832-554-6872
TX, US
 | irma? 2013-11-07 02:43:07 Unknown |
hola como estas
| tinman 2013-08-25 08:30:51 Unknown |
just got the same message
| fishntex 2013-01-10 17:00:42 Unknown |
Caller called wanting to buy my boat was even willing to pay the extra fee for using my paypal account. and he didn't even look at my boat. How do you want to buy a boat without visually looking at what you are buying.
NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)
Here are a few quick ways, and there are probably many more! (feel free to leave me comments if you have seen or heard of any other ways you can be defrauded on Pay Pal)
1- They (the scammer) will send you a phony (but legitimate looking) email from Pay Pal indicating that the money has been sent but won?t be credited to your account until you email back the tracking number. This is complete BS because Pay Pal will NEVER asks for a tracking number before crediting you the money. If you log in to your real Pay Pal account (not some link in an email) and there is no money present and no copy of that email, then it?s obvious that there is no transaction, but how many people will go through this extra trouble?
2 ? They send you an email from Pay Pal (again phony) saying that the money has been sent but you must click on the enclosed link to confirm the transaction. The link then takes you to a very real looking Pay Pal site where you enter your log in details and BAM, you just fell for an old fashioned phishing scam where the Craigslist scammer hacks your account and takes your money!
3 - The scammer pays you with a hacked Pay Pal account, (like from #2 above) the money goes in to your account, then once you send the item the real account holder reports the theft and Pay Pal
debits the money from your account. Now you have NO money and NO merchandise.
4 - The Craigslist scammer pays you with a real Pay Pal account and ask you to ship the merchandise to a different address. Once you do so and they have the merchandise in hand, they turn around and file a charge-back saying that they never received the item. It doesn?t matter if you have a copy of the delivery confirmation or an email from them asking you to send the merchandise to a different address. You have NO protection from Pay Pal if you ship anywhere other than the verified Pay Pal address ? (scammers know this and are hoping you won?t).
5 - The oldest scam in the book is where the scammer sends you MORE money than you asked for. They will then apologize and say that they made a mistake but if you could please just wire the balance to their ?shipping agent? through Western Union they will arrange a pickup. You do this, then the scammer files a charge-back with Pay Pal saying their account has been hacked, and that they never intended to send you any money. Pay Pal then turns around and debits the money from your account. This one really puts the SUCKER stamp one your forehead because now what happened is that you just sent the merchandise PLUS your own money to the scammer using another fake name through Western Union. How will you EVER live that down? Oh, wait?fortunately you read this article and you wont get stung! You are now SMART instead of STUNG!
These are just a few methods that any Craigslist scammer can use to defraud you and the Real Pay Pal. If you keep these things in mind and still wish to go forward with a Pay Pal payment on Craigslist I hope that it all works out for you. Considering these people are always looking for new ways to scam you from your money I would be very hesitant to proceed with these types of transactions. One thing I have learned is that the BEST way to cut off a scammer on Craigslist is to keep ALL your transactions 1- Local, and 2- CASH ONLY!
Craigslist is also full of local scammers, don?t get me wrong. Not all criminals live in Nigeria. That would be just foolish to allow yourself to think that locality has anything to do with the criminal element. There have been numerous reports of people being robbed or assaulted by local criminals from Craigslist. One very important rule above all others is to Always meet in well lit, very public places. Never allow yourself to be pulled away from crowds since the old adage is correct that ?There is safety in numbers?! I hope this helps you out and keeps you protected. I will add more scams here in the future but at my website www.howtobeatcraigslist.tk I have an on going list of scams that just keeps growing. Check that out for the latest, and don?t get discouraged by the HUGE list. You don?t have to read it all in one sitting. Stay smart and stay safe!
NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)
Here are a few quick ways, and there are probably many more! (feel free to leave me comments if you have seen or heard of any other ways you can be defrauded on Pay Pal)
1- They (the scammer) will send you a phony (but legitimate looking) email from Pay Pal indicating that the money has been sent but won?t be credited to your account until you email back the tracking number. This is complete BS because Pay Pal will NEVER asks for a tracking number before crediting you the money. If you log in to your real Pay Pal account (not some link in an email) and there is no money present and no copy of that email, then it?s obvious that there is no transaction, but how many people will go through this extra trouble?
2 ? They send you an email from Pay Pal (again phony) saying that the money has been sent but you must click on the enclosed link to confirm the transaction. The link then takes you to a very real looking Pay Pal site where you enter your log in details and BAM, you just fell for an old fashioned phishing scam where the Craigslist scammer hacks your account and takes your money!
3 - The scammer pays you with a hacked Pay Pal account, (like from #2 above) the money goes in to your account, then once you send the item the real account holder reports the theft and Pay Pal
debits the money from your account. Now you have NO money and NO merchandise.
4 - The Craigslist scammer pays you with a real Pay Pal account and ask you to ship the merchandise to a different address. Once you do so and they have the merchandise in hand, they turn around and file a charge-back saying that they never received the item. It doesn?t matter if you have a copy of the delivery confirmation or an email from them asking you to send the merchandise to a different address. You have NO protection from Pay Pal if you ship anywhere other than the verified Pay Pal address ? (scammers know this and are hoping you won?t).
5 - The oldest scam in the book is where the scammer sends you MORE money than you asked for. They will then apologize and say that they made a mistake but if you could please just wire the balance to their ?shipping agent? through Western Union they will arrange a pickup. You do this, then the scammer files a charge-back with Pay Pal saying their account has been hacked, and that they never intended to send you any money. Pay Pal then turns around and debits the money from your account. This one really puts the SUCKER stamp one your forehead because now what happened is that you just sent the merchandise PLUS your own money to the scammer using another fake name through Western Union. How will you EVER live that down? Oh, wait?fortunately you read this article and you wont get stung! You are now SMART instead of STUNG!
These are just a few methods that any Craigslist scammer can use to defraud you and the Real Pay Pal. If you keep these things in mind and still wish to go forward with a Pay Pal payment on Craigslist I hope that it all works out for you. Considering these people are always looking for new ways to scam you from your money I would be very hesitant to proceed with these types of transactions. One thing I have learned is that the BEST way to cut off a scammer on Craigslist is to keep ALL your transactions 1- Local, and 2- CASH ONLY!
Craigslist is also full of local scammers, don?t get me wrong. Not all criminals live in Nigeria. That would be just foolish to allow yourself to think that locality has anything to do with the criminal element. There have been numerous reports of people being robbed or assaulted by local criminals from Craigslist. One very important rule above all others is to Always meet in well lit, very public places. Never allow yourself to be pulled away from crowds since the old adage is correct that ?There is safety in numbers?! I hope this helps you out and keeps you protected. I will add more scams here in the future but at my website www.howtobeatcraigslist.tk I have an on going list of scams that just keeps growing. Check that out for the latest, and don?t get discouraged by the HUGE list. You don?t have to read it all in one sitting. Stay smart and stay safe!
| Terry 2013-01-10 16:51:56 Unknown |
Received text message with similar story from this same number, trying to buy a boat listed on Craigs List.
| Audrey 2012-11-16 05:25:34 Unknown |
Just rec'd text message from this number, similar story
| pdub 2012-10-03 14:54:18 Unknown |
scammer wanting to purchase motorcycle off craigslist..
supposedly working off shore and needs to pay via paypal..
too busy to pickup in person; wants to send mover to pick up bike..
about the 10th scammer with similiar story on this bike sell..
supposedly working off shore and needs to pay via paypal..
too busy to pickup in person; wants to send mover to pick up bike..
about the 10th scammer with similiar story on this bike sell..
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