most people will receive these scams very soon after posting a ad on " craigslist" ( # 1 ) and " kijiji "........
always easy to detect.........quickly.......won't come and see the vehicle or item.....usually says " buying" for a friend / uncle / cousin.......usually as a gift..........claims to be on some boat somewhere......usually military and top secret......( but mysteriously has all day to spend on the internet trying to scam people ).!!!!...................always wants to pay more than the item is worth , so they can send you a fake money order that will bounce , or they want YOUR paypal info to take over your paypal account etc..............
- always poor command of english..........poor structured messages such as " please supply last offering price "
you get the idea..........most of these scammers are nigeria / jamaica.......SEVERAL new ones form the UK as well..Caller: scammers and fraud artists
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Got a phone text from this number responding to an ad I had posted on Craigslist. Then gave me an email address to use to answer questions about the car I have for sale. I answered all questions dduring 3 quick emails back and forth. Just as reported with the above caller, I finally get an offer to buy. They stated that they are at sea and cannot do the deal in person. Wanted to do PayPal transaction and ALL of my accounting info. Poor english throughout message. STAY AWAY from this scam!!!