Overpayment Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous New York, NY, United States 2014-03-12 03:24:52 Overpayment Scam Kijiji.com |  +1 fake cheque scam Scammer Information said he found my ad for tutoring, and sent me a cheque with no questions asked, saying he wanted me to teach his son, Justin, when he came to town. Asked for my address to send the cheque to, and i (stupidly) obliged.
He sent me a cheque, which was too big, and is asking for the difference. I haven't cashed it, and would like to scambait, if anyone could provide guidance. He wants the difference by western or moneygram, as is typical of these types.
the address he wants thi… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Somewhere in United States 2014-03-11 16:01:25 Overpayment Scam Yahoo |  Jessica McCoart Mary Kay Scam Scammer Information This person sent me a text on my cell phone saying she found my number on a Mary Kay look book and asked if she could place an order with me. She asked me to e-mail her my address and I did not thinking anything of it. I asked her to send me a check and once the check came I would order her Mary Kay stuff. After a few days I did not hear anything and my gut instinct kicked in so I Googled her name and found out she is a scammer. I am a bit nervous this person has my cell … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Lake Orion, MI, United States 2014-03-10 21:17:47 Overpayment Scam | +1 Western Union Survey through "MS Marketing Co" Scammer Information They contact you about a survey in your area:
"We need participant for a paid focus group on financial services. Participants who complete the focus group will be paid $300 for their time and opinions."
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You go to their website and fill out your information, including email, name, address, phone, and occupation. (http://www.msmarketingco.com/required.php)
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Several days later you receive an email stating:
"This serves to confirm your selection as 1 of 2 … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Kankakee, IL, United States 2014-03-09 16:42:03 Overpayment Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +1 Kevin Dumias - DKev42@gmail.com Scammer Information Kevin, stated he was an oceanographer and would be unavialble for a couple of months and wanted to purchase the car for his dad's birthday via paypal. Pretty much everything that all of you already put.. Luckily I investigated it and found your sight. Told him to fish somewhere else because this fish isn't biting.. Thank you all for your reports on this scammer.. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-03-08 08:42:02 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  Care Giver Scammer Information
Thanks for the response am Alex Marcso am in the process of re-locating to your area with family, as I will be working on a contract basis as a representative of a new Network company in Mexico here in the states doing private research work. I am in need of someone who can take care of my father, clean the house and run some errands for him when necessary. You would only be needed Only 3 days a week for flexible hours (times can vary, these are the earliest and the latest… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-03-06 18:50:01 Overpayment Scam | Mary Kay Skin Care Order Inquiry Scammer Information Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:08:17 -0800
From: j.mccoart@yahoo.com
Subject: MK Skin Care Order Inquiry!
To: J.mccoart@yahoo.com
Hello I need you to place an Order for me and also want to be your new Customer, My Boss would mail you Check for the amount of the TimeWise Repairâ„¢ Volu-Firmâ„¢ Set, the shipping fee and the tax as well since i don't operate CREDIT CARD and am a DEAF WOMAN. The table below illustrate my Order. The Check MUST arrive before placing my Order.
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 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-03-06 17:30:01 Overpayment Scam Yahoo | +1 Mary Kay Scam Scammer Information This person claims they got my info from a Mary Kay Look Book. She claims to be a deaf-mute. Started to text me from phone number 310-881-5349 ask for a Volu-Firm for $ 199.00. That was on February 21,2014.
Then March 5, 2014 I got another e-mail claiming over payment.
Update about the Volu-Firm Set that the Check is already mailed out by my Boss and you will be receiving it soon while i will also provide you the TRACKIN NBR once i have it from the Courier Svc, Ooops - si… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Épalinges, Vaud, Switzerland 2014-03-02 08:47:27 Overpayment Scam Other Classifieds Site | INTERESTED TO PURCHASE YOUR PROPERTY Scammer Information Responded to an add with:
"I AM INTERESTED TO PURCHASE YOUR PROPERTY PLEASE KINDLY GET BACK TO ME FOR MORE DETAILS
WARM REGARDS"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv, Israel 2014-03-02 08:04:34 Overpayment Scam | scam Scammer Information Dear Sir,
I am sorry for my late response; our bank has
credited 50% of Total amount on invoice to your
bank account, the balance will be paid against
BOL.
Find attached Bank TT and update us on
delivery schedule.
Regards,
Tariq Bashir
Remal Al Emarat Travel & Tourism L.L.C.
Al Muteena Street, Salsabeel Building, 103
P.O. Box 56260, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 271 54 06
Fax: +971 4 271 50 65
Mobile: +971 50 624 62 05
e-mail: ta.ba@hot-shot.com
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  | Anonymous Uden, North Brabant, Netherlands 2014-02-28 15:38:02 Overpayment Scam |  +1 Rip money Scammer Information PayPal Bank customer care require you to send the Shipping Fee of
EURO 500.00 EUR out to the Shipping Company Headquarters in Ghana through
MoneyGram Money Transfer before they could credit your whole funds of
EURO 1,400.00 EUR to your Bank account.
Don replay at this message
Naam Akinmolayan Olalekan
Adres. no 18 osu
Plaats. Accra
Postcode 00233
Land. GHANA… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Lilburn, GA, United States 2014-02-27 17:11:16 Overpayment Scam | my will of 10 million dollars to you Scammer Information When I called it said it was a united kingdoms number. The guy that answered had an accent. He asked me to forward the email to him and that's pretty much it. Then I decided to look it up.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Tim Amos Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2014-02-26 19:02:09 Overpayment Scam Other Job Site | +6 Indeed.ca work from home scam Scammer Information He has offered me a "work from home" position by posting jobs on indeed.ca for his company. $200/week. As I was HIGHLY suspicious, I went along with it to see if I could get more details. This was his latest email:
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 $1,240.00 which … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Poway, CA, United States 2014-02-24 22:02:30 Overpayment Scam | WILL/donate of 14.258M "JJ/MMS/953/5015/GwrI/316us/uk"†Scammer Information it is just saying it will donate more than 14 million dollars, that she has cancer and contact his lawyer Named Barr. Jay Mchenry … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Somewhere in United States 2014-02-24 16:50:07 Overpayment Scam | +6 Mary Kay Skin Care Order Inquiry Scammer Information First got a text that said they got my # from a Mary Kay Look Book, then they asked for my email address so they could send me more details. Email was as follows:
Hello I need you to place an Order for me and also want to be your new Customer, My Boss would mail you Check for the amount of the TimeWise Repairâ„¢ Volu-Firmâ„¢ Set, the shipping fee and the tax as well since i don't operate CREDIT CARD and am a DEAF WOMAN. The table below illustrate my Order. The Check… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 2014-02-22 22:49:17 Overpayment Scam | Scam company set up to rip people off Scammer Information Aussieprofits is a scam company set up by Princept trading to scam people.
Do your research - do not deal with these criminals you will get conned.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Claire Somewhere in South Africa 2014-02-19 10:10:17 Overpayment Scam | Untitled Overpayment Scam , ref:16642 Scammer Information this person emailed me wanting to buy my phone. made a payment through the bank of america and i had to post the item before the bank would release my money i was then told the person had made a double payment and i had to pay them half the money to receive the full payment.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-02-14 21:41:36 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree vehicle, works at sea, agent to collect, Richard Ehsaan, richehsaan01@gmail.com Scammer Information Contacted using the old "I'm at sea and can only use PayPal" line.
"Hello thanks for reply, i am a marine engineer, i am at sea right now.
I am buying this for my son as a surprise gift. However,does it have
any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't
mind my asking and I will really appreciate if you can email more info
and if possible more photos. I can only pay through paypal at the
moment as i don't have access to my bank account online(i do… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-02-13 20:48:41 Overpayment Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  Am selling 3 Arabian horses Scammer Information I just want to inform you that i have just completed the payment and i hope you must have been notified in your email about the payment i made through PayPal, you can check your e-mail for confirmation of payment, so make sure you check your inbox message folder and junk folder for the confirmation email because i have received the receipt here and the money has been completely deducted from my paypal account. According to paypal's instructions, I have added extra $900 to tak… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | ONE LIL OKIE Skiatook, OK, United States 2014-02-12 18:23:35 Overpayment Scam Yahoo | clean health nutrition Scammer Information I WENT TO THIS SITE TO ORDER ON BOTTLE OF THEIR PRODUCT. THEY SHIPPED OUT FIVE BOTTLES,AND CHARGED
MY ACCOUNT $149.95!! THEN I HAD TO PAY ADDITIONAL $$ TO SHIP ALL THE BOTTLES BACK!
I NEVER EVEN OPENED THE PACKAGES. THEY RECEIVED THE MERCH BACK IN THEIR OFFICES ON MONDAY THE 10TH
NOW THEY ARE REFUSING TO REFUND MY $$.
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 | Anonymous Prescot, Knowsley, United Kingdom 2014-02-05 08:23:14 Overpayment Scam | Gloria Mackenzie Scammer Information From: Hanft, Nancy
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 4:59 PM
To: Hanft, Nancy
Subject: Good News!!!
Gloria Mackenzie is donating Two Million Dollars to you , Contact Mrs Gloria Mackenzie On (gloriacm@nl.rogers.com) For more information. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-02-05 06:22:21 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | Rice Eden Gumtree Scam Scammer Information I put up an add on Gumtree to sell my car and received a text asking for me to contact potential buyer through email address riceeden1@gmail.com with price of car. I did this and received this email back:
Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project work, we do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I co… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Oliver Worcester, Worcestershire, United Kingdom 2014-02-01 13:05:49 Overpayment Scam Other Classifieds Site | classified ad cheque overpayment Scammer Information I placed an ad to sell my piano for 900 pounds. 'she' sent me an e-mail, instead of calling asking for details and how much i wanted. i said 900 and she could and see it. she then sent me an email PAYMENT saying she would send me a cheque for 2500 and i wait for it to clear and MIGHT take my 900 and transfer the remaining 1600 to her shippers account. whAT A LOAD OF MONKEY NUTS.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Rogers, AR, United States 2014-01-30 18:55:01 Overpayment Scam | +2 Auto Trader.com Car Ad Scammer Information Texted asking for pics of truck I have advertised on Auto Trader. I sent pics to provided E-mail address then received his Oceanographer, no cell, buying for father who is a mechanic, will pay full asking price plus 3% and willing to set up a pay-pal account. My dealings with them is done and forwarded all information to friends in federal law enforcement… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in South Africa 2014-01-28 09:06:05 Overpayment Scam Other Payment Site | Seeking divorce papers of my parents to wind up my mothers estate Scammer Information I was told to get a copy of divorce papers from 1974 I would need to sit in the archieve in the basment of Pretoria court and search for the case number, then once I found that I would need to apply for the documents which will take anything from 6 month to 2 years to get a copy of the divorce agreement which the court required. I was told by Johan Louw the owner of this company, in Spetember 2013, that at a cost of R870- which was payable up front they would obtain the pape… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Beaufort, SC, United States 2014-01-25 23:57:04 Overpayment Scam | +1 tjur001-he texted us about a car we advertised on our local internet garage sale service Scammer Information This guy text me and said that he needed to urgently buy a car we had listed on our local garage sale internet service. The car has been torn apart for years, and the buyer would have to rebuild the engine, so I could not see how it could be so "urgent." He refused to let me call him, he said he wanted to make a deal through email. So I searched his email address and found two references on this sight. Thanks!… Read Full Report ⇒ |