BEWARE! i posted an item for sale on craig's list. i got a response from interested buyer. my "is this a scammer" mind was on-guard but email exchanges seemed legit and genuine....in fact, they were down-right "nice". once all particulars were agreed upon, the "niceties" vanished! red flag! but i continued on with completing transaction. payment for this item to be made via paypal. buyer stated "funds transferred" and "funds to be deposited into your account once a tracking number of package sent is provided and confirmed". i thought, "hmmm! paypal is instant transfer of funds. what's this "no funds until tracking number provided"? i understand the concept/idea for buyer protection but, hmmm, no! i don't buy it! paypal can/does release funds once tracking number provided, but the transaction should show on my account and funds marked as being "held" until tracking number provided but there was nothing! nothing at all! so i googled the buyer's name, address, "nigerian scams", etc....and, goodness! what a scam it is! i'm f*^%$in' pissed cuz i needed the $ pretty badly, but at least i still have this item in my possession. just google "nigerian scams" - they've infested all kinds of sites - paypal, ebay, craigs list, online dating, etc etc. they SO suck!
