guys....i almost got scammed online...

[MR_BIG18]

there really such a thing as "gut feeling"...i was selling my old phone sa olx...here's our conversation











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[oj88]

I'm surprised it took you that far before you decided to cancel the transaction.

Outside of "kaliwaan" or meet-ups, unless you're using a platform such as eBay, you won't have protection selling stuff online.

[arvs18]

Very common and typical ang ganyang scheme ngayon Mr. Big. Tinatarget nila kadalasan sa OLX.

Via Email ung transaction at kunwari nasa ibang bansa sila. And interested sila sa unit mo kesyo mura daw or reasons like ipadala mo daw sa kamag-anak nya parang gift nya.


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[MR_BIG18]

I'm surprised it took you that far before you decided to cancel the transaction.

Outside of "kaliwaan" or meet-ups, unless you're using a platform such as eBay, you won't have protection selling stuff online.

we had the same transaction before....went smoothly

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[gearhead000]

there really such a thing as "gut feeling"...i was selling my old phone sa olx...here's our conversation



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That South Africa address is almost a dead giveaway.

[MR_BIG18]

my gut feeling went to overdrive when i chked paypal's help page



here's part of the receipt he sent me



last part of our conversation....by this time i know he was a scammer...







then i sent this link to him

Fraudulent Buyer | Username835 | reportacrime.co.za

same email same M.O.

ingat kayo

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[uls]

naranasan ko a buyer from abroad says he will buy my item plus pay for shipping

asked for my acct number

few hours later he says already deposited and demands immediate shipping

i checked my acct wala naman pumasok

buyer kept emailing me demanding immediate shipping

sabi ko show me proof of payment wala naman mapakita

[arvs18]

May araw din mga yan Sir. Karma is a b~tc~. If may naloko man syang iba, mas grabe mawawala sa kanya

[MR_BIG18]

That South Africa address is almost a dead giveaway.

i was also curious and a little bit greedy..malay natin pumasok, the email i gave was rarely used, plus the bank acctn has only 2k pesos..

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[99moves]

Buti hindi nagpakilalang nigerian prince

[oj88]

we had the same transaction before....went smoothly

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With the same buyer?

It's not to say that there aren't any legit buyers from abroad. But chances of getting taken advantage of is higher in an open ad or forum. Platforms such as eBay, Paypal, et al. have mechanisms in place to protect both sellers and buyers. Even so, you still occasionally hear of people getting scammed on eBay. The difference is, more often than not, those incidents are often eventually resolved.

I once was able to get my money back from Paypal when the item I ordered from HK never arrived. The seller weren't responding to my messages so I opened up a dispute on Paypal, which got his attention. For the record, he wasn't scamming me.... the item eventually arrived after 5 months through regular post. I paid back the refunded money as soon as I received the item.

[MR_BIG18]

With the same buyer?

It's not to say that there aren't any legit buyers from abroad. But chances of getting taken advantage of is higher in an open ad or forum. Platforms such as eBay, Paypal, et al. have mechanisms in place to protect both sellers and buyers. Even so, you still occasionally hear of people getting scammed on eBay. The difference is, more often than not, those incidents are often eventually resolved.

I once was able to get my money back from Paypal when the item I ordered from HK never arrived. The seller weren't responding to my messages so I opened up a dispute on Paypal, which got his attention. For the record, he wasn't scamming me.... the item eventually arrived after 5 months through regular post. I paid back the refunded money as soon as I received the item.

nope, i was a different person

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[Walter]

South African countries are a dead giveaway for scammers ... their internet cafes are filled with people who just scam all day ... it's like in some parts of Nigeria, their most common work is piracy ... some parts of South Africa have scamming as main line of work ...

[MR_BIG18]

as a consolation, someone bought my old ip6plus this monring...kaliwaan nga lang

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[dct]

Basta africa ang address, scam na yan. Ilan beses na may sumubok sakin nyan. Puro gadgets

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[Walter]

as a consolation, someone bought my old ip6plus this monring...kaliwaan nga lang

How much did you sell it for? ... looking for an iPhone 6S ...

[MR_BIG18]

15k kuya....im selling a s7 edge also..pero may crack screen, LCD is working fine...si buyer na bahala mag pagawa kuya
S7 edge pls watch in 1080p - YouTube

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