Is the leboncoin SMS noreply a scam?
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Hello everyone,
There are several malicious individuals who have tried to scam me on Le Bon Coin: benjaminpierreandre8@gmail.com (+33 7 56 83 02 14, 06 61 05 01 83), fanny01aubry@gmail.com (06 50 13 76 83), victorine.barrault10@gmail.com (text sent from a sender "noreply")
First of all, I received 3 texts at a similar time with similar content telling me to email them at their personal email addresses, so I eventually emailed them to ask which item interested them. They all replied that they wanted to make a transaction through PayPal. Having concerns due to scams on this site, I replied that I did not have a bank account and that if they wanted, we could do it via cash transfer at the post office. One person out of the three replied that it was okay, so he asked for my full name, email address, and phone number for the cash transfer, which seemed normal until I asked him in return for his details for shipping the package. I never received a reply with those details. Later that evening, he confirmed to me that the next morning at the first hour he would do it.
The next day, I received an email at noon for a cash transfer via DHL where I was told to pay out of pocket 150 euros for insurance fees that would then be reimbursed to me through the payment he owed me for the articles, which was a cash transfer of 400 euros (200 euros for the article, 50 euros for shipping fees, and 150 euros for insurance fees).
Following this, I sensed the scam coming with this email and after sending a text via a new number from this man (+33 7 56 83 02 14, 06 61 05 01 83) who talked to me about how to do the cash transfer, saying I had to first pay the 150 euros for the payment to be sent.
At that moment, realizing it was a scam, I sent him a message saying that I had already sold the items, and he replied that to cancel, I had to pay half the cancellation fee for the cash transfer. I understood once again that it was a scam; I replied that I would not do anything. He tried to insist on a payment, and I eventually sent him a message that was more than clear to make him understand that it wouldn’t work on me.
I’ve provided you with each number and email of these individuals so that you can be cautious. I also want to tell you that they never answered the phone.
There are more and more scams, especially through PayPal and DHL.
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The identities provided are, in the vast majority of cases, stolen identities from previous scams. They will therefore be removed here if their legitimate holders make a request.
Indeed, publishing these names, while informing that they are currently being used in attempts at fraud, only harms the "real" people who have been misled and are struggling today to face the heavy consequences that follow....
Furthermore, when an identity is "too worn out".... the criminals use another one.... and that one... will be used to trap you if you base your precautions only on the names.... (Moreover, depending on the scenarios once trapped, it will be your names that will be found in the forum....... )
The only way to protect yourself is to take into account the scenario, its context, how the emails are written, the payment methods, etc., etc...
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My mission is to kill time and his to kill me in turn.
We are quite comfortable among assassins (E.Cioran)
Seen this hundreds of times with different names and emails.
DHL is not involved in this thing but is being impersonated..
I kindly ask the little scammers to go take a leak in the back of their savannah..
See you!
When you get home, pet the clock, wind up the cat, and say hello to the furniture. I assure you there are Lis of responses.
Best regards
G.C
The numbers are +33 7 56 87 32 05, +33 7 56 83 76 54, be careful with PayPal...
I'm really upset!!!!!
Be careful with the email address torennemarie@gmail.com; she's supposedly offering a toy spitz puppy for free to good home on Le Bon Coin because her grandmother has passed away. Her number is +33 7 *********. It's written that she's in Paris, but she'll claim she lives in Bastia and that you have to pay delivery fees to get the puppy because she's been transferred... She'll even send you an identity card, but if you search online, you'll find that this person is deceased.
It's really unsettling to encounter people like this, so be cautious ⚠️.
First of all, it's a number that rings and doesn't get picked up, and the answering machine is a virtual woman talking. They don't want to pick up because often we can recognize the scam, a voice full of Mr. and Mrs. and a voice that often has an accent not from here. However, by SMS it's fine, and especially don't trust the old accounts on Le Bon Coin because they steal accounts to benefit from a good sales reputation...
I have a guy who threatened to call Interpol if I didn't do what he asked me to. I told him to shove it. It was this number: +33 7 57 83 01 49.
Hello to you too................
It's primarily on the scenario that we must base ourselves... Phone numbers, on the other hand... do not "guarantee" anything, since scammers change them at will....
As for "Interpol," of course, it's completely ludicrous.... The response from the real Interpol services regarding this matter:
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-33776272-faux-mail-interpole#5
A man named Eric contacted me to buy a ring on Le Bon Coin, he asked me to make a Paylib transfer.
Not having the app, I installed it.
In the meantime, he asked for my number, which I gave him, and I received a text message three minutes later about a Paylib transfer from a number 07.80.96.38.95.
Except that my bank is not listed on Paylib, so there’s no chance of receiving the transfer.
Thank you so much, 100000 thanks, I was going to sell a pair of shoes for 200 euros.
She wanted to use PayPal and even add some money, but when I called, there was no answer. I said I preferred a Lydia payment, and since then, I haven't heard anything. I was contacted by 07 56 92 66 36 who is asking for my PayPal.
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But the numbers are theirs, and I hope that with this, they will try to use other names and numbers until they have none left. And then one day if they use mine, I hope someone will do the same so that they are not used in the future, and that will be all from me; I have nothing else to say on this subject. Honestly, they are wasting their time and making me waste mine. If the people who are victims of this do nothing, I think that's worse, but what's the point? That's how it is; I don't judge anyone despite everything.
I know why I wrote this message; it was to be considerate towards people who are unaware of the dangers on the internet.
Regarding the email addresses and numbers used, I disclosed them in case someone receives a scam email from them, so they are aware that these are fake. I accuse no one; I know perfectly well that the names used are impersonated.
Thank you for your understanding.
The names, on the other hand, are usurped and publishing them harms those who have had their names stolen... (their names appear continuously on the internet, it is very difficult for them to have all the publications that denounce them removed and then to obtain de-indexing from search engines, all this while they are merely victims of identity theft... which actually happens after falling into one of the traps set by the same scammers... This is why I also say that people who only rely on identities to protect themselves are actually not protecting themselves and will get trapped in turn...)
So in the end, it’s the scenarios that need to be denounced... moreover, if you browse the forum, you will see that most possible cases (if not all) are already very widely cited... but indeed, it may be useful to reiterate these examples... since it is the only way to try to protect the weakest and most naive...
With this number they are attempting a scam.
Conduct all transactions through the Le Bon Coin website and they will quickly back off.
Personally, when they ask for my information, I send them the fraudulent links I receive from others in my
email... I've never had any follow-up... And I like to think that some have clicked and got phished????
The user Tomtom1984 on leboncoin asked me for my number. I instantly received a text from Boncoin asking me to click on a link. Which I will not do!