by jcjchung04
Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:25 am
Hello. This happened to me yesterday.
A dining table set ($1000 value) was posted for sale on kijiji.com. An interested buyer by the name of Kimberley Adams contacted me within the day agreeing to purchase the item. My paypal email was requested to transfer the transaction amount, which was given. Soon after an email on paypal letterhead was received notifiying a pending $1700 was transferred, which includes the $1000 value for the set, $650 for shipping fees and $50 for moneygram charges. I was instructed to send the $650 in moneygram to a United Kingdom contact. The actual content of the Paypal letter is as follows:
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Regarding your Transaction with Kimberley Adams. The Funds will reflect in your PayPal account as soon as the money gram information is received from you.We want to notify you that a payment of $ 1,700.00 CAD has been deposited into our database by Kimberley Adams and is ready to be credited into your account, the Money was sent through the Service Option Secure Payment making this transaction to be protected with adequate security measures for you to be able to receive the funds.
So, all you have to do now is to proceed to send the $ 650.00 CAD through money gram Money Transfer to the confirmed shipping agent address and make sure you contact us with the Necessary money gram details so that we can verify it and then credit your account. You can send it at any money gram Local Outlet, it's not compulsory you have an account with money gram before sending funds. We'll include the money gram when crediting your account.Get it done asap.MAKE SURE YOU SET THE SHIPPING FEE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP IN MINUTE AT THE MONEY GRAM SHOP FOR EASY COLLECTION BY THE SHIPPING AGENT.
You are required to send the money gram information to us as stated below if you don't have a scanner:
(1) Sender's Name;
(2) Receiver's Name;
(3) Reference Number;
(4) Amount Sent;
We assure you that this is a safe and approved transaction and your account will be credited immediately we verify the money gram details.You can contact us anytime if you have any question(s) about this transaction. We want you to understand that the money payment can't be reversed nor can it be canceled or split, so we assure you that you are 100% SECURED doing this transaction.
Once again be rest assured that you will have the funds, Once the Money Gram Information is received from you for verification.
Sincerely,
A. Williams,
The PayPal Team
NOTE: This is important as a security measure to ensure safety of this transaction. As this transaction was done via our e-mail payments service, any inquiries and necessary information should be sent to us by directly replying to this message, because of the status of this transaction, it has not been passed on to our customer care phone service section and all inquiries should be directed to this e-mail address as it is the one monitored for your transaction.You can email us any time at [email protected]
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This behavior appeared odd and I was able to confirm the fraudulent nature of the scam after a brief internet search. I have reported this information to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
A dining table set ($1000 value) was posted for sale on kijiji.com. An interested buyer by the name of Kimberley Adams contacted me within the day agreeing to purchase the item. My paypal email was requested to transfer the transaction amount, which was given. Soon after an email on paypal letterhead was received notifiying a pending $1700 was transferred, which includes the $1000 value for the set, $650 for shipping fees and $50 for moneygram charges. I was instructed to send the $650 in moneygram to a United Kingdom contact. The actual content of the Paypal letter is as follows:
- - - - -
Regarding your Transaction with Kimberley Adams. The Funds will reflect in your PayPal account as soon as the money gram information is received from you.We want to notify you that a payment of $ 1,700.00 CAD has been deposited into our database by Kimberley Adams and is ready to be credited into your account, the Money was sent through the Service Option Secure Payment making this transaction to be protected with adequate security measures for you to be able to receive the funds.
So, all you have to do now is to proceed to send the $ 650.00 CAD through money gram Money Transfer to the confirmed shipping agent address and make sure you contact us with the Necessary money gram details so that we can verify it and then credit your account. You can send it at any money gram Local Outlet, it's not compulsory you have an account with money gram before sending funds. We'll include the money gram when crediting your account.Get it done asap.MAKE SURE YOU SET THE SHIPPING FEE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP IN MINUTE AT THE MONEY GRAM SHOP FOR EASY COLLECTION BY THE SHIPPING AGENT.
You are required to send the money gram information to us as stated below if you don't have a scanner:
(1) Sender's Name;
(2) Receiver's Name;
(3) Reference Number;
(4) Amount Sent;
We assure you that this is a safe and approved transaction and your account will be credited immediately we verify the money gram details.You can contact us anytime if you have any question(s) about this transaction. We want you to understand that the money payment can't be reversed nor can it be canceled or split, so we assure you that you are 100% SECURED doing this transaction.
Once again be rest assured that you will have the funds, Once the Money Gram Information is received from you for verification.
Sincerely,
A. Williams,
The PayPal Team
NOTE: This is important as a security measure to ensure safety of this transaction. As this transaction was done via our e-mail payments service, any inquiries and necessary information should be sent to us by directly replying to this message, because of the status of this transaction, it has not been passed on to our customer care phone service section and all inquiries should be directed to this e-mail address as it is the one monitored for your transaction.You can email us any time at [email protected]
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This behavior appeared odd and I was able to confirm the fraudulent nature of the scam after a brief internet search. I have reported this information to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.