08-30-2013, 10:09 PM
Yes, it's often worth it to Not just assume that a questionable or even idiotic response is from a scammer.
This has been proven to me a number of times. Even once again proved this this afternoon, w/something expensive (a few thousand$) on eBay that I've been trying to sell for a long while.
I was about 80% sure a question -about paying a down pymnt on it- that came in the other day was a scam. The questioner had just signed up for his eBay account minutes prior to sending me the question; he was Russian, but with a US eBay address; I had just fielded a very similar question from a (definite) scammer just a day or so before re the same item, and that other scammer had Also just signed up for his eBay acct... So how many seeming strikes was that on this guy???
Still, I gave him the benefit, even though I figured the chances were about 80%+ against anything good coming of it. I told him I might consider his offer to be legit if he'd send a direct bank wire transfer deposit. He said he'd do so in 2 days, and amazingly, I got the money in that (kept zero balance, PayPal-only-used) account this aftn!
YMMV...
This has been proven to me a number of times. Even once again proved this this afternoon, w/something expensive (a few thousand$) on eBay that I've been trying to sell for a long while.
I was about 80% sure a question -about paying a down pymnt on it- that came in the other day was a scam. The questioner had just signed up for his eBay account minutes prior to sending me the question; he was Russian, but with a US eBay address; I had just fielded a very similar question from a (definite) scammer just a day or so before re the same item, and that other scammer had Also just signed up for his eBay acct... So how many seeming strikes was that on this guy???
Still, I gave him the benefit, even though I figured the chances were about 80%+ against anything good coming of it. I told him I might consider his offer to be legit if he'd send a direct bank wire transfer deposit. He said he'd do so in 2 days, and amazingly, I got the money in that (kept zero balance, PayPal-only-used) account this aftn!
YMMV...