Craigslist, Ebay and other online buying/selling scams.
by keels1986 Sat Sep 07, 2013 4:09 pm
Hi

My husband is trying to sell his car and received the below email, I believe this might be a scam, could I be right?

]Am Arnold Wilson..i will appreciate more pics and it can be mailed [email protected], I'm seriously interested in buying this for my son i wish to view it but right now am out of state and am okay with your selling price, I'm a Adventure Traveler,i really want this as a surprise gift for my son so i won't let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him. You can mail me back with your PayPal email address so i can make the transfer as as soon as possible and if you do not have i advise you set up an account with them for better and secured transaction on http://www.paypal.co.uk...i have a personal Agent that will come for the pick up once after your account has been credited.. she works for the international movers http://www.intlmovers.com


Note that i will cover the paypal 3% charges

THANKS IN ADVANCE!
Keeley
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by Mike Wilson Sat Sep 07, 2013 4:47 pm
Hello keels1986 and welcome to Scamwarners.
Your instincts are correct, this is a common scam script. Any email claiming to be from paypal will be spoofed and the thief will want money sent to his shipping company via Western Union or similar untraceable money transfer service.

Just ignore any new emails or other forms of communication and he will go away.

It is ALWAYS a scam
If the pet seller or shipper asks for money to be sent via Western Union, Money Gram, any brand of gift card. Walmart To Walmart , Zelle , PayPal friends and family option, or mentions Cameroon
by keels1986 Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:05 pm
thank you very much for your reply, I really appreciate it

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