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Buyers need to ask for a pic of the item with a piece of paper laid over it with the time, date and name of buyer on it. That what I do for anyone looking to buy from me
Nick Serdula
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On Facebook, every week I see two or three friend requests from people who are already my "friends". Of course the new request is from a scammer who simply made a brand new account using the name and picture and info from my real "friend"'s account.
Facebook could easily stop such bogus fraudster accounts but they're too busy making money for Mark Schmuckerface to worry about cutting back on all the scams on their platform.
This. My "uncle" has friend requested me 3 times in the last year. Only the first one was legit.
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SHORTY WRIGHT, I sent you pm
Shorty
i feel bad you got scammed
you are not the first person to fall for a con
i hope illgottengain pm is helpful To you
My mom friend requested me several months after she passed. F*cking a$$holes.
That is real interesting…. Ummmm
I did this 2 weeks ago trying to buy a pair of Neumann km184 microphones from a guy on craigslist, reportedly from Manhattan. I spoke to him extensively on the phone, lots of friendly conversation, he sent me the pic of the mics with the paper and the date and it was not photoshopped. (one time I asked for photo of a MacBook Pro that was crazy cheap and the guy said "no problem". I short time later I got a pic with an obviously photoshop pen signature saying "Hi Dennis!" lol
So I sent him the cash with Zelle, he kept communicating with me re shipping, signature required etc after the payment and even tho he had the microphones, "Max Sokolovski" apparently decided he really didn't need to send them! Out 700 bucks. Zelle is no help, I made a fraud report but its a joke. They tell you very clearly not to send money to anyone but a trusted friend or family member. I even did an FBI internet fraud report...Im sure they'll get right on it! lolol I think they put it under Hunter's laptop.....
The way he pulled it off, and I should have picked up on it but now I know:
In the ad, he said he would only respond to replies that included a phone number. Then he texted me. I called the number instead of text and it said to leave a voice message to this "text mail" account. I was unaware of what that was but he hurried up and called me back so I didnt think too much of it, but it was a little fishy. My greed re getting those mics for a good price helped me to overlook it. Apparently those numbers are throw aways so you can communicate with people without giving your real number. After he ripped me off, the number was dead the next day.
I have done countless internet deals, even a 30k Studer tape recorder from Japan and I am pretty good at determining when it is legit, but this time, he got me. I've saved a lot of money over the years locating good deals, so the occasional risk and small rip job is just the cost of doing business.
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I just learned something.....thanks
That’s a wonderful idea
Most wifes take their spouses last name no? Granted I said most.
paypal with a credit card is the only way a smart person would send money to a stranger. if they wont take that you know what is next.
and never f&f. that is cheating paypal so you deserve to be cheated yourself as far as i am concerned.
and certainly setting yourself up for it. a fools errand for sure.
and never f&f. that is cheating paypal so you deserve to be cheated yourself as far as i am concerned.
and certainly setting yourself up for it. a fools errand for sure.
I did this 2 weeks ago trying to buy a pair of Neumann km184 microphones from a guy on craigslist, reportedly from Manhattan. I spoke to him extensively on the phone, lots of friendly conversation, he sent me the pic of the mics with the paper and the date and it was not photoshopped. (one time I asked for photo of a MacBook Pro that was crazy cheap and the guy said "no problem". I short time later I got a pic with an obviously photoshop pen signature saying "Hi Dennis!" lol
So I sent him the cash with Zelle, he kept communicating with me re shipping, signature required etc after the payment and even tho he had the microphones, "Max Sokolovski" apparently decided he really didn't need to send them! Out 700 bucks. Zelle is no help, I made a fraud report but its a joke. They tell you very clearly not to send money to anyone but a trusted friend or family member. I even did an FBI internet fraud report...Im sure they'll get right on it! lolol I think they put it under Hunter's laptop.....
The way he pulled it off, and I should have picked up on it but now I know:
In the ad, he said he would only respond to replies that included a phone number. Then he texted me. I called the number instead of text and it said to leave a voice message to this "text mail" account. I was unaware of what that was but he hurried up and called me back so I didnt think too much of it, but it was a little fishy. My greed re getting those mics for a good price helped me to overlook it. Apparently those numbers are throw aways so you can communicate with people without giving your real number. After he ripped me off, the number was dead the next day.
I have done countless internet deals, even a 30k Studer tape recorder from Japan and I am pretty good at determining when it is legit, but this time, he got me. I've saved a lot of money over the years locating good deals, so the occasional risk and small rip job is just the cost of doing business.
They way they get those pictures with the dates is that they pretend they want to buy the same item from someone else and ask them to send them a picture and use that on others. Or they actually have them but don't intend to send them.
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When I sell, I post pictures with the time, date, and my handle on a piece of paper underneath the item. If I buyer contacts me in regards to the item, I take a picture of the item again, this time with the exact time, date, and buyers handle.I make sure that pic is sent within minutes of the the time I took the picture
I just try to make it as difficult as possible to reuse my pictures
you deserve to lose the money to a scam if you dont vette the person.
its so easy to look them up from their phone number and find out all kinds of things about them and see where they live from google. and skype them and see the goods in real time and what the person looks like.
its so easy to look them up from their phone number and find out all kinds of things about them and see where they live from google. and skype them and see the goods in real time and what the person looks like.