Beware of scam on leboncoin ticketing
laureg
-
Molly75 -
Molly75 -
Good evening,
Looking for tickets for the Violetta concert in January in PARIS, I searched the offers on Leboncoin.fr
Oh miracle, while the tickets are almost impossible to find or are very expensive, I come across 2 ads from different people living in the Paris region and potentially offering hand delivery.
I send a message indicating that I am interested... and I receive the following responses:
1- The first one is named "place boncoin" (under the address: robard-guy--hotmail.fr), surprising as a name, but anyway... he tells me that he indeed has tickets to sell me and asks where I live so he can consider sending them. I reply that I also live (like him) in the Paris region and that I therefore want a hand delivery. Here is his response:
"I have received your message.
The tickets will be sent by Colissimo Express or registered letter R2. You will receive them within 24 hours at the postman's passage because I just signed a CDI in Courbessac in the 30 where I currently work and it is actually for this reason that I will no longer be able to attend the concert with my husband.
As for payment, I prefer that it be done by an Urgent Cash Postal Mandate from La Banque Postale.
If you agree, please leave me your complete address including your Name & Surname as well as all your telephone contacts.
For the sending of the tickets and I will send you the payment details.
Awaiting your response."
Sensing a scam, I did not follow up... I found it surprising that an adult couple would buy tickets for a concert for teenagers/children, that the ad appeared in the Paris region while the person does not live there... and especially this story of Urgent Cash Postal Mandate...
2- For the second one, thanks to the forums, I understood that it was also a scam.
The person's name is David MALLO (under the address: libo.10--live.fr). Same way of proceeding as the first one.
So be careful about the "Leboncoin" ticketing... if you encounter these 2 people (or maybe it’s the same person) do not send anything!
Hoping this can help some people avoid getting scammed.
Have a good evening.
Looking for tickets for the Violetta concert in January in PARIS, I searched the offers on Leboncoin.fr
Oh miracle, while the tickets are almost impossible to find or are very expensive, I come across 2 ads from different people living in the Paris region and potentially offering hand delivery.
I send a message indicating that I am interested... and I receive the following responses:
1- The first one is named "place boncoin" (under the address: robard-guy--hotmail.fr), surprising as a name, but anyway... he tells me that he indeed has tickets to sell me and asks where I live so he can consider sending them. I reply that I also live (like him) in the Paris region and that I therefore want a hand delivery. Here is his response:
"I have received your message.
The tickets will be sent by Colissimo Express or registered letter R2. You will receive them within 24 hours at the postman's passage because I just signed a CDI in Courbessac in the 30 where I currently work and it is actually for this reason that I will no longer be able to attend the concert with my husband.
As for payment, I prefer that it be done by an Urgent Cash Postal Mandate from La Banque Postale.
If you agree, please leave me your complete address including your Name & Surname as well as all your telephone contacts.
For the sending of the tickets and I will send you the payment details.
Awaiting your response."
Sensing a scam, I did not follow up... I found it surprising that an adult couple would buy tickets for a concert for teenagers/children, that the ad appeared in the Paris region while the person does not live there... and especially this story of Urgent Cash Postal Mandate...
2- For the second one, thanks to the forums, I understood that it was also a scam.
The person's name is David MALLO (under the address: libo.10--live.fr). Same way of proceeding as the first one.
So be careful about the "Leboncoin" ticketing... if you encounter these 2 people (or maybe it’s the same person) do not send anything!
Hoping this can help some people avoid getting scammed.
Have a good evening.
6 réponses
Hello
If a "where I currently work" doesn't surprise you, it does me
Le Bon Coin: is a local website! We buy and sell
NEARBY
One simple rule helps avoid all scams: We go pick up the item since we don't live far from the seller... we check it and pay on the spot. If it suits you, we take it
Le Bon Coin being a classifieds website... and not an online selling platform like eBay... there is therefore no need for a buyer protection system, that's why there isn't one... and there are no traces of your purchases or sales
The internet is full of fraudsters on every topic
For some, it's even a well-paying job
Their goal is to take a few euros from you, preferably hundreds
With any internet contact, it's essential to know who you're dealing with
Respond to this to start:
I like to know who I'm dealing with online, could you please provide me with
your full name, your exact address, and the phone number where you can be reached?
Full Name:----------------------
Address: ------------------------------
City: ---------------
Landline Phone Number only -------
Email: only from ISP--------no yahoo, gmail, or other free ones-
In any internet contact, require a landline number; they have the internet, so a landline
And check the directory or on http://www.ctqui.com/ for France
No response, no problem, you simply avoided a scammer
And saved your euros or what you are selling
If a "where I currently work" doesn't surprise you, it does me
Le Bon Coin: is a local website! We buy and sell
NEARBY
One simple rule helps avoid all scams: We go pick up the item since we don't live far from the seller... we check it and pay on the spot. If it suits you, we take it
Le Bon Coin being a classifieds website... and not an online selling platform like eBay... there is therefore no need for a buyer protection system, that's why there isn't one... and there are no traces of your purchases or sales
The internet is full of fraudsters on every topic
For some, it's even a well-paying job
Their goal is to take a few euros from you, preferably hundreds
With any internet contact, it's essential to know who you're dealing with
Respond to this to start:
I like to know who I'm dealing with online, could you please provide me with
your full name, your exact address, and the phone number where you can be reached?
Full Name:----------------------
Address: ------------------------------
City: ---------------
Landline Phone Number only -------
Email: only from ISP--------no yahoo, gmail, or other free ones-
In any internet contact, require a landline number; they have the internet, so a landline
And check the directory or on http://www.ctqui.com/ for France
No response, no problem, you simply avoided a scammer
And saved your euros or what you are selling
http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F1435.xhtml
http://www.porterplainteenligne.fr/lettre-plainte.php