have a trailer for sale on craigs list recd several call and texts from a man with no name who insisted i open a pay pal acct for him to pay me then his inspector would come inspect and pick up trailer several times i told him prefer inspection 1st aND THAT his funds cant be locked up in pay pal that he could find another way to pay me and when i asked where he was located he said california i told him cant do business with a stranger with no name that lives in california asked for his inspector and company name recd text said his name paul robinson nothing else his appraiser name regina this man is not a ligit business person
have a trailer for sale on craigs list recd several call and texts from a man with no name who insisted i open a pay pal acct for him to pay me then his inspector would come inspect and pick up trailer several times i told him prefer inspection 1st aND THAT his funds cant be locked up in pay pal that he could find another way to pay me and when i asked where he was located he said california i told him cant do business with a stranger with no name that lives in california asked for his inspector and company name recd text said his name paul robinson nothing else his appraiser name regina this man is not a ligit business person
The scam works like this. They think your item as described is perfect. They might ask a few questions about it, and then will pay your asking price, sight unseen, because they are never around close by to come look at it (they use the stationed somewhere in the military a whole lot). They will give you an extra $40 or $50 to old it for them. Then they tell you they will send a cashier’s check or money order for that amount plus extra for the “shipper”. They ask you to wire that extra money by untraceable means such as Western Union or Moneygram. The check or money order turns out to be bogus and you end up out the money you sent plus the bank fees. Also, if the check is big enough you may end up being charged criminally. Take the check and the envelope it came in to the post office and have them forward it to the postal inspectors.
In the case of them using PayPal, the same thing happens. They send a fake email looking like it came from PayPal, get you to pay the shipper, and then find out that the e mail was fake and no money is available.