Ditto. Had text this morning from 812 area code asking paypal info, deal is sealed on sight unseen motorcycle according to scammer. Thanks all of you for postings, ad me to your crew.
Paypal payments can be reversed. It shows as paid, you ship the item, then buyer reverses payment. We got an offer on a motorcycle. What is really rotten is this loser impersonating a military person. That takes real stupidity.
"I got your mail. Well, I have read through your ad and from what I
have seen,it is priced favorably compared to others so I want you to
consider it sold to me because I am ready to buy it for the asking
price.I am Tech Sgt Kyle Sherlock currently on duty serving the
country.Presently I am out of town on duty in a remote area until
February 12. We have a bad and fluctuating network here otherwise I
would have called you and seal the deal on phone. At the moment, email
and text messages works best for me.Nevertheless,I am ready to seal
the deal right away and pay you via my PayPal account that is attached
to my bank account as it is the only secure form of payment that I
have access to right now. So,kindly get back to me with your
FULLNAME,PAYPAL EMAIL ADDRESS,PHONE NUMBER AND THE PICKUP ADDRESS.
so that I can initiate the payment immediately.If you don't have a
paypal account, it is absolutely free to set one up, kindly visit
www.paypal.com.A shipper will be hired that will come for the pick up
upon the completion of the payment aspect of the transaction.Let me
have the requested details to proceed with the payment if we have a
deal. TY
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