Craigslist, Ebay and other online buying/selling scams.
by giannis1967 Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:19 am
I recently receive an offer about an item i post on http://www.bazaraki.com from Lisa Gabriel email [email protected], this person wants to buy the item through paypal and i send her a money request through paypal, after a while i receive an email through paypal that the transaction is complete, next day she ask me if i have more things to sell to her and i said yes, again money through paypal again email from paypal that my money are on my account and there going to be credited in a couple if days, to day i contact paypal through email and after i phone them and finally all these paypal emails i receive are fake. Unfornunately for me i get tricked even i use paypal for so long these emails look totaly real, they even have a paypal advertise and if you click you go to paypal.
And all these days even now i am writing this person asks me where are the items, wants the tracking number and also she claims that the money are in.
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by Bryon Williams Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:50 am
The scammer sent you a fake Paypal payment. He has a fake Paypal address from a free email provider. The payment would look real. Its a screen shot of a fake payment. Depending on what you were selling he would either try to steal your money or property. If it was a vehicle or large item, he would pretend to make an overpayment. He then will instruct you to pay a mover, shipper or agent. The fake Paypal email from the scammer would say that your Paypal funds will be released when you send the scammer (mover,agent or shipper) money via Western Union or Money Gram. In reality Paypal would never hold your funds.

Log into Paypal directly without any links to check for monies received or call Paypal directly from the number on their site.

If you are selling electronics, Cell phones or computers then the scammer is trying to steal your "item". Your fake funds will be released when you send the scammer a scan copy of a receipt showing you mailed your item.

This same scam works with fake check and money orders. You and your bank will think they are real. After you cash the fake check. Days or weeks later your bank will inform you of the fraud. Your bank will have you repay the monies. Possibly close your account for fraud and report you to Law Enforcement.

The best thing to do is to sell in person face to face in a public place.

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by giannis1967 Wed Oct 09, 2013 1:39 am
Sometimes i am very lucky
A couple of weeks ago i met a person from Nigeria and i ask him if he can help me.
This person's ex girlfriend works in Nigerian posto office and she manage to block the parcel, and also inform her manager about this scammer and the police arrest the person who went to collect it.
Nigerian post office return my parcel with my items last Monday.
by Bryon Williams Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:01 am
@giannis1967 this is very unusual if you sent your "item" to a scammer. As you know they wanted it shipped Expressed Mail. Normally, Nigerian scammers have members who go to the Postal location daily. However, I am happy for you.

I also want to point out another scam. It is called a Recovery Scam. Scammers will write their victims sometimes with a different email address promising to recover any loss money or goods. These scammers are trying to steal more money with fees. Scammers are known to promise a victim a return of their "Item" if they remove post on Anti Scam Forums. A scammer is a thief and a criminal they lie for a living. Scammers and thieves never return anything stolen or refund a victim.

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