Another Scammer

[Clewsy]

I just listed 2 Kalkhoff electric bikes in MHF classifieds and at the same time listed them on Gumtree and Facebook. Within seconds I had the following message through the Gumtree ad.
"please consider it sold and take the ads down off gumtree,i am buying it for my son and i am ready to pay your full asking price, i have read through the advert and i'm totally satisfied with it and i will be glad if you can get back to me fast,sadly i won't be able to come for the inspection and pick up due to my disabilities,i loss my hearing and being on a wheelchair but I have a courier agent that will help me to pick it up at your preferred location .Regarding the payment..i can't make an online banking am having technical issue with my bank and i can only access my PayPal account at the moment and I will be responsible for all the PayPal fee/charges on this transaction."

Looks like a familiar scam. Being retired and having a slow day I decided to string the scammer along. I messaged the person asking where they were and offering to deliver for cash. Needless to say, they are in Scotland (a long way from me in Norwich). I have said we like touring Scotland in our camper so would deliver and asked for directions to them. I will soon get bored with wasting their time but for the moment it's amusing me.

 

[MikenPauline]

I just listed 2 Kalkhoff electric bikes in MHF classifieds and at the same time listed them on Gumtree and Facebook. Within seconds I had the following message through the Gumtree ad.
"please consider it sold and take the ads down off gumtree,i am buying it for my son and i am ready to pay your full asking price, i have read through the advert and i'm totally satisfied with it and i will be glad if you can get back to me fast,sadly i won't be able to come for the inspection and pick up due to my disabilities,i loss my hearing and being on a wheelchair but I have a courier agent that will help me to pick it up at your preferred location .Regarding the payment..i can't make an online banking am having technical issue with my bank and i can only access my PayPal account at the moment and I will be responsible for all the PayPal fee/charges on this transaction."

Looks like a familiar scam. Being retired and having a slow day I decided to string the scammer along. I messaged the person asking where they were and offering to deliver for cash. Needless to say, they are in Scotland (a long way from me in Norwich). I have said we like touring Scotland in our camper so would deliver and asked for directions to them. I will soon get bored with wasting their time but for the moment it's amusing me.

I had pretty much the same message when I was selling my car a couple of years ago, along with another one saying something very similar. It’s so sad that someone feels the need to send these messages and worrying that someone vulnerable will fall for the scam. The other annoying ones are the comments on Facebook group messages, usually from men, saying they love the look of your profile and please can you add that as a friend as they are unable to add you.

 

[Swifter]

A good reminder of why I don’t use Facebook.

 

[MikenPauline]

A good reminder of why I don’t use Facebook.

I’m good at blocking them and hopefully my settings are set so that only friends can see my posts. I do a lot of jigsaw puzzles and have saved a fortune by being in various Facebook groups, I buy, sell and swap.

 

[Folkranger]

I've found Facebook Marketplace excellent for selling large items to local people that can collect and you can check their profile but yes, you do get a load of scammers and timewasters. As long as you're aware of these it's not a problem and still an excellent resource.

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[Clewsy]

The scammer has now stopped answering my messages asking for more information about where they are. Enjoyed wasting their time but now I can get on with my day

 

[pagey]

I just listed 2 Kalkhoff electric bikes in MHF classifieds and at the same time listed them on Gumtree and Facebook. Within seconds I had the following message through the Gumtree ad.
"please consider it sold and take the ads down off gumtree,i am buying it for my son and i am ready to pay your full asking price, i have read through the advert and i'm totally satisfied with it and i will be glad if you can get back to me fast,sadly i won't be able to come for the inspection and pick up due to my disabilities,i loss my hearing and being on a wheelchair but I have a courier agent that will help me to pick it up at your preferred location .Regarding the payment..i can't make an online banking am having technical issue with my bank and i can only access my PayPal account at the moment and I will be responsible for all the PayPal fee/charges on this transaction."

Looks like a familiar scam. Being retired and having a slow day I decided to string the scammer along. I messaged the person asking where they were and offering to deliver for cash. Needless to say, they are in Scotland (a long way from me in Norwich). I have said we like touring Scotland in our camper so would deliver and asked for directions to them. I will soon get bored with wasting their time but for the moment it's amusing me.

Tell him it's just not his day


tell

 

[poppycamper]

The scammer has now stopped answering my messages asking for more information about where they are. Enjoyed wasting their time but now I can get on with my day

I got a free day....
Want to play a game of "Scam The Scammers"?..

 

[gus-lopez]

A good reminder of why I don’t use Facebook.

They are on every method of selling.

 

[Brains]

I got a free day....
Want to play a game of "Scam The Scammers"?..

Have a read through 419Eater website.
A big forum of people devoted to scamming the scammers.
Some of the scam baiting stories are great

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