A scammer tried to swindle £60 out of me. They advertised Juliet's for £60 albeit with a scratch on the lens. Obviously I was curious but sceptical as to why someone would sell a £200+ glasses for cheap, so I messaged and the user got back to me saying that they'd be able to come down to London and possibly stop by wherever is convenient to make the transaction. Later the scammer said that she was "called into work" but that they deal with "lots of Parcelforce products" and that she'd be willing to send the glasses via Parcelforce using a "cash on delivery" system.
Later in the day I received a strange email from an account claiming to be "Parcelforce Worldwide" (royal.mail.invoice.server@gmail.com on behalf of Parcelforce Worldwide (Royal-Mail-Group@consultant.com)). The contents was as follows:
Parcel Tracking details
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At the request of Alexa Brown, this notice is to confirm that the following shipment is in transit.
Important delivery information
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Temporary parcel number: PBIE5569536882 *Pending-Not valid to track online*
Status: In progress(Arrived at delivery depot)
Ships to: Simon Roth-WORK ADDRESS HERE
Payment required within 24 hours:
Instructions:
1. Find a corner shop, newsagent, convenience store, supermarket or outlet that has the PayPoint sign as you can see bellow:
2. Ask the shopkeeper for a £60.00 UKASH voucher.
3. Reply to this invoice directly with a readable scan or a photo of the UKASH receipt.
4. Our department will automatically validate your voucher and release the parcel out for delivery.
5. The delivery agent will call you on *MYPHONENUMBER* 1 hour prior to delivery. You are able to inspect the contents and if satisfied you will need to sign for it. If not, our agent will do a bank transfer and return the parcel as rejected.
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The scammers take the UKASH receipt number, pocket your £60 and never contact you again. Glad I didn't fall for it.
I reported this to Gumtree and a quick search of the email address comes up on the suspected scammers website (alexa75brown@gmail.com). She keeps reposting adverts however, if you want to look at one here
Just a heads up
Later in the day I received a strange email from an account claiming to be "Parcelforce Worldwide" (royal.mail.invoice.server@gmail.com on behalf of Parcelforce Worldwide (Royal-Mail-Group@consultant.com)). The contents was as follows:
Parcel Tracking details
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At the request of Alexa Brown, this notice is to confirm that the following shipment is in transit.
Important delivery information
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Temporary parcel number: PBIE5569536882 *Pending-Not valid to track online*
Status: In progress(Arrived at delivery depot)
Ships to: Simon Roth-WORK ADDRESS HERE
Payment required within 24 hours:
Instructions:
1. Find a corner shop, newsagent, convenience store, supermarket or outlet that has the PayPoint sign as you can see bellow:
2. Ask the shopkeeper for a £60.00 UKASH voucher.
3. Reply to this invoice directly with a readable scan or a photo of the UKASH receipt.
4. Our department will automatically validate your voucher and release the parcel out for delivery.
5. The delivery agent will call you on *MYPHONENUMBER* 1 hour prior to delivery. You are able to inspect the contents and if satisfied you will need to sign for it. If not, our agent will do a bank transfer and return the parcel as rejected.
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The scammers take the UKASH receipt number, pocket your £60 and never contact you again. Glad I didn't fall for it.
I reported this to Gumtree and a quick search of the email address comes up on the suspected scammers website (alexa75brown@gmail.com). She keeps reposting adverts however, if you want to look at one here
Just a heads up