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Scams from France?

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2.5K views 15 replies 9 participants last post by  carloslogg  
#1 ·
Quick question.
I have an auction listed on u know where, and got 2 inquiries asking the same thing, both from France a couple hours apart. Granted, I know it's mid-day there when they were asked, but I am just curious if there is anyone with knowledge of an abundance of scams originating there lately?


~B
 
#4 ·
I should say !!!!!

if a Frenchman sidles up to you and says "phnaw phnaw monsieur, would you like to feel my onions?"

dont go there... :lol:

er...seriously thoug, ive never had problems selling to France.
 
#5 ·
Every time I go to Ireland to visit the relatives they tell me "get a few more days for your next trip and we'll watch the kids while to run off to Paris". I can't wait to go to France :D

But on topic, I'm not aware of any particularly French scams. What did the email ssay that made you suspicious, or was it just that you got two from France in short order?
 
#6 ·
I received 2 early this morning that just seemed too much of a coincidence was the only flag. you start seeing multiple nigerian emails, the flag goes up, automatically, thats all this was.
I dug some more, they seem legit, so I will proceed with caution.
I will just wait til funds clear before I ship.

Thanks!
 
#15 ·
It isn't any more likely to be a scam than it would be if they were Americans, probably a bit less likely considering their European Union economy is actually stronger than the American one. It's one thing when it is a country where the economy is so poor that it is highly unlikely that there is a legitimate buyer, but France is no where near being in that sort of position.