lol just got this e-mail from an Ebayer...

[Inappropriate4AT]

hey how you doing i'm a seller and buyer on ebay too,i have paypal i live in Woodbridge,Virginia due to me not having a credit card,debit,or bank account i cant take money out of my paypal account and i really need the money not to just use it on the internet i have 37 dollars in my account i wanna know if you can help me out i want to sent the $37 dollars to your paypal account and have yo u sent it out to me via mail i will pay you $2 for helping me out i need the money because i live with my parents and now they're saying i have to pay rent $100 a month and the money i have in my paypal account will be good enough to add to what i already have i will be going to college in august i just dont want no drama just want to pay them the money for the rent so i wont get kicked out,once i sent the money to your paypal account you can wait till it clear out which it will instantly once its sent out, i appreciate it if you help me out, thanks please email me your paypal address thanks.God ble

So, yeah... any risk involved?

 

[PingSpike]

I would automatically assume this is a scam because most rational people wouldn't choose a complete stranger for this kind of transaction. Not to mention you can get free checking accounts.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

if all you're getting out of it is $2.... don't even bother.

 

[AdamSnow]

Highlight the email, press DELETE.

 

[FoBoT]

it doesn't make any sense

ignore it - forget about it

 

[Mark R]

Unquestionably a scam.

He will paypal you the money. You send out the cash, but he just claims that he never received it and do a chargeback. Paypal will almost certainly refuse to reverse the chargeback - leaving you out of pocket.

 

[toekramp]

give me his address, i'll be in woodbridge tonight

 

[SparkyJJO]

Originally posted by: AdamSnow
Highlight the email, press DELETE.

QFT

 

[HN]

tell him if he can pass a simple quiz, then you will do it; the quiz being able to add a frickin' period every once in awhile

 

[SaturnX]

hacked accout maybe?

 

[Inappropriate4AT]

Originally posted by: toekramp
give me his address, i'll be in woodbridge tonight

lol he hasn't given me one yet, but if you really want it I can e-mail him. Where in VA are you?

 

[jlbenedict]

you mean to tell me someone out of the blue wants to send you $37 in Paypal funds for you to turn around and send him/her cash?

Sounds like an easy $37 to me

 

[Inappropriate4AT]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
you mean to tell me someone out of the blue wants to send you $37 in Paypal funds for you to turn around and send him/her cash?

Sounds like an easy $37 to me

haha, that's fvcked up

 

[VirginiaDonkey]

I used to live in woodbridge and can tell you if its a legit addy or not

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: SaturnX
hacked accout maybe?

Coincidently with a $37 balance.

 

[jupiter57]

Originally posted by: Mark R
Unquestionably a scam.

He will paypal you the money. You send out the cash, but he just claims that he never received it and do a chargeback. Paypal will almost certainly refuse to reverse the chargeback - leaving you out of pocket.

And probably thinking that nobody would persue a $37 rip-off!

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
you mean to tell me someone out of the blue wants to send you $37 in Paypal funds for you to turn around and send him/her cash?

Sounds like an easy $37 to me

Fsck it I say do it. Scam the scammer. Worst case scenario is you get a chargeback and the scammer had to jump through hoops.

 

[Dacalo]

Reading that made me gasp for air. Use the damn period for crying out loud.

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: Inappropriate4AT

Originally posted by: toekramp
give me his address, i'll be in woodbridge tonight

lol he hasn't given me one yet, but if you really want it I can e-mail him. Where in VA are you?

manassas

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
you mean to tell me someone out of the blue wants to send you $37 in Paypal funds for you to turn around and send him/her cash?

Sounds like an easy $37 to me

Fsck it I say do it. Scam the scammer. Worst case scenario is you get a chargeback and the scammer had to jump through hoops.

:thumbsup:

 

[StevenYoo]

that may have been the longest run-on sentence ever

 

[BCYL]

even if it's legit, all that hassle to send that money to him just for $2? no way...

 

[KoolDrew]

Just ignore it.

 

[mrrman]

Id say go for it but sent a few hundred $ instead