by Rasputin
Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:13 am
I'm new to selling on Gum Tree or any thing like it, so I didn't know what was meant to happen when someone was interested in your ad. But I did think some thing was weird went I got a txt saying"I would like to know if ads is still available for sell. replyme at my emailat([email protected])
Which I did Recieving an email from a "Melaine West" asking what is my bottom price for all & she would pay transport costs. suggested that we use Paypal to transfere the money.
I then recieved emails from "Paypal(R)Transfere" telling me the has been money put into my by Melaine West its been held in 'pending' atotal of $1,750. $550 on top of the $1200 I had asked for, the extra was for shipping costs but for me to get the money all of it I had to send $550 via Western Union to this address in London, which when I Googled it turned out to be a pub.
I do still have both lots of emails from Melaine West & Paypal Transfer, quiet interesting specially when "Paypals" last responce was extremely funny as who had sent it out forgot to totally use english inly in the transcript. Mixing it up is a dead give away that something is not right here.
I was lucky to spot it as a scam " to good to be true" feeling made me cautious & do some snooping hope this save others before it to late for them as well.
Which I did Recieving an email from a "Melaine West" asking what is my bottom price for all & she would pay transport costs. suggested that we use Paypal to transfere the money.
I then recieved emails from "Paypal(R)Transfere" telling me the has been money put into my by Melaine West its been held in 'pending' atotal of $1,750. $550 on top of the $1200 I had asked for, the extra was for shipping costs but for me to get the money all of it I had to send $550 via Western Union to this address in London, which when I Googled it turned out to be a pub.
I do still have both lots of emails from Melaine West & Paypal Transfer, quiet interesting specially when "Paypals" last responce was extremely funny as who had sent it out forgot to totally use english inly in the transcript. Mixing it up is a dead give away that something is not right here.
I was lucky to spot it as a scam " to good to be true" feeling made me cautious & do some snooping hope this save others before it to late for them as well.