Fake buyer scam

Hi all..
I think i will look so stupid after this but i wish i followed my gut instincts but i guess im too much of a trusting person i let this scam slide.. I didnt know it was a scam until i realised the money they were asking for was rising so i googled the name "jenny gray" & there it was.. I was dumb enough to send money but something had clicked inside but i do hope that people dont get conned by this so called jenny gray using email [email protected] i learnt my lesson i hope this helps their next victim out there!! I was jist amazed at how real their paypal emails looked.. dont let this happen to you

I have just received the same kinds of e-mails from a guy that said he wanted to buy my scooter I had posted on Kijiji for sale. He said he was out of the country right now and wanted it shipped. After an e-mail asking for more pics he said he wanted to pay by Paypal. I requested an Interac e-mail transfer but he insisted on Paypal. Then when I said ok he sent a note saying he wanted me to pay the shipper as he was 8 hours away from the nearest moneygram site. I said ok to that and he quickly sent the money... The guy used 2 different e-mail address the first one was for the initial contact: Michael at [email protected] and the rest were from:Michael Burke [mailto:[email protected] They seemed suspicious to me so I Googled the Haulage Exchange and found your site and posts about this scam and then I checked my Paypal account and found there was no funds in it and no transfers had been made! Thank you for alerting people about this scam it saved me great a lot of financial hardship! Here are some of the e-mails I received:

You've received a payment
Hello XXXXXXX (my name)
Michael Burke sent you a payment for $ 3,600.00 CAD.
Note from Michael Burke
None

Pay with

Summary of this invoice
Sent to XXXXXXXXXXXX (my name and address)

Sent from Michael Burke
[email protected]

Invoice number 0001
Date payment is due Mar 14, 2013
Amount
Shipping Agent’s Charges
Total
Merchandise Title
Transport Company $ 2,500.00 CAD
$ 1,100.00 CAD
$ 3,600.00 CAD
scooter
Haulage Exchange
Receiver's Name: BALAMURUGAN KANNAN
Address: Lot PT 3917,Jalan Terminal KLIA (Outbound),
City: Sepang
Postal code: 64000
Country: Malaysia

This is to confirm to you that the said amount has been successfully transferred by Michael Burke and has been deducted from their PayPal account,which is ready to be credited into your account,been that this Payment has been subjected to be a Payment for an MERCHANDISE purchased from you, we reserve the right to make sure this transaction is safe and secured also to verify the legitimacy level on this transaction because of the high sum of funds involved.The above sum includes the charges of the shipping company and taxes.(as per PayPal MERCHANDISE PAYMENT POLICY).

You will receive a Message from the PayPal Customer Verification Department Shortly informing you on how to send the shipping charges and taxes to the transport company to the above details as soon as possible.

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THEN I GOT ANOTHER E-MAIL:

You've received a payment
Hello xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Michael Burke sent you a payment for $ 3,600.00 CAD.
A temporary hold has been placed on this transaction!
As mentioned in the receipt of Payment and as per New PayPal Payment policy, we have fully debited the total amount (above) from the buyer's account which includes the buyer's shipper's pick up fee.
In order to complete this transaction and get the funds approved in your account. You are to send the $ 1,000.00 CAD to the shipping company through a MoneyGram Outlet, and notify our customer care service with a scanned copy of the MoneyGram receipt (It should be sent in JPG format).
NOTE : This is important as a security measure to ensure safety of this transaction.
Please, find in the receipt of Payment,the name and address of the shipping company's agent whom you are to send the funds would be sent via MoneyGram Money Transfer.
Your Account will be credited accordingly upon the receipt of details requested. It should be sent in JPG format.

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RCS Luxemburg B 118 349

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I'm glad you avoided being scammed.

Just so you realize, he didn't actually send any money at all. He never did anything through paypal, and probably doesn't even have a paypal account.

All he did was send you fake emails that were supposedly from paypal.
Paypal does not get in the middle of transactions. They do not withhold money pending shipping or payment of someone else, and it is not something they are going to do either.

In adition, Moneygram and Western Union are companies that compete with Paypal. Like Paypal, they collect a fee for the money transfer. If you send the money through one of those services, they will get the fee instead of Paypal. Paypal is not going help another company take away their business!

Thanks for the heads up all. I too was sus on emails received. So ended up here.
Be warned Jenny Gray is active in Australia too. Email used is [email protected]
Keep vigilant

I have also just received an odd email from Jenny Gray for a listing on www.Gumtree.com.au - Looks like they want to send a fake payment email and hopefully i will send the goods

the email address is : [email protected]

I sent the invoice through paypal but then searched this email address in google and this came up - lucky

>>>>> I am very keen. wish i could come for viewing and inspection as am currently out of the country ATM and i want it picked up before i get back, though i will be back in couple of weeks. I would like to pay you using paypal due to my inability to make a bank deposit which is safer for me. Kindly send me a paypal payment invoice or create an account with paypal on www.paypal.com.au if you dont have one. I will make a solid pick up arrangement with my transport agent who will be coming over for pick up once you receive full payment into your paypal account. Have a nice day. Few more photos will be appreciated as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jenny.

Jenny's writing style is that of a West African. If she sends you a PayPal email that says you have to submit a tracking number or an MTCN before you get the money, it's fake.