Thread: Trying to get my head around these facebook scams

Often just a gateway into the scammers' world.

Please send me your name/address/driver's licence before I make the transfer so I can be sure you're legitimate - now they have your important ID
I will only pay by PayID - now they have your phone number or email, and can send you more scam spam, and hopefully get you to click a link
Or the old basic fake screenshot of their money in your account oh dear I paid a bit too much can you refund the difference.

Even just getting your BSB and Acc may just be the start - they'll then try to get more info so that they can eventually scam you properly.

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Originally Posted by The Spin Doctor

I've got heaps of tools up on fakebook market place and getting lots of scam attempts...

I don't get how they plan to actually make any real money off hundred dollar items. They start out with the usual speal. My son will come and get it... If the money is deposited into my bank, how do they plan to get it back? The bank isn't going to just say sure! Here have it back... The ad clearly says only bank transfers. There was one many years ago I read about where they launder money by "accidently" depositing in way too much and then getting you to give the balance back... But these petty scams make no financially rewarding sense.

Anyone know?

In a small percentage of the numerous approaches the scammers make, they do work.

Your hundred dollar item becomes a claimed $500 oops, an accidental keystroke error, then the BS starts. I'm desperate, I need the money back urgently, Great Aunt Thelma is in need, and I have to support her right now. They badger you into urgently refunding the claimed overpayment, that didn't really occur, because they used a forged "receipt" of the supposed transaction. IF you refund the claimed overpayment then you are out of pocket real money.

Overpayment scams | Scamwatch

Unfortunately it's a loophole that they are trying to exploit. Yes they will get their money back.

The scam usually works like this:
- first part you already know where they contact you and so and so bro/mother/aunty/random will come and collect.
- once they collect item they then file a complaint to payment company PayPal,payid etc. Stating they never got goods/wasn't them/accidentally purchased etc. Financial institution will return their funds unless you've no balance in your account. At which point you'll probably get slapped an overdrawn fee etc. You are then left to prove what actually happened at which point they are long gone with basically double their money back.

That's the norm, other things are they come and they basically daylight robbery you or canvas your property to then come back another night.