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Craigslist fake?
I'm selling a ps2 for $100 but can you tell me if this is a scam? I included no pictures....... Nice hearing from you,My name is MR Samy Tony from Califonia,am a business man,am very happy to came accross your craigslist item.,and i like the condition of the item,so if is still available,i will like to buy it from you,am shipping this international to my fiance, and please do know that you will help me to do that, am ready to pay you the total amount of $200 for the item including the shipping fees ,via USPS EXPRESS MAIL INTERNATIONAL(EMS) and i will pay you via paypal,and if paypal is accepted,so kindly get back to me with your paypal e-mail address for the payment.so when i made the payment i will give you the full address. Thanks and hope to hear from you.
2 months ago - 8 answers
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Well if you get a paypal payment you had better ship it to their confirmed address or they could get their money returned and you would be out. It sounds pretty cut and paste, but it could be legit. I'd tell him to give a phone number you could call him at, then ask him to pay with a money order and see what he says. If it's a scam he's not going to want to give a phone number unless it's an untraceable cell or something. You could take all the money out of paypal so he couldn't take it back. The problem with that is paypal will go after your credit if they get stuck. I probably wouldn't touch this one.
by Jewelh
2 months ago
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Sounds like a scam. But, if he puts the money in your Paypal before you ship it, I don't see what there is to lose.
by Andy- 2 months ago
Check PayPal's TOS regarding scams. I believe they have scam protection up to a certain amount, so PayPal should be safe. Money orders are EASY to fake! It happens all the time. I wouldn't accept any money orders from overseas, checks, or anything but cash, and PayPal IF PayPal has scam protection. This is probably one of those Nigerian scam things where he wants to send a money order for $3,000, and have you send him the difference after you cash it. Don't do it.
by Jools- 2 months ago
Fake, without a doubt. I don't think PayPal's seller protection is all it is cracked up to be. It would be dumb to play along with an obvious scam. Think about it, the "buyer" would have to be quite the idiot to offer you double your asking price to send the thing overseas sight unseen.
by Brian A- 2 months ago
Yup, it's a scam. Nobody's going to pay you more than you are asking for an item. Ignore it.
by Jackrabbit- 2 months ago
I don't trust anyone who can't spell the name of their own state.
by diet_coke_ca- 2 months ago
In addition to all the great answers above, I have this: It sounds fake. . .he's too "proper" in his inquiry and that makes me suspcious of him. Then he offers you double your asking price - WHY? He is obviously wants to tempt you for some reason. He asks you to ship it overseas without seeing it himself and making sure it works first - weird. The whole thing just stinks. You need to politely decline his offer.
by ~girlfriday~- 2 months ago
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by Answers Galore- 2 months ago