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    Beware of PayPal Fraud!!



    Hey everybody...



    I have been very blessed today - I could have lost over $400. I have a posting on Toronto Craigslist advertising my mom's Olympus Pen F kit for sale. I promptly received an e-mail from Mrs. Emily Cox from Reno, who requested to purchase the camera.


    Bull #1.


    Emily Cox wished to purchase the kit for her pastor, who is marrying a California woman who works at the US Embassy in Nigeria.


    Bull #2.


    She is very interested, and is willing to pay $500 for a $400 camera set. In fact, I'm not sure if it's worth that much. She wishes to pay using Pay Pal, and "transfers" the funds to my mom's PayPal account. I provided my Mom's real PayPal account name, and received a "Confirmation E-Mail" from "Pay Pal"... Little did I know...


    Bull #3.
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    <span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]<span class="EC_EC_heading"]You've Got Cash!

    Dear
    <span style="color: #0000bf; text-decoration: underline;"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243937374_0"]<span style="color: #000000;"]sanarembunt@aol.com,<span style="color: #4040ff; text-decoration: underline;"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243280248_0" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer;"]
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    <div><span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]This email confirms thatyou have received a payment for $500.00 USD from<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238518353_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238602978_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239264974_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239265126_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239347600_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240213709_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240238393_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240239112_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240822022_6"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240849915_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240901926_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1241596888_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1241597881_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1241625543_4"]
    Mrs. Emily Cox<span style="color: #0000ff;"](<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1242997302_1" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; cursor: pointer;"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243089316_0" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer;"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243280248_1" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer;"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243323606_0" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; cursor: pointer;"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243409190_0" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc;"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243626936_0"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243872758_0" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; cursor: pointer;"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243937374_1"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243938366_1" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc;"][email="emilyforbetterus@yahoo.com]emilyforbetterus@yahoo.com[/email]<span style="color: #0000ff;"])
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    <td class="EC_EC_sansSerif" align="middle"]<span class="EC_EC_emphasis"]<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]Receipt ID: 3861-9417-7801-9155</td>
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    <span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]The
    number above is the buyer's receipt ID for this transaction. Please
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    <td width="65%"]<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]$500.00 USD</td>
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    <td width="65%"]<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]$500.00 USD</td>
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    <td width="65%"]<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]$200.00 USD</td>
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    <td width="65%"]<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]$500.00 USD</td>
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    <div><span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"] Paypal Email:<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"] <span style="color: #000000;"][email="alexniedra@aol.com]alexniedra@aol.com[/email]</div>
    <div>[i][b]<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]Payment Details: <span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"] [/b][/i]</div>
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    <td width="65%"]<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]$500.00 USD</td>
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    <td width="65%"]<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]6NP88926JC037322F</td>
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    <td class="EC_EC_smallEmphasis" align="right" width="30%"]<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]Buyer:</td>
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    <td width="65%"]<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238518353_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238602978_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239264974_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239265126_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239347600_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240213709_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240238393_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240239112_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240822022_6"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240849915_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1240901926_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1241596888_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1241597881_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1241625543_4"]Mrs. Emily Cox
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    <div><span style="font-style: italic;"]<span style="font-weight: bold;"]Modestus Emmy A<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]
    25/31 Adelabu Street Uwani
    <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1242997302_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243089316_3"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243280248_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243323606_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243409190_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243626936_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243872758_3"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243937374_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243938366_4"]Enugu, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1242997302_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243089316_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243280248_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243323606_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243409190_6"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243626936_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243872758_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243937374_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243938366_5"]Enugu State
    <span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]400001, Nigeria<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238089232_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238089944_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238138774_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238173907_6"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238175397_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238176820_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238438916_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238483952_6"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238484545_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238516259_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238517105_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238517469_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238517885_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238517921_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238518353_5"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238602978_6"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238665505_4"]<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1238745807_5"]<span 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    <div>This is FRAUD. This is not Pay Pal. Pay Pal does not work like this. I was 3 hours away from shipping my camera to Nigeria ([^o)] before my mom realized no funds have been transfered to her account. She promptly contacted Pay Pal and was notified that this was fraud.</div>
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    <div>Besides, why sell on Craigslist when you can sell at TDP?
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    Re: Beware of PayPal Fraud!!



    Wow that was close! Would that have been part of your 70-200/2.8 IS money? Also, just wondering, why is the Olympus Pen F kit worth so much?

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    Re: Beware of PayPal Fraud!!



    Yeah - This was close. Too close.


    And yeah - The 70-200 2.8 IS is funded by these sort of things. We recently sold a Leica M2 kit for the "L Fund".


    As for the value, that's a question I'm yet to answer. I currently have the posting set to "Best Offer", but an accurate price point would be useful.


    Do you have any idea of its value, ShutterbugJohan?


    Are you interested[]?

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    Re: Beware of PayPal Fraud!!



    Quote Originally Posted by alexniedra


    As for the value, that's a question I'm yet to answer. I currently have the posting set to "Best Offer", but an accurate price point would be useful.


    Do you have any idea of its value, ShutterbugJohan?


    Are you interested[img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img]?


    No, I don't know what it's worth, and I'm afraid that I am not interested. Thanks!

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    Re: Beware of PayPal Fraud!!



    Oh I know - I was joking...


    No problem, though!

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    Re: Beware of PayPal Fraud!!



    I also received a fraudulent paypal email after selling (or so I thought) and item on Ebay.Nigeria was definitely a red flag, but then again so was the poor grammar. I guess I'm just naturally cautious cause I caught it right away and called paypal to confirm my suspicions. Just be aware that paypal never asks for tracking number before approving funds. I hope it helps and good luck!



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    Re: Beware of PayPal Fraud!!



    Emily Cox wished to purchase the kit for her pastor, who is marrying a California woman who works at the US Embassy in Nigeria.





    And that word, right there, is an instant red flag and would have killed the transaction stone cold dead for me. While I'm sure there are plenty of hard working straight shooting people in Nigeria, I'd never, EVER sell something to there.

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