Latest kijiji scam?

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This is a new one "for me"......They use text messages now?

When I got the first, seemed legit, but then 10 minutes later, I got another and another. :lol:

Called all 3 numbers and it seems to go to the same place, and unanswered.

For shiggles, I emailed the one first one and sure enough, "I'm buying for my son...... bla bla bla...... I'm located in the Yukon......... bla bla bla.......... I can arrange for a shipper to come get the bike........... bla bla bla........... lets get started using Paypal"

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These have been around for a while, usually when u see a phone number that doesnt have an area code... be suspicious.
These guys will reply to your ad ASAP. always wanting to get u to email them back!
 
Not news. This has been around for a while now. It's either an email address pirates (they sell them afterwards) or "I'm interested, but you must wire me some money first" kinda deal, nothing else.
 
When I was looking for a bike I contacted a few people on Kijiji and Autotrader, as soon as I got the Oh I'm out of town I. Business but a local trucking company can take payment and deliver... That was my sign to bounce, happened about 4 times!!!


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AL3RT said:
but you must wire me some money first
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What happened to my friend was they came and looked at the bike in person, worked out a deal. They came back the next day with a uhaul and a money order made out for $1300 more than the selling price of the bike. They told him they had already got the money order for another bike but the deal fell through. He could keep the extra $300 and just give them back the extra $1000. They followed him to the bank where he deposited the money order (at a teller, he told her to verify it and she said "it's all good"), took out the $1000 cash and handed it over, everyone was happy.

Six weeks later the bank called him and told him that he had 48 hours to pay back the $8300 counterfeit money order or they would get the police to lay fraud over $5000 charges :(
 
only way I would trust a bank draft, is if I'm with the person in the bank when they get it out of their account.

had no issues.
 
johnscruiser said:
What happened to my friend was they came and looked at the bike in person, worked out a deal. They came back the next day with a uhaul and a money order made out for $1300 more than the selling price of the bike. They told him they had already got the money order for another bike but the deal fell through. He could keep the extra $300 and just give them back the extra $1000. They followed him to the bank where he deposited the money order (at a teller, he told her to verify it and she said "it's all good"), took out the $1000 cash and handed it over, everyone was happy.

Six weeks later the bank called him and told him that he had 48 hours to pay back the $8300 counterfeit money order or they would get the police to lay fraud over $5000 charges :(
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Holy crap. That's what worries me now. I remember back in the day bank drafts were as good as cash now even the same banks hold it. Happened last transaction. Buyer gave me cheque and I gave him the bike. I tried depositing it and Td held it for 5 days. I was so nervous it might of been a fraud even tho I had the guys license copy and I took down his license plate. I called the actual bank location and they verified it was legit. Thankfully it was all good.


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daisoman said:
Holy crap. That's what worries me now. I remember back in the day bank drafts were as good as cash now even the same banks hold it. Happened last transaction. Buyer gave me cheque and I gave him the bike. I tried depositing it and Td held it for 5 days. I was so nervous it might of been a fraud even tho I had the guys license copy and I took down his license plate. I called the actual bank location and they verified it was legit. Thankfully it was all good.


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Calm down.. A money order is different than a bank draft.
 
daisoman said:
Holy crap. That's what worries me now. I remember back in the day bank drafts were as good as cash now even the same banks hold it. Happened last transaction. Buyer gave me cheque and I gave him the bike. I tried depositing it and Td held it for 5 days. I was so nervous it might of been a fraud even tho I had the guys license copy and I took down his license plate. I called the actual bank location and they verified it was legit. Thankfully it was all good.
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A bank draft is like cash, the draft is not written up unless the money has come out of an account. Lose it, and you lose the cash.
Cheques are just pledges that one bank will transfer funds to another, through an account holder. They need to clear to check the account holder actually has the cash.
I haven't written a cheque in years, they are useless.
 
johnscruiser said:
What happened to my friend was they came and looked at the bike in person, worked out a deal. They came back the next day with a uhaul and a money order made out for $1300 more than the selling price of the bike. They told him they had already got the money order for another bike but the deal fell through. He could keep the extra $300 and just give them back the extra $1000. They followed him to the bank where he deposited the money order (at a teller, he told her to verify it and she said "it's all good"), took out the $1000 cash and handed it over, everyone was happy.

Six weeks later the bank called him and told him that he had 48 hours to pay back the $8300 counterfeit money order or they would get the police to lay fraud over $5000 charges :(
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Well, your buddy believed that someone wants to give him 300 bucks for free. That just doesn't happen.
 
johnscruiser said:
What happened to my friend was they came and looked at the bike in person, worked out a deal. They came back the next day with a uhaul and a money order made out for $1300 more than the selling price of the bike. They told him they had already got the money order for another bike but the deal fell through. He could keep the extra $300 and just give them back the extra $1000. They followed him to the bank where he deposited the money order (at a teller, he told her to verify it and she said "it's all good"), took out the $1000 cash and handed it over, everyone was happy.

Six weeks later the bank called him and told him that he had 48 hours to pay back the $8300 counterfeit money order or they would get the police to lay fraud over $5000 charges :(
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Holeh crepe!!!...
Then what happened?


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I am selling my 97 Grand Prix GTP that has a little damage for 1400 on Kijiji and this guy replied asking legit questions and asking for pics of the damaged area. So I sent him more info on the car and the pics requested as at first he sounded like a real buyer. Today I got this reply from him. lol

"Thanks for mailing, I'm ok with the price and the condition and i will like to know more about the service details, the more reason why you selling it and are you the first owner because am very motivated to buy it from you as is, as a Birthday Gift for my first Daughter. I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature of my work with the Petroceltic International PLC, we are presently offshore on New project work, we do not have access to phone at the moment, which is why I contacted you with our company internet messaging facility.



I am buying this for my first Daughter who just graduated on top of her class at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, she studied Chemical & Biochemical Engineering. I want it to be the perfect graduation gift for her and am making it a surprise package for her also. Does it have any history I should be aware of? I don't mind adding an extra $200.00 to your money for you just to take down the posting. By the way, I am already in talks with freighters that will handle the pick-up and delivery. I will really appreciate if you can email back to me more info.

Due to the nature of my work i am a very busy person working all day as I'm a Petroleum Project Engineer(Operating Manager) am presently on-board, i don't have access to my bank account online as am not with my credit card details here but i have my bank account linkup with my PayPal account so I will be paying you through PayPal the safer, faster means to pay and get paid. If you don't have a PayPal account you can easily setup with PayPal, just log on to (www.paypal.com) and signup with PayPal as its very fast and easy. When you done with the registration kindly get back to me with your PayPal name and PayPal email so i can proceed with the payment immediately and contact the pick-up agent who will come to pick it up and deliver it once the funds are through into your PayPal account.


Await your reply.


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