Phone and mail scams are really prevalent also.... My fathers retired and 89 years old you would not believe what comes in his mail box everyday ... My brother has a box that is over flowing with scammers mail and we have to change his phone number every six months....
Sending a check for more than the amount of the purchase and then asking for cash back is the original ebay scam, very primitive. You're right to view it with disdain, most scammers have become far more sophisticated and creative. Even the the Nigerian scams, while crude and not believable, at least told interesting stories. I'd send a message back to Joy or Sonja, telling him/her that he/she is going to have to do much better than that to cheat you out of your money.
Brian Ellis
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you do criticize them you'll be
a mile away and you'll have their shoes.
That scam pre-dated ebay, by a long time.Originally Posted by Brian Ellis
I know. I didn't say it started with ebay.
Brian Ellis
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you do criticize them you'll be
a mile away and you'll have their shoes.
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