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I almost fell victim to the Colissimo Postman scam. A lady wanted to buy my dresser and said a courier would arrive at my home and pay me cash and then take it. But, I have never heard of Colissimo.
After taking my address details she said I had to pay £85 for insurance but she would add this to the money I would receive by transfer, but before she told me I would be paid in cash.
I was sent an email that I could not open and told if i didn't do as instructed, she would lose money as Colissimo would not refund her money. She kept contacting me every 5 minutes begging me to do as she instructed. But, I know it is a scam and I hope no one turns up on my doorstep as they have my address.
I hope no one falls for this scam.
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Yes I have the same scam but is using somebody Facebook profile and they can't get into my profile because it's locked n yes that was me hoping no one would come around but they havnt. Lols
Almost fell for this scam, with a facebook market place item which I was selling. Got uncomfortable feeling when told I had to pay insurance, but buyer would send money to cover this. I then told this woman (Polish apparently ) tahtnthe deal was off. So far have heard no more
Just had the same scam sent to me
Thank you for sharing
Here's how the Scam unfolds...Helen PhillipsHello excuse me but your article, is it in good condition? What is the price? Where are you from?-You sentgood but used condition, £150, milton keynes lots of info in the advertwill be listed on ebay later today-HelenHelen PhillipsOk the price suits me ok I take it but I would like to come tomorrow but I am busy with work at the moment, I'll send a Colissimo letter carrier to your home to give you your money in cash and collect the item .-You sentok. thanksYou sentto confirm, you will arrange a carrier to pay and collect the table tomorrow?-HelenHelen Phillipsok let me explain how this works I will explain, a colissimo agent will come to your house to give you an envelope with your money in it, and once you have verified your money, you will give them the item so they can send it to my home . 4 pm suits you tomorrow-You sentsounds good to meYou sentand 4pm works for me-HelenHelen PhillipsOk so to make the sending, I need yourName / First name :Address / City / Postal Code :Total amount :E-mail address :-You sentPaul XXXXXXX10 XXXXX, XXXXX, Milton Keynes£150XXXXXX@sky.com-HelenHelen PhillipsOk one last thing you need to know the postage is on me but there is an insurance charge for the envelope which you have to pay before but on that don't worry I will add that to the initial sum so you don't lose a single cent okay-You sentokYou sentso it will be £150 insurance fee-HelenHelen Phillipsyes-HelenHelen PhillipsPlease check your mailbox and spam or junk mail at your email address, as the Colissimo service has informed me that they have sent you an email with confirmation and instructions to follow, have they done so? If so please take a look at the emails and take a screenshot of the emails so I can see .-You sentOpen photo-HelenHelen Phillipsyes that's right if you have read the email then please click on the payment link and once done please send me a photo-i’m happy to pay driver cash for insurance on collectioni’m not willing to make a payment before I get cash-You sentthis looks like a scam to me-HelenHelen Phillipsok let me clarify things for you-You sentno need to clarify. i’m not willing to make any paymant up front for youYou sentyou can pay insurance online i’ll forward email to you so you can complete the transaction-HelenHelen PhillipsLet me explain how it works, Colissimo you have to pay the sum of £48 to secure the courier during the shipment due to the distance between us. That's why I added £48 to the original amount so you don't lose a penny at the end of this transaction. I have already paid Colissimo for the delivery. The mail has already been registered and sent by Colissimo. All you have to do is pay the Colissimo fees to receive it. However, if you do not pay the insurance costs, be aware that if I cancel the shipment in progress, Colissimo will not reimburse me for the sums already paid. Thank you for your understanding, but know that the £48 Colissimo fee you will be charged will not be lost. because the £48 you will pay for the insurance costs will be refunded to you because I have already added it so as not to penalize the transaction, which means that you will receive a total of £198.00 in your envelope I hope you understood me.Seen by Helen Phillips-You sentI understand youi’m not a foolthis is a scam-You sentif you want the table you can pay colissimo for the insuranceYou sentI will not be payingYou sentthanks for wasting my time
I was selling a large pine table (8’ x 4’) and 8 chairs on fb market place. Almost identical ‘interested’ message, again the lady was busy with work and would send money with the Collisimo agent but I was alerted at the use of phrases like “ when you have verified your money” and “give him the item”. An “item” is not a huge table and 8 chairs! Checked Colissiomo online… forwarded the linked to her then blocked and reported her
I've just had a message from a lady saying she is busy working and will send a colissimo postman. I'm so glad I googled it and read your comments. Thank you
Grateful for this - just pulled the plug on process at the point insurance payment demanded. Lucky escape!
We were just scammed out of $150 Amazon gift cards which they claimed needed to be used for an insurance on an item we were selling on FB Marketplace. Claimed it would be reimbursed when the item was picked up. In retrospect you feel so dumb, but this guy was so persistence and also became very threatening at the end. Guys name was Vania Silva. Probably a scam name, and their is no profile FB for him.
I fell for it he's name was Anthony when I Heard it's a scam I stopped it I did not get asked for insurance money but I would not pay it anyway
I too have almost fallen for this. Exactly the same message as others, but I asked what Collissimo was, as I've never heard of it. Evaded the question, so I Googled it, and found these reviews. I asked her if she was trying to scam me, and heard nothing further. Thank you to everyone for their previous posts, saved me some grief.
