Overpayment Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-02-17 22:48:21 Overpayment Scam Cars.com |  carsale.com.au Scammer Information Was contacted by email thru carsale.com.au
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  | Connie Rose Abilene, TX, United States 2016-02-10 01:25:57 Overpayment Scam | Younique Order for Daughters Wedding Scammer Information I have 11 back and forth emails. I will post first and last. After last I will be turning in to the authorities. I was on to them immediately but let them run with it for awhile. Perhaps with the "payment" they will catch them.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous La Quinta, CA, United States 2016-02-01 04:47:56 Overpayment Scam Other Payment Site | oreilyfoundation.com Scammer Information over payment … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | F Somewhere in United States 2016-01-31 17:25:34 Overpayment Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  Mark just sent you $2,125.00 USD with Paypal Scammer Information Just received this email
Mark just sent you $2,125.00 USD with Paypal. Paypal recommends to withdraw it now.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Nicole Brooklyn, NY, United States 2016-01-26 16:52:25 Overpayment Scam | younique products Scammer Information Sent an email through Younique products site indicating that she would like to place and order, but did not have a credit card. She asked if she could forward me a cashier's check for the order. I googled the email address and discovered it was associated with this scam, and emailed her back indicating that I had reported her to the business, as well as my local police station. I also advised that if she wanted to place an order, she could do so through the website with pa… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Lexington, MI, United States 2016-01-24 18:08:56 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  Sarah fisher/ jeffrey alfaro Scammer Information
I really appreciate your quick response to my text. I will be buying
the item from you, kindly withdraw the advert from C.LIST and
considered it sold. My husband will be overnight the payment asap but
he will be paying with a certified check from his Bank and it will
deliver to you via United Parcel Service (UPS), so I'll need you to
provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of
the check... And am offering additional $50 with the original pr… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Tallinn, Tallinn, Estonia 2015-12-21 09:49:24 Overpayment Scam | Scammer want buy expensive watch Scammer Information Thanks for getting back, am a marine engineer and presently working on the sea,we do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility,i am satisfied with your ad as described on the site and am ready to buy it,i will not be able to come for inspection due to the nature of my work.
I have a shipper that will be coming for the pick up and deliver it to my place after the whole fund has been cleared into your account,i will… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous State College, PA, United States 2015-12-17 18:32:19 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Overpayment scam Scammer Information I was trying to sell and iphone 5 and she sent my an email if the phone is still available. She tell me that she will give me an extra $50 dollar to hold the item and later ask my for the final price. After both of us agree send me a check that look very suspicious, but I deposit it anyway. She send me a total of $1,730 and told me to keep $200 for myself and sent the rest to the 3rd party mover via Moneygram 10 minutes. I sent her the money and one of my friend told me it co… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Pasadena, CA, United States 2015-12-16 00:30:55 Overpayment Scam | $850000.00 Patout from US Treasury Scammer Information Dear Beneficiary,
I am Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the Treasury under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. You can get more details about me here;
http://www.treasury.gov/about/Pages/Secretary.aspx
At the recently concluded meeting with the World Bank and the United Nations, an agreement was reached between both parties for us to settle all outstanding payments accrued to individuals/corporations with respect to local and overseas contract payment, debt re-scheduling … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous San Diego, CA, United States 2015-12-01 18:44:14 Overpayment Scam Scentsy (scentsy.com) | +1 Scentsy Order Scammer Information I was not aware of this type of scam until I searched for it. I have been scammed, I have all the emails from the sender. They will request an order, give you a wrong address to ship the items to. This person told me it was for a family gathering. Her uncle sent me the check but the amount was in error and more than the order total, so they ask for the balance back to be sent via money gram. What I don't understand is how the check went through my bank, it was never plac… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous New London, CT, United States 2015-11-20 18:59:08 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  Craigslist Overpayment Scam Scammer Information Send me a huge check for something I'm selling online that's $100, tell me to cash the check and Western Union the rest (almost 1,000 to the moving company to come pick up my item. Check is fake, money I almost sent was real. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous New London, CT, United States 2015-11-20 18:51:25 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigslist Scam Scammer Information They wanted to buy a product from me on Craigslist, this has actually happened to me 2 different times with the same thing I am trying to sell. 2 IDENTICAL THEMES in the faulty transactions I have encountered.
1) Try to rush you. "Need to get this before my wedding anniversary next week" or "Need this before I move into my new apartment in a couple days".
2) Making their offer irresistable. "I'll give you $40 extra for holding this item for me and removing it from Craigsl… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-11-19 10:46:07 Overpayment Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car Buying Scam Scammer Information Enquired through carsales.com.au on a car I had posted for sale. Clearly a scammer, responded through a dodgy sms program. Requested to pay for the car and have a courier pick it up and then transfer to the other side of the country. Wanted my paypal account or my bsb and account number. Not going to happen dodgy guy! Could see what would happen. He would claim to have overpaid for something and request that I transfer the overpayment back to him blah blah. Go and get a job m… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Liskeard, Cornwall, United Kingdom 2015-11-09 21:24:04 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | +1 Phillip Edward Scammer Information Thank you for all the details that you sent me i appreciate your honesty with the detailed explanation with regards to your words on the item status,Just to let you know that am keen and interested in buying the Item.... moreover i have a private courier agent that will be coming down for the pick up as soon as you receive your fund and they will also handle all the sign necessary document on my behalf..Am happy to inform you that the fund is ready and available in my bank ac… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Somewhere in Singapore 2015-11-04 15:21:59 Overpayment Scam | +1 Rent apartment Scam Scammer Information She sends SMS to say she wants to rent apartment but suggest reply by email. [NOTE: her SMS cannot be replied to as no phone no. is shown]. In email she says she is a doctor on board cruise ship and wants to rent apartment. She emails a copy of her purported passport (Henan, PRC) and says she wants to pay 3 months rent via paypal as evidence of rental required by here employer and customs (!).
She then email to say that she had sent the money but sent more than the required … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Wayman DeRidder, LA, United States 2015-10-20 16:56:36 Overpayment Scam Other Classifieds Site | POLK BOOKOO scam Scammer Information I SEE ITEMS ON THIS SITE AND MY NUMBER IS LEFT ON IT FOR PEOPLE TO TEXT ME FOR PIC.
I GOT A TEXT SAYING THEY ARE INTRESTED IN MY ITEM AND WANTED PIC SO I TEXT PIC ,HE TEXT ME BACK AND SAID HE IS WANTING IT AND ASK ME TO TAKE ADD DOWN ,AND SAID HE WOULD SEND ME A CHECK FOR THE ITEM,AND SAID HE WOULD HAVE MOVERS PICK IT UP, I TEXT BACK AND SAID THEY CANT TILL CHECK CLEARS, AND ILL LET HIM KNOW SOON AS IT DOES ,HE SAID HE UNDERSTANDS AND SAID HE WOULD ALSO BE SENDING EXTRA MONE… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2015-10-16 13:47:57 Overpayment Scam | inflated charge for investment program Scammer Information The site advertised a plan to invest in special situations in the stock/option market.
It was suggested that the price was reduced or negligible, but no price was stated until the reader was required to submit his bank card information.
Only then was it revealed that the charge would be $1950.
I immediately rejected it, but the publication nevertheless put the charge through and my bank accepted it, creating a $700 overdraft.
The publication refuses to make any adjustmen… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Amanda Merritt Hanford, CA, United States 2015-10-14 04:06:00 Overpayment Scam Google Checkout |  Tried to say I won 5million or 5 thousand dollars.. Scammer Information Tried to send me a Google email saying I won a lot of money... But I'm sure it's a scam. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous La Grange, NC, United States 2015-10-13 17:17:07 Overpayment Scam Other Auction site | http://www.treasury.gov/about/Pages/Secretary.aspx Scammer Information My name is "Jacob Jack Lew". I am the New Secretary of the Treasury under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The executive agency responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the financial security of the United States. I was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 2013, to serve as the 76th Secretary of the Treasury. Prior to my appointment as the 76th Secretary of the Treasury, I have previously served as White House Chief of Staff.
Howe… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Austin, TX, United States 2015-10-07 16:46:42 Overpayment Scam Other Job Site | I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE Scammer Information This is a scam sent to Stampin' Up Demonstrators. The first email is just like the one reported here: http://www.scamdex.com/ScamTipReports/24712
She is using the same story, and claims that she has no debit card OR PayPal account in order to make payment. She offers a Cashier's Check for the order. A follow-up email says:
Hi,
How are you doing? Just a quick note to inform you that you will receive the payment this week, however, there is a little bit of problem or… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Spreyton, Tasmania, Australia 2015-10-05 06:21:22 Overpayment Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | Taite Whitikaupeka NZ OIL & GAS COMPANY Scammer Information The SCAM is about:-
Responding very quickly to an advertisement
Offering to buy at the advertised price unseen
Claims to work in a remote location so cannot get to a bank (NZ OIL & GAS COMPANY)
Will arrange a pick up ad delivery (DARWIN)
Offers to pay using paypal.
Adds the couriers fees to you paypal account
Wants you to transfer an amount to a company in China using Western Union before you can transfer the proceeds of the sale to your bank account.
We had three sim… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 2015-09-12 12:53:29 Overpayment Scam | My Dear Scammer Information Attn : My Dear
I am Barr.Tom Williams an account operator to late (Mr.Micheal A.Herman) 52yrs old, a nationality of your country who unfortunately died on a car accident dated 7thAugust 2012 along Edinburgh Park. Since the death of (Mr.Micheal A.Herman), I as his account operator have made several inquiries to locate his relations to come up for the inheritance claim, without any success.
I came across your name and contact on the course of my personal searching for my… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Sam Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2015-08-27 00:48:56 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | Gum tree sale money transfer scam Scammer Information Adverstised a motorbike on gumtree and got a couple of emails from this wanker. (see below). Wanted money tranfered into some western union / payoal set up that didn even make any sense. scum.
Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I conta… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-08-21 07:57:12 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scam Scammer Information They send a fake PayPal email saying funds are pending in PayPal for the amount of the product plus the shipping amount and will be released once overpayment amount is sent to the shipping company Shiping Liu to arrange shipment of the auctioned product, as the purchaser is unable to arrange the shipping.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous East Malvern, Victoria, Australia 2015-08-14 10:16:09 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | Paypal Gumtree Western union scam Scammer Information Trying to get my bank account and paypal details for my car, yet never viewed it and didn't seem to ask many questions. Only contacted by email as he made out he was working where there was no phone reception. Also I am based in Melbourne, told me he was based in NT. Why would any person buy a car they have not seen or viewed, not spoken to the person on the phone, also average standard car that is available all over Australia. Also freight costs would be very expensive. Alar… Read Full Report ⇒ |