Western Union/shipping
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- petermontg
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Western Union/shipping
Hi Guys
Kinda in a pickle, need some advice
Am in the middle of selling a tube amp
Chap has sent a Paypal payment but has locked it till i pay the shipping cost to Western Union.
Shiping cost is 400E- this price doesnt make sense as the amp is under 20kgs
I have told him i wont be paying shipping cost till the amount is credit to my bank account
i do think this a scam
any advice would be great
best regards
peter
Kinda in a pickle, need some advice
Am in the middle of selling a tube amp
Chap has sent a Paypal payment but has locked it till i pay the shipping cost to Western Union.
Shiping cost is 400E- this price doesnt make sense as the amp is under 20kgs
I have told him i wont be paying shipping cost till the amount is credit to my bank account
i do think this a scam
any advice would be great
best regards
peter
Peter Montgomery
+353(0)894926271
peter(at)petermontgomerymastering.com
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+353(0)894926271
peter(at)petermontgomerymastering.com
Stereo cutter head wanted. Send email or smoke signals.
- petermontg
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- Location: Ireland.
Yea i knew it was far to fishySueDenim wrote:In my experience of all things e-commerce, this is just a slightly updated version of a classic scam.
Basically, anything that involves a Western Union payment to someone who you do not know personally is a big no-no as far as I'm concerned.
Steve will you move this into the scam section for us
heres the email but will change no douth
jballx3@gmail.com
Thanks
Peter
Peter Montgomery
+353(0)894926271
peter(at)petermontgomerymastering.com
Stereo cutter head wanted. Send email or smoke signals.
+353(0)894926271
peter(at)petermontgomerymastering.com
Stereo cutter head wanted. Send email or smoke signals.
- Aussie0zborn
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- petermontg
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he has included the shipping the whole payment has been locked, i mail and told him id sort out shipping price and i was aware of some western union scams, and no mail back that was a day ago, and all other mail was responded within a coupe of hours.Aussie0zborn wrote:A definite scam!! The Paypal payment should include shipping cost. You should never pay for anything on the buyer's behalf until you have received the buyers money!
This is an old scam.
Peter Montgomery
+353(0)894926271
peter(at)petermontgomerymastering.com
Stereo cutter head wanted. Send email or smoke signals.
+353(0)894926271
peter(at)petermontgomerymastering.com
Stereo cutter head wanted. Send email or smoke signals.
I would simply tell him to unlock the funds or cancel the payment. Tell him if neither is done in a day you will contact PayPal for possible fraud. Don't be nice to someone you don't know and who is probably trying to scam you. If this is a legitimate person then they will respond appropriately.
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