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It's probably a private post office box rental store.
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chriselst wrote: I know the address they want something sent to, I'm quite prepared to pay £7.40 sending them something.
Any ideas?
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I was considering a more personal touch.
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Remember not to send anything with DNA on / in it.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Remember not to send anything with Your DNA on / in it.
Random doggie droppings from a park should be fine -- as long as you wear gloves throughout all stages of the process.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: as long as you wear veterinary gloves and a cap throughout all stages of the process.
FTFY
Hair can be a problem too
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 and a note saying "The next knock at your door will be the police, oh and by the way F*** You"!
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chriselst wrote: Any ideas?
Some talcum powder that gets spread when they open the packet?
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It's likely a scam. Paypal doesn't do escrow.
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This happened recently to a neighbour of mine, and appears to be a not uncommon scam. Just send them an email with a CC to the local police anti-fraud department.
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chriselst wrote: Quickly worked out the whole thing was a scam.
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So, what should I do next?
Really?
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Tell them the money needs to go into your account first.
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Or like in the films... 50% now, 50% at the end 
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If you do this, make sure it's not specified as a *gift*. Gifts can be refunded to the buyer.
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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just tell them you're blacklisted by paypal
cash and collect only at agreed meeting place because you don't want any tracking that can identify you.
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If you really want to piss them off... send them an Android phone! 
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Even better... a Windows Phone 
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Maybe send them a GPS tracking device with a picture of Liam Neeson.
On second thoughts scrap that idea, it might not go down well...
I would not use paypal as a seller, I used it once and the buyer bought my software then, once I had delivered the key, paypal cancelled the transfer saying that it was fraudulent.
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Report it to PayPal and the police -- and do it quickly, if the scammers have any of your personal information.
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Nothing but email address.
And I realise that is where the con started, asking me to email additional photos.
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Nobody lives at that address.
A person will pass by and empty the mailbox from time to time.
The police will not bother to send a patrol to wait for hours, just to possibly "catch" a guy, who will then simply say that he was asked to empty the mailbox for a friend.
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There's a cool sight where you can send a satchel of Richards to any address. You can include a note that instructs them to eat them.
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