[genesis195]

Hey everyone,
I need some help... I'm unsure if this is a scam or not. I'm just trying to be cautious as I believe majority of these sort of deals are scams. I'm very suspicious of this buyer, but I need to sell my struts asap...

here is the email I received.

"Sending the struts through fedex will not be secure and i also considered your own concern about been safe and secure i think it will be much better if you can arrange someone else to meet the pickup agent after the payment has been made. send me your paypal email address so that i can make payment for you and also let me know the address of a place where you choose to the the pick up agent for pick up."

Thanks.

[SumAznGuy]

If he pays you first, then I don't think it is a scam.

Where is the buyer located? Local or out of town? Nigerian prince?

[bballguy]

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/167/129/tumblr_ljkahzoZ671qanb21o1_500.gif

[SkinnyPupp]

as soon as they start using terms like "pick up agent" it's time to walk
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[subordinate]

Bingo.....only scammers use that fancy lingo

[GrapeDrink]

yeah don't do it, for one how is using fedex unsafe? and he can dispute charges on paypal lol so justb ecause he agrees to send first doesn't really mean anything.

[dinamix]

its perfectly safe bro. lol...

sigh..so many idiots in this world

[Energy]

Sounds like a scam

[kwy]

Scam..don't be naive.

[spideyv2]

Hey everyone,
I need some help... I'm unsure if this is a scam or not. I'm just trying to be cautious as I believe majority of these sort of deals are scams. I'm very suspicious of this buyer, but I need to sell my struts asap...

here is the email I received.

"Sending the struts through fedex will not be secure and i also considered your own concern about been safe and secure i think it will be much better if you can arrange someone else to meet the pickup agent after the payment has been made. send me your paypal email address so that i can make payment for you and also let me know the address of a place where you choose to the the pick up agent for pick up."

Thanks.

The fuck?

Tell this guy to make a money order to your kingdom in Nigeria :accepted:

[spyker]

If it sounds like a scam,99.9% of the time it usually is.

[bballguy]

lol, I've always wanted to know what happens when a scammer gets in contact with another scammer through craigslist. I'm guessing they send each other "pick-up agents" in Nigeria.

[ImportPsycho]

it's a fking CL, not ebay
if it's anything but meet in person with cash in hand, GTFO

[$_$]

If you ever need to ask, don't do it. That's the only rule you need.

[CrisQo]

you need the cash that much that you're willing to take the chance?

I'll loan you $500 if you need it bro. here's the thing though, I only have this money order for $800 so can you cash it and send me the extra $300 back :troll:

[FerrariEnzo]

If its not local, I wouldnt trust... then again, there are a lot of local scammers too...

[iamed]

whoever is picking it up can easily give you cash. Only scammers will need to send it off on stolen paypal accounts

[BossFrancis]

FedEx? Paypal? Scam. They'll just chargeback on you unless you get them to pay as gift. Most cases, the buyer wins.

[F30]

Two simple rules to avoid 90% of CL scams:


1) Deal in person (locally), no agents, plain old face to face
2) Cash only

And YES, just like everyone already said - that email is a scam.

[InvisibleSoul]

PayPal payment, but in person pickup is a risky proposition. They can later do a chargeback on PayPal and claim they never received the item, and you won't have any way to prove they got it, and PayPal will side with the buyer and return the money.

[Psykopathik]

"agent"

LOOOOLLLLLL!

[genesis195]

Thanks for the help everyone. I assumed as much. I told the person that the deal is off.

[mmmk]

^ u shoulda just toyed with him :lawl:

[TheKingdom2000]

You should reply back and say paypal isn't safe.
Ask for a western union money order instead, then you're good to go =D

[cliffhanger33]

Chances are, he's gna send you a fake "paypal" email message saying the payment has been made BUT it is locked until you ship the item or something stupid like that. The email address will have something like spoof@paypal.com or smth. anyway, this sounds fishy. you can play along tho, give him your paypal email address and see what he does. It won't hurt. Just remember to have your money FIRST before doing anything. Simple as that.

[The_AK]

Hey everyone,
I need some help... I'm unsure if this is a scam or not. I'm just trying to be cautious as I believe majority of these sort of deals are scams. I'm very suspicious of this buyer, but I need to sell my struts asap...

here is the email I received.

"Sending the struts through fedex will not be secure and i also considered your own concern about been safe and secure i think it will be much better if you can arrange someone else to meet the pickup agent after the payment has been made. send me your paypal email address so that i can make payment for you and also let me know the address of a place where you choose to the the pick up agent for pick up."

Thanks.

http://i.imgur.com/uBFFl.jpg

[fd3]

Tell them ull Do cash on delivery lulz
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[AzNightmare]

Since we're on this topic of CL scamming, if you do meet locally, and the item is worth more that a $100,
Better to meet at a public place, like a mall during the day.

Not to say if it's less than that, you should ever meet in a back alley or something.
But if it's less than $100, I'm comfortable meeting at some guys house.
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[optiblue]

Wtf is a pickup agent? Walk!
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[Psykopathik]

Thanks for the help everyone. I assumed as much. I told the person that the deal is off.

no, what you should do is make him jump through some hoops then tell him he got trolled.

[InvisibleSoul]

Chances are, he's gna send you a fake "paypal" email message saying the payment has been made BUT it is locked until you ship the item or something stupid like that. The email address will have something like spoof@paypal.com or smth. anyway, this sounds fishy. you can play along tho, give him your paypal email address and see what he does. It won't hurt. Just remember to have your money FIRST before doing anything. Simple as that.
Bad advice. As I said earlier, even if it is a legit PayPal account and you get the money in your account first, if the guy decided to file a claim and say they never got the item, you're out of luck because you have no proof you gave him the item.

[cliffhanger33]

Bad advice. As I said earlier, even if it is a legit PayPal account and you get the money in your account first, if the guy decided to file a claim and say they never got the item, you're out of luck because you have no proof you gave him the item.

Tracking number?

[InvisibleSoul]

Tracking number?
How do you get a tracking number if someone is picking the item up in person?

[JHatta]

If it sounds like a scam,99.9% of the time it usually is.

+1

As soon as you start writing a thread to find out if it's a scam.....it's no longer worth it.

[Benz_05TSX]

carigslist is only safe when it's a face to face transaction. Otherwise... peace!!! I have gotten so many of those stupid e-mails for when I was selling my phone. Some BS about they being a marine oversea and needed my phone as a gift for his wife, or he was terminally ill and need me to ship it to his home or some BS.

[1990TSI]

Yesterday my GF found a house for rent in squamish that seemed too good to be true, and upon punching the phone number into google as i told her to, it's a huge scam apperently.

Never thought that would happen here. She actually went to the house to see it, and talked to the very upset new owner of the house. apperently a ton of people show up to see a 3 bedroom houses with utilities for $800 haha

[98twofourty]

The last couple things ive posted on craigslist have had multiple replies like that one, sometimes even after telling them to F off, i recieved more from different email addys but with the exact same text. Definately not trustworthy.