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Scam Warning

hey all -

Just want to give you a heads up on a scam convo that I rec'd a couple of days ago. I'll include the contents of the email below and you will see that it was pretty obvious that it was a scam....although I'm not exactly sure what he was after because I did not respond to convo - ha. I reported it to Etsy and they removed this account (or whatever they do) . Etsy said that scammers go for your high end items and of course this is the most expensive piece that I have listed.

The first hint was that they called me 'seller'. ha:

Subject: Moo-nlight, original acrylic on canvas, listing #61550977

Hello Seller,

i came across your listing beautiful item. on etsy.com and am interested i want to know if you still have the item. available for sale?i can only pay through paypal.

i will make the necessary arrangement pick up for the item.please e-mail me back to me on my private email address before we proceed.(stan.thm@rediffmail.com)

Best Regards.
Thanks
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I got this one recently. Totally freaked me out. I went to report them, but they were already removed, yikes!!

"Dear Seller,
I am interested in the immediate purchase of your item and will be make payment via cashier check/money order, my private shipping company will handle the shipping, but before payment will be made i need to be sure of who i am dealing with if you are going to be honest and sincere throughout the transaction. A certified cashiers check is cash-able the same day,there is going to be an excess fund on the check ,the excess fund is meant for the private shipping company who will come to your place for pick up of the item, so shipping is not a problem,will you be able to transfer the excess fund to the shipping company the same day you receive the check?. check would be sent to you so when you get payment you can easily cash it at any cashing point near you or deposit in your bank. You'll be sending excess fund to my shipper , which would be meant for shipping arrangement.if you agree, signify your interest by forwarding to me your Final Asking Price, Full Name & Contact Address and Tel #. I await your response soonest.contact me at white_carl33@rocketmail.com
Best and kind regards,"
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wow... thanks for the heads up both of you!!!!

brienna
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Wow, people really think that we are dumb!
I'm glad that etsy nips this kind of thing in the bud.
Nan
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Yes, I have gotten those before too. I also received a scam once from a company that said they wanted to feature/promote my items overseas, and it was the same sort of money order/check cashing scam. Beware of those too!
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TOULA61
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My god!!!I had the same e-mail sent to me!!It is a scam!of course I didnt accept and they disappeared!!Thanks for posting this to alert more people!!
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Got it too! So obviously a scam!
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Thanks for posting this, I get these often. But some people still don't realize that there are sly scammers out there.
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