[The_Reaper]

i take it that is is a scam,
an email i recieved

PayPal
Dear **** *****,

You have an Instant Payment of £150.00 GBP from J*** Z**** (jo******@yahoo.com)
Payment Details

Purchased From: **** *****
Transaction ID:5NS50308X5616661C

Item Site Item Title Quantity Price Subtotal
Gumtree Manchester ad #20155957: Nokia N80 & 6600 Mobile Phones 2 £110.00 GBP £110.00 GBP

Postage & Packing via Standard Delivery :
(includes any seller packing fees)

£40.00 GBP

Pay pal tax: £5.00 GBP
Postage Compensation (not offered): --
Total: £150.00 GBP

Payment Information:
We have just recieved payment for Gumtree Manchester ad #20155957: from the J** Z*** (j******a@yahoo.com)Although payment has been recieved by us, it is currently pending due to the shipping address specified on the Paypal Reciept. We have now verified this shipping address and it is now safe to post the item out to this address in United Kingdom. For protection purposes, we have decided to hold the payment until you have supplied us the shipment reference number for the shipment of the item. This shipment reference number will be verified within 5 minutes, then your account will be credited after we must have confirmed the shipment. Do understand that this security measures are taken to protect the Gumtree community. Contact the Paypal representative who handled this transaction at reference_details@post.com immediately with the shipment reference number so we can credit your account.
We have notified you of the buyers user account troubles and have promised to restore the account back to its original owner. Gumtree and Paypal have succssfully resolved the issues with the buyers account and have completed investigations and concluded it was the original owner who actually purchased your item off Gumtree The auction listing has now been restored on the Gumtree and Paypal database and the buyer has completed the purchase by authorizing payment accordingly.

You are required to follow our instructions immediately and complete the transaction.
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Delivery Information
Address:

John Ben
65 CasmirRd Hckney
London E5 9NU
United Kingdom.
Address Status: Confirmed



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So can any confirm if its is a scam ?

[Dirty Mom]

Scam.

Mail the adress some poo in a box.

[The_Reaper]

[montyzuma]

it'll be a fake address.

[Granny Thacker]

[montyzuma]

troo, who knows the wiles and ways of crooks. might be his dear old sainted granny or a shared flat with a fake name