JTF,
but she was real! a real con-artist!
sad because online crime is picking up big time in every single way possible. and the first sign is always: wire request which are almost untraceable.
I had someone send me $1800 via paypal and said I could keep it if I sent them 1200.00, claiming they were part of an investment club: noriskinvest.us however the 1800.00 would be on hold/locked until they receive the 1200.00 (yeah right
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immediately I thought this is ridiculous, no one just sends $$ like this. and sure nuff it was a scam, and a 2 parter. I contacted PayPal about the transaction since I didn't ask for it, and good thing I did, because about a week later a "couple comes home from vacation" (yet claimed throughout convo they're a poor couple w/no money) and claims their account had been accessed and wanted all my personal info (who I am, where I lived, where I worked, etc.) -- thinking ok that's odd, wouldn't you call your bank or police first (they did neither, and refused even when I suggested it and offered to call for them) - while forwarding all their emails too.
now in between this, I'm receiving urgent demanding emails to wire money via western union or egold(??) and being told I'm gonna be reported to PayPal if I don't.
while I'm forwarding all their emails to PayPal.
turns out this is organized con ring one which sets up the initial transaction from a european location and a U.S. couple in Wisconsin which comes along later playing dumb like "oh my gawd where's my money"
whoever falled for it loses because the couple gets their $$ back through insurance by claiming theft.
