Scam Sewing Machine Give Away

[JeffAmrhein]

Hey, I recently got an email out of the blue on my website's contact form from a woman who claimed that her son (who had been a leatherworker) had passed and she was looking for a new home for a really nice long arm walking foot machine.  She claimed the machine was across the country and that her husband knew a shipping company that could get me a good deal (around $300) on the shipping and that I could pay via PayPal or Zelle.  She sent me a photo of the machine when I requested it but when I asked for a model number or serial number she claimed she couldn't find one.  When I stated my suspicions and asked to speak to her on the phone, she came up with some excuses and got angry.  She was using Wendy Patrick and wendypatrick224@gmail.com

[CowboyBob]

You did good,sounds like a scam to me!

[Dwight]

Yep . . . scam . . . 

May God bless,

Dwight

[kgg]

On 12/31/2024 at 8:42 PM, JeffAmrhein said:

When I stated my suspicions and asked to speak to her on the phone, she came up with some excuses and got angry.

You got to be very careful these days and go with your gut. Sad thing is if it is a scam which I highly suspect it is how many people are going to get suckered?

kgg

[GerryR]

I recently got scammed, the person saying they only had a "friends and family" PayPal account, and by using that, I could avoid a fee.  Not knowing better I paid through "friends and family"  for which PayPal does NOT protect the buyer.  I have since learned that all accounts have the "goods and services" option for payment, which is protected by PayPal.  So the moral of the story is that if a seller wants you to use only "friends and family" for payment through PayPal, it is most likely a scam!!  Fortunately, in my case, they were just petty thieves that I dealt with and didn't lose much.