Warning: Craigslist Paris, expatriates.com and other Internet classifieds are crawling with Nigerian scammers out to steal your money and your identity!!
***NEVER WIRE MONEY TO STRANGERS VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEYGRAM***
***NEVER SEND A SCAN OR COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT OR OTHER ID***
For more information on how to protect yourself, visit this site:
http://parishousingscamwatch.wordpress.com
Stay safe!
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WARNING ABOUT APARTMENT SCAMS: PLEASE READ!
WARNING ABOUT APARTMENT SCAMS: PLEASE READ!
Posted 04 September 2008
- oasis2
Posted 08 September 2008
Well you must be very stupid to send money via western union to somebody you don't know
- Elis
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- barcelonaar
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Posted 21 October 2008
If you send them a copy of your passport, ID, they will further be using it for fooling other people and prove they are fair. In future, problems could occur with the police.
- Cold_as_ice
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Re:
Posted 07 April 2011
Very true.
Elis wrote:Well you must be very stupid to send money via western union to somebody you don't know
Very true.
- janie
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Re: WARNING ABOUT APARTMENT SCAMS: PLEASE READ!
Posted 25 May 2011
Well, people should be more aware of that, but sometimes, it is very tempting.
- phipes
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