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Beware, scammers everywhere

Man, it just doesn’t stop.   I list an amp here, and immediately get a response.   Some back and forth on price, then it gets fishy.  “My partner and I will overnight the payment, we just need name and address.  Refuses PayPal, will only send from his/her bank.  All this over text, which should have been the first clue.  
I suspect the next thing would have been “we accidentally sent the money twice, can you send it back to us?” or something similar.  Been down that road before.   

None of this was due to the Audiogon platform, scammers find a way to get pretty much anywhere and everywhere.  If it seems fishy, run away.   
 

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grislybutter
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I tried to sell a lof of things on facebook market. Every scammer had one thing in common, they repeated the same "you can trust me", "you should believe me", "I am out of town but" lines. I would always ask: has it ever worked?

And then I tried to buy a used washing machine on craigslist and the seller called me a fraud when I asked if I can pay with venmo or zelle or she’d prefer cash.

I don’t know if this is how evolution had intended to work or it’s taking a pass on humanity?

grislybutter
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the amazing part is how easy it to charge you once you give a vendor your credit card. As if you gave them access to your house hold budget, your hard earned money.

  • UPS regularly charges after I pay for the shipment  - extra fees with various excuses - e.g. shipment required special handling (a smal 10lbs simple box?)
  • pest control  company - comes out unscheduled when nobody is home and posts charges
  • cable/internet company - extra charges specifically not discussed.
  • Netflix - login from who knows where, when
  • ...

 pay attention, it's almost a part time jobs these days....

 

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