Scam Tip Report #24027 - PayPal Western Union scam

Scam ReporterScam Tips Received
Frank
Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
2015-08-30 18:26:14
Classified Ads Scam
1		+1 PayPal Western Union scam 
 Scammer
  Information		Name:
lucas james		Email Address:
lucaswadley@hotmail.com
Here is what he said to me,

have just completed the payment and i expected PayPal to have notified you to this effect check your mail folders (inbox,spam and junk mail) i sent $3,750 in all.i added $1,000 but $950 will be sent to my agent in China through western union at post office,the extra $50 is to cover the western union fee. PayPal said they will not release the fund until you email them the western union details for verification,and also to enable my pick up agent to come for pick up and inspection.Here is the agent's details where the money will be sent.
First name: Weiping
Surname: Liu
Address: Jiangxi gongzi.jintai lu
City:Ji'an
State:Jiangxi
Zip:343900
Country: China.

The man wanted me to send $950 through Western Union to the above mentioned Weiping, even after telling this lucas james that I would contact the police he still persists, BEWARE OF THIS SCAM luckily I wasn't stupid enough to go through with it.
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
Received a text wanting to buy items I have for sale on Trading Post and Gumtree, needed a list and prices, see first email: 'Thanks for getting back,i would like you to get back to me with the list of the item you have with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert...i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account.Kindly get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your bsb account name and number if you have no PayPal account. You do not have to bother yourself about the shipping.I'll instruct a Shipping Co Agent to come for pick up at your door,when you must have gotten your cash at hand...I will wait for the paypal payment to clear in your account before we proceed with the pickup,once payment has cleared in your account and money is made available,then after i will contact you on how the shipping agent will schedule the pick up time with you and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has been cleared into your account thank Sent from Outlook'

Scam Email
Subject: Re: Ad
From: joy sue received: from HK2PR02MB1540.apcprd02.prod.outlook.com ([10.167.68.10]) byHK2PR02MB1540.apcprd02.prod.outlook.com ([10.167.68.10]) with ma...
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Thanks for getting back,i would like you to get back to me with the list of the item you have with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert...i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account.Kindly get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your bsb account name and number if you have no PayPal account. You do not have to bother yourself about the shipping.I'll instruct a Shipping Co Agent to come for pick up at your door,when you must have gotten your cash at hand...I will wait for the paypal payment to clear in your account before we proceed with the pickup,once payment has cleared in your account and money is made available,then after i will contact you on how the shipping agent will schedule the pick up time with you and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has been cleared into your account thank Sent from Outlook ________________________________ From: Carol Wood Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 1:41:02 AM To: joysue22@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Ad Hi Which item were you interested in. Regards Carol --_000_HK2PR02MB1540EFADECE0C83015A90AA6D0340HK2PR02MB1540apcp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Microsoft-Exchange-Diagnostics: 1;ME1PR01MB0772;27:tjGeaD2I/6Ey536Nh6ZKxYSewy7ai86/eEOXDyw02qpmzYMpzywqjcaABDmKw+T27ZsiJjXuWh/EunY60Mq1hITSgt5d5RoHYo86zGHjtEh3Kh17WVJQY70hI1OX5CevKRBlRkOkQJisrh1oFufjKQ=X-Microsoft-Antispam-Mailbox-Delivery: abwl:0;wl:0;pcwl:0;kl:0;iwl:0;dwl:0;dkl:0;rwl:0;ex:0;auth:1;dest:I;WIMS-SenderIP:40.92.254.71;WIMS-SPF:hotmail%2ecom;WIMS-DKIM:hotmail%2ecom;WIMS-822:joysue22%40hotmail%2ecom;WIMS-PRA:joysue22%40hotmail%2ecom;WIMS-AUTH:PASS;ENG:(5061607094)(102400140)(102415016);OFR:SpamFilterPass;
Thanks for getting back,i would like you to get back to me with the list of the item you have with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert...i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account.Kindly get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your bsb account name and number if you have no PayPal account.

You do not have to bother yourself about the shipping.I'll instruct a Shipping Co Agent to come for pick up at your door,when you must have gotten your cash at hand...I will wait for the paypal payment to clear in your account before we proceed with the pickup,once payment has cleared in your account and money is made available,then after i will contact you on how the shipping agent will schedule the pick up time with you and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has been cleared into your account

thank
Sent from Outlook
From: Carol Wood <carol_wood7@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 1:41:02 AM
To: joysue22@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Ad
 

Hi


Which item were you interested in.


Regards

Carol

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 Anonymous   () Added the following extra information on :2017-03-31 06:56:18
 Scammer
  Information		Name:
JoySue		Email Address:
joysue22@hotmail.com
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