do not give this number any personal information. person contacts by text claiming to want to pay you by Paypal for something you have listed for sale somewhere. In my case a 1970 Corvette worth 30,000.00 but claims only to be able to pay by paypal and needs my paypal email address and asks for some personal information. The second that happened I knew I had a scamer.... Not sure what the the person was after but its amazing what they can do with very little info these days.
Got a text while trying to cell a vehicle. Asked if it was still available. After I responded yes, I got the following text:
"16363888459: Thanks Can you assure me that it's in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it.I'm ready to pay your asking price and to be honest, i wanted to buy this for my dad, but the issue is i am an oceanographer and i do have a contract to go for which starts tomorrow and am leaving any moment from now.The contract is strictly no call due to the lack of reception on the sea area. But I'm able to access email anytime as we will make use of laptop so my only quickest payment option is PayPal as i can send money via PayPal anytime.Since I'm requesting this transaction to be done via PayPal, i will be responsible for all the paypal fee/charges on this transaction and if you don't have an account with paypal, its pretty easy, safe and secured to open one.Just log on to www.paypal.com. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible? I have a mover that will come for it once payment clears and they will take care of very necessary paper for me. So i look forward to hear from you soon. will like to see more pics. I need the address where the agent will meet you and your PayPal email address so i can send the money now. Many thanks...... "
Told him I was not interested. Run, run away as fast you can..
Asked if the item I was selling was still available. After I responded yes, I got the following text:
"16363888459: Thanks Can you assure me that it's in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it.I'm ready to pay your asking price and to be honest, i wanted to buy this for my dad, but the issue is i am an oceanographer and i do have a contract to go for which starts tomorrow and am leaving any moment from now.The contract is strictly no call due to the lack of reception on the sea area. But I'm able to access email anytime as we will make use of laptop so my only quickest payment option is PayPal as i can send money via PayPal anytime. We called paypal and found that this is a scam. I have tried to tell him repeatedly that we are not interested in selling him the item, and he will not take no for an answer. He's even texting me at 1am.
I also am trying to sell something online and received an inquiry from this number if I still had the item for sale. Being wary I looked the number up and read the comments below and agree this guy is a scammer as my ad stated that it was CASH ONLY and I WOULD NOT SHIP the item. Some people just want something for nothing and will do what ever they can to take advantage of folks who don't know any better.
SO PLEASE, don't fall prey to this criminal, RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!!!!
I just received a text asking me if the item is available.Not knowing i replied yes, I just wanted to see where this area code is and i came across these messages. I did know these messages exist. When he response i know what to tell him, thanks to you guys.