How Does This (Presumably!) Scam Work?

ytareh

Reply to laptop I have advertised :

"Hiya thanks for your quick response, i really want to buy this item off you but i want it for my friend who has just been posted to West Africa on a training course, i want to send it as a Birthday Present, i would have loved to come for the collection and post it myself but I'm not in the UK presently, I'm in Finland with my boss on a business trip, so I'll really be happy if you can help me out. I will be offering you £50 for the postage cost.... kindly reply me with a PayPal money request for the total cost of the item plus the postage cost that I'm offering and I'll make the payment asap. I hope to read from you soon."


How can sending a Paypal money request bite you ?Or do they just say "Oh Paypal isnt working for me send me your bank details etc "

OutlawPete

ytareh wrote: »

How can sending a Paypal money request bite you ?Or do they just say "Oh Paypal isnt working for me send me your bank details etc "

Stolen Cards usually and you'll get a chargeback on your PayPal account.

Money will show in your PayPal account for three days but you can't touch it.

You think all is fine until PayPal email you informing you of the chargeback.

That's why so many sellers say NO AFRICA etc in their Item Description.

Good forum here:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=583

AnonoBoy

They steal your soul when you send the money request.

Gone Drinking

Usually, they'll take the item you're selling but not pay you for it.

stevoman

ytareh wrote: »

Reply to laptop I have advertised :

"Hiya thanks for your quick response, i really want to buy this item off you but i want it for my friend who has just been posted to West Africa on a training course, i want to send it as a Birthday Present, i would have loved to come for the collection and post it myself but I'm not in the UK presently, I'm in Finland with my boss on a business trip, so I'll really be happy if you can help me out. I will be offering you £50 for the postage cost.... kindly reply me with a PayPal money request for the total cost of the item plus the postage cost that I'm offering and I'll make the payment asap. I hope to read from you soon."


How can sending a Paypal money request bite you ?Or do they just say "Oh Paypal isnt working for me send me your bank details etc "

i could explain it to you, but the answer is SO complicated, you'd never understand.

bonerm

It's easy. You take their money but instead of posting the laptop to West Africa you just send a bottle of water wrapped in a plastic bag.

RoadKillTs

They can ask you to send the laptop to a different address which is not his Paypal address. Then he can file NR (non-receipt) and because you didnt send it to his Paypal address he will get refunded.
I'd say thats what he is trying to do.

PCPhoto

at a guess the person you "sent" it to has no idea they are receiving .... so you are not sending it to the buyer ....

the buyer then initiates a "I havent received my item" claim ..... you say you sent it.... paypal look at the address and say you sent the item to the wrong person/place.

if you say the buyer asked you to send it to X person at Y address then the buyer says he/she didnt and you changed a message that they sent you.

blah blah blah ...at least thats how I would do it if it was my scam.

petes

AnonoBoy wrote: »

They steal your soul when you send the money request.

What if they are ginger?

OutlawPete

bonerm wrote: »

It's easy. You take their money but instead of posting the laptop to West Africa you just send a bottle of water wrapped in a plastic bag.

And get bad feedback, are ya mad?

I once logged into my Ebay account and seen that the night before I had sold 25 laptops at £1,200 a pop

The guy had even changed my PayPal and Email details to his.

RobbieTheRobber

This is not a scam

I personally know this laptop will be sent to the family of a former African Royal family member.

If you dont get your money or there are any issues with payment after you send it, just send your your bank account and sort code numbers to the person you delivered the laptop. They will have someone look after payment

AnonoBoy

Insurgent wrote: »

What if they are ginger?

I dunno, they send you a soul or something? Who cares?

OutlawPete

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

This is not a scam

I personally know this laptop will be sent to the family of a former African Royal family member.

If you dont get your money or there are any issues with payment after you send it, just send your your bank account and sort code numbers to the person you delivered the laptop. They will have someone look after payment

I was just gonna send you money but your username put me off to be honest

stovelid

ytareh wrote: »

How Does This (Presumably!) Scam Work?

Thick fuckers fall for it?