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It looked totally legit. So Robert prepared to ship the watch.
“Just before my wife took the package to the post office, she insisted that I call PayPal to confirm this transaction,” he said. “No funds were transferred to my account — just the bogus email and fake logo.”
“This was not the only bite I had on my watch,” Robert said. “At least five other out-of-state texts came to me looking to transfer funds in the same manner as the first one that almost caught me,” he said.
PayPal warns against scams like this. And thank goodness for suspicious wives. Now you know
always choose the credit card option when paying for a legit PayPal transaction. of course PayPal would prefer that you not do so - they can’t screw you as easily if you do.
It seems to me all you would have to do is to log on to your PayPal account and see if the funds were transfered there. That should be quicker than calling them.
another one is people selling used camrys and accords;
they say they’ll use some Ebay “assured buyer” thing, and it’s all ok, buyer and seller don’t meet face-to-face, but this is now done alllll the time...”
Nope, it NEVER happens, and you won’t get any “great deal” on the car or ANY car, but they DO get your money.
They’re doing this on craigslist CONSTANTLY.
If the used car deal is too good 2b true?
Yeah, it’s TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
Anything on craigslist draws out scammers. I’m selling some machinery and I get dozens of emails saying the same thing “I’m in the military, I want to buy this, I will send my ‘brother’ to get. I don’t have access to a phone or email (but he’s emailing). I will send you a check, cash the check, send me the extra, and the machine, then keep a little extra for your troubles.”
No worries. I cancelled with them when they spat upon the right to privacy in North Carolina.