Classified Ad - Email Scam. Sellers beware!

Thank you for posting this.  I have just had the exact same email from Frank Anderson to a trailer tent I am advertising.

Just to bump this thread, I'm currently selling my caravan and received the following email:-

Thank you for the Response,I am okay with the condition Likewise your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I've seen lately , I'll have it for the price as I'm interested and consider it sold as seen as I’m getting this as a birthday gift for my Daughter who has always wanted to have it. I work with the British Military and presently at RAF Alconbury which is why I can’t come for the viewing. My Mode of payment is PayPal cause i don't have access to my bank account online since am out of town on job duties, but i have it attached to my PayPal account. Since I'm requesting thistransaction to be done via PayPal, I will be responsible for all the PayPal fees/charges on this transaction, if you don't have an account with PayPal, it's pretty easy, safe an secure to open one. Just log on to www.paypal.co.uk . I hope we can complete this transaction as soon as possible. Less I forgot,I wll not be able to view due to nature of job but I have a Mover that will come for pickup once payment is cleared in your PayPal account and they will be handling the title for me. I look forward to hearing from you with your PayPal information as requested below. Your PayPal e-Mail Address : Full name: Firm Price: Address for Pick Up: Phone Number: Awaiting your response asap

Phone Nr: 07398239951

Please take note of the wording and beware.

Well well , similar emails 3 different names one blind ! One just had heart bypass ! Can't off hand remember third one , but all reason's why they couldn't collect or view ,

all wanted PayPal account details , one wanted me to pay money for courier into some account or other and they would refund it to me through PayPal , must admit I'm quite nieve of this sort of thing but I was so pleased I checked it out online and with the police

with the police's help  a few emails back for and supposedly arranging courier day and time , the police were happy , and so was we , could have list a few pounds 😱

Well done Ruby

Hi.   I am selling my car on Autotrader and just had exactly the same email from Frank Anderson <faan1981s@gmail.com>.     BEWARE IT'S A SCAM

I had the same a couple of years ago and the chap was on contract abroad and wanted me to send the awning ( paid by me ) to italy for his sons birthday and would forward the full payment on reciept of goods. I just replied and said this is being forwarded to the police and with a few choice words i never had a reply.  There's only one word for these scammers, SCUM. 

Agreed, must be a scam but at what point do they steal your money? Is the aim to access and empty your PayPal account, get money 'for a courier' or <experience PayPal problems and need Bank details instead>?

A family member has had problems selling on ebay and accepting paypal payments to post item- the fraud there is around the Dispute process, claiming <Goods not as represented> and getting refund after which good luck trying to recover the item you had sent them. She now only sells anything <Cash on collection> and carefully checks for forged banknotes. Is this scam similarly using the PP Dispute process some way, I wonder? I wouldnt advise stringing them along to find out.....

I use PayPal extensively & I have made a claim & got full refund from PP. In fact I don’t order anything unless it has the PayPal option. I’ve suffered using Amazon, they promised a refund but did not give one. Amazon are notorious for ensuring you can’t progress a complaint.

Never had a problem with sellers on Amazon in that regard. 

I used it a lot for very many things at one time. I know others that use it heavily with very little trouble too. Mine was a breaking of trust with Amazon not a seller ET.