Jessica Redford - InterParcel
Complaint 142437 Details

Inquired about purchasing a MacBook Air on Craigslist. After sending out several emails to advertised laptops, I received this email from a person calling themselves Jessica Redford:

"Hi, I am getting back to you regarding the 13" MacBook AIR from Craigslist

My name is Jessica and I am now in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The MacBook is still available and I hope you are still interested.
I am selling the MacBook for US $600. I have attached some pics with it to this email.
It's 1.80 GHZ i7, has 4 GB of RAM, 384 MB of Video Memory and 256 GB SSD (works 5 times faster as a normal HD) of storage.
The MacBook was bought brand new from Apple a couple of months ago.
About the MacBook 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 MacBook 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 MacBook?"

After several emails between us, we agreed that she should send the item through a service called InterParcel. I looked up the company and they are a legitimate company. She notified me that she had dropped off the item with InterParcel and they should contact me about the transfer.

I got an email from a person calling themselves Ralph Craddock with instructions on the transfer. I was instructed to send the money through Western Union to an individual named Amanda Duncan in Bolton, UK.

I then wired the money using Western Union ($600 plus a $50 charge for the wire).

I then received an email that the money was received and that the item would arrive FedEx on August 2nd around 1pm EDT.

No other responses to my emails or inquiries has been returned. Today, after long research, I have found where this person(s) has done this same scam over and over on Craigslist.