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Posted by Mark S. on 01/24/06 22:02
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:08:06 -0000, "Tricky Dicky"
<tricky@nospam.clara.co.uk> wrote:
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>"Tumbleweed" <thisaccountneverread@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:43nbvvF1n0f56U1@individual.net...
>>
>> "Tricky Dicky" <tricky@nospam.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:1138129009.2227.0@iris.uk.clara.net...
>>> Need a bit of advice on this. I am selling my portable DVD player and got
>>> this e-mail:
>>>
>>> Hello, i wish to make the transcation with you , i saw your item listed
>>> online for sales and i want to buy your item and am willing to pay
>>> advance payment due to the urgent needed of the item, and i am making the
>>> payment of the item thru Online Money Order OR (MoneyGram) in which you
>>> will recive the money in form of money order sent to you by any of the
>>> payment authourized so once the payment has been made and it has been
>>> confirmed i want the item to get shipped out immedalty and am adding you
>>> an additional $50, all i need now to make the payment is the total amount
>>> for the item with your name and address ,private email address so that i
>>> can make the payment and you can end the auction early too i will surely
>>> pay for it.let me know asap please i want you to send me email private to
>>> *****@********* also i need your Name,Address,TelePhone Number and also
>>> your Email address thanks
>>>
>>> I referred them to my auction which says Paypal, cheque or postal order
>>> only. I then got this e-mail:
>>>
>>> Hello thanks for the mail okay i will make the payment thru PayPal but i
>>> want to know if you will get the item shipped out once you get the
>>> approval confirmation from Paypal informing you i have make the payment
>>> so i want the item to get shipped out immedalty you get that okay so get
>>> back to me asap okay and also i can make the payment thz
>>>
>>>
>>> At the beginning I definitely thought scammer as they were offering to
>>> pay an extra $50 but now they have said they will use Paypal I am not so
>>> sure. Anyone have any advice?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Tricky
>>>
>>
>> It certainly sounds like a scam doesnt it? What about their ratings?
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>Zero rating and a member for less than a month. Also registered in
>Singapore.
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>Deal or no deal? <g>
>
>Tricky
>
Will send you a fake email from Paypal hoping you don't check your
balance before posting it. :-)
Mark S.
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