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Advice on this possible CL scam??

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dckiteboards
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ive been in touch with this guy for a day now and he is gonna paypal me money. If i document everything as well as do delivery conf and insure the package am i safe? I have used paypal since 2002 and have had no problems but the fact that he is in west africa makes me a little nervous.

heres one of the emails
I saw your item placed on CRAIGSLIST and keen interested in the
immediate purchase of this unit i will be paying you a sum of $1075 and
will be making payment right away,i shall also be paying through
PAYPAL and so i will want to complete the transaction in a very timely
manner and shipped out immediately after you are been notify of the
payment Approval and pay $150 for the shipment via uspsexpress mail
service (EMS SPEEDPOST).if you can do this,email me with your name and
your paypal email so that i can proceed with payment right away.let me
quickly say that i will be sending this unit to West Africa and i will
be happy if you can end this auction and will also drop positive
feedback and do business with you.


I called payapl and told them this story and they said as long as you document everything and do delivery conf and insure. everything will be fine. but i am still nervous the address he sent me I googled and it came up with some fraud red flags. although it wasnt the exact address it was in the same area.
Dec 12 2008 1:06PM
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C.R.E.A.M
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dude he probably will say the product never got there because delivery is fucked, plus who says sum? and thats a paypal dispute that is gonna be dirtyy,

what are u selling skis?
Dec 12 2008 1:12PM
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dckiteboards
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I am selling the canon gl1. and I will be doing delivery conf and signature required and I will be taking video of everything going into it and show that everything is in working order. pre shipment.

i dont know what else to do.
Dec 12 2008 1:14PM
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freezed
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definitely a scam. that's the first rule of craigslist...CASH ONLY
Dec 12 2008 1:28PM
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C.R.E.A.M
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wait have u been emailing with the guy?
or did he just send u this thru cl? it seems like a computer generated email to collect peoples names and emails, they promise to buy something and then once u send them a full name and an email address u get spammed and they sell ur information.

but if u have talked to the guy it may not be, its just wierd he never said camera its all item, product, unit, its all intentionally abmigious
Dec 12 2008 1:29PM
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pmills
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thats like rule #1 pick up -- cash only

craigs list is LOCAL only
Dec 12 2008 1:36PM
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0123456789
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scam, especially cause youre selling a gl1. dont do it.
Dec 12 2008 1:55PM
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dckiteboards
Posts: 372 - Karma: 76
thanks everyone. I have done many purchases through paypal and craiglist so I do not believe cash is the only way to go on craiglist. But it does seem scammy. thank you

well see if the money actually goes in my account. he says he is sending it.

well see I will post a update later today.

Dec 12 2008 2:04PM
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DANETRON
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Like everyone else said im guessing its a scam, but i want to post for my threads to see how it turns out.

Good luck
Dec 12 2008 2:09PM
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mmallender.
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lol id say defs a scam, its west africa, there wasa thread or article a while back saying a huge huge majority of scams are sales with shipping overseas.
Dec 12 2008 2:13PM
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EH_DUBS
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no dont ship to him.

im pretty sure they do something that gets there money back after you get it too.
Dec 12 2008 3:12PM
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C.R.E.A.M
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yea or once they get your name and paypal email they somehow fuck you over with that.
im sure its not hard.

and an address too, i bet with those three things they fuck you over major.
Dec 12 2008 3:14PM
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ECfreeski3
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mythreads, i wanna see how this turns out
Dec 12 2008 4:42PM
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BootySpunk.
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My Threads but you are sooo fucked that is such a generic message dude. But hey its your info not mine.
Dec 12 2008 4:44PM
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C.R.E.A.M
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yea i wanna know how this works out, what the fuck are they gonna do with it in africa anyways? they better have like generators and shit to charge it
haha
kidding but really what the hell.
Dec 12 2008 4:59PM
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Six.0.Tree-ski
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my threads...

Dec 12 2008 6:55PM
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KLovelace
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its a certain scam.  i get an email or two like that from almost every cl add i post. deal n town with cash.
Dec 12 2008 6:58PM
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First.Aid
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I feel bad for the people in West Africa that legitimately want to buy something haha.
Dec 12 2008 7:56PM
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Silence
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That is a DEFINITE scam, thats all that needs to be said.
DO NOT send that GL1 anywhere.

The formatting of that email is WAY too familiar.
Dec 12 2008 8:02PM
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ECfreeski3
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haha i was thinking that
Dec 12 2008 8:13PM
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skibum2292
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don't sell it to him!! it is the BIGGEST scam in the book. Every time I put something on craigslist someone for west africa wants to buy my item. DAMN little scammers!!!
Dec 12 2008 8:19PM
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skier_boy26
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textbook scammer.

even if you just searchbar scam (via advanced search) and some of the other previous scam threads include a message from a potential buyer that is not quite verbatim, but basically the same as yours.

Don't do it. Sell local, and avoid a potential hassle even if you document that shit.
Dec 12 2008 8:23PM
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~Joe~
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SCAM SCAM SCAM!! one of my retard friends sold his xbox 360 to some guy in Nigeria, the guy sent him a bunch of fake confirmation emails from paypal, and my buddy was out his 360 as well as $60 for shipping, kid is an idiot, dont make the same mistake
Dec 12 2008 8:43PM
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buckers
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This is exactly the same as an email I got through Ebay when I was selling my FX1.

Everybody on Ebay just tells them to get lost so they have obviously moved to more selling sites such as CL.

They will send you email from "Paypal" but they are ridiculously fake, and obviously linked to fake "Paypal" sites. I never listened to the emails from "Paypal" and always shut the browsers, opened a new one and went to the actual Paypal site, only to see, SHOCK HORROR!!! that they had not sent the money.

They will say that they will report you Paypal unless you send the item, but its bullshit. Once they realise your not a complete idiot you'll never hear from them again.

Its fun to watch play out, but don't send anything till you've definitely got the money in your paypal.
Dec 13 2008 1:07AM
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buckers
Posts: 448 - Karma: 12
This is exactly the same as an email I got through Ebay when I was selling my FX1.

Everybody on Ebay just tells them to get lost so they have obviously moved to more selling sites such as CL.

They will send you email from "Paypal" but they are ridiculously fake, and obviously linked to fake "Paypal" sites. I never listened to the emails from "Paypal" and always shut the browsers, opened a new one and went to the actual Paypal site, only to see, SHOCK HORROR!!! that they had not sent the money.

They will say that they will report you Paypal unless you send the item, but its bullshit. Once they realise your not a complete idiot you'll never hear from them again.

Its fun to watch play out, but don't send anything till you've definitely got the money in your paypal.
Dec 13 2008 1:09AM
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