Posted by Tricky Dicky on 01/24/06 22:46

"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
news:43nn3gF1od8jtU1@individual.net...
> Tricky Dicky wrote:
>> "Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:43ne5jF1oo08vU1@individual.net...
>>> Tricky Dicky wrote:
>>>> 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...
>>>
>>> It's a scam , It's always a scam.
>>>
>>> They will pay you with a stolen credit card that bounces
>>
>>
>> So, even if I take the Paypal transfer and then immediately move the
>> money to my Barclays account this is no guarantee that I keep the
>> money?
> When the card company do a chargeback your paypal account will then have a
> negative balance and paypal will start demanding you repay this. If you
> refuse they will threaten you with debt collectors. I've not heard of
> anyone taking things past this point but I would expect them to make good
> on the promise


As Tumbleweed says, I will be technically stealing from the poor bugger who
has had the credit card nicked/cloned so I would not pursue

Damn shame we cannot take money off these scamming fuckers, though

There seems to be plenty of other interest so hopefully one of them won't be
the Singaporean equivalent of a pikey

Cheers

Tricky

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