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BEWARE: oceanographer Scam

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scrpr4hrie says

Don't do this, I totally have been e-mailing this person back and forth the person's e-mail address is below. Pretty scary!!!!

jjmary33@yahoo.com

I really appreciate it, I am an oceanographer and am currently at sea at the moment, i am buying the item as a gift for my Dad, i want to make it a surprise for him,he wont know anything about the item until they get delivered to him, i can only pay through paypal as i dont have access to my bank account online as i dont have internet banking,but i have my bank account attached to my paypal account and this is why i insisted on paying you through paypal,So please kindly get back to me with your paypal details and your best price for the item so i can proceed with the payment and after the payment has been done, i have a pick up agent that will come around to pick the item up after i have made the payments for the item

Subject: Scrapbook Room for Sale
To: jjmary33@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 12:20 AM

Hi, My room sold already, i do still have many things though let me know if there is something you were specifically looking for.
Thanks

You Have a Message From jjmary33 on Etsy

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SUBJECT: buy my entire scrapbook studio, listing #55078332

Hello i saw you listing on etsy and am interested i want to know if you still have this item available for sale?i can only pay through pay pal and after payment has been made i will make the necessary arrangement for the item pick up.please get back to me on my private emailaddress..jjmary33@yahoo.com...Thanks

Message sent on November 17, 2010

Posted at 11:46am Nov 18, 2010 EST

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okbuyer says

IBTL

Posted at 11:49am Nov 18, 2010 EST

momentinthesun says

yeah.... you're not supposed to post private info in the forums. this will get locked soon.

Posted at 11:49am Nov 18, 2010 EST

knitwit4ever says

This was also reported (and thread closed) a few days ago. Just report it to Etsy and ignore it!

Posted at 11:50am Nov 18, 2010 EST

lisajune says

The best plan of action when you encounter a Convo that you suspect may be a scam is to report it to our Support team. You can contact them, here: help.etsy.com/app/ask

They will investigate and take appropriate action.

For tips on how to spot and avoid scams, you may want to check out these articles in our blog, The Storque:
www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/the-well-informed-consumer-shams-reveal...
www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/being-safe-on-etsy-spotting-and-avoidin...

If you'd like to educate users on the reality of scams, these are great links to share!

That said, we do ask that you avoid disclosing private matters in the Forums, which include re-printing Conversations. I'm going to close this up now, thanks!

Posted at 11:53am Nov 18, 2010 EST