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Posted by donnalyn65 on 22-Jan-2012 16:20 Report
Should I be suspicious about this buyer?
I was a bit suspicious of this email I received from a "prospective buyer" back in November:

Hello seller,i'm quite interested in immediate purchase of your item, i'm a straight person and always want to be treat the same way, What is the condition of this your item? this is only what can make me to be worry, cause I will not be able to come over and look at it, i am an oceanographer and i am buying this item for my daughter in oversea as a gift, i am at sea right now,and I can only pay through Paypal and you can put the Paypal charges on me because as at present, i don't have access to my bank account online,but i have it attached to my Paypal account,and this is why am using Paypal to pay,all i will need is your paypal email address to make the payments , you don't need to bother of the shipment, i have a pick up agent that will come over for the pick up, after payments has been sorted and will also handle the paper works. Where is the exact location for the pick up? So that I can contact the pick up agent with your location to know how much it will cost me for the pick up, the pick up agent still have some other stuffs to pick up for me, I want you to send me your email address or get back to my direct email. I will be looking forward to hear back from you ASAP. Reply back to:  Thanks and God bless.

I checked out the buying history and found they haven't bought anything and their account was on hold.  I'm afraid I didn't reply as it didn't feel right. 

Now I have received the exact same message from another buyer who also does not have any trading history.  What should I do?
 
Replied by echo333 on 22-Jan-2012 16:24 (Ref 2329592) Report
Do not reply to them - forward them to quicksales Admin.
It is a scam.
Replied by chloecat on 22-Jan-2012 16:25 (Ref 2329593) Report
 Igone and delete - don't reply as it is a scam. 
Replied by donnalyn65 on 22-Jan-2012 16:27 (Ref 2329596) Report
Thanks so much, I thought that might be the case. 
Replied by echo333 on 22-Jan-2012 16:29 (Ref 2329601) Report
Towards the bottom of the message/email there should be the following:
To report this message as spam, click  here.

Admin will probably put the account on hold as well.
Replied by olelantana on 22-Jan-2012 16:36 (Ref 2329607) Report
Good Day Sir

I am a pirate and am currently out at sea, i was browsing Quicksales on my iphone and just couldn't resist ye item. Unfortnately i don't be knowin how to do internet banking, me iphones kinda new ye see. ARRRR please be sendin me yar paypal address! I be promisin ya a really good sale. To be sure to be sure

God Bless ye!
Captain SilverHook
Replied by busymitts on 22-Jan-2012 17:13 (Ref 2329614) Report
 You would do best to remove that email addy in your msg there - forum rules :)
Replied by issabella10 on 22-Jan-2012 17:37 (Ref 2329619) Report
Donnalyn65 it's a typical scam , often used with high end $ items . Ignore and do not reply as they will be harvesting active email accounts to sell to other scammers.

The other type are that the person is in the UK and they want to buy something for someone here , or that they will pay x $ into your Paypal account and you can send money back if it's too much etc etc . All scams .

Just pass the member ID onto Admin so they can deal with it at their end .
Replied by bratsnthings on 22-Jan-2012 18:05 (Ref 2329625) Report
Yep they are all the same. lol!! I actually laugh at them.. They must think that we are stupid. lol! I dont know what they gain from this, but we are becoming experts with regards to these types of emails, as we get them so often.I had one last week very similar to this and I kept emailing them via quicksales and they kept emailing me back via my private inbox. I also reported them to admin and they were suspended straight away.lol!!

marie
Replied by issabella10 on 22-Jan-2012 18:16 (Ref 2329628) Report
Here are some of the commonly used names in the latest scams , the coatesand2s has various forms but has been active since Sept 2011

>> Hannahdowen
>> Danielmorgan
>> Coateand
>> Johnlinn

What to look out for

Scam messages often say that they:

>> are a: sailor / currently at Sea / an oceanographer
>> have a shipping company / pickup agent who can collect the item
>> would like you to respond to them at their private email, which they provide in the message
>> ask for information about the item which is clearly stated in your listing, for example "what is the final price?", "do you accept PayPal?"
Replied by retrobooks on 22-Jan-2012 19:57 (Ref 2329634) Report
I got the same email about my Louis Vuitton bag.
Obviously a scam.
Replied by ATH-Sean on 22-Jan-2012 21:53 (Ref 2329639) Report
All I can really say to you is that if some one is asking you to contact them outside of Quicksales such as is from the reply then I would be cautious.

As Quicksales staff can only take action on the messages relayed through the message system, they won't be able to help you if you start consulting via other methods outside of the network (ie; e-mail) so do be careful about that.

These scammers are everywhere so always keep your wits about you, even if the e-mail doesn't appear on a Google Search then I'd still be cautious as you just never know.

The message is clear and who signs off with "God Bless", unless you are someone from Nigeria than not many people are going to say this to you.

Classic by all means.
Replied by straybooksoz on 23-Jan-2012 02:07 (Ref 2329662) Report
Oy!

Watch the Pirate references. True pirates are far more subtle.

It is a scam. Anything from somebody allegedly offshore who doesn't have access to internet banking, although they demonstrably have access to the internet, is a scam. No exceptions.

The usual scenario is that they offer more than the advertised price (to get the seller to see $ signs), want to pay more than that again by Paypal, but expect the seller to pay cash to the agent (which they have 'paid' into your PP account). The seller will get an email purportedly from Paypal stating that the money is in escrow awaiting confirmation of the item being picked up.

The bottom line is the sucker loses their item, they pay cash to an agent, and then find out that the escrow payment is non-existant, given that Paypal don't offer this service in Australia

And I bet it's a car..
Replied by ejholden on 23-Jan-2012 02:28 (Ref 2329665) Report
And I bet it's a car..


and I'll take your money, pete ..... 

Double or nothing it is a high value item tho' ..... 

Replied by koolkatzonline on 23-Jan-2012 09:56 (Ref 2329698) Report

hi,
sounds like just another scammer. this is what I got recently, from 2 separate ID's with no feedback...obvious scammers, so I ignore them

hello i saw your item posted, what is the condition or the item and your final price. - january 10, 2012

Hello what is the last price for the item include the shipment fees - january 20, 2012

Penny

 
Replied by blacknwhite on 23-Jan-2012 17:14 (Ref 2329780) Report
you don't need to bother of the shipment, i have a pick up agent that will come over for the pick up, after payments has been sorted and will also handle the paper works. Where is the exact location for the pick up? So that I can contact the pick up agent with your location to know how much it will cost me for the pick up, the pick up agent still have some other stuffs to pick up for me,




The pick up agent is about 6ft tall and speaks fluent Nigerian.
Replied by dotkie on 30-Jan-2012 00:19 (Ref 2330581) Report
Looks so wrong~ just ignore it
Replied by klf-quicksales on 18-Feb-2012 06:41 (Ref 2332843) Report
They are asking for YOUR EXACT location (in otherwords Your address)
Before they make payment?????
I had heard from a friend that someone they knew had got sucked in by
this, they were selling a bike, gave their address and I guess they had been
watched as one day they came home from where they had been, the house had
been robbed, completely emptied, even the curtains and taps were gone...
Replied by retrobooks on 28-Feb-2012 12:58 (Ref 2334072) Report
I have heard similar stories to this.
I had a couple of very dubious individuals visit my house to look at something prior to purchase.
I had a gut feeling something wasn't right.
So now I meet viewers at work or at a neutral location with the item.

Having said that, 99% of viewers have been genuine and very nice people.
It's the 1% that will get you in the end.
Sad state of affairs really.
Replied by familyman on 01-Mar-2012 13:00 (Ref 2334313) Report
Yep, its a scam alright.
I got one of these type of messages on the other side ...
I was selling my car, and he was apparently on an oil rig in the Altantic ocean, without access to bank accts, etc. He did however seem to have access to Paypal and email and txt msg, which I thought was S T R A N G E.
Said he would send Paypal payment for car, etc, etc. I told him to organise a friend to come to collect car with CASH.
Guess what.... Never heard from him again.
LOL
Replied by bratsnthings on 01-Mar-2012 13:03 (Ref 2334314) Report
lol
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