M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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sold an e90 on there for £315, will only ship to UK
gets a guy registered in london with 1 feedback winning the auction
sends cheque from Kenya a few days later
wants pohone shipping to london, his brother has rang me to confirm its for him, says his paypal account is not activated as yet as awaiting credit card to come through
99% sure its a scam, he is offering his brother to send me a cheque now
So, if he sends postal order up to me would this be OK? These are exchanged for cash and so long as the cash is in my hand they cant get it back?
What would you do?
Thanks
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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SCAM. tell him to FOAD 
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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I wouldnt bother with any of this cheque bullshit, either paypal or tell them to GTF.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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postal order is as good as money so once you have the money theres nothing else he can do.
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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i had this happen with a car,he sent me a cheque from kenya for my 106.i was confused like mad.he then said someone would come and collect car and export it.i told him to FO
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Scam meisters.
Tell em to jog on
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M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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he just rang, wants me to send him my email address so he can send paypal payment from london and send phone to london (his brother) who will send to kenya
still dodgey?
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dean101287
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Registered: 22nd Jul 07
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if you aint 100% dont do it
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WATSON
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Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Fife, Scotland
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Just dont send the phone till you know you have the money 100% in your hand 
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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SCAM - Not worth selling any phone or laptop on ebay IMO.
If you send it anywhere other than the reigstered paypal address then your not covered insurance wise by paypal.
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BYRON
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
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Wait for any cheques to be cleared funds before posting the goods?
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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They use someones hacked ebay account to pay for it.
You send phone to address they choose and think thats it.
Hacked account owner contacts paypal and you are forced to refund money but you've already sent phone.
Paypal WONT help because you didnt post to the verified address on the paypal account.
OOOPS £300 gone, and phone gone to some darkie!
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
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quote:
Originally posted by johnhara1
They use someones hacked ebay account to pay for it.
You send phone to address they choose and think thats it.
Hacked account owner contacts paypal and you are forced to refund money but you've already sent phone.
Paypal WONT help because you didnt post to the verified address on the paypal account.
OOOPS £300 gone, and phone gone to some darkie!
Exactly what hapenned to me.
Its an expensive lesson to learn from, so be careful mate.
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Timbaland
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Heelo, Yez, Dis iz zee banks of Uganda...We are having a problems with a pigeon in our clients pay pal account and they would like us to pay you zis monies just now in hexchange for mobile telephoncation?
All i need iz dee account noomba and a sorr code zankyou...
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
quote:
Originally posted by johnhara1
They use someones hacked ebay account to pay for it.
You send phone to address they choose and think thats it.
Hacked account owner contacts paypal and you are forced to refund money but you've already sent phone.
Paypal WONT help because you didnt post to the verified address on the paypal account.
OOOPS £300 gone, and phone gone to some darkie!
Exactly what hapenned to me.
Its an expensive lesson to learn from, so be careful mate.
Same thing happened to my cousin.
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stubbsy05
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quote:
Originally posted by Timbaland
Heelo, Yez, Dis iz zee banks of Uganda...We are having a problems with a pigeon in our clients pay pal account and they would like us to pay you zis monies just now in hexchange for mobile telephoncation?
All i need iz dee account noomba and a sorr code zankyou...
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Timbaland
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Is that the phone your selling that the big black guy is holding?
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johnhara1
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M2RTY
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Money is in my paypal account now, address is verified on paypal and matches the one he wants to send it to
still not 100% happy, just wonder how much they can "con" me before I send something?
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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You should be covered by paypal if you send to the verified address and you have a tracking reciept!
Something doesnt seem right though, cheques from Kenya
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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if it goes wrong i want the e90! Lol
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