Scam Tip Report #6439 - Craigslist scammer
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| Anonymous
Nashville, TN, United States
2012-11-29 21:51:30
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  +6 Craigslist scammer She claims that she is an oceanist and that she is not in town but needs to buy things for her father. She says she can only pay through paypal but then asks you to pay her delivery guy in advance for her (sometimes through Western Union). She also claims she has no online banking and she doesn\'t have her credit cards with her...imagine that. She goes by multiple names. I think she changes her last name to your first name if you don\'t fall for her scam the first time. |
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
| No Name (Somewhere in United States) Added the following extra information on :2013-05-18 04:00:41 |
Scammer
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Same deal. She claimed she wanted to buy my bike but also asked for $ for the delivery agent. Paypal was the request and western union was the way he or she asked for $
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2013-01-20 02:59:13 |
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Same as above....that she is an oceanist and wants to buy for for father.....
| No Name (Somewhere in United States) Added the following extra information on :2013-01-11 00:49:07 |
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Same stuff as above. Wanted to purchase something off Craigslist using PayPal and us to Western Union money for shipment. Oceanist...buying things for dad. Scam
| No Name (Gatlinburg, TN, United States) Added the following extra information on :2012-12-03 21:28:14 |
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She tried to ensnare me too.
I was advertizing an expensive vintage guitar for sale and she said she was without credit cards and could only pay by PayPal. Later she said she would have a "pickup agent" come and get the guitar. I got three e-mails from what purported to be via PayPal informing me that they were holding my funds until I sent her agent $900. !
I then logged into my PayPal account and found no such activity had occurred.
Below is what she sent me:
I have made the payment and i expect paypal to have emailed by
now,check your PayPal email address both inbox,junk and spam if you
have been messaged yet,i sent $3,000.00 USD in all, paypal said they
would be holding the funds because of the excess payments of $900
added meant for pick up of the posting and due to the fact that i
emailed them about the excess payment i made, until they get the
western union information from you, i will need you to send $900 to
my pick up agent via western union money transfer, i also add $100
western union charges., here is the pick up agent info,
Name : Tracy Chester
Address: 5001 Kaynorth Rd apt#12
City: Lansing
State:Mi
Zip code: 48911
Country: USA
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The email was made up and the header reads:
seanllins@gmail.com on behalf of Service@PayPal
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This person is obviously trying to scan me - don't let her get to you!
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2012-12-03 05:21:18 |
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says she is an oceanographer and unable to speak to us regarding the purchase she wants. she will arrange for for shipping and all that. she sounds phony. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS SCAMMER.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2012-12-03 05:19:47 |
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says she is an oceanographer and unable to speak to us regarding the purchase she wants. she will arrange for for shipping and all that. she sounds phony. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS SCAMMER.
