Parcel Force
Complaint 63174 Details

  • Date Occurred: 01/23/2014
  • Reported Damages: $600.00
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The complaint is against an online dating profile

The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity

The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity

The company or person contact no longer exists

International boundaries

I responded to an add on Criagslist for an imac computer. The person then told me that they were in Canada now and wouldn't be back to Chicago for 16 months so could they send it through Parcel Force. I was about to go through with the transaction, but I came across this site and stopped all contact.

Emails:

> Hi, I am getting back to you regarding the 27-inch iMac from Craigslist

My name is Lindsey and I am now in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The iMac is still available and I hope you are still interested.
I am selling the iMac for $600 USD. I have attached some pics with it to this email.
It's 3.10 GHZ i5, has 16 GB of RAM, 2 GB of Video Memory, 2 TB of storage and another 256 GB SSD so it can boot faster.
The iMac was bought brand new from Apple a couple of months ago. About the iMac I can say it's in perfect shape, as I used it only for a few weeks. Included in the $600 price is everything that came with the iMac and also the warranty papers.
I tried to be as thorough as I could with the presentation so you can have all the info if you decide to go ahead and buy it. So what do you think? Do you want my imac?

Thanks,
Lindsey

Hi,

I will return home in 16 months so that is not an option.
I was checking for a way to make the exchange from here to you in the US and I came across this option, which is a very good way to make this exchange. It's provide by a company called Parcel Force and it will help us with this transaction.
They seem designed specifically for internet transactions, they handle both the payment and delivery part of this transaction. They seem pretty nice and trustworthy and they provide a service that we can use for our exchange.
The link below is from the Parcel Force website and it explains their procedure. Please check the link and the procedure and let me know if you agree to the terms.
http://www.canada-parcelforce.com/en_language.internet.transactions/index.html

With this procedure Parcel Force will deliver the imac to you, receive your payment and I will receive the payment for the imac only after you instruct them to do so.

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  • weslijones
  • weslijones SBID #45964d09bf
  • Posted 02/09/2014
  • Hello Everyone

    I have started collecting evidence to try to catch and prosecute those behind this scam. I have contacted local authorities, Western Union, and the internet businesses that service the fraudulent websites.

    I am also looking at the methods used the contact each of you and how the criminals collected the money. If you would like to do something to possibly to get your money back, or provide more information/evidence, please contact me at [email protected].

    Thanks
    Wesli Jones
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  • Complaint Against Parcel Force
  • Complaints Filed: 38
  • Reported Damages: $12,861.00
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