crazzie Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) I develop web sites for people who have craft sites. One of my customers just got scammed over the holidays. They placed an order with her, came back and said she had to pay for the shipping. She paid for the shipping with her own money. Never received the money from Pay Pal. She is now suspended from Pay Pal. Over $2,000. Please beware of customers purchasing huge quanites.Crazzie Edited April 1, 2011 by crazzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 That's a fairly common scam. Honestly, I don't know how people can fall for some of these scams. You know what they say, too good to be true...Cheers,Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SliverOfWax Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Your post doesn't make sense. Who placed the order? And who said who had to pay shipping. I guess someone ordered something off one of your client's web sites, but why would your client pay shipping?Not making sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzie Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 The shippping co. and the shop guy is the scammer.A person orders off from your Web site. They order $2,000 worth of candles. They are going to sell them in his shop in Spain. They order everything through Pay Pal. You would have $2,000 in your Pay Pal account. So the guy in Florida says I will have a shipping truck come and pick them up, but before he comes to your location you have to pay the shipping co. You go into your checkbook cut a check to the shipping co. $1,500. Follow me - your thinking I just made a easy $500.00. In the meantime the money that is sitting in Pay Pal is past its three or four days of waiting to be ok. You go to Pay Pal to get the money and they say oh sorry that transaction never went through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillowBoo Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 yes..doesn't make sense as described. Did she mail items without them being paid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbs Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I'm confused how this whole scam even worked. Why would she pay $1500 for shipping wih her own money anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Exactly. A legit biz would have paid for shipping. The seller doesn't pay it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb426 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 This is a common scam. People try it on Craigs list all the time (on a smaller scale and using a "certified money order" instead of paypal). Honestly, why do people fall for this stuff anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Order from Spain, using shipping company in Florida? Should have been their first clue is was a scam. They should have never, ever sent out an order till the money cleared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnvyCandles Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 These are fairly common- usually called Nigerian Scams (many of them originated from Nigeria)... What happens is I buy $3,000 in candles from you(the seller) and tell you I am going to pay you $4,000 by check, money order, paypal. etc... I ask that you take the over payment and pay my "shipper" who is going to pick up the items for me. So you send the items to me, pay the shipper with the overpayment and then days or a week later find out that the check, money order paypal payment did not go through at all. Then you are out by the amount of the overpayment that you paid to the shipper and you are out product costs, too. It throws up red flags for most, but this is still a successful scam, unfortunately.:rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillowBoo Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Ok - I see...I just would never do that. I'd just laugh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper Girl Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Always listen to your "gut". If it doesn't feel right,it probably isn't right. Verify, verify,verify. Large orders should always be verified with the bank before shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 The most obvious point is why would a total stranger oversees who has never used your products suddenly want to purchase several thousand dollars worth of product?!! Just doesn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillowBoo Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Exactly. I think people just get so excited, they don't think straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnvyCandles Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 The crazy thing is these people often ask for everything to be rushed because they will be used in an orphanage in Nigeria... Why on earth would would an orphanage need a few thousand dollars worth of candles??!? That is why they claim they cannot wait for payment to clear- things like that. Sellers are sooo happy because they have a gigantic order, they do not see the red flags... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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