[Spridgets] No LBC; Possible PayPal Scam?

[Mike Rambour]

  I agree, SCAM

  Even though I have no idea what harm can come from giving out the 
email, I avoid it.

     mike

On 09/01/2011 03:47 PM, Kristi & Lambert wrote:
> Hi Larry,
>
> 	One huge red flag for me in your email was reading that the buyer is wanting
> to have his own shipping agent arrange everything as well as offering to pay
> the PayPal fees.  Usually those are red flags that this is a scam.  I would be
> concerned about him asking for the email address especially since it is
> already been given within the emails that have been exchanged with the two of
> them.  Tell him good luck and keep us posted on what happens.
>
> IMHO this is a scam.
>
>
> Kristi&  Lambert
> '74 RWA Midget
> '77 RB Midget
>
>
>
> On Sep 1, 2011, at 6:09 PM, Larry Daniels wrote:
>
>    
>> I have a friend who is selling an early Mustang.  He got a message from
>> overseas asking for the final price and his email address used for his
>>      
> PayPal
>    
>> account so that he can pay him.
>>
>> The fishy things are that he is more interested in this email address than
>> settling on a final price; he claims to be from England, yet his command of
>> the language is atrocious; he is talking of having his own shipping agent
>> arrange to come pick it up; and he is offering to pay the PayPal fees for
>>      
> the
>    
>> seller.  I think this smells funny, but what harm can come from giving him
>>      
> the
>    
>> email address?  Hell, itbs already on the emails they have exchanged.
>>
>> Is money deposited in your PayPal acct protected from scam artists at all?
>> Ibve had lots of purchases arranged thru PayPal, but never sold anything.
>>
>> Opinions?
>>
>>
>> LAD
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