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western union and third party postal service???

  • 04-08-2009 11:50PM
    #1
    Iguana Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭


    hi im tryin to buy an iphone from a person in italy who is using a service i have never heard of before it called www.global-postal.it.tp. i pay the 200 into a western union name, scan reciept, send to them then they give me the phone and send her on the reciept then she can access money. i was given a tracking number which says the phone is in their custody. anyone ever heard of this place. should i trust them or walk away from this???????


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  • #2
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    iPhone
    + Italy
    + Western Union
    = SCAM

    Scamming maths, 101. You've been had, plain and simple. The phone doesn't exist and the tracking number is one they use just to piss you off. That's not a postal service, it's the scammer's own fake courier site.


  • #3
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Wouldn't touch any scrupulous dealings with Western Union or any thing like it especially from Italy. Ebay has banned all this crack a few ears ago.

    http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/04/06/215257/ebay-bans-cash-payments-in-bid-to-tackle-fraud.htm


  • #4
    jhegarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,441 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    Iguana Bob wrote: »
    hi im tryin to buy an iphone from a person in italy who is using a service i have never heard of before it called www.global-postal.it.tp. i pay the 200 into a western union name, scan reciept, send to them then they give me the phone and send her on the reciept then she can access money. i was given a tracking number which says the phone is in their custody. anyone ever heard of this place. should i trust them or walk away from this???????

    Is a scam, a scam and scam.

    At least you just saved yourself €200 :D


  • #5
    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,387 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    Scam, count your self lucky


  • #6
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    A lot of eBay sellers won't ship to Italy - it doesn't have a great reputation. Plus it's fairly well known at this stage not to use Western Union in any shape or form

    I'll move this thread to the Online Buying & Auctions forum - dudara


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  • #7
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    jhegarty wrote: »
    At least you just saved yourself €200 :D

    Looks to me like he's already sent the money, hence he has a (fake) tracking number. Unless it's supposed to be some sort of COD scan, and now they'll look for "customs" to be paid, or something???


  • #8
    Bogger77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Bogger77


    Iguana Bob wrote: »
    hi im tryin to buy an iphone from a person in italy who is using a service i have never heard of before it called www.global-postal.it.tp. i pay the 200 into a western union name, scan reciept, send to them then they give me the phone and send her on the reciept then she can access money. i was given a tracking number which says the phone is in their custody. anyone ever heard of this place. should i trust them or walk away from this???????
    Scam as said already
    global-postal.it.tp is an East Timor address.


  • #9
    BnA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭BnA


    Iguana Bob wrote: »
    hi im tryin to buy an iphone from a person in italy who is using a service i have never heard of before it called www.global-postal.it.tp. i pay the 200 into a western union name, scan reciept, send to them then they give me the phone and send her on the reciept then she can access money. i was given a tracking number which says the phone is in their custody. anyone ever heard of this place. should i trust them or walk away from this???????
    Don't walk away from it..... RUN AWAY....


  • #10
    Iguana Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭Iguana Bob


    dont worry lads was thinkin the same myself. didnt pay the person i know not to do western union.
    thanks for that at least im sure i ddi the correct thing by not payin


  • #11
    slimjimmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    Iguana Bob wrote: »
    hi im tryin to buy an iphone from a person in italy who is using a service i have never heard of before it called www.global-postal.it.tp. i pay the 200 into a western union name, scan reciept, send to them then they give me the phone and send her on the reciept then she can access money. i was given a tracking number which says the phone is in their custody. anyone ever heard of this place. should i trust them or walk away from this???????

    This is the scam bit (in bold). The WU receipt has a Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) which is all they need to get at the money. They can easily bluff if asked for ID. They get your money and you get a sickening feeling in your gut.


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  • #12
    JJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,058 ✭✭✭JJ


    Phew, I'm glad to hear the OP didn't send the money. The only comeback you may have is when you've sent the money but the scammer hasn't picked up it up yet. You can get WU to cancel the money transfer and they'll refund you minus their admin fee.


  • #13
    Rebel021
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 943 ✭✭✭Rebel021


    dudara wrote: »
    A lot of eBay sellers won't ship to Italy - it doesn't have a great reputation. Plus it's fairly well known at this stage not to use Western Union in any shape or form

    I'll move this thread to the Online Buying & Auctions forum - dudara

    I have sold a few things on Ebay to ebayers in Italy and never had a problem.
    Anything with western union I wouldn't touch.


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