Someone from this number responded to an ad I placed for a car I am selling for a friend. Insisted I sent my email address and paypal account information. Said she was an honorable military woman. Very pushy about me sending her information. Didn't want to see more pictures do the car or see the car.
Person also contacted me from my vehicle that I posted on CL. They insisted I send them my paypal name and email. I was skeptical because they didn't wanna see pictures of the vehicle nor tried countering my asking price when everyone else had. Glad I searched the number, thanks all.
The person at this number wants to buy my $1,300 bed frame, sight unseen. Pushing for my pay pal account. Thanks for below information. Haven't used Pay pal before & was very skeptical since this person hasn't even seen a picture and ignored questions regarding their location and coming to see it.
Here is how the PayPal Scam, or any other online money service, works:
They say they will buy your item, unseen.
They say they will pay you extra money to cover the shipping charges through their shipping company or agent.
They request your email address linked to your PayPal account.
They instruct you to wire the extra funds they send you to their shipping company or agent.
You receive a invoice from PayPal to your email, stating the funds have been deposited to your PayPal account.
So, you use your money to wire the funds to the shipper.
You then find out the PayPal email was fake, it was sent by the scammer, there were no funds deposited into your PayPal account.
The money you wired, was really picked up by the scammer, it is unrecoverable.
You are out the money you wired.
The same scam is also done with money orders, bank drafts, or cashiers checks.
In these cases, the check you receive, for funds over the amount of your item, is forged, stolen, or counterfeit.
As it may take several weeks for the banks to realize the check is bad, you may not know you have been scammed.
Worst yet, as you passed a bad check, you can be held criminally liable.
You are out the funds you wired, return check charges, and face possible arrest.