Selling my Ariel Square 4 through Gumtree and got contacted by this bloke within 7 hours of the ad being posted, offered full price then pulled this shit.
Before i make the payment,there is something i need you to be aware of,i just received an email from the shipping company that will be in charge of the pick up.They are saying i need to pay them their fees which is $550 before they proceed with coming for it and the only form of payment that they accept is Western Union Money Transfer.Where i am,the nearest union office is 8hrs from me and i could also send it online using their website,but they are not accepting any of my Credit cards.I dont know if it will be ok,if i include this agent's fees in the payment i will be sending you now,so on receipt of the total funds,you will remove the additional funds of $550 and help me send it at your local Western Union office which can be found at the post office or you could send it online at www.westernunion.com.Let me know if this is ok and i will proceed with the payment.
Now I know sometimes this may be genuine so I played along and sent the retard a paypal invoice, then I received this.
You have received a PayPal Payment of $14,600.00AUD from Rich Kennedy A temporary hold has been placed on this transaction! As mentioned in the receipt of Payment and as per New PayPal Payment policy, we have fully debited the total amount (above) from the buyer's account which includes the buyer's shipper's pick up fees. In order to complete this transaction and get the funds approved in your account. We advice you go to nearest Western Union Office,and send the $600.00AUD to the Agent and send us a Scanned Copy/Photograph of your Western Union Transaction Receipt (in .JPG Format). NOTE: This is important as a security measure to ensure safety of this transaction. Please, find below the name and address of the Transport Agent where the Funds would be sent via Western Union Money Transfer. Click Here Locate Nearest Western Union Office Transport Company Westward Freight Address: Chris Moore 84 St. Georges Road, Bickley, Kent. BR1 2NP United Kingdom Address Status: Confirmed Your Account will be credited accordingly upon the receipt of details requested. It should either be sent in JPG format or send type details as: Sender's Name; Receiver's Name; MTCN; Amount Sent; You may Click Here or reply to this message directly using the reply button in your email to submit the required information or to contact the PayPal Customer Verification Department and include either transaction ID or reference number (PP307) quick recognition of this transaction. Thank you for using PayPal! The PayPal Team Sincerely, PayPal PayPal Email ID PP3 How fucking stupid are these pricks, and unfortunatly some people fall for the crap these arseholes with a IQ of a retarded chico roll pull. I'm going to have some fun with these cunts before I send the details to the police.
PayPal Email ID PP3
How fucking stupid are these pricks, and unfortunatly some people fall for the crap these arseholes with a IQ of a retarded chico roll pull. I'm going to have some fun with these cunts before I send the details to the police.
It's a sad state of affairs when private organisations are doing more than governments, to shut down these frauds.
Here is a link to a site that I use in matters like this. The FBI web site will accept information re these scammers
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
This site is a good read Have a look at how he dealt with some scammers
