Studio58 Posted November 28, 2011 Share #1 Posted November 28, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) OK... so I have my M8 FS in the classified section. I get a buyer who agrees to bank transfer. I send him the numbers and get an email next day saying the bank needs my addresss also. Next I get an email saying he has to cancel but as compensation wants to put $100 in my Paypal account... so he asks me for my Paypal address... I dunno... I recently tried to sell my 1DS3 on Ebay and had I not been switched on I would have lost it. Scammer was working me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Hi Studio58, Take a look here was this an scam attempt ?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
bill Posted November 28, 2011 Share #2 Posted November 28, 2011 Report the details to Admin. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted November 28, 2011 Share #3 Posted November 28, 2011 Difficult, isn't it? He may genuinely be a decent person who wants to reimburse you for the inconvenience he caused you. However, with the number of scammers online one cannot be too careful. I agree with Bill that the Administrator should be able advise you regarding this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallyvision Posted November 29, 2011 Share #4 Posted November 29, 2011 I would bet my last nickel that this is a scam. I had a similar experience with Ebay a few months ago attempting to sell a lens. The "buyer" was a Nigerian scam artist. I was lucky. My advice, RUN. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
*j-w-m* Posted November 29, 2011 Share #5 Posted November 29, 2011 If they can put together enough personal information it makes it easier to run a scam. Hard to know for sure but it sounds like the beginnings of a fishing expedition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted November 29, 2011 Share #6 Posted November 29, 2011 could be perfectly legit... could be scam foreplay... if the 'buyer' already has your email address (I assume you have been corresponding somehow), why not just tell them to send the paypal payment to that address? Even if it is not linked to your paypal account you can link it afterwards if they actually send the money. If they don't send the money you haven't given them anything they didn't already have... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpalme Posted November 29, 2011 Share #7 Posted November 29, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sounds fishy to me. Ask him to send you a $100 bill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio58 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted November 29, 2011 If they can put together enough personal information it makes it easier to run a scam. Hard to know for sure but it sounds like the beginnings of a fishing expedition. yea that is what I am thinking. Sounds like he is just after personal details. I feel like I am being targeted after the recent Ebay attempt to relieve me of my 1DS3. Just a coincidence I guess I have purchased with no problems at all... selling seems to be a risky proposition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 29, 2011 Share #9 Posted November 29, 2011 Set up a new Gmail account for the receipt of the 100 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 29, 2011 Share #10 Posted November 29, 2011 You gave him bank details and address? Notify your bank. And block the automatic debit function you may have set up to let the gas company debit your bill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio58 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share #11 Posted November 29, 2011 I gave him no address. Just account number and BSB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio58 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share #12 Posted November 29, 2011 Update: Got an Email from Paypal advising me of a deposit. Checked... $100 deposited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 29, 2011 Share #13 Posted November 29, 2011 There are some amazingly nice people around :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio58 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share #14 Posted November 29, 2011 I am amazed. I recently conducted a little exercise in order to determine if it would be possible to evoke a generous response merely by making a request. In an funny way, I believe that may have been fulfilled in a most unexpected manner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 29, 2011 Share #15 Posted November 29, 2011 Remarkable. Gives one hope for humanity. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth3kpl Posted November 29, 2011 Share #16 Posted November 29, 2011 Just as a warning to others any chance of eleborating on what the Ebay scam was? I'd be interested to hear too. Also, I'm selling an MP in the classifieds. Is it safe to give out account no. and sort code for bank transfers? What prevents a scam? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 29, 2011 Share #17 Posted November 29, 2011 You only need to give the IBAN and BIC numbers plus your account name. The only thing somebody else can do with the information is add money to your account. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted November 29, 2011 Share #18 Posted November 29, 2011 Proves my point:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio58 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share #19 Posted November 29, 2011 Just as a warning to others any chance of eleborating on what the Ebay scam was? I had my 1DS3 for sale on Ebay for around 6K roughly. Anyhow... I get a buyer very quicklyand the guy contacts me and says he is having trouble with his Paypal account will bank transfer be OK. Sure, no prob I reply. So next thing I get a statement in an email supposedly from BOA. So.... read on. Email from crook copy and paste below. (notice how he addresses me in an Aussie vernacular Hello Mate, I have made payment, i just received a confirmation from my bank (Bank of America) and I believe you must have been notified as well about my payment to you and the necessary requirement you are to send back to the bank for verification before your payment can be credited directly into your account. In the confirmation i got from Bank of America, I was told that the payment i made to you as been successfully deducted from my account balance but presently on HOLD as they await the necessary requirement from you to enable them credit your account. I want you to get the necessary requirement sent to Bank of America for the necessary verification process so that they can credit your account asap. You can check your INBOX and JUNK folder for the message from Bank of America Below is the shipment name address: Akin xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Street Ibadan, xxxxxxxxx Nigeria. Thanks for your cooperation, Find in attachment the money transfer receipt. Shipment is strictly via PACK & SEND. At pack & send office make the item value $100 or less due to Custom charges over there in Africa. You can look up a pack & send store close to you at Store Locator I await your prompt response. Greetings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msk2193 Posted November 29, 2011 Share #20 Posted November 29, 2011 You can actually exclude Nigeria and some other countries from your auctions on e-Bay. I have been for the past year and have had zero issues since blocking these scammers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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