Last week I advertised, for the first time on OLX, and 'SOLD' my coffee table within 24hrs of advetising, but soon as I received PoP was received, and table colleced I was alerted to a.
The starts with an sma from a Martin, a man buying furniture for his wife who's moving to Jhb from Eastern Cape. 072 5988 | Hie l am Martin l am intrested in buying the coffe table if u still have it call for arangement.
Than folowed by the faulse bank sms notice: Nedbank Payment Notification: sCOTT NYAMBOSI has paid R4, 500.00 into Standard Bank Acc.203932897 on 05-12-2013 Ref:27735852291/NEDBANK/20131205 Helpline:0860444000 Int.no. 2711 710 4011
Noting that the buyer's name has changed from Martin to sCOTT Nyambosi.
Then after collection of the coffee table, I received the following sms: That guy charged me r800 to pick up the table an l exceded my monthly limit cn u borow me that r800 to fetch the table from him l will pay yo money bck tomorow afternoon b4 l loose my table
I suggested handing over the cash, and spent 3hours driving looking for the collector, who never made it to our ageed meeting point, and just insited that I pay the money via eWallet.
I'm without a table & money
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