by agent78
Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:30 am
Hi All:
I was very nearly victimized by an advance fee type scam that appears to have been noted elsewhere online. This one was more sophisticated, however, since the Scammer actually followed-up with direct emails and even a telephone call.
The Scammer's name was Jean-Philippe Leclerc and his email address was [email protected]
He responded to an ad that I had listed for sale on Kijiji (an expensive furniture piece). He said that he wanted to purchase it sight-unseen ($15,000) which was the first red flag and then requested that I pay his shipper via Western Union upfront in the amount of $1,300.
I then received a fake PayPal email saying that the funds ($15,000) were drawn from the Scammer's account but wouldn't be released to me until after I had paid the Western Union Fee. The fake PayPal email came from Deanna Seaberry and an email address that appeared to be "[email protected]" but was really [email protected].
The Scammer tried to intimidate me after I outed his attempted fraud. I requested that he leave me alone but he persisted with threats. I will be reporting him to the authorities shortly.
Final point - the telephone number that contacted me was (720) 446-6804. The Scammer barely spoke any English and said that he lived in Washington D.C. He also could not even tell me what the item was that he so desired to purchase.
Be careful.
I was very nearly victimized by an advance fee type scam that appears to have been noted elsewhere online. This one was more sophisticated, however, since the Scammer actually followed-up with direct emails and even a telephone call.
The Scammer's name was Jean-Philippe Leclerc and his email address was [email protected]
He responded to an ad that I had listed for sale on Kijiji (an expensive furniture piece). He said that he wanted to purchase it sight-unseen ($15,000) which was the first red flag and then requested that I pay his shipper via Western Union upfront in the amount of $1,300.
I then received a fake PayPal email saying that the funds ($15,000) were drawn from the Scammer's account but wouldn't be released to me until after I had paid the Western Union Fee. The fake PayPal email came from Deanna Seaberry and an email address that appeared to be "[email protected]" but was really [email protected].
The Scammer tried to intimidate me after I outed his attempted fraud. I requested that he leave me alone but he persisted with threats. I will be reporting him to the authorities shortly.
Final point - the telephone number that contacted me was (720) 446-6804. The Scammer barely spoke any English and said that he lived in Washington D.C. He also could not even tell me what the item was that he so desired to purchase.
Be careful.
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