Boy am I glad I researched this topic... I had a similar problem with a sale through Offerup, the buyer kept insisting on paying me through Paypal saying that he was buying it for someone else who was local, while he was not. This seemed odd to me, his whole story did, my gut absolutely screamed SCAM!!! The buyer's message read something like this... @PayPal_Adrian wrote: Hello everyone! One of the greatest strengths consumers possess against fraud and phishing is education and collaboration. To help support your safety online, I'm going to open this special thread up for you. Here, you can post examples of what you believe to be attempts by individuals to defraud you or others of their hard earned valuables and money. Before we begin, a few housekeeping points: We will be using this as a "master thread," so if we find an example in other areas of the boards, we may merge the post into this one. For everyone's safety, please remove any last names or contact information (including email addresses) from your examples. In many instances, the names provided by fraudsters are fake or may actually be the name of someone they already defrauded. On that same note, please don't ever attempt to confront a fraudster or attempt to track them down. Instead, turn the information you do have over to your local authorities. Please also remove any links from your posts, as these could potentially go to spoofed or phishing websites. Other than that, we only ask that you keep it productive and stay within the Forum Decorum and posting guidelines. I'll be stopping in on a regular basis to clean house and comment on posts, so don't be surprised if you see my mug - or another moderator - stopping in to say hello! With that said, I'm going to start moving posts in, so you might see some older examples mixed in with the new posts. I hope this thread becomes a great resource for everyone! Stay safe, Adrian @PayPal_Adrian wrote: Hello everyone! One of the greatest strengths consumers possess against fraud and phishing is education and collaboration. To help support your safety online, I'm going to open this special thread up for you. Here, you can post examples of what you believe to be attempts by individuals to defraud you or others of their hard earned valuables and money. Before we begin, a few housekeeping points: We will be using this as a "master thread," so if we find an example in other areas of the boards, we may merge the post into this one. For everyone's safety, please remove any last names or contact information (including email addresses) from your examples. In many instances, the names provided by fraudsters are fake or may actually be the name of someone they already defrauded. On that same note, please don't ever attempt to confront a fraudster or attempt to track them down. Instead, turn the information you do have over to your local authorities. Please also remove any links from your posts, as these could potentially go to spoofed or phishing websites. Other than that, we only ask that you keep it productive and stay within the Forum Decorum and posting guidelines. I'll be stopping in on a regular basis to clean house and comment on posts, so don't be surprised if you see my mug - or another moderator - stopping in to say hello! With that said, I'm going to start moving posts in, so you might see some older examples mixed in with the new posts. I hope this thread becomes a great resource for everyone! Stay safe, Adrian “Thank you for your affirmative reply.I don't have problem with your asking price. Would you be able to help me ship it to my sister in Georgia? I will offer you an extra $90 for the shipping. Do you accept PayPal ?” Sellers please beware, these scammers get more creative by the minute.
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