08-05-2011, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: The Big Island,
HI
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 289 FIA, 347 stroker
Posts: 27
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I have a car for sale, and a couple of weeks ago I received an offer from a person who offered to pay full asking price, sight unseen, if I'd take Paypal and turn the car over to an "agent." The "buyer" was someone ostensibly on board a ship and had no access to a bank. It smelled bad. I did some research on Paypal and found that "charge-back" is a problem. In this scam, the buyer pays by Paypal, gets possession of the item for sale, and then claims to Paypal that either he did not receive the item or that it was not as advertised. He files a claim with Paypal, which goes into your bank account, or if you've already moved the money, to your credit card, and recovers the money. So you are out the merchandise AND the money. Of course, the "buyer" disappears with both.
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