Fake DHL Scam - Le bon coin
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Xileh Posted messages 19446 Registration date Status Modérateur Last intervention -
Xileh Posted messages 19446 Registration date Status Modérateur Last intervention -
Hello
I'm posting this message to warn everyone who uses the site "LeBonCoin".
As a student looking to make some extra money, I listed a dress for sale on "LeBonCoin", specifying that I only accepted cash on delivery. However, a supposedly interested person emailed me offering an additional €250 to hold the item for her, knowing I had set the price at €55. She suggested paying via DHL because according to her, this company certifies checks. A great deal for me, I jumped at the chance, even though it seemed strange since she was offering me an extra €250 and wanted to pay via DHL while she was supposed to come pick up the dress from my home, so she could have just brought the money with her. I sent all the necessary details and shortly after received an email from DHL Express Europe telling me that I needed to buy a PCS code for €100 and send it to the same email address to receive the check. I had never heard of this before, so I asked the buyer, and she replied that she had added €100 on top to reimburse me for the insurance costs. So in total, I was supposed to receive €400. However, I was caught off guard and couldn't advance €100 as a student without any stable financial situation. When I told her this, she started threatening me, saying she would file a complaint because she had already initiated the process of receiving the check and that she would lose the money for the fees. Being a completely honest person and not suspecting the deception, I told her to cancel her check and to compensate for the money she would lose, I would give her the dress for free. She started saying it didn't work like that and that she would report me for fraud. At that point, I realized she couldn't report me for fraud because according to her story, the check wouldn't be sent until I provided the €100 PCS code, which meant I wouldn’t touch a single cent of her check. Moreover, I was offering her the dress for free. So I sent her an email saying "Go ahead, file a complaint," and she backed down, and I received a warning email from the service.
As I started to suspect a scam, I went online and read several similar stories.
By paying the infamous €100 code and sending it to the so-called DHL service, the scammers use it and receive the €100.
Don't fall into the trap!
I'm posting this message to warn everyone who uses the site "LeBonCoin".
As a student looking to make some extra money, I listed a dress for sale on "LeBonCoin", specifying that I only accepted cash on delivery. However, a supposedly interested person emailed me offering an additional €250 to hold the item for her, knowing I had set the price at €55. She suggested paying via DHL because according to her, this company certifies checks. A great deal for me, I jumped at the chance, even though it seemed strange since she was offering me an extra €250 and wanted to pay via DHL while she was supposed to come pick up the dress from my home, so she could have just brought the money with her. I sent all the necessary details and shortly after received an email from DHL Express Europe telling me that I needed to buy a PCS code for €100 and send it to the same email address to receive the check. I had never heard of this before, so I asked the buyer, and she replied that she had added €100 on top to reimburse me for the insurance costs. So in total, I was supposed to receive €400. However, I was caught off guard and couldn't advance €100 as a student without any stable financial situation. When I told her this, she started threatening me, saying she would file a complaint because she had already initiated the process of receiving the check and that she would lose the money for the fees. Being a completely honest person and not suspecting the deception, I told her to cancel her check and to compensate for the money she would lose, I would give her the dress for free. She started saying it didn't work like that and that she would report me for fraud. At that point, I realized she couldn't report me for fraud because according to her story, the check wouldn't be sent until I provided the €100 PCS code, which meant I wouldn’t touch a single cent of her check. Moreover, I was offering her the dress for free. So I sent her an email saying "Go ahead, file a complaint," and she backed down, and I received a warning email from the service.
As I started to suspect a scam, I went online and read several similar stories.
By paying the infamous €100 code and sending it to the so-called DHL service, the scammers use it and receive the €100.
Don't fall into the trap!
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Good evening,
Classic scam.
Best regards.
Classic scam.
- As a seller, you have nothing to pay, logically.
- As soon as someone offers you more than the starting price, it's a scam.
- As soon as the person mentions coupon pcs, it's a scam.
- And finally, DHL is a carrier whose name is being misused and it is not a means of payment.
Best regards.
Cortes
Thank you very much for all your information! Just a few minutes ago, I was offered this scam, but thanks to your posts, I was able to avoid it because everything is happening exactly as you report. Thanks again!
Jojo
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Yes, it's a scam.
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