Victim Location 89508
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I was contacted from an ad I placed on Craig’s list. They asked if I used pay-pal. They said they transferred the money for the item I listed to the pay-pal account but it was being held. They said they transferred more than the item was because I needed to pay the movers that were coming to pick it for them. They said I needed to go to a Western Union or CVS Pharmacy to send the money to a moving company and this is the information they gave – Ellesse Miller – 2850 W. Ave. L 8 – Lancaster CA 93534. They said once I did that, I would get a MTCN # and I was to send it to them and then the money would released into my account.
I did received confirming e-mails that looked like they came from Pay-Pal but upon contacting Pay-Pay they said the e-mail address was SPAM and they would never ask for anyone to pay a moving company money before any funds would be released. That any real Pay-Pal transaction would show up immediately in my Pay-Pal account.