Potential scam through Craigslist

[Zan]

Potential scam :

I paid Alex Julian of Chillicothe Ohio for these two cards yesterday and have not had consistent communication with him since payment was sent. I met this individual through Craigslist, somehow my ad in Brooklyn NY was found by them in western PA/Ohio.

I'll update this thread if any developments arise. Has anyone else seen or dealt with this individual?

He also claims to have a 1953 Topps set, 1957 Topps set and 1961 Topps set

[rjackson44]

You sent money to a complete stranger on craigslist hmmm

[Zan]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

You sent money to a complete stranger on craigslist hmmm

Do you have anything constructive to add or are you just going to take another goofy picture of a card in front of your face?

[butchie_t]

Sir,

Octavio is not the problem. You sent money to a stranger on Craigslist. That is a hard and true fact.

Butch

[raulus]

Hopefully you paid using a method where you have some recourse if he flakes out. Like maybe Paypal Goods & Services.

Never heard of him, but if he's a scammer, then he's one of many who seek to separate us from our money in exchange for sweet, sweet cardboard. These days, it's hard to trust anyone who you don't know.

I wish you the best of luck here. Maybe he's just slow to respond, and you'll get your purchased items soon enough. Hopefully it's nothing more nefarious.

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by Zan

Do you have anything constructive to add or are you just going to take another goofy picture of a card in front of your face?

Thanks for the nice reply i hope it works out for you ,,im sure you will receive both cards ,maybe if the person that sold you the cards had his picture up ,,you would feel better.anyway good luck octavio

[jimq16415]

I think it's a good sign that the pics show somebody holding the card and both have the same background. The majority of stolen card images I've seen were lifted from auctions and they wouldn't use pics like that. I do hope it wasn't paypal gift though. Best of luck!

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

I sure hope the money hasn't already been spent on drugs. Poor Chillicothe. I would have loved to have seen it a long time ago. The remaining bones of the town make me think it was an interesting place way back when. It's interesting now, but for all the wrong reasons.

[NiceDocter]

I’ve had mostly scammers when I deal on Craigslist…. and especially ( like 100%) when they respond to an ad to buy. Not to be pessimistic but I think there’s a good chance the person you sent the funds to is NOT Alex Julian and does not live in Ohio. What method of payment did you use? And how good a deal did you get? Scammers tend to offer big discounts with a good story to go along with it. Just for my education, I would like to hear more details about this…. I’m sorry you are having problems and hope it turns out well for you. Rocky

[Zan]

"Alex" has either disconnected his number or blocked me so this is confirmed a scam.

The cards were apparently his grandfather's who passed away recently, he and his dad were going through his estate in Clarion PA. The deal was certainly too good to be true but I spoke to this person for a fair amount of time (at least I thought) for me to judge his character.

He went to the Clarion post office yesterday afternoon to ship the cards and sent me this tracking number:

RA252573870US

USPS has not scanned this package yet, and after speaking to a representative at the Clarion post office he confirmed that any package dropped off yesterday has been scanned. This package was expected to be sent priority express. When I sent the picture that Alex sent to me of him standing in the line at the post office their representative said that lobby is not what it looks like in their post office.

I'm in touch with my business insurance company and have begun to file a claim. Waiting for their advice on where/when to file a police report.

[jimq16415]

Numbers at USPS that start with R are registered mail. If it was accepted at USPS like he said and it didn't have activity on the postal intranet heads would roll. You're right about a scam.