Username: jhnsima - Classifieds Buyer Scam

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The following scam has been reported:

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On 4-Jun-2014 someone submitted their contact information in response to your ad in the Dropzone.com Classifieds. Please reply to this email to contact the person directly.

Username => jhnsima

Name => John

FromEmail => jhnsima@gmail.com

City => MN

Country => USA

Comments => I am John,I want to purchase your canopy and I will like to know if it's still up for sale and what is the final asking price,I will like to pay using PayPal,After payments has been made,I will arrange for the pick-up and will you let my pick-up agent to come to you house for the pick up?Because i don't want you to worry yourself about the shipment,Kindly get back with more pictures.

Regards

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From: John Sima
Date: Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Dropzone.com Classifieds - Response to your Ad


I appreciate your response,I'm an marine engineer and at this moment
am presently working offshore,Sometimes access to regular emails and
phone calls is very poor offshore due to inefficiency of the immarsat
service,I located in Pacific Washington, and i want you to know that I
am ok with the condition of the Squirrel Colugo and the asking price
as well,I am buying the Squirrel Colugo as a gift for my father and I
want to surprise him.I don't have access to my bank account on-line as
i don't have internet banking but i have my bank account attached to
my PayPal account and this is why i insisted in paying you through
PayPal,kindly get back to me with your PayPal email address and if you
don't have PayPal account yet,it is very easy to set up at your bank
or online and get it set up,after you have set it up i will only need
the e-mail address you use for registration with PayPal so as to put
the money through,I can proceed with the payment and after the payment
has been done,I have a pick up agent that will come around for
verifications and to pick the Squirrel Colugo after i have made the
payments for the Squirrel Colugo.So I will need you to provide me with
the following information to facilitate the making of the payment.

1.Your PayPal full name.
2.Your PayPal Email Address invoice.
3..Your phone number.

Once again ,I will like you to know that you will not be responsible
for shipping. I will have my pick-up agent come over as soon as you
have receive the payment confirmation.

Regards.