scamming a scammer

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Lebron2727

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• Mar 16, 2013

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I am selling an old laptop on a marketplace site and got contacted by a scammer... He offers to pay me via Paypal and then get me to send the laptop to him, he will reverse the transfer later and I will lose my laptop.

Is there any way I can screw this guy over? I can send the money to any Paypal account I want, so is there a way I can get his money and send him a picture of my laptop via email and say here is your laptop

 

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TheVigilante

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• Mar 16, 2013

• #2

how can toy confirm that hes a scammer if i remember i think you launched a similar story last year?

 

rettaibi

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• #3

lol just don't accept paypal how hard is it.

at the end it will save you a lot of headache

 

Steeky

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• Mar 16, 2013

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I am pretty sure the scammer is going to send you a fake paypal email saying that he sent funds and its going to be on hold until shipping information is received. He/she is probably going to say relative is in Nigeria, Vietnam, etc and send it to he/she or it will be a US address which is probably a foreclosed house/for lease or a real address of someone that has been duped into receiving the package

 

Digital Marketer

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• Mar 16, 2013

• #5

Please reply to my PM..

Thanks

 

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moneyhustler88

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• Mar 16, 2013

• #6

just avoid paypal..get paid cool cash..simples

 

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Lebron2727

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• Mar 16, 2013
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• #7

hehe i will never send it to him, it is definitely fake... anyways, i wanted to check out if i could scam the guy back....

 

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MTB17

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• Mar 25, 2013

• #8

did you scam the guy at the end ? always when I post something in craigslist I receive those e-mails / texts

 

Ptrick125

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Even if they are a "scammer", it is still illegal to "scam" them. Just try to stay out of trouble. If I see a shady person, I try to stop talking with them, or say that I got a better offer.