Overpayment Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Scentsy Consultant Little Rock, AR, United States 2015-08-11 16:55:03 Overpayment Scam Scentsy (scentsy.com) |  +12 New Scentsy Consultants Targets of Email Scam Scammer Information Jennifer sends an email to a new Scentsy consultant indicating she obtained the consultant's email address from the Scentsy website. She asks the consultant to quote a price for a large number of Scentsy products allegedly being purchased for a family party. When the consultant replies to the email with a quote Jennifer indicates that her uncle will be writing a check for the order. Jennifer asks for a mailing address and a name to whom her uncle should make the check payable… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2015-08-05 15:56:38 Overpayment Scam Other Job Site | Email overpayment scam Scammer Information Hello,
How are you doing today? We got the information provided by you. It has come to our notice that posting Sponsored Ads on indeed.ca requires credit card which you may not have. So our firm has decided that you will receive a Certified check of $1,350.00 which includes your $200.00 weekly wages to prove our sincerity to you regarding this posting job offered to you and the remaining funds will be sent to A CAPITAL ONE COMPANY district HQ where a special credit card sp… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Baltimore, MD, United States 2015-07-28 14:28:20 Overpayment Scam | job scam Scammer Information We deeply apologize for the delay to get you started. However the check is already mailed out and you will be receiving it today, once you get the check you're advised to deposit it via mobile deposit by taking picture via mobile app on your smartphone or deposit at your bank for quick withdrawal today because she needs a place to lay her head when she comes by tomorrow so you can get started by this week when she arrives.
Deduct your upfront payment that's salary of your … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Cabanatuan City, Province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines 2015-07-27 15:17:08 Overpayment Scam |  Facebook group money scam Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 2015-07-10 10:17:59 Overpayment Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  Offer to purchase a vehicle using paypall Scammer Information i have received an sms from Terry Winson offering to purchase my vehicle thru paypal. The SMS read as follows
Is ur vehicle still up for sale? please get back to me on my private email back side pics and price.. email only.
Then i replied and told him that the price is on gumtree.
he/she replied with an email:
Hey there thanks for the mail, am indeed ok with the price and conditions....Contact via phone would have been the best to talk to you but due to the nature… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Livingston, TX, United States 2015-07-07 20:04:15 Overpayment Scam Other Classifieds Site | +1 Bookoo yard sale buyer scam Scammer Information I received a text inquiry about a heavy furniture item listed for sale asking if I would accept a check. After giving information on the type check required, the person sent a check by mail from an out of state company: Pioneer Oil & Gas, Beaver County Utah, 21 Beaver Lake Blvd, Milford, Utah 84751, check #2216 drawn on Zions First National Bank, One Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, signed by Karen Zandi. This was a check we would accept. The check was for $1,650 more… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-07-06 08:28:24 Overpayment Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | Scam Rent Scammer Information Hello,
I will like to inform you that i have completed the transfer from my
paypal account to your account and the funds has been deducted from my
account. I am sure that the paypal must have sent you the transfer
confirmation by now so kindly check both the inbox and spam folders of
your email address for the payment notification from the paypal team.
I will like you to kindly send out the mover agent today because
payment must be confirmed on or before the pick up da… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Jersey City, NJ, United States 2015-06-30 05:03:31 Overpayment Scam Amazon Marketplace |  Derrick Banister Scammer Information this scam consists in offer you a "opportunity" to paste theyr ad on your vehicle.
they say they would be able to pay you $300 every week for it.
when you do accept, they send you some sort of a check for the amount of 2,999.40, which you're supposedly have to deposit on your own bank account ( don't do it ).
When I received the check, I called the bank mentioned on the check, named Mountain America Federal Credit Union, a bank from Utah, and right of the bat a costumer s… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Stephen Croydon, Victoria, Australia 2015-06-04 22:20:45 Overpayment Scam Gumtree |  Paypal Gumtree Western union scam Scammer Information Mathais connore emailed about wanting to buy some tools that I was selling on gumtree, he then sent me a link to paypal and told be he had transferred 2500, 1200 for the tools and extra for the shipping costs, he then told me I would have to go to western union and transfer the extra money to his pickup agent headcourter and the rest would be embersed, he sent fake paypal emails comfirming the money was ready to be transferred into my bank account as soon as I sent the extra … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 2015-06-04 15:27:17 Overpayment Scam | Greenstar Home Services Scammer Information Our air conditioner unit stopped blowing into the house this past week. We called up green star home services and decided to give them a shot. When the repairmen showed up he went straight into our attic. He was up their for only around 40 minutes and he tool pictures of the unit. He told us the coil needed to be replaced and we quickly asked him if maybe he only needed to clean it. He told us that the cost of replacing the coil would be prohibitive and we would be better off… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Fort Smith, AR, United States 2015-06-02 19:21:31 Overpayment Scam | +2 Website Designer Scammer Information EMAIL SCAM TARGETING WEB DESIGNERS / GRAPHIC ARTISTS.
There are a couple of different approaches to their initial contact. One is a website proposal and the other is brief “project question and do you accept credit cards†…and you may or may not get the ‘hearing impaired’ pitch.
It’s an overpayment scam where the scammer pays more than he’s supposed to, as much as double or triple, then asks you to reimburse the difference. Si… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Denver, CO, United States 2015-05-19 21:52:46 Overpayment Scam | Email scam Scammer Information On May 16, 2015, at 11:16 AM, frank robby wrote
i am okay with the estimate and i wanna proceed so i will be depositing $2000 using credit card so work can commence ASAP, i understand the content for this site would be needed so as for the job to commence so regarding the content i will needing you to charge an extra funds for the reason that my consultant does not have the facility to charge credit cards,
I will be glad if you can help me out … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Jessica Newville Covington, VA, United States 2015-04-30 14:30:50 Overpayment Scam | +1 Budweiser Bud Light Ad Campaign Scammer Information I received an email from Budweiser...or I thought it was Budweiser about paying me to wrap my vehicle for advertising for them and they said I would receive $300/week for 3 months. Sounded awesome! Then I did some investigation, asked for his contact info, did more investigation and I am positive NOW that:
-Charles Pleasant (brentweh@gmail.com)and (Budweiser® Beer )
-Brent Cole (brentweh@gmail.com)
-Brent Wehmeyer (brentweh… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-04-24 02:20:14 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | Selling an item on Gumtree Scammer Information Moore offered to buy an item advertised on Gumtree for $9500. Claimed to be on oil rig and unable to call so email contact was the only option. Followed full sale process with payment offered to nominated bank account. Then received advice of an overpayment of $1500 to cover agent commission. A message purportedly from Paypal advised they were holding funds to transfer to bank account. In order to facilitate the transfer they required proof of Western Union payment of $1500 t… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Los Banos, CA, United States 2015-04-14 18:08:35 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  craigslist payroll job Scammer Information I had put a ad on craigslist looking for work as a caregiver and I got a text message offering a job in Best payroll services. I knew it was a scam by the wording he used. He asked if I had a colored printer, scanner, access tointernet , business size check paper, brown mailing envelopes. He wanted me to send him a picture of the check paper and brown mailing envelopes. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2015-03-06 15:34:48 Overpayment Scam Other Job Site | +1 Thirty-One Product Ordering Scammer Information Person e-mailed me to purchase thirty-one products. She said she was told she could order products without a credit card. She provided the order she wanted and sent a cashier's check. she sent a Cashier's Check for $1800, and the products were only $400. I called the issuing bank of the cashier check. They said that check number was already cashed, so it was counterfeit. Mellisa James also asked me to forward the overpayment to a wedding vendor. Once I e-mailed her bac… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Castleford, Wakefield, United Kingdom 2015-02-18 13:31:59 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | openlearningltd@gmail.com a desirable my money Scammer Information He sent his email address via SMS with information he wants to rent my property. Last e-mail was like below. He sent me even passport scan. Email:
"Hi ,
I need a kind favor from you and i will be happy if you can sort it
out for me. I was just about to pay when i received an email from my
shipping company, my shipping agent says i will need to pay for the
moving before they can ship my items, they charge me 2000pln for pick
up and delivery and payment for pick up will b… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Wroclaw, Lower Silesia, Poland 2015-02-18 11:23:40 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | openlearningltd@gmail.com a desirable my money Scammer Information I sent him an email with a description of the apartment, he wanted to know the charges, and to give him the address and paypal account number and the bank.
To earn my trust sent me a photo of your passport.
Poor processing, expiration dates, he did not agree. Passport no: 652133657
I wonder what he will do next, whether to send the money to my account?… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2015-02-11 17:05:13 Overpayment Scam | Jamberry Fake Check Scam Scammer Information I was contacted via email to purchase a large amount ($900) of Jamberry Nail products from someone identifying themselves as Abigail. Abigail claimed to represent a third party. Abigail refused to use a credit card or paypal to purchase the goods. I requested a check and she complied using US Priority Mail originating from ELVERTA, CA. Abigail requested the goods be shipped to
Abigail Mandel
5426 Bay Center Dr, Suite 700
Tampa FL, 33609.
The check received was written to … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2015-02-10 17:01:24 Overpayment Scam | Thirty One Product Ordering Scammer Information Got a message after doing a facebook promotion for my Thirty One site. Stated that she did not have checks or a credit card and that she would like to send me a money order for the product she just needed a total amount. She later sent me the information and I sent her back the total. She wrote me back two days later and told me she had sent me a money order and to go ahead and order the product. We received the money order and in checking it with USPS as the money order show… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-02-05 04:15:00 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | Car Purchase Scam - Gumtree Scammer Information Scam in purchase of car.
I have had these before from Malaysia - Queensland Police Number in wait to court.
These people are quick to respond to AD, asking to withdraw AD for a bonus like $200.00, this while proceed with scam.
Scam shown broken down below. Scam Stalkers in Car-sales. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Monroeville, PA, United States 2015-02-04 15:56:08 Overpayment Scam | Untitled Overpayment Scam , ref:22474 Scammer Information Received email requesting Arbonne products. Claimed she was deaf and would have someone mail a check. Weeks later claimed person had accidentally mailed 100% of paycheck. Trying to get an overpayment returned to her. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Michael Featherstick Tempe, AZ, United States 2015-01-30 06:58:07 Overpayment Scam | Ongoing Irish Fraud Gang Scammer Information John Daly aka Sean ODalaigh aka Sean Johnson and numerous other fake names lives in Adelaide with his wife Sophear and has been involved in organised crime totaling millions of dollars.
John or Sean is partners with his best mate Steo Keating aka Steo Keating and Steo's brother in law Anthony Hartnett.
These guys ran multiple scams from the Gold Coast and have caused unbelievable damage to many honest citizens - they are still running international scams to this day.
The poli… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | iceiceice Singapore, , Singapore 2015-01-23 16:45:42 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | +2 SCAM Scammer Information i was selling a antique sofa at gumtree. and That person jason send me a text and wanted me to email so he gave me his email .so i email him. this is what he reply. { Hello,
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,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 15days off and 15days on and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-01-12 08:45:46 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | selling car on gumtree Scammer Information I sold a car to a person on gumtree who asked for a paypal request for 950 dollers , the request was sent , then the person said they contacted paypal and added another 650 dollers for delivery, the full amount would be payable through paypal after i sent the extra money by western union, i did this and another request for 850 was demandeed , again the person said they have added the ampount to the paypal request , payable wen the amount was sent via western union.wen a 3rd a… Read Full Report ⇒ |