I'm trying to sell my car on cars.com and I have gotten 5 texts saying the same thing its hard to trust anyone these days,but if I'm trying to make money by selling anything,I'm not giving up nothing.they use text only numbers,so be aware.if they can't bring you the cash don't send anything.
"Sorry for the late response, been pretty busy right here. Anyway, I just got your message now. Please get to know that there is no scamming here or whatever your thought is. Everything here is on the up and up side. The payment has been made and the money has been deducted from my own account already. According to paypal, you are the one left to complete the transaction from your end and get back to them with the supposed money transfer information so that they can verify it and credit your account. I wouldn't understand what you meant by saying paypal is asking for a confirmed shipping agent's information. I guess you are not getting it right because I believe paypal must have sent you the necessary information of the shipper that you will need for the money transfer. Just in case you still need it, here is the information of the shipper that you need to fill in the western union form;
NAME.......HENRY ROBERTSON
CITY ......LACEYVILLE
STATE......PENNSYLVANIA
ZIP CODE ..18623
I believe that is all you need for the money transfer. As regards my personal information, here is my name and address for anything you need to confirm;
Mark Jones
128 S 83rd St
Edinburg, Tx 78542
You could also text or call me at (360) 545-3104. However, text works best for me due to bad network here. I believe I have provided every information you need for any confirmation. Do not hesitate to ask for me if there is anything else you still need. Everything here is on the up and up side. I believe I am dealing with an honest man and that honesty is all we need to make this deal a huge success. Kindly attends to things from your end this morning and let me know when you have completed the deal from your end and email paypal the needed money so that they can credit your account. Please get to know that I may not respond to your messages as quick as you want because there are pretty schedules ahead of me here but I will surely get back to you as soon as I get your message(s). Let me know when everything has been taken care of or if you need any help. I'll be waiting to hear back from you soonest.
Best regards,
Mark."
his name was lewis randall 21@gmail when he tried to offer me full price for my 20 fooot sea craft master angler paypal says he has no acct and no henry robertson exist. good going guys kill this kind of time wasting scum. oh paypal said to forward their messages to paypal security
Here is how the "PayPal Scam" or any other "online money service" scam works:
Says they will buy the item and will pay extra to cover charges by his shipping agent.
Says he will PayPal the funds and instruct you to send the extra money via wire transfer or pre-paid card to the agent.
He then sends you a fake PayPal deposit notice email, spoofing the official PayPal notice, that says the money has been put into your account.
You, thinking PayPal has your money, go ahead with the wire/prepaid transfer to the shipping agent, who is really the scammer.
After that, you then find out there was no money transferred to PayPal and are out the money your wired.
Here is how a "Craigslist Scam" or any other "I will send you a check for more than you asked" scam works:
He pays for the item + extra funds to cover his shipping agent costs with a bank draft or cashiers check.
He sends you a check, tells you to cash it and send the extra money to his shipping agent via wire transfer or prepaid card.
You cash/deposit check and wire/prepaid the funds to the agent.
Later, the check bounces as it was counterfeit. The money you sent to the agent, who is really the scammer, is unrecoverable due to it being wire transferred/prepaid card.
You are out money and now run the risk of being arrested for passing a counterfeit check.
See:
http://www.fraudaid.com/
http://www.fraudaid.com/solution_center/solution/draftsoption1/2a.htm
Here is how the "PayPal Scam" or any other "online money service" scam works:
Says they will buy the item and will pay extra to cover charges by his shipping agent.
Says he will PayPal the funds and instruct you to send the extra money via wire transfer or pre-paid card to the agent.
He then sends you a fake PayPal deposit notice email, spoofing the official PayPal notice, that says the money has been put into your account.
You, thinking PayPal has your money, go ahead with the wire/prepaid transfer to the shipping agent, who is really the scammer.
After that, you then find out there was no money transferred to PayPal and are out the money your wired.
Here is how a "Craigslist Scam" or any other "I will send you a check for more than you asked" scam works:
He pays for the item + extra funds to cover his shipping agent costs with a bank draft or cashiers check.
He sends you a check, tells you to cash it and send the extra money to his shipping agent via wire transfer or prepaid card.
You cash/deposit check and wire/prepaid the funds to the agent.
Later, the check bounces as it was counterfeit. The money you sent to the agent, who is really the scammer, is unrecoverable due to it being wire transferred/prepaid card.
You are out money and now run the risk of being arrested for passing a counterfeit check.
See:
http://www.fraudaid.com/
http://www.fraudaid.com/solution_center/solution/draftsoption1/2a.htm