Craigslist, Ebay and other online buying/selling scams.
by adinl Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:44 am
Soon as I posted my car for sale on kijiji I got 3 text messages asking to send more details via email, all of them worked over seas etc, I cant believe the amount of emails i got like this. And this was for a vehicle with 210,000 km. I asked them for ID and where they were from and all I got back was something like this:

"I appreciate your prompt response, I'm Benton Tucker presently
offshore in the Gurf of Mexico for Transocean on a new Semi
Submersible as a Storekeeper. We work 14 on, 14 off. I am buying It
ASAP for my cousin as a surprise and he doesn't know about it. I wont
be available by myself for inspection due to the nature of my work and
present location. I will like you to email me with some close up shots
of it and will arrange for it to be picked up by a pick up agent who
will be coming for the inspection and pick up at your place once the
payment clears, I will also be paying you through Paypal which i
believe is safe and secured for both of us and I will also be
responsible for the charges. All I need from you now is to get back to
me with your Paypal email and name or send me Paypal invoice so that I
can send your payment ASAP. What is your final asking price?

Just want to be sure about the sale before i proceed and If you need
to reach me, send me an email as i Squeeze time every four-hours to
check correspondence and respond at the same time.

Thanks


Okay. I would have love to talk to you on phone and explain more better but Due to the nature of my job,making phone calls and visiting of website are restricted but i took permission from our IT Admin to check this advert and sent you Text regarding this and instructing you to email so I am not allowed to get out of the unit or give calls whenever I want. I am an honorable person and you will receive your full money cash in hand before my mover comes for pick up at your place. And if you dont have a paypal account, It's pretty easy to set up a PayPal account at http://www.paypal.com . it's just a few minutes away from signing up. it's safe and secure for both Parties. You are on a secured transaction with paypal. As soon as you open an account, get back to me with the name and email that you linked with your paypal account and I will have your money wired asap. I hope to read from you asap"[/i]

Regards


No name or anything but i could not bellieve all these scams i was getting.
Here is some contact info on these guys, sorry but i just deleted the text messages I was getting. I did tell one of them to get bent and pound sand cause your full or crap...l.have not heard back.
Benton Tucker < [email protected] >
(818)869-0095) that is another i got a text from
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by syl77 Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:22 pm
Yah I think I got the same person off Kijiji for paintball gear

[email protected] Felica Taylor with email of this sort
1-301-375-2623

I appreciate your prompt response, I am buying It ASAP for my cousin
residing in Ontario as a surprise. I wont be available by myself for
inspection due to the nature of my work and present location. I will
like you to email me with some close up shots of it and will arrange
for it to be picked up by a pick up agent who will be coming for the
inspection and pick up at your place once the payment clears, I will
also be paying you through Paypal which i believe is safe and secured
for both of us and I will also be responsible for the charges. All I
need from you now is to get back to me with your Paypal email and name
or send me Paypal invoice so that I can send your payment ASAP. What
is your final asking price?

Do reply me with the below details.
(1). Are you the original owner ?
(2). how long has it been under your care ?

Just want to be sure about the sale before i proceed and If you need
to reach me, send me an email as i Squeeze time every four-hours to
check correspondence and respond at the same time.

Thanks


I have just completed the payment and i am sure PayPal must have sent
you a confirmation email to your paypal email. Kindly check your (Spam
or Junk) folder for the payment confirm email alert if its not in your
inbox. The total payment i sent with the Shipper's fee ($850.00) and
Moneygram fee ($100) inclusive was $2,350.00 and have been deducted
from my account. So, proceed to the nearest Money gram outlet or
walmart asap and get the excess funds sent out from your personal
pocket to the pickup agent's head office via Money gram and send the
details to paypal for verification. Here is the Pickup Agent's
information that the money gram should be sent to below:

Name: Robert S Moanfeldt, 1826 Trade Center Way, Naples, FL 34109,USA.

Pls. Kindly email the necessary details (Ref#) to PayPal and the Name
and Address used to send the excess shipper's fee in order for your
funds $2,350 to be fully reimbursed/processed into your account by
paypal after all transaction data is confirmed. Please get back to me
once it's done. Thanks for your usual cooperation


Wow crazy.. I hope she/he does not get anyone with this scam
by CandieT83 Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:57 pm
I got the same messages. So sad!
As soon as I posted on kijiji I got a reply.
Now with my situation health issues I am trying to sell something special to me from my mother because I can't work.. so I expained if this is a scam to move on!
This is same email [email protected] my email posted a name Felicia Taylor from her reply.

I appreciate your prompt response, I am buying It ASAP for my cousin
residing in Ontario as a surprise. I wont be available by myself for
inspection due to the nature of my work and present location. I will
like you to email me with some close up shots of it and will arrange
for it to be picked up by a pick up agent who will be coming for the
inspection and pick up at your place once the payment clears, I will
also be paying you through Paypal which i believe is safe and secured
for both of us and I will also be responsible for the charges. All I
need from you now is to get back to me with your Paypal Email and your
Full Name so that I can send your payment ASAP. What is your final
asking price?

Just want to be sure about the sale before i proceed and If you need
to reach me, send me an email as i Squeeze time every four-hours to
check correspondence and respond at the same time.

Thanks

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