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Complaint 108417 Details

We posted a tanning bed on craigslist for $2000.00. A man named Kasten Daniel became interested in the post and he replied back numerous times asking questions about the tanning bed. He informed me that he could pay $1900.00 through paypal. I agreed to this since I would only be losing $100.00. Kasten sent me another email back saying that he would also send money for a money gram so his pick-up agent can pick the tanning bed up and deliver to his wife in North Carolina. The amount for the money gram was $600.00 and he included $100.00 for any extra cost that might occur. I received an email from Paypal saying that in order for the money to occur in my account I must first show proof of a money gram in order to protect the buyer and the seller. I emailed paypal back and forth several times complaining that I do not have the money and that I would need the $600.00 being sent to me in order to send the money gram. Paypal continued to send messages informing me that the money could not be broken up in sections and that the transaction could not be closed. I have always used paypal so I assumed this was a safe transaction. The next day I borrowed the money for the moneygram from my brother assuring him I would pay him back that day. I later received another email from paypal saying that the transaction was complete and since the sum was a great amount to wait 12 business hours for the transaction to take place. The transaction never came so I then called paypal and informed them of this situation and they replied saying they never received any money and they have no record of $2600.00 waiting to enter my bank account. I forwarded the email to a lady I spoke to at paypal and she replied back informing me the email was fake. So now I owe my brother $600.00 and I am out of $2600.00. The pick up agent was Jamiu Momodu, north carolina.