I need to securely send £100 in return for £375 gift voucher code... over the internet
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Hi,
Some guy is offering £375 amazon vouchers for £100 cash. How can we make this transaction over the internet without either party being at risk? We can't meet IRL because he lives miles away.
I know I'm trustworthy but he doesn't, and he proposed that I send £50, then he sends the money, then I send the remaining £50, but I'm not willing to risk £50, and he said doing it in smaller amounts, such as £10s would take too long.
Is there any way this could work for both of us?
Thanks
UPDATE: I've asked him for pictures of the vouchers so that I know that they exist, awaiting his reply.
This sounds legit.
Don't be a pussy, send him £50 through paypal, send him the rest when you recieve the code.
Paypal. Also, OP, it sounds like a scam.
Edit:
FUCKING NINJAS! :ninja:
I offer a secure transaction service, please transfer a fully-refundable £100 processing fee to my account to begin
I know it seems like a total scam, but I am not tricked easily and this guy does seem kind of legit, or he's just an amazing scammer.
He was willing to meet in real life, and he doesn't seem computer savvy so he might not know what they're worth.
You can't. The internet it the least safe place known to man.
I smell a Nigerian scammer at work
I've asked him for pictures as proof of the vouchers, awaiting reply
[QUOTE=Nightsure;27175874]I smell a Nigerian scammer at work[/QUOTE]
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I am a Nigerian General with 500 £375 gift voucher codes to be given away.
All I need is £100 pounds over the Internet and that will be good.
Paypal, if you're scammed alert paypal and you'll be refunded.
[QUOTE=Alcapwne;27175886]I've asked him for pictures as proof of the vouchers, awaiting reply[/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.hippyshopper.com/assets_c/2009/01/prize-amazon-vouchers-thumb-175x146-72159.jpg[/img]
There you go
I can also send you this car I own too:
[img]http://www.calculateme.com/car-pictures/aston-martin-sports-car.jpg[/img]
OP you are letting your greed get the best of you, this is an obvious scam.
[QUOTE=Encryption;27175911]Paypal, if you're scammed alert paypal and you'll be refunded.[/QUOTE]
Really? Does paypal do that?
Where did you meet this "some guy"?
This stuff does happen. I've sold vouchers for stores for far less than they're worth before because I need the money more. Not everyone is a scammer, and the entire point of his question is so they can do it securely :/
You can send the money through me, just PM me your bank details and I'll fix it for you!
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[QUOTE=Archonet;27175727]Paypal. Also, OP, it sounds like a scam.
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FUCKING NINJAS! :ninja:[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Encryption;27175911]Paypal, if you're scammed alert paypal and you'll be refunded.[/QUOTE]
PayPal will NOT protect him.
Just don't send the money via paypal as a gift :sigh:
You won't be able to get it back, no matter what happens.
[QUOTE=rieda1589;27175997]Just don't send the money via paypal as a gift :sigh:
You won't be able to get it back, no matter what happens.[/QUOTE]
This, no matter how much you bitch at them, you wont get your money back if it was sent as a gift.
Even if it wasn't sent as a gift, they won't protect you.
1) They don't cover "virtual services". I once had a courier who was meant to deliver a parcel to me. They didn't even collect the parcel and PayPal claimed it was a virtual service and hence wouldn't cover it. It they think a courier moving a parcel is a virtual service, then they aren't going to cover vouchers.
2) Even if you do win the dispute, they don't guarantee to get your money back - Only if the person has the money in their PayPal account. I've won a dispute on a £180 item which was sold to me but wasn't sent - I've not received a penny.
When stuff like this happens, I always ask for a photo. A photo of a gift card with a piece of paper covering the code is fine.
Use a middleman, don't let him choose one though.
Otherwise pay by paypal, but do NOT gift it. You'll get a refund if shit goes wrong.
[QUOTE=BrQ;27176201]Use a middleman, don't let him choose one though.
Otherwise pay by paypal, but do NOT gift it. You'll get a refund if shit goes wrong.[/QUOTE]
He will NOT get a refund by PayPal !
If the OP goes through with this he better not come back and make a post when he gets scammed.
[QUOTE=Valnar;27176432]If the OP goes through with this he better not come back and make a post when he gets scammed.[/QUOTE]
He should so we can laugh at him.
You CAN get a refund.
Just don't say it was a virtual product, say it was physical. Once you do, he has either provide a mail tracking code that will lead to your address of his 'package' or refund the cash.
You could also claim it's an unauthrozied transaction.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;27176657]You CAN get a refund.
Just don't say it was a virtual product, say it was physical. Once you do, he has either provide a mail tracking code that will lead to your address of his 'package' or refund the cash.
You could also claim it's an unauthrozied transaction.[/QUOTE]
You don't get to decide if it's classified as a virtual product or not, they decide that in the dispute. If you try to explain that it is not a virtual product, they just ignore you.
I believe the only way to get around this would be to use a credit card so you can do a charge-back, but I've never tried that so can't comment on if it works or not.
Uhh who on earth sells £375 amazon vouchers for £100...
You can get like £300 out of the shit you've bought if you resell it.
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