Beware, scammers everywhere
Man, it just doesn’t stop. I list an amp here, and immediately get a response. Some back and forth on price, then it gets fishy. “My partner and I will overnight the payment, we just need name and address. Refuses PayPal, will only send from his/her bank. All this over text, which should have been the first clue.
I suspect the next thing would have been “we accidentally sent the money twice, can you send it back to us?” or something similar. Been down that road before.
None of this was due to the Audiogon platform, scammers find a way to get pretty much anywhere and everywhere. If it seems fishy, run away.
I tried to sell a lof of things on facebook market. Every scammer had one thing in common, they repeated the same "you can trust me", "you should believe me", "I am out of town but" lines. I would always ask: has it ever worked? And then I tried to buy a used washing machine on craigslist and the seller called me a fraud when I asked if I can pay with venmo or zelle or she’d prefer cash. I don’t know if this is how evolution had intended to work or it’s taking a pass on humanity? |
@carlsbad2 aging eyes, small screens and large fingers on the part of the buyer. I agree, you can never be too careful. |
Some great tips here! I grew up in a time where thieves broke into houses, cars, and businesses. I struggle with all the current modes of thievery and deceit, and struggle even more with the seemingly endless quantity of such people. I have been taken a couple of times, most recently someone managed to wiggle into a private Band group (app) for my kids' swim team parents. Someone posed as a parent with two Taylor Swift tickets...and I bit. There were a couple of signs, some of which are mentioned above, but I figured it was a private group of honest-ish people...I serve on the Board of Directors for the team, and know most of the parents. I lost some money, learned a lesson, and had to let my wife, daughter and her best friend know that it was all a scam, and they would not be able to see Tay-Tay. |
the amazing part is how easy it to charge you once you give a vendor your credit card. As if you gave them access to your house hold budget, your hard earned money.
pay attention, it's almost a part time jobs these days....
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