Is this a scam?

**Dr_Scythe** · 08-23-2011, 12:06 AM

Just wondering what you guys think.

Seems like a laundering scam but they have provided legit details as well.

Guy has approached me asking me if I can list items for his business selling home appliances.

He has provided me with the URL of their soon to be website. It is a .com.au website meaning it was registered with an Australian ABN/ACN. I looked up the ACN and it was registered 3 months ago and the name of the Company and website match up.

He sais he has reached limitations on his new ebay account and can't sell more than $5000/mo.

So he wants me to list the items, take the payment, take out my cut and forward the rest to them. Basically dropshipping for them.

Opinions?

**oxonbeef** · 08-23-2011, 12:16 AM

Forward his cut after the items have been delivered.

**Dr_Scythe** · 08-23-2011, 12:27 AM

His response to asking about that was he will handle anyone paying by bank deposit and forward my cut. I handle paypal transactions and withdraw money from paypal to my bank and then forward it to him.

Paypal in australia normally takes 3-5 days to withdraw funds so I couldn't transfer to him immediately and he said that was ok

**oxonbeef** · 08-23-2011, 12:35 AM

Stay away!

**Dr_Scythe** · 08-23-2011, 12:43 AM

cheers for the advice.

Just strange because I haven't been approached by anyone before who could present any sort of credentials. Or speak proper english

**eastwick** · 08-23-2011, 12:47 AM

The saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true- it probably is

**ScrapeBoss** · 08-23-2011, 12:56 AM

Hey. You need to be very careful. The whole thing does not look real.

**withdrawal_business** · 08-23-2011, 01:02 AM

same as you, in my kind of business i stay far away from this kind of people and everything goes well. You wont be victim of any chargeback, keep in mind 45 days...

**testdrive** · 08-23-2011, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by oxonbeef

Forward his cut after the items have been delivered.

Yep..

I would stay away from this kind of transaction... I'm 98% sure this is a scam!

**harryv** · 08-23-2011, 05:57 AM

yeah stay away...sometimes it takes weeks before the banks catch that his account really doesn't have the money.

**tridgeroy** · 08-23-2011, 06:07 AM

I was going to say seems like a good idea, but I've just noticed oxonbeef saying that you should stay away and he knows what he's talking about, so follow his advice and stay away.