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kiss_me2070



Joined: 14 Mar 2007
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Location: Surrey

PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:18 am    Post subject: Beanie Baby scam Reply with quote

I received the following e-mail a few days ago about my beanie baby collection.

Hello,
Thanks for the mail,I will have to inform you that I am okay with the price of the (Beanie Babies) £350 and the condtion terms are also okay with me,For the Collection from your location,I have my SHIPPER that will come over for the pick up from your location as soon as we seal this Transaction from your end.

Do e-mail me your (FULL NAME ON CHEQUE,CONTACT ADDRESS,MOBILE & LANLINE PHONE NUMBER)For the payment arrangment,I will be paying by Cheque and i will wait for the cheque to clear before the pick up from your location.I have a CLIENT of my that is owning me some Fund in United Kingdom that will issue you the cheque of (£1,800)as soon as you receive the cheque and clear from the bank, you will deduct the cost of the ADVERT and the remaining balance will be send to the Shipper through WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER for the pick up from your location.If this is okay by you,do e-mail me the following detail

FULL NAME ON CHEQUE:
CONTACTED ADDRESS:
MOBILE&LADLINE PHONE NUMBER:

for the cheque to be made out to you. Hope to read from you soonest.
NB:-I will wait for the cheque to clear before the pick up.I will like you to consider the (Beanie Babies) sold to me ok,I will compensate you with £50 for you to remove the advert from the site.,Also if you receive any e-mail related to this kindly ignore it because it may be from my partner whom i sent to search for this (Beanie Babies) for me.

ANYONE SELLING BEANIE BABIES, PLEASE DONT FALL FOR THIS! it was sent by someone called jerrymark.
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the_tidy_kiwi
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for warning others about this false buyer!

We will send you an email to get further information about this person so that we can take action.

If you haven't already you might want to take a look at our top tips for staying safe:

http://forums.gumtree.com/viewtopic.php?t=60522

You can also share your experiences with others in the following thread:

http://forums.gumtree.com/viewtopic.php?t=39

Good luck with selling your beanies!
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