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08-04-2009, 11:52 AM
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#1 | | Banned (BBM)
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| fucking scammers
WOW, scammers in this world...makes me speechless
i was selling another item about 6 months ago and i had the same response, the dude tells me to send my shit to africa because yada yada yada and yes it was for his nephew again
now im selling my 360, and again it has to be sent out to Africa? Do Africans always need fancy shit or sth?LOL here is the response i got from craigslist
hi,
thanks for getting back to me.I am a medical doctor Residing in richmond,i just got a call from my nephew at west africa that his birthday is coming up in two weeks and i need to buy a gift for him, pls i need your paypal e mail and your full name so that i will send the money to you through paypal. i would love to pick up local but i left for texas few days ago. i will pay extra $150 for the shipping and handling. pls get back to me asap.you will be shipping to west africa via canada post priority air mail.
Regards,
Dr martins
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08-04-2009, 11:57 AM
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#2 | | RS controls my life!
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^ yeahh scammers are funny shit..
i wonder what they can do though if you give them your paypal email and full name.
i mean, they can pay thru there, but if you don't ship the item, then it's good on your side ain't it?
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08-04-2009, 12:00 PM
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#3 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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gotta love the scammers from africa
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08-04-2009, 12:04 PM
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#4 | | Banned (BBM)
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hey great idea
scam the scammers
WOOT WOOT
im still thinking how im gonna reply to this mr DR.MARTIN my ass 
i will tell him
im a cop u idiot! lol
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08-04-2009, 12:06 PM
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#5 | | RS Operative (G)
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bunch a fags man
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08-04-2009, 12:40 PM
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#6 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN  hey great idea
scam the scammers
WOOT WOOT
im still thinking how im gonna reply to this mr DR.MARTIN my ass
i will tell him
im a cop u idiot! lol | get his hopes up and tell him the package has been sent, this way he'll be expecting a non-existent package.
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08-04-2009, 12:43 PM
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#7 | | Say! Say! Say!
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I got the same email from the same guy.
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08-04-2009, 12:44 PM
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#8 | | How I Mod your mother
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If I get another one of these emails, I'm gona just fuck around with them
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08-04-2009, 01:00 PM
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#9 | | Banned (BBM)
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how you gonna FUCK around with them???
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08-04-2009, 01:06 PM
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#10 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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i was selling a laptop on cragslist and i got the bs too.. lol
but when i traced where the email came from, it came from south surrey. lol . i told him why doesnt he just pick it up cuz he lives 20 mins away from me.
he didnt respond back. hahah
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08-04-2009, 01:07 PM
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#11 | | Banned (BBM)
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lollll owned
same dr.martin?
damn tats a lot of black dr.martin that lives in africa eh
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08-04-2009, 01:11 PM
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#12 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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next time u post something on craiglist, just put
LOCAL SALE ONLY!!! its just simple as that.
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08-04-2009, 01:14 PM
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#13 | | Buy/Sell rules violation; Zero Tolerance
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Here is my contribution haha...
1. Selling my SonyStyle gift card for 800$... Quote: |
Hi, I'm Mrs Claire Brummell. It's my pleasure to realize that this your advertised item fits my exact search, firstly let me confirm if this above item is available for shipment overseas because i am willing to buy this item as a gift for my friend who currently works with the American Airline outside the Europ. I will offer you $1,200.00 USDincluding cost of freight to my friend's address and i will prefer initiating payment via PayPal or Bank Transfer, so email me asap to know if my offer is accepted. this is an urgent purchase and i want you to reply me immediately because the item is to be received as a matter urgency in Order to meet up to the purpose. You can provide me your PayPal account email to effect an immediate payment. You can also email me at clairebrummell@gmail.com Thanks.
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2. Selling my eeePC for $300 Quote: |
Hello Seller,I am Interested in purchasing the chosen item above for an urgent shipping down to my client in Nigeria.And am ready to pay $1,950 for the item. And my method of payment is paypal payment or Bank Transfer so if you are okay with the offer Kindly calculate the total amount ofthe item including the Shipping cost to Nigeria together with (EMS SPEED POST). And also send me your name and contact address and bank details so that i can make a necessary arrangement for the payment to be made and send to you right away. my client Shipping Address below: Name: Chinaedu Manakey Address: 25,Oshfila Street,anifowoshe City: Ikeja State: Lagos Country: Nigeria Zip-Code: 23401 Phone:002347031007208 Regards.
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08-04-2009, 01:15 PM
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#14 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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How can they "scam" you if you make them pay first before shipping? Or is there a way they can scam you by knowing your paypal and email?
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08-04-2009, 01:22 PM
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#15 | | ESKETIT
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fucken nigeria/africa ones i get those all the time they just go hand in hand with lowball offers on craigs, i dont mind the lowballs at all just these lame ass scam emails
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08-04-2009, 01:25 PM
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#16 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN WOW, scammers in this world...makes me speechless
i was selling another item about 6 months ago and i had the same response, the dude tells me to send my shit to africa because yada yada yada and yes it was for his nephew again
now im selling my 360, and again it has to be sent out to Africa? Do Africans always need fancy shit or sth?LOL here is the response i got from craigslist
hi,
thanks for getting back to me.I am a medical doctor Residing in richmond,i just got a call from my nephew at west africa that his birthday is coming up in two weeks and i need to buy a gift for him, pls i need your paypal e mail and your full name so that i will send the money to you through paypal. i would love to pick up local but i left for texas few days ago. i will pay extra $150 for the shipping and handling. pls get back to me asap.you will be shipping to west africa via canada post priority air mail.
Regards,
Dr martins | ya i got an e-mail for selling my car after this person asked if it was still available and i said ya..they responded back with this thing like i pay you 1000$ deposit and give me your name address postal code etc etc and i'll send you a cheque with the rest and i'll come pick up the car with cash money order some bullshit like that ..like seriously do ppl not have any thing better to do other than try and scam ppl? or take their personal info for fraud and shit?
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08-04-2009, 01:27 PM
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#17 | | Banned (BBM)
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oh yaaa i remember now
i was selling a car for a friend about 3-4 months ago..
the fucking guy told me to ship the car to Africa he will add couple thousands on top of it.
And i was thinking...wtf u cant find no vehicle to drive in Africa? lol
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08-04-2009, 01:29 PM
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#18 | | Glorious Gaming PC Master Race
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Originally Posted by VancityPimp How can they "scam" you if you make them pay first before shipping? Or is there a way they can scam you by knowing your paypal and email? | chargeback though Paypal. you should know that Paypal offers ABSOLUTELY no seller protection.
make sure when you buy anything thru paypal you fund it via CREDIT CARD not a bank account and NEVER link you bank account to paypal.
with CC funding you can chargeback though your CC and paypal cant do shit.
my friend got scammed even though paypal ruled in his favour and deposited the $ in his account. the buyer did a chargeback through CC and PP took back the $.
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08-04-2009, 01:46 PM
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#19 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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tell him you'll make it cheaper if he ships some exotic nigerian pet.
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08-04-2009, 02:20 PM
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#20 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN hey great idea
scam the scammers
WOOT WOOT | 
Not an actual suggestion or anything... I'm just sayin'...
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08-04-2009, 03:01 PM
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#21 | | I told him no, what y'all do?
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sent him a brick or a pic of a 360
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08-04-2009, 03:07 PM
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#22 | | Banned By Establishment
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08-04-2009, 03:11 PM
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#23 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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^there be no electricity in africa neways!
Better off with a brick 
Jokes!
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08-04-2009, 03:19 PM
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#24 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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ppl who fall for these scams r making me even more speechless
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08-04-2009, 03:54 PM
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#25 | | How I Mod your mother
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN how you gonna FUCK around with them??? | I'm not sure, but it would be hilarious to do something along the lines of www.dontevenreply.com
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