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Got this in an email. Seems like a scam to me.

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simms

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So I bought something online from a site I visit maybe about 2-3 times a year, item was around $120 after shipping. I am paying with Paypal and I'm expecting an email from them, I get this email the next day from (companyname-payments@textcellar.com)

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Thank you for your order at (the site's name is here).com. As per your instructions, we are sending you the payment options for your order. Please make the payment of $99.99 (including S/H charges) at your earliest convinience. Please note that you can send your payment in USD, CAD, AUD, Euro or Pound Sterling. If you have any questions about your payment, please respond to this email.

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Payment By Mail
*********************
Please send Check/Money Order/Bank Draft or Cash payments to:

J Bhatia
P.O. Box 41141
San Jose, CA
95160-1141
USA


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Payment By PayPal®
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Please click on the link below to make a payment through PayPal. The order number and the order total (including S/H charges) will automatically appear on the payment screen.

Payment Via PayPal®


Again, if you have any questions about this payment or your order, please respond directly to this email.
Best regards,
Joe

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I got a few red flags from this.
1. It says to pay the amount in ANY currency.
2. It makes no mention of my name, or the order number.

Now it looks legit considering I just bought something yesterday and it doesn't seem like a 419 scam. But why would the amounts be off by so much? The Paypal link is an authentic one that goes to https://www.paypal.com (both in Opera and FF).
 
Legit for sure. In fact, I'd PayPal him double the amount just to be safe. He might need your SSN too, so make sure you put it in the comment box along with your mother's maiden name.
 
lol @ hjo3 😛

Looks like a scam. Of course the link points to the real paypal site, he wants you to go to the real paypal site and send him real payment 😉 When in doubt call up the place where you purchased the item and ask, or forward the email to the site and ask if it's legit (doubtful).
 
just email them and ask them why they aren't being professional enough to reference your order number.
 
It's probably legit, but verify first. The amounts not matching needs to be straightened out anyway.
 
Originally posted by: Cooler
Most email is a scam/spam.
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That's true, but the OP just ordered something from the site, expected an email from the seller, and then received the email in question the next day, from a <companyname>-payments email address.

Not likely to be a scam.
 
Originally posted by: simms
So I bought something online from a site I visit maybe about 2-3 times a year, item was around $120 after shipping. I am paying with Paypal and I'm expecting an email from them, I get this email the next day from (companyname-payments@textcellar.com)

========================

Thank you for your order at (the site's name is here).com. As per your instructions, we are sending you the payment options for your order. Please make the payment of $99.99 (including S/H charges) at your earliest convinience. Please note that you can send your payment in USD, CAD, AUD, Euro or Pound Sterling. If you have any questions about your payment, please respond to this email.

*********************
Payment By Mail
*********************
Please send Check/Money Order/Bank Draft or Cash payments to:

J Bhatia
P.O. Box 41141
San Jose, CA
95160-1141
USA


***************************
Payment By PayPal®
***************************
Please click on the link below to make a payment through PayPal. The order number and the order total (including S/H charges) will automatically appear on the payment screen.

Payment Via PayPal®


Again, if you have any questions about this payment or your order, please respond directly to this email.
Best regards,
Joe

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I got a few red flags from this.
1. It says to pay the amount in ANY currency.
2. It makes no mention of my name, or the order number.

Now it looks legit considering I just bought something yesterday and it doesn't seem like a 419 scam. But why would the amounts be off by so much? The Paypal link is an authentic one that goes to <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://www.paypal.com"><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://www.paypal.com">https://www.paypal.com</a></a> (both in Opera and FF).
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The indian guy is not tryin to scam you. 😉
 
Originally posted by: kranky
Originally posted by: Cooler
Most email is a scam/spam.
Click to expand...

That's true, but the OP just ordered something from the site, expected an email from the seller, and then received the email in question the next day, from a <companyname>-payments email address.

Not likely to be a scam.
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Yea, that's what I'm thinking. It's just that the amounts don't add up, and that no order number is referenced. None of the items that I ordered shows up in the email so in one sense it's highly suspicious, but I AM expecting some kind of email from the seller shortly.
 
Originally posted by: pravi333
check this website i just google it http://www.fetchbook.info/sellerReviews.do?storeId=10006

Reviewed by SP / October 16 2005
Book never arrived,
Bookseller: cheapestbooks
J Bhatia
P.O. Box 41141
San Jose, CA,
would not answer repeated request for information. I wrote to Abebooks a letter and next day they took the information about my order from their site. Be careful with this site!!!
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Another problem is that that's not the guy I bought from. I bought from worldbookservice... this is getting deeper.
 
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