Re: How to avoid falling for scammers – Typical buyer scam
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Lizardlicks
I just honestly don't trust anything that's cashiers checks or the like. I only ever see them used in scams. Pay me up front or no dice, kemosabe.
Sadly all form of payments can be problematic when dealing with a dishonest person, even online payments. Cash is great option but that means local sales only and that greatly reduces your potential as a breeder.
Re: How to avoid falling for scammers – Typical buyer scam
Thanks for exposing them Deb! I was contacted by several of them but found it strange when they asked for my full name and address to send the check or money order. To top it off your going to have your assistant arrange for the pickup? When I told them I only take PayPal, they said they could only pay by check or money order and they would add 50.00 for any inconvenience. I asked them to call me and that seemed the end of that attempt for them.
Re: How to avoid falling for scammers – Typical buyer scam
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piedlover79
Love that he tried the 'you think you can scam me'. Hahaha.
Not going to lie, I'd have emailed a picture of DJ Khaled with the caption "You played yourself" for the next week straight, 4 times a day.
Re: How to avoid falling for scammers – Typical buyer scam
paypal isn't fullproof either. Its more secure than most forms of payment but there are scams involving paypal too.
Never accept a payment via friends/family. Always do transactions under business. Even then people if they really want to can open a dispute with paypal and freeze your money in place for months while they have your animal in their possession. ALWAYS keep detailed notes such as communication between you and the seller so if a dispute is opened you have a better shot at winning.
Re: How to avoid falling for scammers – Typical buyer scam
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Originally Posted by
Lizardlicks
I just honestly don't trust anything that's cashiers checks or the like. I only ever see them used in scams. Pay me up front or no dice, kemosabe.
I work for a bank in fraud research and our sole job are reviewing cases for fraud rings, scams, exploitation and the like. We've seen fraud checks that are nearly impossible to tell are fraud and other checks look like they were put together in MS Word. If you choose to accept cashier's checks, money orders or personal checks you can call the paying bank where the item was issued from to confirm if the check is valid and if the funds are available. There are only a few banks that won't verify over the phone but your local branch can also help with that as well.