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Beware of Scams in the Classifieds

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by: King Of The Woods Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 9 years ago   Dec 7, '14 10:05pm  
I have been buying & selling for some years on Kingwood.com's classified section. However in the past six months I've encountered at least four scams. One of them regarding an airstream camper for sale and they wanted me to send a money order, with a bit of research I found the identical pictures & exact description of the airstream on eBay in a completed auction. Today I recieved an email stating that someone wanted to buy an item of mine off the classified section, when I replied they gave a whole song & dance about me sending the item to them and they would pay $50 extra via money order to cover shipping! Simply avoid these scams by never sending money nor items, this is not eBay, we are a local forum that is being infiltrated by scammers, some I suspect that are possibly out of the Country. Here is the Ä“-mail I recieved today just fyi.:
Re: Apple iPod
Tiffany Kenneth Green to you
can you shipped the item to my base here in 1st Law Enforcement
Battalion California Expeditionary Camp Pendleton CA 92055-5025.
that's my base and that's all about who i am for any trusting issue
you can check my feedback on ebay which is ...dave24mgmt... as for
the shipping let us hope usps post office will handle it all please
how can i trust you also, i also believe MoneyGram should be fine as
for the payment method just let me know if you are okay with this and
reply back with all the Necessary information to make the payment your
full name address city state zipcode and your personal email address
as well what if i give you 240 including the shipping cost to me here
please get back to me today.. 4951
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Drekonix Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 9 years ago   Dec 7, '14 10:08pm  
@King Of The Woods: Thank you for the information. I'll make sure this is addressed. 
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jls2 Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 9 years ago   Dec 7, '14 10:23pm  
Well, I didn't have any scams but 2 people said they would come by and did not. They act like you are a store open all day. Very frustrating and annoying. @King of the Woods - thanks for the heads up. 4951
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Nurse3 Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 6:09am  
We encountered that when we were looking for a car for my eldest.  Several ads out there where they want to ship the car to you when you wire the money to them.  4951
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silly123 Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 6:19am  
Removed By Request 4951
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cgm10sne1 Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 7:00am  
How sad that people fall for the scam. 4951
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KTownTexican Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 7:19am  
I have seen that post on craigslist. I emailed about a car in Alvin TX. the guy said that he was form Alvin, but was in California and was being deployed, and needed to sell the car. But the car was in there in California, and he wanted me to send him the money, to have it shipped.NO WAY!....So I played his game and kept emailing him asking about the car, and send pictures. After a while I started asking about his military unit, and what he does. No response,,, then I passed on the car.So about 6 months later,, I'm looking at another vehicle,,, same email. So I played the game again,,, same emails. Finally I just asked him when he was being deployed because he has been in training for over 6 months,, from his previous car sales... never heard from again. 4951
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NewToTexas Active Indicator LED Icon 1
~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 7:45am  
With the line of work I do, I deal with some of this . These are tied to a Nigerian counterfeit ring, secret service has them well documented. However we don't get any assistance from the nigirian government to catch the folks. So they continue their fraudulent activities around the US and have taken lots of money and items away from innocent unsuspecting folks.
 
Please do not every accept an unverified money order for an item especially via mail services. That should be a red flag immediately. Do not send an item until money has been received.
 
Stay alert. 4951
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lilmama09 Active Indicator LED Icon 2
~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 8:46am  
Yea someone tried to scam me this past Saturday:Sarah Docas to youThank you, I must say i am pleased with the condition and OK with the asking price .I work with KLM airline and am not in the country for now,I'm buy it for my son in Ontario Canada, I will arranged with  a local shipper who will be handling the pick up from your door step . However there is an extra fund on the check coming to you which is meant for my shipper agent ,so after receiving the payment and getting if cashed,you'll to deduct your amount for the Purchased and send the rest money to my shipper i, I will paiteintly wait for the fund to be available at your Bank before you have the rest of the funds made available to the shippers cashier agent. Then upon confirming their payment they will alert their representative to come for the pick up , Hope this is fine by you. I will need the following details to have the check posted out to you soon;Name to write on the check:Home Address:Mobile Number:last asking price:Hope to read from you soon with the requested information 4951
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KTownTexican Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 9:13am  
I have won so many foreign lotteries,, I don't know what to do with all the money. 4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator
~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 9:49am  
I have won so many foreign lotteries,, I don't know what to do with all the money.

 @KTownTexican:  If you don't know what to do with it, then you shouldn't have it. You will just get into trouble with it. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 10:10am  

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 @KTownTexican:  If you don't know what to do with it, then you shouldn't have it. You will just get into trouble with it.
 
@donnatella: Your right,,, Maybe I should go to England and thank the queen personally for awarding me the lotto winnings.
4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator
~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 10:23am  

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 @KTownTexican:  If you don't know what to do with it, then you shouldn't have it. You will just get into trouble with it.
@donnatella: Your right,,, Maybe I should go to England and thank the queen personally for awarding me the lotto winnings.
@KTownTexican:  Well, I have been looking for a Sugar Daddy.  Any chance you'll take some of that $$$ and buy an Aston Martin?  4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 10:29am  

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 @KTownTexican:  If you don't know what to do with it, then you shouldn't have it. You will just get into trouble with it.
@donnatella: Your right,,, Maybe I should go to England and thank the queen personally for awarding me the lotto winnings.
@KTownTexican:  Well, I have been looking for a Sugar Daddy.  Any chance you'll take some of that $$$ and buy an Aston Martin? 
 
@donnatella: Im going to just take the winnings, and buy an island with all the stuff I need, and never need to come back.
4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator
~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 10:30am  

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 @KTownTexican:  If you don't know what to do with it, then you shouldn't have it. You will just get into trouble with it.
@donnatella: Your right,,, Maybe I should go to England and thank the queen personally for awarding me the lotto winnings.
@KTownTexican:  Well, I have been looking for a Sugar Daddy.  Any chance you'll take some of that $$$ and buy an Aston Martin? 
@donnatella: Im going to just take the winnings, and buy an island with all the stuff I need, and never need to come back.
@KTownTexican:  I unfriend you.  4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 8, '14 10:34am  

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 @KTownTexican:  If you don't know what to do with it, then you shouldn't have it. You will just get into trouble with it.
@donnatella: Your right,,, Maybe I should go to England and thank the queen personally for awarding me the lotto winnings.
@KTownTexican:  Well, I have been looking for a Sugar Daddy.  Any chance you'll take some of that $$$ and buy an Aston Martin? 
@donnatella: Im going to just take the winnings, and buy an island with all the stuff I need, and never need to come back.
@KTownTexican:  I unfriend you. 
 
@donnatella: Im going to make an enclosed trampoline and fill it with $100 bills and just jump around for hours,, ,naked!
4951
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