I located a playstation 3 on Craigslist, Houston. It was for sale. The seller was in England for training. I sent an e mail to the seller and they responded right away with pictures of the system.
The seller also sent directions about how the transaction would take place.
The transaction was to be through a company called TNT who is a third party neutral holder.
TNT sent me a description of the system and advised that it was in their custody and would be forwarded to me upon reciept of payment.
Payment had to be made via Western Union, money in minutes.
Payment was made and 2 days passed with no contact. I then tracked the confirmation number given by TNT. The number was no good. I contacted the real TNT and they advised it was invalid.
I then tracked the funds through Western Union and it advised that the funds had been picked up.
This is the same person and MO as was used in other scams.
See report #312119, it is the same thing, only different items.
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