Sounds like a scam...but....

[mrvette]

Thanks for the mail, i will be happy if you can tell other buyer that the item has been sold because i would like this transaction to occur within the next Hours. I'm seriously interested in buying this for my Father and am okay with your selling price, .i want to be the best offer by adding $100 to your money then keep other offers off, I'm a Petroleum Engineer and currently offshore i really want this as a surprise gift for my Father so i won't let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him. You can mail me back with your PayPal email address so i can make the payment to you right now and if you don't have an account with PayPal you can set up an account today as it's secured and reliable visit their website on www.paypal.com or www.paypal.ca, i will be responsible for the payment fees/charges on this transaction. Do not worry about shipping or picking up as my pick
up agent will come and pick it up from you once have made the payment to you and i will also the information below :

1.Your PayPal Email Address.
2.Your cell/phone number.
3.I need your contact home address for the pick-up

Or My Office will be mailing (overnight) a certified check from my account to cover the cost, If you are not intresting in Paypal you can get back to me with the information below to make the Certified check to you and i will wait for it to clear to you account ok... I will be needing the following information to issue out the payment . . .

Your Full Name:
Address :
City:
State:
Zip code:
Cell and home Phone#:

Please note that the payment will be overnight by my Office to your address and its bound to be delivered within 2 days. I have taken a close look at the advert and am completely satisfied, i really need this and would appreciates that you help save this till the payment arrives. Furthermore .. I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping,i will have my mover come over for the pick-up Am A Respectful Buyer On CL, I await your reply......
Regards.



Just specifically where is the scam...if I get PP to deposit, I remove money from account....I"m clear, NO??

they can't cross over savings from checking, and even then I take CASH out...the bank won't honor any reversals....NO??

I smell a fish, but....HOW??

[snide]

Sounds legit, Gene. Go for it!

[G8rDMD]

What is this awesome surprise gift for the guy's father?? I'll give you monies plus $101 for awesome mega surprise happy gift for dad

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by snide

Sounds legit, Gene. Go for it!

OK, so if he knows my PP email addy...so what?? I didn't SEND money....

so he knows my cphone,..so what? blocked caller takes care of that....

so he knows my addy.....again, I covered like any other crook....

the trick is...that is about PP that I dunno....

and I know about the check shit...

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by G8rDMD

What is this awesome surprise gift for the guy's father?? I'll give you monies plus $101 for awesome mega surprise happy gift for dad

I"m selling a rather large collection of REAL nautical antiques, collected with some advice over maybe 40 years now.....

[sxeC6]

Originally Posted by snide

Sounds legit, Gene. Go for it!

Pretty safe deal if you have a PayPal account.

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by sxeC6

Pretty safe deal if you have a PayPal account.

I have HEARD of end arounds on PP also....and since this is a Craigslist addy, I wonder....

so need know wasssssup??

[DAB]

seen this before.

cash on the barrel. have the pick up dude bring the $$$.

you won't get paid. ever.

[Rapid Roger]

I'm no internet detective but the two links provided are not the addresses of legit paypal sites as far as I can tell......

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by Rapid Roger

I'm no internet detective but the two links provided are not the addresses of legit paypal sites as far as I can tell......

OH, cute.....ok, I going there now to see

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by Rapid Roger

I'm no internet detective but the two links provided are not the addresses of legit paypal sites as far as I can tell......

JUst did dialed PP through my ebay link, and came up with the IDENTICAL looking page pulled up through the first link, the other one looked different, but they BOTH recognized my input/name/handle all filled out nice and neat looking....

down to the nit, the pages clicked back and forth looking same without any flicker or anything.....think anyone that slick as to do that??

I have transferred money through PP many times, with my kids for presents and my other purchases/sales....never an issue.....

I need inside info as to how the burn goes down.....

I would ASSume with PP, the money is in my account, and they can pick up when they want.....

[DAB]

google 'paypal scams'

Paypal scams???????? - Yahoo! Answers

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by DAB

google 'paypal scams'

Paypal scams???????? - Yahoo! Answers

I hear you DAB, trick is, I get credit to my checking account, then withdraw the money in cash.....leaving not much behind.....

what do they do THEN? to recover funds.....

they can't, basically, they have no access to any other accounts of mine, no matter where....

but I DO still smell a fish....

[kingpin]

EMT
Email Money Transfer.

That or cash is the only way I do it.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by mrvette

I hear you DAB, trick is, I get credit to my checking account, then withdraw the money in cash.....leaving not much behind.....

what do they do THEN? to recover funds.....

they can't, basically, they have no access to any other accounts of mine, no matter where....

but I DO still smell a fish....

sounds like they file a complaint with PP, and get the transaction reversed.

i wouldn't do this one as laid out. i've passed on similar.

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by kingpin

EMT
Email Money Transfer.

That or cash is the only way I do it.

Never heard of EMT except Emerg Med Treatment......

how does that work??

[kingpin]

Originally Posted by mrvette

Never heard of EMT except Emerg Med Treatment......

how does that work??

Interac
The benefits of Interac e-Transfer:

-Send and receive money directly from and to your existing bank account
-The money can be accessed immediately after the transfer is accepted
-To send an Interac e-Transfer, all you need is the recipient's email address or mobile phone number1
-Never share personal or financial information with the people you send money to: keep your address, phone number and account information private
-The security question protects your transfer from being deposited by unintended recipients
-No need to set up new accounts, user ID or passwords — you're already in online banking
-Email and/or text message carries the notification, so no need to get stamps or to find a mailbox

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by kingpin

Interac
The benefits of Interac e-Transfer:

-Send and receive money directly from and to your existing bank account
-The money can be accessed immediately after the transfer is accepted
-To send an Interac e-Transfer, all you need is the recipient's email address or mobile phone number1
-Never share personal or financial information with the people you send money to: keep your address, phone number and account information private
-The security question protects your transfer from being deposited by unintended recipients
-No need to set up new accounts, user ID or passwords — you're already in online banking
-Email and/or text message carries the notification, so no need to get stamps or to find a mailbox

I am RECEIVING the money, until it get it secure, nothing leaves, that simple.....

MY trick is....just what shady side scams are known out there that CAN be used against me assuming I withdraw the cash and ......

so how can they reclaim what don't exist???

I could close my account at my CU and open another one, and bust them all out....no one has any access then....not even my wife....



where am I rong in my thinking??

still smells fishy to me, more like month old lobster.....

[kingpin]

It's definetely a scam in my eyes.
Anytime there is the line "I am not in the country" or " I work for an offshore"
I dismiss the email and don't even answer back.

I think your fish finder is telling you something. Listen to it.

[JMS32935]

Originally Posted by mrvette

I smell a fish, but....HOW??

Stealing your paypal password if you do that option.
Identity theft if you do the check option.

Those paypal links look OK in your post, but I bet they were bogus in your email. If so, and if you click there... what you see will look just like the real paypal, but it's really their fake website. If you ever login on that fake website, they get your account name and password. Then they own your paypal account, and they can do anything they want with your money.

Never click on that kind of website address in an email. If you're going to login to paypal, always use your own bookmark. Trust no one who gives you a link like that.