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What's the Scam?

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Posted on August 4, 2019 at 11:31:33
Triode_Kingdom
Audiophile

Posts: 10199
Location: Central Texas
Joined: September 24, 2006
 I'm selling a piece of gear on Craigslist. I get a message posted 4 AM asking if it's still available. I reply "yes" the next day and receive the following:

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Ok..I live in Arizona and I will like to buy it for my sister who schooling at west Africa ,I will add $100 for the shipping through USPS ROYAL Mail to West Africa , I will pay you via my PayPal account so kindly get back to me with your PayPal email account so that I can make the Payment ASAP...Thanks and hope to hear from you....

Sent from my iPhone
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What's the scam here? This person can't do anything nefarious with my email address (except spam me). I suppose there will be another message with the actual scam if I reply?


 

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RE: What's the Scam?, posted on August 4, 2019 at 11:48:40
Bill Way
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Posts: 1886
Location: Toms River NJ
Joined: May 28, 2012
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 Do not communicate. The entertainment value of learning the scam brings with it a risk. As you don't know what the scam is, you don't know what the risk is. There are various scams that use Paypal's dispute procedures to cheat people. Stay away.

WW
"Put on your high heeled sneakers. Baby, we''re goin'' out tonight.

 

RE: What's the Scam?, posted on August 4, 2019 at 12:50:54
Triode_Kingdom
Audiophile

Posts: 10199
Location: Central Texas
Joined: September 24, 2006
 That's interesting. So the scam might be that he requires delivery to an address that can't be officially tracked? Then the buyer (who has in fact received the merchandise at that address) files for a refund, claiming non-delivery? FWIW, I wasn't planning to turn over my email address. No good could come from that. I was just curious about the scam. Thanks for your comments!




 

RE: What's the Scam?, posted on November 1, 2019 at 12:45:11
Awe-d-o-file
Dealer

Posts: 21037
Location: 50 miles west of DC
Joined: January 10, 2004
 The scam is you don't get paid and he tries to trick you into shipping it. I respond to those F U scammer but of course you know me it's spelled out.



ET

"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

 

RE: What's the Scam?, posted on November 1, 2019 at 12:48:32
Awe-d-o-file
Dealer

Posts: 21037
Location: 50 miles west of DC
Joined: January 10, 2004
 Oh shut how did I get to this forum!


ET

"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

 

RE: What's the Scam?, posted on July 18, 2020 at 11:29:43
bassbinotoko
Audiophile

Posts: 469
Location: Vancouver Island
Joined: January 27, 2009
 Maybe you will receive a payment from a stolen credit card, which will be canceled or reversed in a few days, once the theft or fraud is discovered. They may also ask you to return the difference between what they sent to cover postage and the actual cost, so that you are scammed out of the item, the shipping, and that "overpayment" amount, when the original payment turns out to be fake.

 

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