210-701-1719

How is this guy scamming? I mean what is his angle?

This just happened to me with a posting on craigs list.

ok no problem i will be paying you $25,000 with my PayPal account because its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your paypal email address,(Paypal ID) so i can pay in right away. Make sure you get back to me so that i can make the payment. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. And if you don't have a paypal account, you can easily go to www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap.

i got a text message from this same thief, right after posted for sale on craigslist. Almost everything he said i saw on other messages on this site. If i hadn't thought to look up this phone number we might have been taken like the previous messages

He is still at it.  We got a text from him today with the same stuff that is mentioned here.  I decided to look up his number online because I only deal with cash in my hand.  It seems he is well-known online lol.  Scammer indeed.

We had an add on craigslist also he sends a fake paypal email to confirm the $ then wants you to come up with the courier fee and send by western union, which pay pal doesnt even use western union.  He threatened us with the FBI so we called customer service and they said he is a fake.  You can send any correspondence from him regarding paypal at spoof@paypal.com

Received the following:
(1/2) is your 1965 Ford F-100 swb 352 manual - $1650 (SW OKC) cl still available for sale?kindly get back to me to my private email address peterpl136@gmail.com

(1/2) is your 1965 Ford F-100 swb 352 manual - $1650 (SW OKC) cl still available for sale?kindly get back to me to my private email address peterpl136@gmail.com

This guy is a fake! Just almost got me today! I'm trying to trace his number but it's not a mobile number.

Also came to the conclusion that this facebook person http://www.facebook.com/obebe.oluwasegungbenga
is related to the number http://results.beenverified.com/reverse/index.php?pn=2107011719
and is from Nigira
mr Obebe Oluwasegun Gbenga

tells me to send a western union check to califonia address but doesn't realize that western union money can be picked up anywere. Hahahahaha!

Posted ad on Craigslist...get a text at 2am and says he will buy truck...no questions asked...then asks for paypal id...then says we are stealing his money and that we should have email from paypal...but we should go ahead and western union 1200 to b safe...lol...now wont stop texting

I have recieved an email address and several messages from this person saying they want the car quick and didn't really care for pictures. I felt like it was fishy, and it was because as soon as I typed it into Google, it appears many times with many scam reports!!

I just got text MSG asking for pics. Had different scammer yesterday.  That text sent from 917-512-2680. Wanted to pay w pay pal also.

I received a txt from 
# 210-701-1719 asking about my car for sale, wonting pics email to him and wonting my paypal id  # to send payment. After I googled this I saw this has happened to a lot of people over at least a year. Can nothing be done about this? !!!!!
He is now pretending to be I'n the military of all things!!!
 Here is his email:

From: peter paul <peterpl136@gmail.com>
Date: February 17, 2013 4:45:35 PM 
Subject: Re:
Thanks for your swift response, I'm seriously interested in buying this for my Father-in-Law, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I've seen lately, I'll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military sere instructor for new recruits. I won't be able to leave the base until 12th of May. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my Father in law so i won't let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted......i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it's attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your PayPal email address,(PayPal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I'll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you don't have a PayPal account, you can easily go to www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap.

Thanks for your swift response, I'm seriously interested in buying this for my Father-in-Law, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I've seen lately, I'll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military sere instructor for new recruits. I won't be able to leave the base until 12th of May. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my Father in law so i won't let him know anything about this until it get delivered to him and due to the fact that phone calls making are restricted.i will be paying you with my PayPal account because it's attached to my bank account and its safe and very secure way to make payment. If my mode of payment is accepted just send me your PayPal email address,(PayPal ID) so i can pay in right away. I have a private courier agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been made, so no shipping included. I'll need your name, the pickup address or location and please include your PayPal email address for the payment and send me some recent pictures if available And if you don't have a PayPal account, you can easily go to www.paypal.com and sign up. its very easy. I await your reply asap.

Bummer, this guy tried to reach my brother in law today about his truck.  Said he's in the Navy, deployed on a ship, yet he's able to text. Yeah, ok!  Good thing he called me, I told him there's no stinkin way he's able to text on a Navy ship that's deployed!  (my hubby is a Marine) He said he wants to buy it for his preacher.  What a jerk and a liar.  Using the military AND the church to try to gain trust.

Got a message from the same guy today. Responding to a craigslist ad for my vehicle, asking for pictures. Then said he was in the NAVY and at sea but going to buy for his pastor. He is using the same name peter paul, same email as stated before, peterpl136@gmail.com, the cell phone it came from was 317.758.7532

Same thing as many other posts I've read.. Didn't give info.. What a loser

Text from Peter Paul said he was in US Navy at sea and wants to buy my car for his pastor!! Wants Pix my wife said look on Facebook. Or call us .Said by Text Cant call just text me your E mail account !! My wife Told him we will Deliver the car to San Antonio to the pastor AND pick up cash. HE JUST TEXTED BACK AND SAID PAY PAL ONLY!!!! WE Are GOING TO LEAD HIM ON . Please ADVISE.

Definitely a SCAM.. peterpl136@gmail.com is the email address he gave me..

This is still happening.  Just had him contact me asking the exact same, do not reply to this guy.  Thanks for the help glad I saw this.

Got the same message as everyone else here yesterday from this person so they are still at it. "Peter Paul" asked for pics of the vehicle I'm selling, which are already on my craigslist ad and my Paypal email address. All the red flags went up! Sent him an email using an email address that's not tied to my Paypal account with my terms of sale including him paying the transaction fees and supply me with a written statement of the courier's name, phone number, picture id, and authorization to act on behalf of the buyer. I also told him that I would have to wait 3-4 business days until Paypal confirms the funds are "available" in my account and asked if those terms were acceptable. The only response was that he would pay the Paypal transaction fees and requested my Paypal email address again. Never said whether he was agreeable to the terms, which throws up more red flags. Here's the issue as I see it (there are probably more). The person could deposit the funds in my Paypal account. He could even wait until Paypal confirms the funds are available to me in 3-4 business days. I could arrange to meet the courier and turn the car over to them. Then, once they have the car, the buyer could dispute the transaction with Paypal stating that the vehicle is not as described. Paypal offers no seller protection if you don't ship the purchase. Paypal would then freeze the funds for up to 20 days while they investigate. Who knows how their investigation would turn out? It might be favorable and it might not. If it's not, I've lost my vehicle. I'm considering getting the police involved to see if they would like to set up a sting operation to nail the courier when they come to pick up the vehicle but I'm thinking that it's just going to be some poor, unsuspecting person that agreed to pick up a car for this person (who they've never met) for a fee. I'll post back if I decide to contact the police.