I was scammed on Craigs List.
I was selling 2 chairs.
Desmond Clark texted me saying he was interested in items.
Said he was OK with price, but wouldn't be able to come with movers.
Said he would do pay pal for transaction as it was secure.
Said he will put money into my pay pal account when he finds
out how much it would cost to be shipped. Contacted me by text again
and asked if I would pay shipper as they wouldn't ship furniture. Says
this was for sales tax and shipping cost. Send money gram to shipper
Sarah Piper in Thomaston Ga. Used the shipping Co name
Mediterrean Shipping. Transactions of 27 e-mails from fake pay pal
sight and 81 texts to make sure I was sending money. Always raising
the cost saying shipper wanted more money and would be shipping it custom.
Again send money grams to shipper above. Numerous e-mails from pay pal
saying having trouble depositing funds from his account into mne saying because
mine was a personal account and not business. I needed to deposit money into
my pay pal account so he said he would help me if I would send money to shipper
again for other transactions that so called said shipper was asking for and to
please send money gram with proof to said shipper. Always using low transfer funds
to get more money out of me. Said FBI is monitoring this transaction and it was safe and
secure. When I said I couldn't afford to send anymore money and I told him and pay pal
that I believe they were scamming me, they still came back with e-mails stating just 1 more payment
will do it and the transaction will be complete. I said they were lying. Kept saying FBI is on top of
this. Pleaded with me to send more money and if I couldn't send the money that they
needed that they would help out to make things right. They siad if this didn't work out
they would send all money back in a cashiers check. I should mention that the chairs cost $1000 and
now the total that I sent though money grams is $4734.00. I am recently widowed and am ashamed
and distraught over what I did and should have kown better and read more on being scammed.