Craigslist / PayPal Scam Attempts

The pleasure is all mine, Bryon, if the posts help people from being scammed.

I received more fake PayPal emails re: the previous scam attempt from Garcia Jenkins
[email protected].

Fake PayPal email #4

from: [email protected]® <[email protected]>
date: Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 12:18 PM
subject: ***Awaiting Your Response***Shipment Tracking Number Needed For Instant Accreditation!!!
mailed-by: gmail.com
signed-by: gmail.com

Dear [email protected],

PayPal customer Verification Department is using this medium to remind you of the transaction between you and client Mrs Garcia Jenks about an item purchased and the total sum of $275.00 USD has been paid for the item named Blackberry Bold 9700.

We are yet to receive the shipment details of the transaction and your money is still in our Account Database ready to be credited into your account once we verify the shipment information (s).

Once again the buyers shipping address has been confirmed by the buyer and PayPalis as stated below:

Shipping Information

Address: Name:Mark Ola
Address:2 Onifade street,Dugbe
City:Ibadan
State:Oyo
Zipcode:23402
Country:Nigeria.

Address Status:

Confirmed

BUYER'S SHIPPING OPTIONS IS AS STATED BELOW :

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***ATTENTION***
The order has been CONFIRMED AND APPROVED,So you can now proceed with the shipment of the item to the buyer's shipping address. You are expected to make the shipment within 24 hours AFTER receiving this shipment reminder and get back to our Customer/Technical Dept. with the Postage Evidence for Verification.

The Shipment Tracking number should be emailed to our customer care for VERIFICATION so that your account can be credited immediately after the shipment verification.

We embark on this measure in order to protect both parties involved in this transaction and to reduce the occurrence of Scams and Fraud within eBay and PayPal Community, Feel free to contact the PayPal Seller Verification department at
[email protected] for any inquiry.

Thank you for using PayPal® We look forward serving your online auction payment better in future.
_______________________________________________________________________
Thank you for using PayPal®
The PayPal Team.


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Thanks for the reply, I'm interested in buying the item for my Friend who works at American embassy in West Africa and shipping the item down to her will be through US local post office EMS Express Global Mail(USPS), I would have paid by cash but I'm not in state right now, I'm out of state for coaching program where i stationed for my rugby coaching, i will be paying you via my Verified PayPal account, i will include the shipping cost of $100 because i want it shipped to my Friend via EMS Express Global Mail(USPS). so kindly get back to me with your PayPal account name with e-mail address so i can send the money to you today.
Thanks

Fake PayPal email #5

from: [email protected]® <[email protected]>
date: Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 3:43 AM
subject: You Are Given 24Hrs Ultimatum Time To Get This Issue Solved!!!
mailed-by: gmail.com
signed-by: gmail.com

Dear [email protected],

We are very glad to write you today,concerning the issue your client raised that you will like us to accredit your account for the transaction between you and Mrs Garcia Jenk,we are calling your consent to the fact that the payment means which your client has used to make the payment is through PayPal Auction Payment which has scheduled from the rules that it can never be canceled due our past experience.
Moreover,we want you to understand that this transaction has gone beyond your client control,it is now a case with PayPal because your client account for the transaction can not be canceled which means you must ship out the item as addressed and failure to the item today,you will face the consequence of Legal Action and bear in mind that we have all your information on file and ready to be forwarded to the authority for necessary steps.
We are advising you for the last time to make sure the item shipped today and we are giving you 48Hrs ultimatum time for this to be done,once you have ship out the item,just send us the requested Tracking details and we will immediately forward it to our verification department for verification and accredit your account without any delay.


This is done in other to protect both the seller and buyer.

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Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

I received some emails from the same email address responding to two Blackberry smartphone ads I posted on Craigslist. I've put two of them here as they were pretty much the same.

[email protected] / Horlarmide ([email protected])

From: [email protected] on behalf of Horlarmide ([email protected])
Sent: Tue 12/04/12 1:30 PM

Used or New??

James

from: Horlarmide James <[email protected]>
date: Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 4:07 PM
mailed-by: blumail.org

Thanks for getting back to me, i am located in commerce city in CO,i
really need to buy this and send to my son schooling outside the state
as a gift. I will offer you $210 so as to close the deal off. I will
be paying through PAYPAL because i have a verified account with
PayPal.So kindly get back with your PayPal email address so i can make
payment into your PayPal account.Get back to me if my approval is
granted.I would like to see the pictures please.
Thanks

Hello JenJen

Thank you for all that you are doing. to help others.

Bryon

I got a reply from this scammer as well.

From: Horlarmide James <[email protected]>
To: ********
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmxFQNamlBz10uSrOnxomF1YKJTa4fN/FTDj2H1k7Ivekn+APM+IgFyZy1VuJy5CMwNcq42

Thanks for getting back to me, i am located in commerce city in CO,i
really need to buy this and send to my son schooling outside the state
as a gift. I will offer you $280 so as to close the deal off. I will
be paying through PAYPAL because i have a verified account with
PayPal.So kindly get back with your PayPal email address so i can make
payment into your PayPal account.Get back to me if my approval is
granted.I would like to see the pictures please.
Thanks

Fake PayPal email #5

from: [email protected]

[email protected]® [email protected]

be carefull this is fake mail

You've Got A New Fund!!!

Status: Pending*** Require Transport Company Payment***

TRANSACTION
Transport Company Payment Address:

Name: Kijuana Harris
City:Atlanta
State:Georgia
Zip Code: 30314
Country: USA

Transaction ID 0PR19308DU*****T
Transaction date
1/4/2014
Payment terms Due on receipt of Western Union
Status Pending
Money sent to: ********@gmail.com

Date Description
Quantity Unit price Amount
1/4/2014 (Bike)
******
€ 1,150.00 € 1,150.00

Shipping Company Fee



Western Union Charges €300.00




€ 25.00



Total € 1,475.00
Terms and conditions
Once you got the payment confirmation,you can go ahead and pay the transport company fee. And note that payment cannot be Reverse or Call back because it has been deducted from the buyer's account already.

Note to recipient
I have made the payment, so make sure you send the money to the transport company today so that they can come for the pick up tomorrow.thanks



***We've Placed a Temporary Hold On The Funds Of This Transaction***



Dear ***** *********

This is to confirm to you that you have received the payment of €1,475.00 EUR from (Mike Anderson) for the Merchandise. He bought from you and the sum of €1,150.00 EUR will reflect in your Paypal account after all due measures have taken place. in order to complete this transaction and get the funds approved in your account. we advice you go to nearest Western Union Office Click Here and send the excess sum of €300.00 EUR to the transport agent for activation of the full amount of €1,475.00 EUR into your Paypal account to complete the transaction, Once you send the money via western union get back to us with your western union payment scan copy receipt so all procedures in checking the correctness of funds into your account can be completed. We Advise you to send the said amount meant for her pick up agent so that we can Credit your account. Kindly provide the payment scan copy receipt so all procedures in checking the correctness of funds into your account can be completed.We are working together with Western Union Money Transfer on this transaction. Feel free to contact the agent in charge of your transaction via [email protected] and we will be glad to give you adequate help you require and your account will be credited immediately once we confirm your payment . We thank you for using PayPal and we hope to serve you better in the nearest future, The money money has now been detected from the buyer 's account and the money is ready to be deposited into your Paypal account, The MTCN number is to be sent to us Click Here...




Transport Company Payment Address:
Name: Kijuana Harris
City:Atlanta
State:Georgia
Zip Code: 30314
Country: USA

Note:- We will not credit the account until you make the payment of €300.00 EUR to the shipper first and get back to us with the western union details for prove and you should not send the western union information to the buyer, the Western Union Information should be send directly to us for verification and then you can send the information to the buyer after your money is released into your account, We shall be expecting to read from you as soon as possible...

we will credit your account instantly once you get back to us with your western union scan copy receipt so we can verify it for confirmation....


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