From: "mah90250@sbcglobal.net"
Is it still for sell?.
(Nice grammar)
Me: yes
From: "Rebecca Rebarich"
Thank for your mail. Am satisfied with your advert price (who says "advert price"?), as am requesting this transaction should be done via PayPal so the Pay Pal charges is on me. If my offer is accepted, Get back to me with your PayPal email and your name or send me PayPal invoice so i can pay you right away as soon as i conclude with my shipper. I am always busy at work and do not have much time around me to make or answer calls. Make sure you get back to me so that we can arrange for pick up as i will like the item to be picked at your residence location. Confirm the sales to me by removing it from the CL post.
My reply: cash only.
Her reply: Try and see reason with me, i don't have access to a post office over here (where is "here"?), i can't send you a check (I didn't ask for a check). I wish i have access to western union money transfer it would have been a very good option (but it's only a very good option for scammers) but am still on the base right now (the base? a military base?) the only access i have is by effecting the payment via my online paypal account. However, paypal is the world leading payment master that protects both buyer/seller interest (nice ad for paypal). You are on a secured transaction with paypal. Above all, it's like instant cash (oh instant cash! I've always wanted that!). Please i need you to visit their web site at www.paypal.com and sign up for your free personal paypal account, they will activate your email address to your paypal account and link it with your bank account so you can transfer and receive money online via you paypal account. Please go and activate yours it will actually cost you no money to do this. Do try and see reasons with me. I will await you update. Thanks.
Me: Please stop wasting my time with your scam.
Not that it will matter, but I flagged the initial reply as a scam.
5 comments:
So glad you posted this! I had the same interaction with this "person" just yesterday. Wording was the exact same. You saved me a lot of time and energy on this. Thanks!
I also had the same experience just yesterday, for a refrigerator I've listed on Craig's list....same exact wording!! I got as far as registering at Western Union, and then realized this may be a scam, as she wants me to send her $400 for shipping which she will include with her payment to PayPal. I sell on Ebay and I've never had such an unreal situation like this. Thank you for your posting! You've put my mind at ease. Pass this name around, as she seems to be a major CON ARTIST!!! EVERYONE WATCH OUT AND BE CAREFUL!!
WOW!! She sure is busy...as I got the SAME email also! Trying to sell a dining room table...and the SAME, EXACT wording!! She has my email address, and phone number...but that's all. I'll just change my password, on my email address. No big deal on the phone. Thanks for this info!!
OMG, I got her email and message this morning. She used phone number 508 986 8792 to send me the message!I don't believe any word in her email and message. I am glad that I checked her name and phone number online.
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