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    maganda286       Ohio

    Hello bees! I have my old wedding dress listed on the classifieds and received a message from a potential buyer and emailed them directly. This is the email response I received from them. Something sounds fishy, what are your thoughts?

    Hello,

    Thanks for your response, i am okay with the price and condition of the item you listed for sale and i will be paying you via Money Order or cashier's check,which ever one you prefer.I also have a shipping agent that will be coming to pick up the item you selling to me.They have been appointed to pick up all items that will be used for my daughter's wedding coming up soon. I will be very busy to attend to them due to the wedding plan so i will like them to pick the item up from you.I will add some amount of money to the payment that will be sent to you to cover the shipping your item and those wedding items to me.

    Here is what i want you to do,once you receive the payment,cash it,deduct the amount of the your items and wire the rest fund included to the shipper so they can go around and pick up the items.Can i trust you with that?Please get back to me with the payment:

    Names and address (as it should be on the payment):
    Cell phone number:
    Zip code :
    and Final asking price minus shipping:
    Email address:

    Get back to me asap

     
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    lefeymw    April 16, 2011   CT

    Definitely not, I received many of the near exact wording when selling mine. You tell him youonly accept PayPal advance pay or cash. He won't respond I promise

     
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    maganda286       Ohio

    Thanks! Anything with wiring of money...sketch.

     
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    SandyThePoet    May 5, 2012   Silvis, IL

    NO WAY. That is a rip off waiting to happen. In this day and age, just about everyone has a Pay Pal account. Go that route.

     
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    multinational    September 9, 2011   New York, NY

    No. Not at all. It is a classic internet classifieds scam. I would only sell the dress to someone that can give you money in hand in person... or possibly on ebay if they pay via paypal, because that's secure.

     

     

     
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    zippylef    October 30, 2010   Norfolk, UK

    Nope. That's a scam! Always use PayPal!

     
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    maganda286       Ohio

    Thanks again everyone! This is my first time selling anything online. PayPal for sure!

     
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    sooner365    December 6, 2012   Chandler,AZ

    Is it akinjames??? I got 3 for mine and it is NOT legit 

     
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    tanbarr    October 22, 2011   CA

    @sooner365:  ugh...I got an initial inquiry from akinjames too - but never heard back. I guess I won't bother with that one. This sort of thing is so incredibly annoying. What a waste of time!!

     
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    tanbarr    October 22, 2011   CA

    I think your safest bet is probably using escrow.com

    Those of you who are selling using paypal....how does that work? Do you have buyer deposit money first, and then send dress? Would buyer feel comfortable doing that without seeing dress? Just trying to think about it from both sides.

     
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    sooner365    December 6, 2012   Chandler,AZ

    @tanbarr:  yup  as soon as I said paypal only I never got a response.... Its like do you really think Id be that dumb!?

     
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    adrianaalexander    May 25, 2013   Lemoore

    i got the same message two days ago. total scam!

     
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    bestbuddies    June 6, 2010   Chicago, Illinois

    NO, NO its a SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     
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    happyface    May 2017   wedding postponed - don't know date yet

    Never send money to anyone, YOU are selling the dress, he should be SENDING you all the money up front if he wants the dress!

     
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    ddavila2001    September 22, 2012   New York, New York

    I got it also!! AVOID!

     

     
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    Carnival_Bride    December 2012   Mid-Atlantic

    Report the user to the Support section--

     
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    marinamarina    September 14, 2012  

    It's a scam! I get several of those messages and just got one from akinjames

    Try to only use paypal or escrow. 

     

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