Scammer in US? No Way!

vAnt826 · 05-24-2007, 02:54 PM

I placed an ad online trying to sell my X-Box 360 Elite which I ended up not needing.

I've gotten some replies but this one is the most BS one I've seen so far!

Quote:

From (bryson999_0@yahoo.com)
HEY I WANT TO BUY THIS XBOX 360 THROUGH PAYPAL AND I
WANT OVERNIGHT SHIPMENT THROUGH UPS EMAIL ME BACK ASAP
To bryson999_0@yahoo.com
I CAN PAY TODAY

So I figured that this guy would be LEGIT because he is paying through PayPal and would probably follow through.

Quote:

From vAnt
Hello,

Quickest way is to call me at 206-xxx to discuss more details.

Thanks,
Will

I receive a call from him he sounds like a black teenager that sounds very honest and wants to truely buy it. He asks for a quote for UPS and UPS only for overnight shipping. I respond back with $75 and he gives me the zip code of 28216.

I send a request from PayPal for a payment and he sends me back this crap. I cut off alot of images and pricing crap and this is the main jist of it.

Quote:

From PAYPAL STAFF (paypal_verify_online@fsmail.net)
This PayPal® payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has
been "APPROVED"but will not be credited to your account until the shipment reference/tracking
number is sent to us for verification so as to secure both the buyer and the seller.
Below are the necessary information requested before your account will be credited.
Send tracking number to us or email us through this mail
paypal_verify_online@fsmail.net and our customer service care will attend to you. As soon as you send us the shipment's tracking number to us for security purposes and the safety of the buyer and the seller,the money will be credited to your account.

What a douchebag. I asked him for his telephone number and he gave me 704-837-9882 which I confirmed by calling.

I asked for his shipping address and he gave me this.

Bryson Jones
4025 Dover Downs Dr
Charlotte,Nc
Zip Code:28216
United States

Anyone near the area?

longtran · 05-24-2007, 03:12 PM

just send him a box with a picture of the middle finger. o, add a brick in there to make it heavy.

Fartpimpson · 05-24-2007, 03:15 PM

Scammers are bad

Kiemyster · 05-24-2007, 04:15 PM

hmm. someone should execute himm.... waht!? who said that! not me... no of course not.

leeJ · 05-24-2007, 04:27 PM

Here's the scammer's myspace pics
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...dID=147 656124

montreal_bimmer · 05-24-2007, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leeJ

You'll probably need some back-up

Here's mister scammer

why do you have pictures of naked black men on ur computer....

now thats gay....

JOYRIIDE1113 · 05-24-2007, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montreal_bimmer

why do you have pictures of naked black men on ur computer....

now thats gay....

Very Gay!

Hey, one out of every 100 people probably fall for that crap. Just like the Ebay seller who sold an Xbox for 1000 bucks when it first came out. People got a shipment via UPS with the Actual Xbox's BOX...

A true XBOX

leeJ · 05-24-2007, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montreal_bimmer

why do you have pictures of naked black men on ur computer....

now thats gay....

MYSPACE anyone?..... anyone?

damn you guys

MrFrizzle · 05-24-2007, 10:15 PM

Oh man, I know all about this.

The greedy idiot I was, I sent away a new PSP to some smartass in Nigeria for free. Boy... did I learn my lesson. I have to give the guy props for setting up such a good scam, lol.

Now that you have his address, tell him to send you a pre-paid box, so you can mail it to him easier. Then fill the box with poo, and mail it out. He will get to enjoy the spoils of his work

OhhaiAlex · 05-25-2007, 06:04 AM

my eyes hurt now

E90330iS · 05-25-2007, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JOYRIIDE1113

Very Gay!

Hey, one out of every 100 people probably fall for that crap. Just like the Ebay seller who sold an Xbox for 1000 bucks when it first came out. People got a shipment via UPS with the Actual Xbox's BOX...

A true XBOX

Wow owned!

Comet · 05-25-2007, 07:47 AM

maybe it's cuz I'm tired
but I dont see why he is a scammer..
the cash would go into your account when u gave a valid tracking number..
COD no???

what's so scammy about that?

edit: oh yah, naked black guys on ur pc/googling them = uber ghey, man...
if u came accross them is one thing, but actually posting it...?

sillygoat · 05-25-2007, 08:26 AM

i got this same email once when posted on ebay... i just didnt reply or send the item

leeJ · 05-25-2007, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comet

maybe it's cuz I'm tired

edit: oh yah, naked black guys on ur pc/googling them = uber ghey, man...
if u came accross them is one thing, but actually posting it...?

Ok let me clarify this for all of you. I typed the scammer's name in myspace
(since he was stupid enough to give his real name and home address) and that's where the pics came. HE IS NOT JUST SOME RANDOM DUDE. HE IS THE SCAMMER.

here is his myspace: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndID=147656124

GregL · 05-25-2007, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leeJ

Ok let me clarify this for all of you. I typed the scammer's name in myspace
(since he was stupid enough to give his real name and home address) and that's where the pics came. HE IS NOT JUST SOME RANDOM DUDE. HE IS THE SCAMMER.

here is his myspace: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndID=147656124

Oh! Now that makes sense! I honestly thought you were pulling our legs with some random photos.

vAnt maybe you should report this to PayPal at the very least, along with all the info. I usually forward random phishing e-mails to spoof@paypal.com, but maybe you can call them or something to get in touch with a person. This is a live one you have here.

FotiosF90M5 · 05-25-2007, 05:21 PM

FotiosF90M5 · 05-25-2007, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leeJ

Ok let me clarify this for all of you. I typed the scammer's name in myspace
(since he was stupid enough to give his real name and home address) and that's where the pics came. HE IS NOT JUST SOME RANDOM DUDE. HE IS THE SCAMMER.

here is his myspace: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndID=147656124

GuillaumeSoete · 05-25-2007, 05:31 PM

Be careful, even with PayPal. Some Lithuanian guy bought me a phone out of eBay, I got the money on my PayPal account and I transfered it to my bank account. So far so good. I sent the phone, no problem. A few days letter PayPal informed me that they canceled the transaction because the guy was using a fraudulent Visa card... What the f*ck??? I had to pay PayPal back... So even if the money is on your account, it's not done yet.

Guillaume

ADHD · 05-25-2007, 05:47 PM

Someone needs to email him this thread!!

WHAT an idiot!!

Shows how stupid some people are!

Id call his local authoritys and let em now how he conduct business!

jonerik26 · 05-25-2007, 06:07 PM

paypal sucks....in my opinion, just recently i sold a paintball gun, everything was going nice and smooth until i got a letter from paypal saying the same thing, that i had to provide a tracking number to get my hands on the funds. I was like what the heck.....in the end...... the buyer got his product and i had to wait two weeks to get my hands on the funds, after constant e-mails to paypal to send me my money.....

SES_D · 05-25-2007, 06:09 PM

paypal_verify_online@fsmail.net

Just watch out for those and PayPal's great to use.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jack1526

paypal sucks....in my opinion, just recently i sold a paintball gun, everything was going nice and smooth until i got a letter from paypal saying the same thing, that i had to provide a tracking number to get my hands on the funds. I was like what the heck.....in the end...... the buyer got his product and i had to wait two weeks to get my hands on the funds, after constant e-mails to paypal to send me my money.....

Never send out anything untill payment has been received and cleared. You never know when a chargeback might occur. It's better for the guy to wait a couple more days than for you to lose the money. PayPal is really anal when it comes to chargebacks. You need shitloads of evidence and the process takes forever.

& LMAO at the pics.

chbrules · 05-25-2007, 07:10 PM

paypal is horrible

When the Wii came out I slept overnight with friends to buy up a bunch of them to resell on ebay. I successfully did, but as soon as I had a balance of over like $2500 in my account they put all my money on hold and requested me to do ridiculous verification things like send them all the receipts from shipped items and fax them some crap. I don't have all the USPS receipts since they already arrived at the seller's place and I had feedback from them! I don't even have a fax either. It took me about 1.5 months to get my money and I was scared I couldn't pay my damn credit card bills on time. WTF is wrong with Paypal? I will never use them again for selling items, only if I'm buying something for insurance purposes.

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