"Can you hold for me? I am out of town but will be back in 3 days. I will e-transfer you a deposit to hold, please tell me your email address to send it to...."
Me: No deposit is necessary for a $20 pair of used shoes.....
<crickets>
Getting your Interac email address seems to be the latest scammer thing. Not sure what their angle is, but I assume it's to compromise it.
They send you an email that looks like an official interac deposit accept email and people are dumb enough to click on it, choose their bank as you normally would and enter their login credentials.
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Had an interesting Facebook Marketplace interaction over the weekend. Found someone selling what I wanted for $50. I offered $40 and he accepted right away, very enthusiastically. We had some back and forth as I didn't know when I'd be free to pop by because I had a lot going on this weekend. All his replies were really positive.
Finally was free last night after dinner, asked his address, he sent it, and I told him my eta based on google.
I got there 3 minutes early. Could see lights on in the house through the window. I rang the doorbell - no answer. After about a minute, I messaged him saying I was at the front door. About 10 seconds later, a guy opens the door looking serious. I introduced myself and asked if <seller's name> was here. He said no one by that name lives here. I read out the address and he confirmed this was the address.
Got that bad feeling that I was played - my only thought was the guy thought I lowballed him, and sent me to a random address. But he never gave any indication my offer wasn't fair. Just super enthusiastic and positive.
Apologized to the home onwer, got back in my car, and last ditch messaged the seller "wrong address?". He replies back "I'm just around the corner" then, 20 seconds later "I'm right behind you". Holy smokes, feels like a horror movie.
I get out of the car, look around, and don't see anybody. Is this guy really stringing me along? Then from the alley a guy walks out and calls out my name. Apologizes for the mixup and despite all the strangeness, item is exactly what I wanted and we do the transaction.
Turns out the guy lives right behind the house I went to, but google always directs people to that house, not his place. I said "do you know those people" he said "no". Bizarre he gave me some other person's actual address - not like a local public area like a parking lot or strip mall. Had me on a roller coaster of emotions!
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Had an interesting Facebook Marketplace interaction over the weekend. Found someone selling what I wanted for $50. I offered $40 and he accepted right away, very enthusiastically. We had some back and forth as I didn't know when I'd be free to pop by because I had a lot going on this weekend. All his replies were really positive.
Finally was free last night after dinner, asked his address, he sent it, and I told him my eta based on google.
I got there 3 minutes early. Could see lights on in the house through the window. I rang the doorbell - no answer. After about a minute, I messaged him saying I was at the front door. About 10 seconds later, a guy opens the door looking serious. I introduced myself and asked if <seller's name> was here. He said no one by that name lives here. I read out the address and he confirmed this was the address.
Got that bad feeling that I was played - my only thought was the guy thought I lowballed him, and sent me to a random address. But he never gave any indication my offer wasn't fair. Just super enthusiastic and positive.
Apologized to the home onwer, got back in my car, and last ditch messaged the seller "wrong address?". He replies back "I'm just around the corner" then, 20 seconds later "I'm right behind you". Holy smokes, feels like a horror movie.
I get out of the car, look around, and don't see anybody. Is this guy really stringing me along? Then from the alley a guy walks out and calls out my name. Apologizes for the mixup and despite all the strangeness, item is exactly what I wanted and we do the transaction.
Turns out the guy lives right behind the house I went to, but google always directs people to that house, not his place. I said "do you know those people" he said "no". Bizarre he gave me some other person's actual address - not like a local public area like a parking lot or strip mall. Had me on a roller coaster of emotions!
I assume this is him posting on your account while wearing your face and you are in the trunk of his car.
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Those people are the worst. They know from experience this happens, but give no warning or make an actual plan. Like ya, you know Google gets it wrong all the time. How is the other person supposed to know that?
Those people are the worst. They know from experience this happens, but give no warning or make an actual plan. Like ya, you know Google gets it wrong all the time. How is the other person supposed to know that?
Yeah, even a simple "text me when you arrive, don't ring the doorbell" would have helped a lot...
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Those people are the worst. They know from experience this happens, but give no warning or make an actual plan. Like ya, you know Google gets it wrong all the time. How is the other person supposed to know that?
Google can’t get to my house either so I try to explain to people the extra 1/2 block travel required and they say “don’t worry, google is fine”. Then I can look out my back window and watch them circle aimlessly.
I find with some sales or trades I do on marketplace, older people come strait to your door, whereas young people text, send messages on marketplace or Kijiji, first.
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Yeah younger people message me that they're there rather than knocking or using the doorbell, always thought that was weird.. send some electromagnetic signal routing all around the city rather than just knocking.
I had a similar experience as psyang once, he sent me to an address, then told me to park across the street and wait, then 15 minutes later he finally showed up.. said he didn't want to leave until he knew I was coming. He lived nearby but walked there via a path behind the houses to meet people.. I guess so he could get away without having a car able to chase him?!
Dude just meet at 7-11 next time...
I do check people's profiles before I give them my address to try and decide if they look normal or not.
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Those people are the worst. They know from experience this happens, but give no warning or make an actual plan. Like ya, you know Google gets it wrong all the time. How is the other person supposed to know that?
Lol! I used to have this problem at my business, Google would always send people to the Deli around the corner so my receptionist would make a note of telling people that.
2 things tended to happen. The first is that some people just cant take directions or instructions over the phone..."I'll Google it, it'll be fine." But!! "I said it'll be fine!"
And the second...significantly more people showed up with lunch.
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Yeah younger people message me that they're there rather than knocking or using the doorbell, always thought that was weird.. send some electromagnetic signal routing all around the city rather than just knocking.
I had a similar experience as psyang once, he sent me to an address, then told me to park across the street and wait, then 15 minutes later he finally showed up.. said he didn't want to leave until he knew I was coming. He lived nearby but walked there via a path behind the houses to meet people.. I guess so he could get away without having a car able to chase him?!
Dude just meet at 7-11 next time...
I do check people's profiles before I give them my address to try and decide if they look normal or not.
By 'normal' you mean white right? Real nice photon, real nice. Be better.
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Lol! I used to have this problem at my business, Google would always send people to the Deli around the corner so my receptionist would make a note of telling people that.
2 things tended to happen. The first is that some people just cant take directions or instructions over the phone..."I'll Google it, it'll be fine." But!! "I said it'll be fine!"
And the second...significantly more people showed up with lunch.
The deli paid Google for that error.
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It was a really good Deli. I'm like 90% sure it was a money-laundering front, but man, when those guys had to whip up a Donair or a sandwich they were pros about it!!
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