Overpayment Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Sherry Cade Somewhere in United States 2014-01-23 09:07:28 Overpayment Scam Monster.com |  ALAN CADE, DACM, MBCM, DUGAN, LEROY DAVIS, MICHAEL OMAURY, BOB RESNICK GOV't $$$$$ Scammer Information These folks get politicians to push bond measures, the use the billions of dollars to over bill, over pay themselves and live it up while the rest of california pays for their salaries, fancy meals, travel plus all the cash they can carry out with them--and nobody cares because there's so much to go around, no one is honest enough to turn them in and stop the gravy train from rolling through!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Alessandro Casandrino, Naples, Italy 2014-01-21 19:51:51 Overpayment Scam Other Payment Site |  reservation Scammer Information I was nearly scammed by this guy. He asked for a reservation in my B&B and He would like to pay by sending a check with 3,700 euro ammount. see the attached e-mail. I made investigation on google by his email and I realized it is a scam.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Alessandro Casandrino, Naples, Italy 2014-01-21 19:51:32 Overpayment Scam Other Payment Site | reservation Scammer Information I was nearly scammed by this guy. He asked for a reservation in my B&B and He would like to pay by sending a check with 3,700 euro ammount. see the attached e-mail. I made investigation on google by his email and I realized it is a scam.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | No Name Somewhere in Australia 2014-01-18 22:24:20 Overpayment Scam Gumtree |  Untitled Overpayment Scam on Gumtree, ref:15698 Scammer Information gumtree: wants to over pay and then asks you to make a western union pay for courier… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Queensferry, Edinburgh, United Kingdom 2014-01-18 09:43:38 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | Offered a really high price for watch Scammer Information Sent the same email as most of the complaints in this forum.. asking to pay more than what I'm selling is worth and to send the watch I'm selling to a son, if you are reading this you have probably had the same email.. Do not trust… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Theresa Dziekonski Buffalo, NY, United States 2014-01-14 22:24:49 Overpayment Scam Other Classifieds Site | orders@cleanhealthnutrition.com Scammer Information Advertised on website that you pay a certain price per bottle and you order three bottles get 2 for free but that isn't the case. You are paying for all three bottles at the price they advertise. They tell you on the phone that it is a special price as it normally sells for over $40 per bottle.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Altrincham, Trafford, United Kingdom 2014-01-14 10:13:01 Overpayment Scam | offered to pay ridiculously high price for watch I posted on Gum Tree Scammer Information I advertised a watch on Gum tree. Asking 150 a janice johnson offered me 290. Asking me to send the watch to her son.Cocoa House Mall, Off Liebu Bypass,Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria,23402. I have not sent products as paypal emails looked suspicious etc. I used my boyfriend paypal details howeve the emails came through to me via this janice johnson. They ask for proof of shipping before any money can be realeased etc.
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 | Anonymous Suleja, Niger State, Nigeria 2014-01-13 03:23:04 Overpayment Scam | sms Scammer Information INFORMATION FROM SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS The board of directors and entire member of staff of the SAMSUNG DE LOTTERIA wishes to inform you of the result of the (Email Address Ballot)online Sweepstakes international program held at the British Headquarter.
Your email account have been picked as a winner of Six Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling(£600,000.00) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total sum of Four Million, Two hundred Thousand Pounds Ste… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous El Paso, TX, United States 2014-01-12 01:31:03 Overpayment Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  Accordin to email, over payment through pay pal Scammer Information He tried to act as if he was gong to buy a vehicle although he wasn't going to.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-01-10 20:43:50 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +1 Craig's List / Gerry Wollam Scammer Information I'm selling a boat on Craig's List. Contacted via text first from 435-558-1513 claims to be Gerry Wollam from Utah. Says he will send a bank check for my asking price. I ask him to call me but he never does. Then later claims he needs me to pay the shipper and will send me a check for my asking price and the amount to pay the shipper. He then changes numbers to 801-413-3407. Recognizing this as a scam (I work in fraud prevention) plus some problems with the English and the ch… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sacramento, CA, United States 2014-01-08 22:52:44 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Dr. Sandy Powell, Toronto, Ontario Scammer Information I had my timeshare in Reno advertised for rent on Craigslist. I received an e-mail (through Craigslist) from a Dr. Sandy Powell who claimed to be interested in renting it. I confirmed (by e-mail) the dates and amount and she offered to send a company's cashiers check. I asked for a copy of her (and her husband's) identification -- passport or drivers' license as she had provided no phone number. I was suspicious of "Dr. Sandy" due to the fact that the grammar was not c… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Dover, OH, United States 2013-12-31 16:10:08 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigslist trying to buy furniture Scammer Information Jones Calderon offered to buy furniture for sale in response to cragislist ad. Offered a business check. Check was received but was an overpayment by over $1000. I was then asked to cash the check and they would have movers come pick up the furniture. I have checked this business check with the Fraud Department at my bank and sure enough the check was FRAGULENT. My bank explained to me that if I have endorsed on this check I would have been responsible in paying all the amou… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Des Moines, IA, United States 2013-12-30 07:17:15 Overpayment Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |  Autotrader.com overpayment scam SMS were sent from this number 9722771162 Scammer Information Am interested in your "insert autotrader.com add subject title here" you have for sale and will offer $"price offered is usually a little bit below the asking price" if its still in good working condition.
Thanks for your response.Please do confirm if the vehicle have ever being in an accident,Any needed repairs mechanically you are aware of as of today ?.I await your reply
We do have a deal.The check will get to you in the amount of $"insert a ridiculously high dollar amo… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2013-12-25 09:59:35 Overpayment Scam | Jason Gale Faking as a FBI agent for money scam Scammer Information This man is pretending to a fbi agent saying I got money waiting on at an airport and that I have so long to claim it and pay thetaxes on it before I get into trouble… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Lou Richardson Jacksonville, FL, United States 2013-12-23 06:17:36 Overpayment Scam |  Scam seen on Facebook Scammer Information Just saw an interesting scam on Facebook: Mrsolodolo Mbb Serious inquiries ...no account needed if you interested and making $2000-$9000 hit me up...im the manager at walgreens you can buy the card call reload pack whatever amount you upload on this card i will add an extra zero say you load $250 i log into the database add the zero thats $2500 you pay me $400 for my work ....if interested text or call me 1-773-658-1511
25 minutes ago via mobile · … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Medford, OR, United States 2013-12-20 23:55:20 Overpayment Scam | Mary Kay products Scammer Information Received a text on my unpublished cell phone, "Hello my name is Cheryl M Brown from OR, i will like to make you my new marykay rep I got your contact from marykay that you a rep and can help me.. I need to order some Marykay product for my daughters wedding ASAP from you as my former rep is fighting cancer and at the hospital as of now get back to me at cheryl_look@yahoo.com so I can send the list of product I like to order..."
I thought this was legit at first since my dir… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Mary Kay Consultant Virginia Beach, VA, United States 2013-12-19 01:56:45 Overpayment Scam Other Job Site | Large Mary Kay Order Scammer Information I'm a Mary Kay Consultant and a woman emailed me stating that she wanted to place a large Order Value firm $199 and 2 other products totaling $248. Woman said she was placing order for her boss and didn't have access to a credit card machine. She asked for an address to send a check to. I went along with the scam just to see how far they would go. When originally contacted, I made sure to let them know that I would not send any products until funds (if any) were cleared. They… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United Kingdom 2013-12-14 20:11:46 Overpayment Scam Other Job Site | Confirmation Of An Online Payment of £106.00 Scammer Information I received this email on Saturday the 7th of December 2013
Subject : Credit Card Online Payment Confirmed.
The link shows the word 'proxy' so it looks like they are trying to steal people's credit card details from a 'back door' to the Natwest bank. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Pompano Beach, FL, United States 2013-12-14 19:42:54 Overpayment Scam | +1 Scensty customer Scammer Information I am a Scensty consultant who was contacted via email by a lady claiming to want Scensty products and then she would send me a certified check......
She then contacted me to tell me she had someone send a check to me way over the amount and that she needed me to wire the overage amount to her asap!!!
I told her no way! I do not do business that way and not to contact me again! I contacted the Police!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in 2013-12-12 16:46:35 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +1 Craigslist wanting to buy furniture / Jones Calderon / Scammer Information Jones Calderon offered to buy furniture for sale in response to cragislist ad. Offered a business check as they were out of area for military / business. Check was received but was an overpayment by nearly $1000. I was then asked to cash the check and they would have movers come pick up the furniture at which time I would also pay the movers the advance payment. Once I notified the sender that I had deposited the check - I was then instructed to wire the additional funds … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-12-12 06:56:02 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | +2 PS4 Sale on GumTree - formemma@gmail.com inquired to buy and post to China Scammer Information - scamming saw my PS4 console for sale on Gumtree, and TEXTED me asking me to email them at formemma@gmail.com
- I emailed, they replied and requested if I could sent the item to China (buyer claimed it was for here daughter who moved there)
- I replied saying I'd need to check postage prices to China, they replied willingly offering $200 above my price just for postage
- I (being naïve thinking PayPal protects the seller) sent an Invoice Request via PayPal on 11/12/13, bu… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Emily Lafayette, CA, United States 2013-12-10 19:48:28 Overpayment Scam Yahoo | +2 tried to over purchase my textbook Scammer Information i was going to sell my text book on bookoo for 300 he emailed me this after i sent him the pictures of the condition of the book it didnt occor to me that he might be scamming me until i read on facebook the about the scams came to this site and saw that the email of the ocean chick had a few letters then 3 numbers two zeros then a normal number and i went on bookoo and read their how to spot a scam and this was word for word what they said a scam was:
Thanks you for the re… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Queens, NY, United States 2013-12-10 04:08:18 Overpayment Scam CareerBuilder.com | tupsi Scammer Information to ship package out. they send you packages then you repack them.
its a scam.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Rocklea, Queensland, Australia 2013-12-09 03:56:41 Overpayment Scam eBay Classifieds | +1 West Aquarius Submersible Scammer Information First of all I got a Text as below on 6/12/13, 3.01pm
+61428465117: Sent from: randy
Is your listed Bike still up for sale? pls get back to me with the current bid so that i can offer and present condition,email me back on daviken21@outlook.com
Then later on that day @ 3.53pm word for word as the others.
David Aiken
Thanks for the reply and so sorry that i couldn't call you due to the nature of my work,I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we ar… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Chandrasekar Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2013-12-07 20:57:07 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | +1 Toyota car sale in Gumtree Scammer Information I made an advertise in gumtree for my car sale. I got a mail saying that she is in out of sea and she is interested to buy my car. But, she asked me to transfer $900 to shipping agent through western union money transfer. Luckily, I made a search in Google and found it is scam mail which I got. Thank god.… Read Full Report ⇒ |