# Attempted scam! How do I deal with this guy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 29, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-scam-how-do-i-deal-with-this-guy/389958 "2007-01-29T13:26:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wasson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@wasson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wasson)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-scam-how-do-i-deal-with-this-guy/389958/21 "2007-01-29T21:26:06Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Well if you’re going to go to all _that_ length then you might as well ship him _something_. Do you know any incontinent dogs? [/QUOTE] Now there’s an idea I can get behind! ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-scam-how-do-i-deal-with-this-guy/389958/22 "2007-01-29T22:20:00Z")
Odd that this guy has had an active account for nearly 3 years, and is only now trying multiple scams. Looks like he’s got fake ads up, as well as bidding on things. Could be a stolen account? ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-scam-how-do-i-deal-with-this-guy/389958/23 "2007-01-29T23:30:17Z")
[QUOTE=JSexton] Odd that this guy has had an active account for nearly 3 years, and is only now trying multiple scams. Looks like he’s got fake ads up, as well as bidding on things. Could be a stolen account? [/QUOTE] Probably the spoils of a Phishing expedition unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-scam-how-do-i-deal-with-this-guy/389958/24 "2007-01-30T01:40:03Z")
[QUOTE=wasson] Any advice on how to mess with this guy for a little while, waste his time and hopefully money just like he’s wasted mine? [/QUOTE] Read [The Powerbook Prank](http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/). If that doesn’t inspire you, nothing will. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-scam-how-do-i-deal-with-this-guy/389958/25 "2007-01-30T04:00:26Z")
[QUOTE=wasson] Any advice on how to mess with this guy for a little while? [/QUOTE] Tell him you’ve recently been offered a unique opportunity to receive a huge commission in return for helping sneak a large sum of money out of a foreign country, and you’re willing to cut him in on the deal. ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-scam-how-do-i-deal-with-this-guy/389958/26 "2007-01-30T04:08:20Z")
Now his rating is at -12. [sarcasm]What makes you think his intentions would be less than sincere[/sarcasm] ---
**Author:** ![wasson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@wasson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wasson)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-scam-how-do-i-deal-with-this-guy/389958/27 "2007-01-30T14:36:21Z")
Unfortunately he must know I’m onto him. He hasn’t replied to my overly naive and and trusting email to him in regard to his PayPal address. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-scam-how-do-i-deal-with-this-guy/389958/28 "2007-01-30T15:14:00Z")
[QUOTE=LVgeogeek] Now his rating is at -12. [sarcasm]What makes you think his intentions would be less than sincere[/sarcasm] [/QUOTE] -14 now. Would have been -16 except one person unintentionally hit “positive” when leaving the feedback. Wonder how bad it will get before he’s NARUed? ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-scam-how-do-i-deal-with-this-guy/389958/29 "2007-01-30T15:16:43Z")
I got scammed by an eBay seller w/ a PayPal account- he was selling a set of the Sims 2 add-ons for about $60, & when I won it, said that his eBay business PayPal account wasn’t working but I could send the payment to his personal PayPal account. I did so because of the PayPal guarantee, then got no responses from him about sending the merchandise. Then, he disappeared from eBay. So I notified eBay & my credit card, and they took care of it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-scam-how-do-i-deal-with-this-guy/389958.md?page=1)