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MarkyMark76
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 Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:09 am Post subject: Prett sure i'm being scammed |
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Selling a phone on Gumtree. Buyer has agreed a price and claims to have made a payment through PayPal. I've received a "confirmation of payment" email from paypal stating it's been made but pending credit to my account until I've shipped the item. Alarm bells ringing -
- PayPal email does not address me by name but rather my email address and their help pages state will always be by name
- Nothing showing in my paypal account as pending or otherwise so nowhere to enter my tracking number to release the payment as stated in the email
- buyer insisting immediate shipment as sons birthday in a few days
- They proactively added money to the cost for shipping and I didn't ask them to
As I'm typing this i'm convincing myself it's a scam. The PayPal email is pretty good though.
Anyone with more PayPal knowledge than I familiar with this type of story?
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fat buddha
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:20 am Post subject: |
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I don't have enough experience of PayPal to say if it's a scam or not, but it certainly sounds like one. as in all things - if in doubt, don't do it.
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MarkyMark76
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:36 am Post subject: |
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| It was a scam. PayPal have confirmed it.
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fat buddha
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| MarkyMark76 wrote: | | It was a scam. PayPal have confirmed it. |
a close escape. many have been victims of a PayPal scam where you do get paid, ship goods, but then buyer claims items never arrived so they do a claim back on the money paid and seller loses totally.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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| fat buddha wrote: | | MarkyMark76 wrote: | | It was a scam. PayPal have confirmed it. |
a close escape. many have been victims of a PayPal scam where you do get paid, ship goods, but then buyer claims items never arrived so they do a claim back on the money paid and seller loses totally. |
That's happened to me, however, if posted recorded delivery and you have proof of delivery PayPal will side with you
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If you have the delivery address, you can send the boys round on a house call   (was it a private address, as this is an audit trail)
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Oops late to the party on this one, but yes, I remember reading something recently about this being the 'latest' Paypal scam and it's becoming quite widespread. Glad you found out in time.
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MarkyMark76
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Jorgan wrote: | | If you have the delivery address, you can send the boys round on a house call (was it a private address, as this is an audit trail) |
Yes and according to google maps not the nicest of areas!
Selling stuff on Gumtree brings out all the chancers it would appear.
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Jorgan
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| MarkyMark76 wrote: | | Jorgan wrote: | | If you have the delivery address, you can send the boys round on a house call (was it a private address, as this is an audit trail) |
Yes and according to google maps not the nicest of areas!
Selling stuff on Gumtree brings out all the chancers it would appear. |
I'd suggest leaving it a few weeks, then sending a letter with a little note in it, merely stating "we are watching you". I'd suggest using a post box, not Recorded Delivery 
Should put the wind up them 
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RandyS
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: Prett sure i'm being scammed |
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| MarkyMark76 wrote: | Selling a phone on Gumtree. Buyer has agreed a price and claims to have made a payment through PayPal. I've received a "confirmation of payment" email from paypal stating it's been made but pending credit to my account until I've shipped the item. Alarm bells ringing -
- PayPal email does not address me by name but rather my email address and their help pages state will always be by name
- Nothing showing in my paypal account as pending or otherwise so nowhere to enter my tracking number to release the payment as stated in the email
- buyer insisting immediate shipment as sons birthday in a few days
- They proactively added money to the cost for shipping and I didn't ask them to
As I'm typing this i'm convincing myself it's a scam. The PayPal email is pretty good though.
Anyone with more PayPal knowledge than I familiar with this type of story?
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Scccccaaaaammmm. Classic one at that! Ha might as well be a Nigerian prince. Report and move on, foward to PayPal spoofs email as well
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Jorgan wrote: | I'd suggest leaving it a few weeks, then sending a letter with a little note in it, merely stating "we are watching you". I'd suggest using a post box, not Recorded Delivery
Should put the wind up them |
Remember to include a bit of flour as well.
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MarkyMark76
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:22 am Post subject: |
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| Ha ha!! Paypal very quickly confirmed it was bogus. I left it and sold it elsewhere!
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