I just posted an ad in craiglist selling my used laptop, and I am amazed for the large number of fraudulent responses I am getting. It is almost funny. I am going to play around a little with this scum, starting with... "Dr.Robert Smith.<dr.robertsmith78@yahoo.com>"
DEAR POTENSSIAL SELLER. the fact is that am really willing to get this item for my son that head to west africa. however am getting him this item as a birthday gift and i cant afford to miss this deal all because he will be celebrating is birthday in 2weeks time and i really need to get him this just to surprise him. im so unhealthy for now that is why i have no access of picking this up and pay you by cash...................... am ready to do any thing to keep you cool in this deal, because paying you is not the problem, all i need from you is to be honest in this deal be cause i recently got a PayPal account to make this possible and am new to PayPal. all i need from you now is to get back to me with a PayPal money request or you verified PayPal email address to get your payment done or you can aswell provide me with your full name and full contact address so i can send you a money order straight to your door step.. and as soon as you have received your payment and confirm it, then you can proceed with the deal, by shipping the item to my son. am ready to offer you -$300USD for the item and the shipping to my son. GOD BLESS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dr. Robert Smith, thank you so much. I would love to sell this laptop to you. Your son will be very happy with this, and he can use it for school and become a doctor. My paypal account is:
Elpa Jero Jr. elpajero@yahoo.com
$300 will be more than enough for the laptop and shipping. thank you and I will wait for your gentle response. Elpa.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dr.Robert Smith to me show details 4:18 PM (14 minutes ago)
Hi Elpa Jero Jr i want to let you know that i have sent the money for your item also added extra money for the shipment please kindly have the item shiped to my son through USPS REGISTERD MAIL OR EXPRESS MAIL when you hear from (PAYPAL) regarding my payment because i check my account right now and the money has already been deducted, please kindly get back to me with the shipment verification as soon as you ship it out to my son. thanks
Regards
Dr Robert Smith
here is my son's mailing address
Name:Theaddus Smith Address:#13 akpo street achara layout enugu city:Enugu State:Enugu County:Nigeria PostalCode:400001
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Dr. Smith, I did not get the confirmation from PayPal. Please understand that I cant ship the lappy to your son through USPS REGISTERD MAIL OR EXPRESS MAIL because I didnt hear from PAYPAL. Are you sure you sent them my correct email? Please ask PAYPAL to send a copy to this address, because I forgat the password of the previous one. I believe it was pi3.1416, but I cant remember the following digit. Thank you, Doctor. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Yeah, just like all us poor Nigerian government officials who need a place overseas to temporarily keep our excess money. Psssst...if you give me your name, bank account number and SSN, I'll make it worth your while.
KuoH
Skulles said: That poor guy just wants a laptop for his son.
you know i never get how this worked for the scammer. how can he scam you if he pays you thru paypal? like ultimate how is this beneficial for the scammer?
caramelito said: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he can use it for school and become a doctor. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
hahahahaha thats brilliant. i like the password thing too. hope he doesnt spam your inbox though. have fun
my dear i have sent you the money and i know that the company must have notified you so you can now go ahead and ship the item to my son.go through USPS REGISTRED MAIL OR EXPRESS MAIL.
Here is my son's mailing address again.
Name:Theaddus Smith Address:#13 akpo street achara layout enugu city:Enugu State:Enugu County:Nigeria PostalCode:400001
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Doctor Smith, I hope you are getting better and your problems are gone. You mentioned in your first message that you were facing serious health problems, please tell me what is wrong with your health? I have a friend who is good healing all kind of problems. She just finished her first semester in medical school and is looking for a some research grant. You may be her thesis subject! It will be a win-win situation! OK, going back to business, I never got the cofirmation from PAYPAL. Please, please, please please Doctor ask them to send me a copy to this email address. Please dont give up!! I really hate when Paypal tries to take advantage of the middle man. But dont worry, together we can beat them! Just ask them politely to send a copy to this email. I already put my immaculate laptop in a nice box, and it is ready to be shipped to your son using the method you asked. By the way, a friend of mine who is a writer in Fatwallet wrote a nice poem about a father who wants to surprise his son with a laptop. It really touched me. With my best regards, and looking forward to closing our bussiness, your friend from America, the Land of the Riches.
I just saw that the 'PAYPAL' emails with the 'payment confirmation' and 'authorization to ship the laptop' are in my SPAM folder! They look pretty much 'genuine'! These guys are artists. I will try to post the 'Paypal' emails here.
I usually drag them along for an email or two and then just tell them that they need to confirm the item they want through my website. The link I provide then takes them to goatse or some other such awesomeness.
I got mail. He was right, the 'Paypal' emails were in my Junk/Spam folder.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dr.Robert Smith to me show details 11:13 AM (3 hours ago)
thank you so much,i have contacted the company for the confirmation of the payment made on behalf of you and they said it will soon get to you pls try and check well in your junk/spam mail cause sometimes it happens.so try and mail it to my son today i will contact them again keep looking they will soon get to you .i am worried cause the money has been deducted from my account.so let me hope that your next e-mail come with saying that it has been shipped to my son .
You should send an email to "Dr. Robert Smith" from another email account telling him that you just lost your SO who has a significant sum of money that you need his help in procuring. . .
I got 3 messages from 'PAYPAL' (paypalservicefunds@mail2expert.com)
MESSAGE 1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SUBJECT: Dr. Robert Smith Has Just Sent You An Auction Payment Using ***PayPal***
You've got new funds!
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Dear Elpa Jero Jr,
This email confirm that Dr.Rober Smith just sent you $300.00 USD for {LAPTOP: Dell} using PayPal. This credit card transaction will appear on Dr.Robert PayPal and the fund has been deducted from this account! The payment was made by Dr.Robert.
Keep your Receipt Number (shown above) for future reference. You will need to refer to this number if you need customer service from P.A, Inc. or from PayPal.
This payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has been "APPROVED"but will not be credited into your account until the shipment reference/tracking number is sent to us for shipment verification and this is done to secure both the buyer and the seller against any fraudulent activities. Below are the necessary information requested before your account will be credited. Send tracking number to us or email us through this Mail paypalservicefunds@mail2expert.com and our customer service care will attend to you. As soon as you send us the shipment's tracking number the money will be credited into your account and this is done for security purposes and the safety of the buyer and the seller.
This payment is approved but it will stand as payment pending until we receive the shipment reference/tracking number from you.
**PLEASE NOTE** Once shipment has been verified and the tracking number sent to us, You will receive a "CONFIRMATION EMAIL" from PayPal. informing you that the Money has been credited into your account.
MESSAGE 2 from paypalservicefunds@mail2expert.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
SUJECT: ***PayPal***Confirmation Of Payment!!!
PAYPAL REQUEST! The payment made by our client Dr.Robert Smith has been APPROVED and CONFIRMED, you CAN NOW ship the merchandise to the buyer's shipping address. You are expected to make the shipment once you recieve this Payment confirmation and get back to our Costumer/Technical Dept. paypalservicefunds@mail2expert.com with the tracking number for Shipment Verification.
**PLEASE NOTE** Due to the fact that PAYPAL processes thousands of orders daily, paypal RECOMMENDS contacting the Customer Support Representative that has been assigned to this particular payment directly. If you have any questions, Please feel free to contact the Customer Support at paypalservicefunds@mail2expert.com We assure you once we receive the shipment verification/tracking number,your account will be credited.
The "official" PayPal corporate offices are at: 303 Bryant Street Mountain View, California 94041 Thank you for using PAY PAL. We look forward to serving your online auction payment needs better in the future
we write to inform you that your money is now ready to be credited. pls provide the shipment tracking number as soon as you mail it out to the correct address given to you. so we write to inform you that as soon we recieve the shippment tracking number/reciept copy of the shippment then we will credit your account immediately you send us the shipment tracking number for the package.
NOTE: Do read our Payment Confirmation Mail which we sent to you in our previous mail to understand how we do things here before your money will get into your paypal account. if we get the Shipping information from you ASAP.You are free to contact us through this Paypalservicefunds@mail2expert.com with any questions dont send the tracking number to the buyer to avoid any fraudalent issues send it to us untill we are through in verification and crediting your account then you can now send it to the buyer.Thanks
Dear Dr. Robert Smith, I am very happy to inform you that I have received the confirmation messages from PAYPAL. I am glad that this issue has been clarified. I am ready to ship my pristine laptop to your son in Nigeria. But it is getting dark here, and a storm is coming from the east, so I believe I will stay at home and ship it tomorrow (I dont want to get robbed in my way to the post office, or even worse the laptop could get wet). Tell me again, do you prefer Priority Mail or Express mail? Also, do you want me to buy insurance? Thank you so much, Doctor.
Set up a priority mail label without payment (via USPS). That will issue the number and have the USPS await item to be processed. Of course, we all know USPS not necessarily scans the items upon receipt but sometimes only at delivery. Now it's on USPS hands. Payment should then 'clear' and see how it continues, but doubt it will continue further...
haha.. is the scammer exchanging all these emails just for the laptop? i'd like to see how he actually asks you for the dough. perhaps you should get more of his info and report him.
rsuaver said: Set up a priority mail label without payment (via USPS). That will issue the number and have the USPS await item to be processed. Of course, we all know USPS not necessarily scans the items upon receipt but sometimes only at delivery. Now it's on USPS hands. Payment should then 'clear' and see how it continues, but doubt it will continue further...
BTW, 'caramelito' are you a portenio?
I will go ahead with the USPS shipping thing, but he will be mad because he asked for Express mail.... Yes, portenio!
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PuraVida3708
Frivolous Member
posted: Nov. 25, 2009 @ 5:02p
What ever happened to the laptop he wanted you to send? Did he give up on that? I tried re-reading through the thread, but I must have missed how the laptop part ended?
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