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 Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 08:43 Post subject: Am I getting scammed? |
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Im trying to purchase something from a guy online. I found him on craigslist. He lives in another state and he wants to do the transaction like this:
"hi sam,
The transaction with eBay is quite simple and secure for both . I will start the transaction with them and you will receive an invoice to send the money to an ebay lawyer who will act as a third party in our transaction. Once he will receives the money , he will secure your payment and will confirm to me so I can start the delivery with FedEx and provide to you all delivery details. Once you receive the product and make sure it is as described ( like new condition, everything works) , you will confirm to the ebay lawyer who will send me the money. All this time until you confirm to the ebay lawyer you will have 100% control of the money and can cancel the transaction anytime and they will refund all your money (you will get 100% Buyer Protection) . I say it is pretty safe since if the product will not be as I said, you can cancel the transaction, send the product back on my cost and eBay will send you the money back. If you agree with this, please email me your complete name and address so I can start the transaction .
-thanks"
Scam? or real?
I use ebay quite frequently but I never heard of this transaction method
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 08:46 Post subject: |
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I'd be pretty wary, I've had a few of my clients emails that got cracked recently on our shared hosting servers start being used for Craigslist Scams. Selling phones and using similar methods. The method of payment also makes no sense.
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 09:00 Post subject: |
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Alright so if this guy uses escrow.com Im good?
I gave him my name and address and told him to go ahead with the transaction. Told him the only method of payment Il do is paypal. Il post more info of this transaction here once he replies
EDIT: yup its a scam. Damn! it was a good deal too 
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 09:37 Post subject: |
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The guy's invoice just arrived in my inbox. It came from "from: eBay Transaction <Transaction@ebay-craiglist.com>
reply-to: eBay Transaction <Michael.Jameson@lawyer.com>"
Also the invoice requires me to send western union money order (NO PAYPAL) overseas to Mr. Lawyer who resides in
First name: MICHAEL
Last name: JAMESON
Address: 101 Buckingham Palace Road
City/State: LONDON
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Postal Code: SW1W 0SJ
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 09:38 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 11:46 Post subject: |
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Firemaster scamming you?
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 12:44 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 13:06 Post subject: |
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| timechange01 wrote: | The guy's invoice just arrived in my inbox. It came from "from: eBay Transaction <Transaction@ebay-craiglist.com>
reply-to: eBay Transaction <Michael.Jameson@lawyer.com>"
Also the invoice requires me to send western union money order (NO PAYPAL) overseas to Mr. Lawyer who resides in
First name: MICHAEL
Last name: JAMESON
Address: 101 Buckingham Palace Road
City/State: LONDON
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Postal Code: SW1W 0SJ
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It's clearly him! 
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Horrordee
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 13:07 Post subject: |
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lolz this was an obvious scam - glad you didnt get caught!
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 16:31 Post subject: |
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Just make sure you report the twat.
Less of these fuckers the better.
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 20:09 Post subject: |
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Basically this is what happened was; on monday I was on craigslist because I was looking for a video card. There aren't many on craigslist so I figured I might find a good price. I found a guy who listed "Complete Gaming Computer System - $1200" with some pretty nice specs. So I messaged him saying:
"Hi, I am interested in your item. Would you be willing to sell specific components from the PC?"
And he replies back (using e-mail address bruce2fisher@gmail.com) with:
"Hello,
I still have the Complete Computer Gaming System and I want to sell it for only US$ 1200.00 . It is a small price , but I need some extra money and this is the only thing I can sell since I was just moved with my work in Great Falls MT.It is in perfect condition , no damage or scratches. I bought it from a local store and I still have the documents . If you want to buy this , I can deliver it to you since I have a FedEx office close to where I stay here . I know this is not a normal craiglist deal , but I need to sell this and here in Great Falls nobody wants to buy this . If you still want to buy it, we can use eBay to secure this transaction and make it a safe one for both. Let me know if you want to buy it so I can explain to you how everything works and how we are both protected. I can ship it anywhere.
Thanks
Bruce Fisher"
And then I replied telling him I dont want the entire PC I just want some of the parts. I told him Im offering $900 for several specific components from the PC but he replied with:
"Hello,
if you want to buy it , I will sell it to you for $900 without the Dell Monitor , keyboard & mouse. Is that ok?
Thanks,
Bruce"
So I said sure why not. Thats when he sent me the e-mail last night which I posted in the first post of this page. And then this is the invoice I got after I sent my name and address:
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"craiglist" & that pic is obviously not the PC lol. In the original craigslist ad he had a PC in a mountain mods case.
The initial e-mail address(bruce2fisher@gmail.com) is even fishy. Its very similar to the e-mails in scammer database (link posted by Spazmotic)
ex: deborah77gibson@aol.com, john34franklin@gmail.com
So i replied last night saying:
"Hi Bruce, Im having a few problems with the invoice. I cannot use an escrow service outside of escrow.com. Also I cannot use any payment method other than PayPal. Also the picture in the invoice doesn't show the computer. It shows some pioneer sound machine.
Please get back to me.
-Thanks"
nice try Mr. Lawyer 
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 20:59 Post subject: |
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Lol I never purchased anything from craigslist before. I always use ebay and I thought this guy was going to post the item on ebay so I can buy it. I never heard of this escrow/lawyer method before. Definitely gonna stay away from craigslist and escrow
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 22:05 Post subject: |
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craigslist is only good if your buying something from someone in your local area so you can check the item out before purchase. I have bought and sold shit with them many times,
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one
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