MUST READ!! Scammer got played!...

Lacazema · Mar 8, 2020

DLT222
UPDATE:

Me:

Terry

NO FUNDS!!

Terry:

Yes but i want you to know that my PayPal is working on your money now and in the next 2 to few hours you are going to receive your money let me know when you see it in your account thanks

Me:

How are PayPal working on my money??

The invoice shows as still not paid or even a payment processing!!

Terry:

Don’t worry my PayPal is processing it and you are going to see it in your account in the next few minutes to few hours like 2 to 3 hours when is done let me know thanks

Me:

You are not understanding me Terry.

The invoice I sent you doesn’t even say processing which it should

Terry:

you are going to receive it soon thanks

The Eagle has landed....

Terry:

Just receive your stone now you sent stone to me f**k you!!

Me:

That’s what you get for trying to scam me you piece of low life scum!

You are nothing short of a dick!

I hope it looks nice in the back garden and it’s been a pleasure playing along!

Prick!

Terry:

F**K YOU!

Me:

No Terry....

F**K YOU! It’s been a true pleasure!

This entire episode has been posted on the web, you have been reported to the relevant authorities, I also have your IP address that has the exact location of everything you have sent, it’s all being passed to the police!

Gents,

It's been a pleasure to bring this to the forum. Ive loved every second of it!

Now back to work.

Here is the update and end of story @imranbecks

jB1128 · Mar 13, 2020

Thank you, Darren (@DLT222) for sharing the details of your experience here.

Posts like yours and this: https://omegaforums.net/threads/ice...rgir-stefansson-and-magnus-sigurdsson.103187/
are perfect examples of what makes the Omega Forums the best watch site in the world!

I have a watch for sale, both here and on eBay, and thanks to the OF - and this post specifically, it was easy to spot a scam in action and avoid any further complication.

It was a rather unimaginative version of the scam Darren detailed in this thread.

My watch was listed for sale as a 'Buy it Now' on eBay and the would-be-buyer submitted an offer for the same amount as the buy it now price. Strange, right? The offer also included a messaged request to text them at a St. Louis area code number to discuss shipping and condition, so I was, in a sense “socially engineered" to respond to them via text.

We had a brief text exchange, nothing abnormal really, and despite my suspicions, I accepted their offer. After sending them the PayPal invoice via eBay, I received a text message asking me to confirm my PayPal email address. I responded that it was in the invoice, and that they need to remit payment via the invoice prior to me shipping the watch. At this point I pretty much knew what was up, and when they asked again stating it was just for confirmation, I relented and sent them my PP email address...and in short order received the following emails from “eBay” and “PayPal” requiring me to provide confirmed shipping prior to releasing the funds...sound a bit familiar at this point...?

First was the email from the "Moustache Guy" at PayPal assuring me that "This condition is only used for all transactions on eBay"...

And then came the follow up (*note same spoofed email address), that went directly to my Spam filter (thanks, Google), with a new contact name, new delivery method (Fedex Overnight) and new delivery address.

At this point, having already marked my sales post here OHPF (needless to say, it is still available and that will be reflected here tomorrow) and not having the patience that Darren showed with his scammer, I sent the following note via text message:

There was a bit more via email, including one from a new "buyer" profile (literally new; made today, March 12, 2020) stating that his father was in a car accident and that he needed it shipped to yet another "friend" at third (!) address, but by this time the sale had been cancelled on eBay, all communication, phone numbers and email, had been shared with the eBay Support team.

In the end an inconvenience to me, but nothing worse. I'm certain I would have sussed out this scam on my own, but there was no need as it was obvious from the get-go what was going on, and for that my sincerest gratitude.

Thank you Omega Forum for being an awesome place with awesome members.

pongster · Mar 13, 2020

So did Terry have a name change and migrated to Pennsylvania? 😀

jsducote · Mar 13, 2020

Am I the only one who wants to go on the offensive and ship a lot more rocks to a lot more scammers until they get the hint that we're on to them? I want to create ebay listings with the sole intent of baiting scammers, not selling watches.

Yomega · Dec 5, 2020

Sir, you have made my day. I just discovered this thread and oh boy, i had a good laugh.

Thank you Lakazema for sharing this amazing deal!

CBM1590 · Jan 4, 2024

MTROIS
Or one of these???

😜😁

I somehow stumbled on this gem this morning. I haven’t laughed this hard in a while!

gbesq · Jan 4, 2024

CBM1590
I somehow stumbled on this gem this morning. I haven’t laughed this hard in a while!

Priceless! The best part by far are the names of the intended recipients as well as the sender. LOL.

Yak1 · Jan 4, 2024

Mark Rober has several further more advanced iterations of the glitter bomb vs porch pirates. All classic.

ErichPryde · Jan 4, 2024

This was truly a pleasure to read... thanks to whoever bumped this thread to today!

DLT222
UPDATE:

Me:

Terry

NO FUNDS!!

Terry:

Yes but i want you to know that my PayPal is working on your money now and in the next 2 to few hours you are going to receive your money let me know when you see it in your account thanks

Me:

How are PayPal working on my money??

The invoice shows as still not paid or even a payment processing!!

Terry:

Don’t worry my PayPal is processing it and you are going to see it in your account in the next few minutes to few hours like 2 to 3 hours when is done let me know thanks

Me:

You are not understanding me Terry.

The invoice I sent you doesn’t even say processing which it should

Terry:

you are going to receive it soon thanks

The Eagle has landed....

Terry:

Just receive your stone now you sent stone to me f**k you!!

Me:

That’s what you get for trying to scam me you piece of low life scum!

You are nothing short of a dick!

I hope it looks nice in the back garden and it’s been a pleasure playing along!

Prick!

Terry:

F**K YOU!

Me:

No Terry....

F**K YOU! It’s been a true pleasure!

This entire episode has been posted on the web, you have been reported to the relevant authorities, I also have your IP address that has the exact location of everything you have sent, it’s all being passed to the police!

Gents,

It's been a pleasure to bring this to the forum. Ive loved every second of it!

Now back to work.

Eco54 · Jan 5, 2024

Thanks for bringing this thread back for us who are new to the forum. A great read, and links to awesome YouTube glitter bombs.

All ive done is reported fakes being passed off as genuine watches. Worthwhile, but it’s very satisfying reading a story of karmic revenge.

CBM1590 · Jan 5, 2024

Who the heck knew we had our very own John Wick?? In typical John fashion, his propensity to speak (or type) is low…as in nada. Perhaps we can coax him out of retirement to hunt down unscrupulous scammers since the last installment of his movies is finished. (Never know what I’ll find over early morning coffee and years worth of OF posts to sift through 😀 )

MUST READ!! Scammer got played!...

Lacazema

jB1128

pongster

jsducote

Yomega

CBM1590

gbesq

Yak1

ErichPryde

Eco54

CBM1590

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