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Paypal scam

  • 05-06-2012 8:16pm
    #1
    Novice gardener
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    First time posting so bear with me.
    Trying to sell a small boat on donedeal. Got a text today from following- "[girls name].m.sta". No number came up and obviously she wasn't already a contact. She asked me to contact her at email she supplied. After i did this i got a reply to my own email telling me how great the boat was, what a bargain, etc and the deal could be done tru paypal. This is the second time i have got this sort of interest about this boat. First time i was asked to provide my home address for "collection and transportation" purposes. The email address she gave was gmail and looked normal. The first time the guy (from london) wanted my paypal 'email' address and i know this time is a scam as well. Anyone else have any similar experiences?


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  • #2
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    I get it all the when trying to sell a car, sold good few already on DD and still keep getting text messages about making deals via Paypal.

    I reported those people to DD but still getting those texts anyway.


  • #3
    Novice gardener
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Novice gardener


    Was thinking of contacting DD but it's not their fault who replies (or their problem really!). Even besides being p***ed off about having to deal with these people, could anyone tell me how can you text a stranger and get the number to come up the way it did? ("name".sta.m)


  • #4
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    I don't think you can,they use some sort of computer messaging software.


  • #5
    patwicklow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,937 ✭✭✭patwicklow


    iv had them to when i had a jeep for sale but knew straight away it was a scam.
    but i guess they do catch some people out the scumbags who do it.


  • #6
    godwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭godwin


    Solution : if the transaction is under €2000(No verification required) , set up 2 new paypal accounts , received in one and transfer into the other , if you're honest( I presume you are) and they try to charge back and rip you off , they are doing a charge back to an empty account. I have used this method before with suspect deals and it's saved me from being ripped off.


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  • #7
    Novice gardener
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Novice gardener


    That thing about the 2 grand is handy to know. Cheers for that. However the boat is worth a bit more (at the moment anyway. The way things are going it might not stay that way).


  • #8
    Memory man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭Memory man


    godwin wrote: »
    Solution : if the transaction is under €2000(No verification required) , set up 2 new paypal accounts , received in one and transfer into the other , if you're honest( I presume you are) and they try to charge back and rip you off , they are doing a charge back to an empty account. I have used this method before with suspect deals and it's saved me from being ripped off.

    This could potentiall work, but more than likely PayPal will think you may be money laundering and you will have a lot of hassle resolving this.


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