transaction kindly get back to me with your PayPal email and the pick up location so that i can inform the courier agent about it now? Awaiting your reply soon...   Hello again, I am glad to inform you that i have made the payment! PayPal said that they have sent you a confirmation email so kindly check the inbox of your email. I had a little problem with the courier agent they said they can only schedule the pick up date and time after they receive their pick up fee in their head office via moneygram,but due to me being wheelchair i'm unable to get to a moneygram shop to send it. I added the £295 they charged for the pick up and £40 for the moneygram charges,you will receive the total sum of £410.    You'll send £295 to them via moneygram today and here is the details needed for the transfer below:   First name: TOKE Last name: BADARU Address: Kano 23407 Country : Nigeria   Please let me know once you've sent the money so that i can make necessary arrangements.   ---An attempt to help 🙂 Hi Sharron, Thats great, thank you for sending. I will check the PayPal payment has cleared. Although, I can easily arrange a local courier for much less than the £295 you are being charged. Literally, around £20. Are you sure you want to pay that much? It seems extremely over priced for the distance travelling and the cost of your item.     Cont.......I am in North Lanarkshire but it's heading to Nigeria so using the courier would be the best option.   What did you mean?I have already sent the money and it has been totally deducted from my account,did you not read the confirmation email from PayPal?   I have already sent the money,did you not read the confirmation email from PayPal??i will  report you to PayPal and the police as you dont want to follow their instructions! ... View more

Re: Have I Just Been Scammed?

by Arnold12 Member in Access and security
‎Jun-15-2017 03:05 PM
‎Jun-15-2017 03:05 PM
Hi, exactly the same just happened to me. Its the hot scam on Gumtree at the moment. As long as you haven't parted with anything else, or clicked on any links they may have sent you via email, text etc, you should be just fine. I sent them my home address too. They didnt even mention the PayPal payment until the end. The forwarding address they sent was in Nigera so I'm not too worried. Plus, I then just drew the idiots into a rather amusing email exchange. ... View more
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