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Originally Posted by Sierra0101
This has scam written all over it.
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Originally Posted by Robert Walker
A--L---L over it!
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It sure does have scam(mer) written all over it.
My husband, & I, just got done with a scammer (which we traced to Africa).
He wanted to purchase something we had for sale. Well, it was obvious he was a scammer.
So, we decided to toy with him for a bit.
The price was $2500 and he, allegedly, sent $4000 (via Paypal). We were to pay his shipping agent (who had an Oregon address) the overage, of $1500, before the money would be released, by Paypal, to us.
Over some days, we also received several email notifications, that were supposedly from Paypal, stating the same and giving us assurances that the money was there (also how copies had been sent to the FBI and IFCC for more security).
Meanwhile, we kept toying with the scammer.
My husband finally ended up stating that I had been in a car accident, was critically injured, and how he really needed the money (sound reminiscent of some of these Nigerian scammers? LoL). Plus, how he had sent the money (which he had not) and awaited the $2500 (which we did not expect to get). Of course, since the scammer did not get the money, he went back to requesting the $1500.
A day or two later, after my alleged accident, my husband stated how, now, he really did need the money because I had died from my injuries (OMG! My hubby had me killed off! LOL!). My husband received condolences but, of course, the scammer still requested that the money be sent (husband repeated that it had been sent).
Next thing, I get two more "back to back" Paypal notifications (not from Paypal, most assuredly, although they made it look like it was) which stated that there may be legal action since they believed we had entered into an agreement (with the scammer) and should send the money.
Finally, getting bored with toying with this guy, we sent this guy an email letting him know how it was obvious, from the start, that he was a scammer. We included, in the email, a photo of the home in Oregon (which, allegedly, is his shipping agent's address/home), showed how his IP address matched the IP address in the "Paypal notifications", etc. Plus, told him how we had notified the FBI, Secret Service, Homeland Security, etc. (we didn't). Then stated "You never know who might be watching you, and your activities, now" (and, In small print, my husband added "Maybe a U.S. Military Drone flying overhead"). My husband, & I, laughed at the thought of what if a plane actually flew overhead at the time the scammer read that email. LoL!
Well, we have not heard another thing (in these last several days), from him or "Paypal", after daily emails. Gee, couldn't have been anything we said.
Nikki Reptiles - Caramel Pieds
, that is exactly what I would like to do with this clown (drone and all) but I will stop where I am with them for now.
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