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PaulSanderson · 2015-09-07T15:10:48Z

Slightly off topic but I thought I would ask the….My wife is trying to sell a large very heavy item of furniture on GumTree.A lady has contacted her saying she will take the item without seeing it (other than some nice pictures). She has said she will pay by paypal and send a courier after payment has cleared.We went back to her and said that we would prefer a bank transferSge then said she was housebound and could only use paypal and has offered to make the payment as a gift so we dont pay charges."housebound and can only use paypal" is ringing alarm bells as I cannot see why she cannot make a bank transfer as she is obviously able to use paypal. That said, I cannot see how we are not protected if we wait for payment to clear before we allow her to send a courier.Any thoughts?

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Topic starter 16/09/2015 5:30 pm

Thanks scar, no I am in the far South West and the item is a Chesterfield/Chaise

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17/09/2015 9:39 pm

OT but not much, a new entry is a similar mechanism (retracted payment) used for frauds through Venmo
http//www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2015/09/venmo_scam_and_fraud_why_it_s_easy_to_get_ripped_off_through_the_mobile.single.html

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18/09/2015 3:37 pm

Mr. Sanderson,

Find out what IP address that lady uses.

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