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Re: Is this a scam??
Posted by 'richydehav' on 14 Feb 2018 @ 11:27

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As Alan said, it is probably a scam. Often they claim to be working offshore and can not do internet banking and payment has to be by cheque. The cheque will often be from a company (often a well know one) which is a clue in itself as why would they raise a cheque without a purchase order or requesting an invoice?
They may tell you the cheque will be for a larger amount as they want you to pay their shipping agent for collection etc and will ask for payment to be made by Western Union or similar - once they have the transaction number, they can collect from any Western Union office in the World. Another variation is to send you an email purporting to come from PayPal stating that the funds are being held and will be released once you send proof of shipping. They may say that this is a special section of PayPal and if you contact via your own account then that department will not know about this special secure section ha ha

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Is this a scam?? by 'LoneRanger' (13 Feb 2018 @ 17:33)

Re: Is this a scam?? by 'alanrr' (13 Feb 2018 @ 20:49)

Re: Is this a scam?? by 'LoneRanger' (13 Feb 2018 @ 21:02)

Re: Is this a scam?? by 'richydehav' << You are here!

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