Nowadays, it is so convenient & popular to shop online on websites like eBay, OLX, Merlion Auctions, etc. On top of that, websites that offer dating partners for fee or free are also all over the place. Everything from passport application, funds transfer, university applications, hotel bookings, air tickets, etc whatever u can think of, these transactions can be easily excuted at just a click of the button. But once again, the convenience also brings about problems like account security, scams & other forms of internet cheating cases. There is always a misconception that only stupid people will be cheated, but incidents that involved smart & highly-educated people happens too.
Lemme related one cheating incident that happened to me recently. To cut the story short, this person called R. Dawson is out to cheat me USD410 of so called 'transfer fees'. To cut things short, he wanted to buy my snake-skin printed tote bag that i put up for sale in OLX for his daughter Mecky. He asked me to send her the bag to an address in UK. Since so far i have been lucky to receive full payment of my sales of my unused & old stuffs, even thou a few times i sent the stuffs out before i get paid (i shouldn't have done this, but well i did), the buyers have all so far been really honest people. So this time, i sent out the bag thro registered postage (total of SGD$43.75) before telling him how much the total cost is. But he later turned around to say that my PayPal account has not been activated for overseas payment & this had caused him to be deducted of USD410 from his bank account. So at this moment, he wanted me to transfer the money back to him & then he will credit the balance back to my account. Of course, my red alarm started to sound & i found all these very strange & suspicious. I then made a call immediately to PayPal to ask them if this is the usual practice. The staff confirmed with me that it is a scam & asked me to forward the email regarding my communication with R. Dawson. I hereby reproduce the details of the emails that we have exchanged, so that in future, u guys can identify the kinda communication patterns & tatics that these conmen used. My email address has been deleted to guard my privacy.
By the way, this same idiot has also been preying on other innocent sellers. Some of the complaints can be found in this link:
http://scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19796&p=139727
By the way, please read all the detailed conversation in blue from bottom to up.
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From: XXX (xxxxxx@hotmail.com)
Sent: 11 January 2012 14: 07PM
To: honestylife10@gmail.com
Hello Mr. Dawson, My accounted has been activated long time ago. I do not see any money coming into my Paypal account at all! I am even more unhappy about this than u. I have already made a call to PayPal & they have confirmed that all this is a SCAM!!! Do not think that u can carry out all these dishonest acts around without anyone knowing. I have already made a police report & also reported this to Paypal. So don't u think u can get even a single cent from me.
GOD DAMN YOU & YOUR FAMILY!!!
JUST YOU WAIT FOR BAD KARMA TO BEFALL U.
GOD WILL CURSE YOUR GOD DAMNED LIFE FOREVER.
DEVIL FUCK U!!!
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Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:47:42 +0800>
Subject: Re: Snake-skin Printed Tote Bag>
Hello , Thanks For the Shipment. Now i just received a notification from the PayPal about our order, Is it true that this is the first time you are receiving a money transfer from usa ??? your account is not yet activated ??? im not happy about this at all, because your account needs to be activated before you can take the transfer from PayPal USA ,PayPal has debited the account activations fees which is USD-410 from my account ... Now your account is activated anyway , U only need to send back the USD-410 via western union to the provided address which i believe PayPal should have sent to you by now and send the western union receipt and information to PayPal.... The USD-410 is just a form of verifications (As said by the PayPal) it will be credited back into your account with the SGD-44, so total you will get in your account after you have transfer the USD-410 via western union and send the western union receipt and information to the paypal is USD-410+SGD-44......Hope u know western union office in your area? My most Consign now is the Western Union Charges,am not happy to pay it but i have no choice.
Here is the Information for you to make the refund below.
First Name :Mecky
Last Name :Dawson
Address:flat 14 norriss road greenwich
City:London
Zip-Code:SE172BL
Country:United Kingdom
Let me know when it's done!
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On 1/11/12,
R Dawson honestylife10@gmail.com> wrote: I have made the Payment already,just wait for few minute for the money> > to reflect in your account thanks.
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On 1/11/12,
R Dawson wrote:Sorry for the delay,it mid-night now in USA before i got your email, iwill make your payment as soon as it morning here thanks.
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On 1/10/12,
XXX wrote: Hello Mr. Dawson, The cost of the bag is SGD$15.00. The postage for it is SGD$28.75. Hence, the total amount will be SGD$43.75 overall. I had also attached the receipt for the postage for your reference. I have sent out the bag to the mailing address in UK provided by you through registered mail (hence, the higher postage cost). The postage people tell me it will be around 5 to 8 working days that will reach its destination. My paypal account will be the same as my email address, that is xxxxxx@hotmail.com
REgards, XXX
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To: xxxxxx@hotmail.com Okay,i will be waiting for the total cost and your PayPal id and i can make the payment asap...
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Hello Mr. Dawson, Thanks for your interest in buying the bag. I am not too sure how much is the exact cost for postage right now & will need to check it out at my university's post office tomorrow. I will let u know as soon as possible the total cost. In order to make sure the item reaches u safely & surely, i will choose to post it by registered mail. I will email the total cost (in Singapore dollars) to transfer to my paypal account, after that i will send out the bag at my soonest. Most probably all these will be done by tomorrow.
Thanks for your patience.
Cheers, XXX
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Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:05:32 +0800
Subject: Re: Snake-skin Printed Tote Bag
To: xxxxxx@hotmail.com
Hello i am Mr R Dawson from United State Of America,how are you today and how are your families ? hope all is good ? well i am interested in buying the item for my daughter who is in United Kingdom (EUROPE), because it my daughter that need it and i hope she would like it, so kindly get to me with the total cost of the item including the shipping cost to her address, i will prefer the shipment through Post Office because it is more cheaper and safer,i will be making the payment through either PayPal or Bank Transfer.I await your response as soon as possible.
First Name :Mecky
Last Name :Dawson
Address:flat 14 norriss road greenwich
City:London
Zip-Code:SE172BL
Country:United Kingdom
Thanks and have a blessed day.
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On 1/10/12, XXX support@olx.com> wrote: Hello sir/madam, thanks for your greetings. The bag is still available :)
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