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- design_naked0
oh yeah, and burn their face. good suggestion choss.
- design_naked0
DON'T DO IT!!!!
I just listed a couple things on Craigslist the other day and received almost the same exact message from a few different people. I just deleted them. Don't even respond back out of curiosity because it is not worth it.
TOTAL SCAM!!!!
- doesnotexist0
i like the burning their face solution the best so far
- JerseyRaindog0
I've made over 4k selling off old stuff through Ebay using paypal and haven't had any problems (yet).
But yup, that is a definite scam email. Ignore. I recognise the style.
- Meeklo0
I used paypal many times before, after reading so many responses about how unsafe it is, It kinda makes me worried, I thought you could recieve the money, then transfer to your account, once is cleared you send the product, if its a scam, paypal gives you a full refund.
maybe not? I did get a few emails from some nigerian prince wanted to donate money to me, and although I never met him in my life, I just thought he was very nice..
- squeegeeman0
run the fuck away.
- radar0
then burn the person face
chossy
(Jan 8 07, 12:13)and take photos with the camera before you sell it.
- robotron3k0
yes i've had one of those types of "bids" before and yes it's fake.
- chossy0
then burn the person face
- barbtastic0
good instincts, girl, that is scam-supreme!
make sure to forward it to paypal AND to the peeps @ craigslist [and gmail or whoever your email service is]
- ETM0
Keep 2 things in mind always.
1. Even with Paypal, wait at least 5-7 business days or until the funds are actually moved into your bank account or onto your CC before sending, not just sitting in your PayPal account. Lots of times people will pay the amount and you will get confirmation from Paypal, but then it's pulled or it's a stolen account and you've already sent the item and you get no payment.
2. If they ever offer to pay you way above asking and then request you return the difference (for various reasons), that is a known scam.
- chossy0
just send an email asking them to tell you what computer the user will be using to check compatibility and then you will find out for sure if that bitch is lying and if she is lying drive round her house and burn her face.
- Jaline0
haha, I sent an email and I got a response about how she wants to send the gift to someone in the Philippines.
- harlequino0
Oh and if it's a big ticket item, they'll probably throw up a fake escrow service too.
One guy try to scam me by saying my PayPal payment would be sent to my account upon receipt of freight. PayPal offers no such service.
- johndiggity0
i got like 6 of those the instant i listed a tv on craiglist 6 months ago. they said they would pay freight to lagos though.
- chossy0
tell them to get to fuck,
- Jaline0
they raised the price by $50. I did say, "best offer".
but yeah, it does look shady.
- harlequino0
The other thing they do is to offer more that you ask. Then they will do one of two things:
1. Apologize for the inflated offer and say that they "really needed" the item.
2. Just start yping lower prices and not mention it. For example, they may have bid $2600, but then you get an email that says "Ok, I am sending $2000 for the item now."
- speed_d0
Totao Scam!!! Can't even use correct grammar? Gift for a client? Assuming you will just accept the offer? Too many reasons to be skeptical.