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BRIAN MURRY, California..... Scammer buying cameras.
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<blockquote data-quote="TedG954" data-source="post: 99257" data-attributes="member: 9701"><p>Beware of people offering to buy your photo equipment. A moron named Brian Murry, from California, contacted me to buy my D700. He asked if I would ship it to California and I said I would. Total price: $,1700. A short time later, I received an email from "PayPal" telling the funds were being transferred. After doing my due diligence, I found the following....</p><p></p><p><a href="http://craigslistscammer.blogspot.com/2012/08/scammer-selling-fishstixx-uses-alias.html" target="_blank">Let's Get the Craigslist Scammers: Scammer Selling "Fishstixx" Uses Alias "Brian Murray"</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>I sent the emails to <a href="mailto:spoof@paypal.com">spoof@paypal.com</a>. And, I'm stringing 'ol Brian along for a while, hoping he spends his money <em>before </em>he gets it. :greedy_dollars:</p><p></p><p>Sellers beware.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's the reply from PayPal....</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">Thanks for forwarding that suspicious-looking email. You're right - it </span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">was a phishing attempt, and we're working on stopping the fraud. By </span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">reporting the problem, you've made a difference!</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">Identity thieves try to trick you into revealing your password or other </span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">personal information through phishing emails and fake websites. To learn</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">more about online safety, click "Security Center" on any PayPal webpage.</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">Every email counts. When you forward suspicious-looking emails to </span></span></em></p><p><em><a href="mailto:spoof@paypal.com">spoof@paypal.com</a><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">, you help keep yourself and others safe from identity </span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">theft.</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate your </span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">extra effort.</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">Thanks,</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">PayPal</span></span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TedG954, post: 99257, member: 9701"] Beware of people offering to buy your photo equipment. A moron named Brian Murry, from California, contacted me to buy my D700. He asked if I would ship it to California and I said I would. Total price: $,1700. A short time later, I received an email from "PayPal" telling the funds were being transferred. After doing my due diligence, I found the following.... [URL="http://craigslistscammer.blogspot.com/2012/08/scammer-selling-fishstixx-uses-alias.html"]Let's Get the Craigslist Scammers: Scammer Selling "Fishstixx" Uses Alias "Brian Murray"[/URL] I sent the emails to [EMAIL="spoof@paypal.com"]spoof@paypal.com[/EMAIL]. And, I'm stringing 'ol Brian along for a while, hoping he spends his money [I]before [/I]he gets it. :greedy_dollars: Sellers beware. Here's the reply from PayPal.... [I][COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]Thanks for forwarding that suspicious-looking email. You're right - it [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]was a phishing attempt, and we're working on stopping the fraud. By [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]reporting the problem, you've made a difference![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]Identity thieves try to trick you into revealing your password or other [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]personal information through phishing emails and fake websites. To learn[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]more about online safety, click "Security Center" on any PayPal webpage.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]Every email counts. When you forward suspicious-looking emails to [/FONT][/COLOR] [EMAIL="spoof@paypal.com"]spoof@paypal.com[/EMAIL][COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana], you help keep yourself and others safe from identity [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]theft.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate your [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]extra effort.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]Thanks,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=verdana]PayPal[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [/QUOTE]
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