Is this a scam?
 

Ive posted my tv on gumtree for sale at £240 its a samsung 32inch in immaculate condition, ive had a few people contact me i put the tv in gumtree yesterday i had 1 guy asking me if i still have it for sale so i said yes then i got this message...

Hello,
Thanks for the reply.I will like to purchase your item so i will be paying you £350 for the item including the shipping fee and i will be paying you via paypal due to the distance between us so if you accept my offer kindly get back to me with your paypal account email so i can make the payment for the item without any further delay.youcan reach me on my cellphone number +4470..... if you anything to ask me.get back to me asap.

Thanks and God bless

Now that message sounds abit dodgy to me i didnt put the full phone number by the way, there is nothing they can do by me sending my paypal email address right?

Nobody in the UK offers you £100 more than a selling price and then signs off with thanks and God bless.

I know but what can he/she do if i send them my paypal email address? apart from send me money?

Sounds exactly the same as an Ebay scam, they send extra cash, ask you to send asap then do a reversal on the Paypal transaction, that has scam written all over it, especially God Bless lol

Edit: They WILL pay money into your Paypal but 24hrs later it will be removed.

What if i wait 5 days or somehting till the money reaches my bank account then send the tv?

About 90% of the time, if you have to ask yourself that question then it IS a scam.

Would you offer to pay £100 over the asking price?

Maybe you could open a new paypal account, have him pay the money into that, then withdraw it immediately and close the account http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ies/devil1.gif

They say it doesn't arrive, Paypal initiates a refund and you have to put the money back.

Just not worth it.

Quite likely somone's had their paypal account hacked. Don't touch it will a barge pole.

...ahem...

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ahhh lol, i like this

but by regular exchange rates, with the extra they are offering i could have that hand delivered by a couple of busty strippers...

id say something isnt quite right

I would say yes - contact Ebay and tell them the account may have been hacked.
They probably won't do anything about it, but if they do, it may stop others falling into the trap!
Also protects the account owner.

LOL [rofl][rofl]

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