[email protected] [email protected]

Scam email update:

[email protected] >>>>> Mrs. Ashley Linda

[email protected] >>> Allan Smith


Received emails from both of them when i posted on vivastreet. Seems to be the same guy Nigerian guy that was described earlier in this thread. He certainly spoke the same way..

Thank you very much for the details.Your asking price is quite
reasonable and affordable, I'll take it. but i ll not be available for
the inspection as i m working as a Ship-Hydrographer at sea and am
buying this for my friend in another County, Just to let you know that
you will not be responsible for shipping and handling. I have made an
arrangement with a pick up agent who will come to your location for
pick up. However, I'll like to complete the payment through PayPal for
the safety of both of us. In addition, I'll need your address for the
pickup and please include your PayPal Full name and email address i
will transfer the fund. ASAP.


Best Regard
Mrs.Ashley Linda

Thank you for the respond.
i am willing to proceed with the transaction now and pay 250 which
include p&p.kindly login to your paypal account and select the request
money button located at the top of your paypal account homepage and send
the money request directly to my paypal
account id which is [email protected] so that i can submit
payment to you via paypal right now as paypal is safe, fast and easy to
send and receive money online.

If you dont have a paypal account just logon to http://www.paypal.com and set
up your paypal account, after setting up your paypal account you
locate the request money button located at the top of your paypal
account home page, use it to request money directly from my paypal
account which is [email protected] once I receive your money
request from paypal, I will submit payment to you immediately via
paypal.
thanks.
Get back asap.

Below is the postage Address:

Name:Saheed A Hassan
Address:No 5,Alexandra Road
City: Ibadan
State: Oyo
Country:Nigeria
Zip Code:23402

A common trend amongst scammers in their scripts is to post the web address of Paypal and telling you that the only way they will pay is if you set up an account on paypal.

If you dont have a paypal account just logon to http://www.paypal.com and set
up your paypal account, after setting up your paypal account you
locate the request money button located at the top of your paypal
account home page, use it to request money directly from my paypal

There a couple of hundred scammers possible even in the thousands who now use the above quote in their emails as scammers often share or steal the scripts of other scammers. Best piece of advice for any one buying online if you recieve any emails with this quote in it break off all contact and ignore any further emails from them, IT IS A SCAM.

If you do decide to ignore them you may recieve fake emails from the site you are selling on that say the funds are being held until dispatch and if you don't post a item there will be legal actions taken against you. These are all fake too, ignore them.

If you wish to check a paypal email ( that is an email supposedly originating from Paypal) forward it to [email protected] ( Paypal's scam and fraud department's email ) who will confirm if the email is real or if it is fake.

I too have received a reply to my ad offering well over my asking price. I can't understand how he/they gain from this?

The scammer wanted to send you a fake Paypal payment. He has a fake Paypal address from a free email provider. The payment would look real. Its a screen shot of a fake payment. Depending on what you were selling he would either try to steal your money or property. If it was a vehicle or large item, he would pretend to make an overpayment. He then will instruct you to pay a mover, shipper or agent. The fake Paypal email from the scammer would say that your Paypal funds will be released when you send the scammer (mover,agent or shipper) money via Western Union or Money Gram. In reality Paypal would never hold your funds.

Log into Paypal directly without any links to check for monies received or call Paypal directly from the number on their site.

If you are selling electronics, Cell phones or computers then the scammer is trying to steal your "item". Your fake funds will be released when you send the scammer a scan copy of a receipt showing you mailed your item.

This same scam works with fake check and money orders. You and your bank will think they are real. After you cash the fake check. Days or weeks later your bank will inform you of the fraud. Your bank will have you repay the monies. Possibly close your account for fraud and report you to Law Enforcement.

The best thing to do is to sell in person face to face in a public place.