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Watch out for PayPal payment scam

Clark has been getting an increasing number of calls about a job scam involving PayPal payments. When you’re looking for a job, you probably check out some of the online sites such as Monster.com. On that site, you will see postings for jobs involving making PayPal transactions. You do PayPal transactions for this company using your own PayPal account. You receive credit card payments from people, take 10 percent off the top for your services and then wire the money out of the country. But the scam is that the people you’re wiring the payments to and the people sending you the money are one in the same. They send you payments on stolen credit cards, pretending to be real customers who are buying products from a company overseas. You act as the intermediary. But when it becomes clear that the credit card was stolen, you are left holding the bag. There are several variations of this, but all of them are scams. Whenever someone comes to you asking for help transitioning money from one place to another, RUN! They are only trying to shift financial responsibility to you, and you will be held responsible.

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  • Saferpay Escrow Group
    I got an e-mail yesterday and you have to put a deposit beofre they ship you the car. I almost did it but I had a gut feeling not to and I started researching it more. The company doesn't even exist and the e-mail on their letter www.esaferpay.com doesn't either. There is a website www.saferpay.com and they are NOT in the United Kingdom. What kind of car was he trying to sell you a 2003 Honda Civic?
  • Saferpay escrow group
    That is him DO NOT DO IT!!!! How did you find out about the car? Did he tell you that he is going through a divorce and that is why he is trying to sell it so cheap? Did you find the car on Craig's List?
  • Saferpay escrow group
    seller in UK selling car located in states.want $ sent to saferpay, give me 7 days to check the car.
    Is this a scam?? seller Richard Peletcher Peletcher
  • SaferPay Escrow Group
    Hey I just read your comment and am going through the samething, so now I'm wondering who are you trying to get a car from?

    Carlita Hunter
  • SaferPay Escrow Group
    Is this a scam as well? There is a guy selling his car. He is oversees, but the car is in the U.S. He is requesting that a portion of the funds be wired via Western Union to be held in an escrow account as I hold the car for 5 days to make a decision. Have you heard of such transactions?

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