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Comment on Craigslist and Paypal Scam by Artist

Artist — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:11:31 +0000

I appreciate you listing the scammer’s email address. I ran accross your message today, as I was doing an interenet search on vaughanborden1@gmail.com. He has been the latest, out of close to half a dozen scam emails, I have received this past year for pieces of my artwork. All have asked me to process a credit card number they will provide and a shipping company will come to my location, to ship my artwork overseas.

Comment on Craigslist and Paypal Scam by charlie

charlie — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:47:18 +0000

PS = (This is charlie ) – I forgot to include the latest gems I received on CL –

-Thanks for the prompt mail, i would have love to called but i have no access to my phone right here. I live in Tom Berl, 50 Collingwood Dr., Rochester, NY 14621…but not in the State right now. I will be paying you through PayPal but the payment will be made before the shipping company come for pick up at your location. I just need your address to get the actual pick up and delivery cost from the shipping company. Get back to me ASAP.

Thanks for your response. I will be happy to buy it but i will not be able to come and view it in your place because I’m not at home right now. Note that you will not be responsible for shipping and handling, My shipping company will come to your location for the pick up. Kindly provide me your name and full address, so i can forward it to the shipping company to calculate the cost of pick up and delivery to my address

- Yeah, like I believe those – LOL

Comment on Craigslist and Paypal Scam by charlie

charlie — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:42:27 +0000

I buy and sell many items on Craigslist and almost every item will generate at least one scam or phishing reply. These tricky people are looking to find details like addresses, etc. Who knows, some of them are no doubt technologically adept enough to link names, addresses, account numbers etc.
The simple key to beat this is to be very alert and also to deal locally only and WITH CASH.
NEVER give out your address or ANY account numbers on the ‘net.
NEVER give info for these mythical “shippers” who will apparently ship old worthless TV’s to Nigeria or Outer Gambolia ! ( LOL)
Some real clues are – 1 – people who will offer the asking price without seeing the item
2 -’Strange’ English -( the West African variety ! )
3 – Claims to be somebody grandiose who is currently ‘down on his luck’ – ‘in exile’ – ‘ travelling and has no access to a phone’ – ( That one really breaks me up – I travel a LOT, and trust me – there is NOWHERE in this modern world where you can’t find a phone )

So,- be extra wary, – be untrusting, – pay attention to ‘broken English’ – Never accept Checks, Money orders or even Paypal – it’s no longer trusted. – - if you possibly miss out on a genuine deal or two – just be glad you weren’t totally ripped off for thousands as some gullible people have been !

Craigslist is great – IF you are very careful ! – -Good luck, fellow Graigers -

Comment on Craigslist and Paypal Scam by Alice

Alice — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:03:35 +0000

I recently trying to sell my car so i posted ad on craigslist. I also got email from wired buyer insisting paying via pay pal. I figured out this is a scam. The scammer asking my pay pal email address and my local address to pick up my car.. I am just wondering if they can really send people to pick up my car? Different situation from most of your guys is that they did not ask me to send the item out of the country.. Funny thing is who will buy a car without check it out first…??

Comment on Craigslist and Paypal Scam by bree

bree — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:26:36 +0000

I just got finished with dealing with a scam. Im selling an engagement ring for 4000$ obo. and the guy emails me is the item still for sale. and i kindly responded back to the guy. Me being new on CL i had no clue then i started getting suspisious after he sent me this email…..

I want to purchase this item as a gift. Is it presentable?…I want
you to take this item off Craigslist for any disturbance I’m buying
the item as a gift, i will offer you $100 for the shipping and
handling expenses Via USPS/FEDEX delivery. Get back to me with your full
name and your PayPal Email ID for an instant payment. I will make the
payment asap.

1. first off no one just buys for the original amount when it says OBO!!!
2. i asked him to call and he did not.
then after i gave him my paypal email i recieved emails from paypal saying

This is originated from PayPal Administrative Department Account on behalf of the transaction not yet credited into your account.This mail is to notify you that a payment for your item has been deposited into our data base by a PayPal Member jterry762@gmail.com ready to be credited into your account.We told Him to deposit the money through the Service Option Secure Payment so that the transaction can be protected with adequate security measures .So all you have to do now is to ship out the item He purchased from you to the confirmed Nigerian address via (USPS/EMS) and make sure you contact us with the shipment details so that we can verify it and then credit your account.We are assuring you that this is a safe and approved transaction between you and our client
jterry762@gmail.com and your account will be credited immediately we verify the shipment details You can contact us anytime if you have any question(s) about this transaction.Once again be rest assure that you will have your Money , Once we verify the SHIPMENT TRACKING NUMBER your account will be credited.
We are assuring you that this is a safe and approved transaction between you and our client
jterry762@gmail.com and your account will be credited immediately we verify the Shipment tracking Number details. You can contact us anytime if you have any question(s) about this transaction.

You have PayPal 100% assurance that once we receive the Shipment tracking Number from you , your account would be credited instantly.
If you did had any other email(s) from PayPal, that is definitely not from PayPal, they might want to get you to send them your PayPal account details, do not respond to those mails they are commonly referred to as “spoof” emails.

Note: Do not send the SHIPMENT TRACKING NUMBER to the buyer of your item, make sure you sent it to our customer care via this mail or you can mail our customer care if you have any question via this mail your co-operation is our satisfaction so we are bound to satisfy you in any way.

another weary thing… paypal doesnt hold payments i reported to this at spoof@paypal.com

and then lastly the name on the email address was different then the shipping info.
Plus they wanted me to send it to nigeria! Theres no freaking way im doing that.

i should just send them a rock in a box ha

Comment on Craigslist and Paypal Scam by Jay

Jay — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:49:49 +0000

Thank you for this. I just got a response identical to these for my laptop. I would have gone for it had i not read this [:

Comment on Craigslist and Paypal Scam by JN

JN — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:57:12 +0000

I just got the same message but in french from vaughanborden1@gmail.com
Thanks for posting this and for confirming my Thoughts-

Merci pour l’e-mail rapide, j’aurais aimez appelé mais je n’ai aucune
accès à mon téléphone ici. J’habite à Tom Berl, 50 Collingwood
Dr, Rochester, NY 14621 … mais pas dans l’État en ce moment. Je serai
Payez-vous par le biais de PayPal, mais le paiement sera effectué avant la
compagnie de transport maritime viennent pour chercher à votre
emplacement. J’ai juste besoin de votre
adresse pour obtenir la reprise réelle et frais de livraison de l’expédition
de l’entreprise. Revenez à moi ASAP.

Best Regard

Translation:

Thank you for the quick e-mail, I would like but I have no known
access to my phone here. I live in Tom Berl, 50 Collingwood
Dr, Rochester, NY 14621 … but not in the state right now. I will
Do you pay through PayPal, but payment will be made before the
shipping company to come up at your location. I just need your
address for the recovery and actual cost of delivery of the shipment
the company. Come back to me ASAP.

Comment on Stock Photography as a Source of Photography Income by Anne

Anne — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:51:04 +0000

Hi! Just came across your blog. Interesting article, am a bit in the same situation. Just starting out a bit more serious, but am struggling with rejections and low sale! It is a very tough industry with very high quality demands. But although i have a ridiculously low return on my time, i have to admit that i have learnt a lot! Its been a while since your post – any uptade?
Cheers
Anne

Comment on Craigslist and Paypal Scam by CJ

CJ — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:28:02 +0000

I currently have a vehicle for sale on CL. Last night I received the one liner “did you still have it for sale?” from a potential buyer. Given that my region is highly multicultural with many residents who speak English only as a second language, I thought little of it. I replied saying that my vehicle was still available for sale, and asked whether the person had any questions. Typical initial exchange for CL inquiries when buying or selling goods.

My response triggered a lengthy reply from a ~different~ individual (see below). Sound familiar? Methinks I just received my very first scam letter in all of my years of dealing with CL. I guess I’ve just been lucky so far…

“Thanks for your swift response to my buying inquiry,your asking price at is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I’ve seen lately, I’ll have it .I hate doubting people’s integrity, so I believe it’s as good as you have it posted for sales. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as Military Seer Instructor for new recruits I won’t be able to leave the base until December.
I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, that’s why am arranging for a private courier agent. I’m actually buying this as Retirement gift for my Father as promised him early this year. I really want this to be a surprise gift to him so I won’t let him know anything about this until it gets delivered to him, I’m sure he will be more than glad to receive it .
I don’t have access to my bank account online as I don’t have internet banking due to internet fraud activities but I’ve my paypal account to my bank account which makes it easy for me to make payment any where any time of the day. However, I’ll like to complete this transaction through PayPal for the safety of both. in addition, I have a private Courier Agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included and i will want you to get back to me
with your Full Name and Pick up location or address so i can forward it to Pick up agent to calculate the shipping cost.
PayPal is safe and secure without revealing your credit card or bank account information,PayPal is designed from the ground up to be one of the safest ways to send money online. Unlike other financial institutions, PayPal payments are sent without sharing financial information. Let me know your thought about PayPal. And if you don’thave a PayPal account, you can easily go to http://WWW.PayPal.com and sign up,its very easy.
I’ll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available.”

Comment on Craigslist and Paypal Scam by David

David — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:19:24 +0000

I think there are several variations to the scam.

1- The scammer will pay you with a hacked Paypal account. When the real owner finds out, he reports to Paypal and the money is withdrawn out of your account.
2- The scammer will send you a phish email that looks like it is from Paypal claiming that you have received payment. Following any link in the email will steal your paypal login information and then they really can start to steal your identity….especially if you are not good about having different passwords on all of your accounts. Too many people have 1 username and password that they use on all of their bank accounts and such. Getting that 1 account information stolen and they can wreak havoc on your personal identity and finances
3- The scammer will send an official looking email claiming that you need to ship the item first and then Paypal will release the funds to you after the item has arrived.
4- Other examples?