347-903-9654

Got repeated text messages from this person saying they wanted to buy something from me, but yet I  wasn't selling anything..

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Hey all,

Today I was almost scammed from a purported buyer on Craigslist where I posted a ring for sale today.  Within 25 minutes of posting the item for sale I get an email from:

Lace Benson lacebenson001@gmail.com via craigslist.org
11:02 AM (4 hours ago)

"do you still have it am a serious buyer please get back to me asap and i
will like to see some/more  pictures. My number is (347) 903-9654 you can
text me and please do not call cos i will not pick it..Texts only..
Thanks...."


So I text the phone number and a few back and forth texting goes on. He then says he will pay via paypal and offered to pay $100 OVER what I advertised it for, plus shipping and handling.  He says he wants it to ship to his cousin "outta state" as he puts it.  I immediately became suspicious and knew I was probably in the midst of a Nigerian scam attempt. I then ask exactly where he wants it shipped and I was right...he gives me the overseas as:

Receiver's Name:
james Peters
Plot 20A Apple juntion
city: Festac
State: Lagos, Nigeria 23401


I said OK to see how far he would go with the scam and I seriously thought about counter scamming him.  A few minutes pass and I get a text from him telling me to check my email for a notice from paypal.  I then check it and find an email that looks like it came from Paypal with some legitimate looking graphics and all, and it says exactly this:


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Service@PayPal service-pay.pal@usa.com

Subject line :
PENDING FUND NOTICE

You Have a Payment Pending!

     Hello:  PayPal User,

              This is to Notify you about the Payment made by " Lace Benson "  to your PayPal  account . The payment has been successfully made but due to security reasons we have to receive the Shipment Tracking Number before your PayPal account will be credited.


            This a new measure we are taking in order to protect both Sellers and Buyers against fraudulent activities.  Once you are Through,  send the Tracking Number information  to PayPal Customer Service Department:  agent.anderson0001@gmail.com  immediately the Tracking Number is CONFIRMED, your account will be credited immediately. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

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Haha!  I then sent a text back to this [***] and told him to F... off!.  He had the gnarly balls to text back and says "What do you mean?"

Can you BELIEVE IT!!  OMG  
These [***] need to be hunted down!

Hello, would like to report, i also posted a ring on craigslist, and within the hour i recieved the same exact email as the person above me.  I agreed thinkin nothing of it, then got another email saying he wanted to pay 100$ more then i was asking with paypal, then ship it to another country. I became weary and found this article. Be careful of people like this!


Lace Benson lacebenson001@gmail.com via craigslist.org
4:05 PM (8 minutes ago)

to xz4jn-34233392.
Hi there,
do you still have it am a serious buyer please get back to me asap and i
will like to see some/more  pictures. My number is (347) 903-9654 you can
text me and please do not call cos i will not pick it..Texts only..
Thanks....

Same story above, this guy really is a moron, Kept texting me after saying "are you there?" like 3 secs after i replied back, What the F*** was the rush he needed me to answer right away? LOL Thank goodness for this site otherwise someone else would have been another one of his victims... how do u report these things to the cops and get this [***] locked up and get butt raped in jail?

*******DO NOT FALL FOR THIS GUYS S*******

They deserved to get their behinds beaten so bad that their behinds will end up looking like a flat screen tv.

Scammer! Same thing.

Email from Craigslist about a Nikon camera. Phone number asking for text, no calls.

Asked me to ship. I told him to buy it new for $25 more than he was offering me with shipping.

I listed my iphone for sale, and got a text if it was still for sale, they wanted to buy it for their cousin out of state, so they demanded that I set up a paypal account, and as soon as he said that he wanted all the information. I set it up, but before moving forward, I asked for the mailing address before going any further. I got the address and this is what I got

Jason Esobe
Block 200 Flat 4
Oke Afa
Isolo Lagos
Nigeria 23401

Please watch for this it's a scam!

I just won your item on ebay and i want to buy and mail this item to grandson and am willing to pay you for $170 for the item including the money to mail it, so get back to me with your paypal email address so i can make the payment for the item as soon as possible Thanks

Am ready to make the payment now but i did not link my paypal account to my ebay kindly get back to me with your paypal email and i will make the payment as soon as possible or you can send me your paypal money request to my paypal account email kristta_k_clark@yahoo.com


i have make the payment by now paypal must have sent you the confirmation of my payment so check your email angelaguzman80@yahoo.com inbox let me know if you got the confirmation of my payment from paypal and if you got the confirmation from paypal kindly go and get the Sony PSP go shipped out to this address below and make sure you ship it with usps express mail that the tracking number will start with EI.EL,EG or EH okay

Name... David Lunn
Address... 14, Karounwi Street Itire
Country... Nigeria
City... Surulere
State... Lagos
Zip code... 23401

Thanks and God Bless


THIS GUY IS A BIG SCAMER WATCH OUT EBAY!!!