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Originally Posted by davidmash
Hell, better yet, if it's CL that is usually local so meet and exchange money for phone. No muss no fuss.
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Originally Posted by LaRondo
I have made it a rule for myself to accept & handle transaction resulting from CL only on a local Face-to-Face bases. No PayPal/shipping.
Also, I will do transactions only at locations agreed upon. Not at my residence.
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These.
Both of these.
Any time someone not in your area answers your CL ad and offers to pay you more than market to send a non-unique item to a third party, you can pretty much bet it's a scam in one way or another.
If you want to confirm that it's a scammer, try this in response:
"There are two pictures in the ad, please just send the link to your fiance. Also, I don't trust paypal on CL transactions, so please send me a USPS money order which will ensure that the transaction passes US Federal Mail Fraud laws. Include with it the mailing address to which you want it sent. However, since even USPS money orders can be faked, I will need two weeks after receipt of funds to ensure validity, and then I will send the phone to the address you designate by US Express Mail and then send you the tracking number."
Most honest people may balk at that, and every scammer will, but at least you'll know.
