I was selling a motorcycle on craigslist and I was scammed. The buyer said she was a soldier in the Army and couldn't pick up the bike herself. She was sending extra money for me to pay the "carrier agent" through MoneyGram. I received a fake email that looked like it was from PayPal saying that the funds she sent me were on hold and would be released once I paid for the MoneyGram. There was no money pending in my PayPal account. I called them right away and they had no record of this woman's email address, or the transaction number. Thank God I didn't send her any money and I still have the bike. I was blind, but now I see. People are f-(*&^n crazy! Please be careful. If any red flags go up in your mind listen to them and trust your instincts.
I was selling a motorcycle on craigslist and I was scammed. The buyer said she was a soldier in the Army and couldn't pick up the bike herself. She was sending extra money for me to pay the "carrier agent" through MoneyGram. I received a fake email that looked like it was from PayPal saying that the funds she sent me were on hold and would be released once I paid for the MoneyGram. There was no money pending in my PayPal account. I called them right away and they had no record of this woman's email address, or the transaction number. Thank God I didn't send her any money and I still have the bike. I was blind, but now I see. People are f-(*&^n crazy! Please be careful. If any red flags go up in your mind listen to them and trust your instincts.
I encountered a very similar request. I was also selling a bike and was asked to pay upfront for a carrier agent. Do you mind posting back the information to whom you were to send a money gram? If it's the same name as my occurrence I plan on reporting the name to authorities.