Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Sold something on ebay stating paypal only, bloke emails me to say hes having trouble with his paypal account can he send a check (cheque possibly?) I say thats fine & send my name & address details.
Next he sends me this:
Hi Sorry for that You waiting so long but i have this problem with pay-pal and i request check books from bank and they told my that i must wait 3-4 days and when i receive this i send You straight check , or if You want i can pay You now by my online banking but i need Your account detalis ?
So hes after my bank details, & already has my name & address. His email addy is a o2.pl one......Polish?
I smell a rat somewhere.
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swedge
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Registered: 3rd Sep 07
Location: Hawick,scotland drives: 1.4 sri corsa
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haha total bullshit
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
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i got one from "natwest" the other day
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Tell him politley cheque will only be accepted and give him a timelimit to pay.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Scam
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Eddie.2k
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Registered: 4th Dec 06
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Report it to eBay 
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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I cannot decide if its a scam or if hes just eastern european & not up on ebay & sending checks
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baza31
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
Location: yorkshire
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tell him to send his sister to clean your dishes and make your bed, you will return her when the cheque clears
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Steve X16XE
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Registered: 31st Dec 06
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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If he doesn't have enough money in his paypal and he is transfering it from his own bank acount then yeah it does take 7 to 9 working days to go through.
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Shelly
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Registered: 15th Nov 00
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
I cannot decide if its a scam or if hes just eastern european & not up on ebay & sending checks
Better to be safe than sorry Colin, i'd report it and make them aware of it. Genuine or not. They are always ranting on about not giving that kind of information out to randoms.
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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Think to yourself,
Is the hassle of accepting what hes saying and going along with it, to even see if it is real or scam worth it
No, just deny him the offer and give it to the second chance/next bidder.
I doubt he'll be that phased if he is genuine anyway. If you need something badly enough you'll pay what ever and from a place that causes as little greif as possible
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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Say you will only accept Cheque for security purposes, no offence. A bit of money for an item isn't worth your bank balance laddie
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drax
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In my opinion I wouldnt do business, personal or trade with someone who cant grasp the english language, foreign national or british pikey retard. Just too much hassle, and they need to be denied or they will just carry on like it.
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Ive got a bank account I only use for ebay, no overdraft facility, nothing else tied to it, theres no money in it. If he is trying to scam me hes going to be disapointed 
[Edited on 25-01-2008 by Colin]
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by drax
No, just deny him the offer and give it to the second chance/next bidder.
I did & hes no longer interested! Ebay 
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baza31
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
Location: yorkshire
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i got scammed once when i was 17, sold a sterio system for £1700, payed by card, put it through company , then phoned american express before i sent just to check all was well, women got american fraud unit to call me some deep voiced black guy telling me not to send it, i asked him what happens now and he said nothing. For 4 months the money was still in my bank so i booked magaluf, and bought a car, they day of my holiday i had to pay it all back gutted
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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send him a brick in the post but dont pay enough postage on it so he ha\s to pay the rest
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