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WARNING buyer of new phone (iphone6 & note 4, gs5)

WARNING buyer of new phone (iphone6 & note 4, gs5)

If you are buying a phone off KIJIJI EBAY CRAIGLIST beware that you have a high risk of getting scam-pissed off or what ever you want to call it. DON'T BE A VICTIM of LOST and STOLEN PHONE SCAM Help US I'm Spreading this to our friends.

Phone that have a high risk are:
1. Iphone5 - iphone6+
2. Samsung gs4 s5 note3 note4 s5 active
3. Samsung Gs3 Note2
4. Iphone 4 4s

* The only solution to this scam is DON'T BUY USED PHONE IS KIJIJI EBAY CRAIGLIST.
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Umm. Thanks?
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d1ulove3 wrote: WARNING buyer of new phone (iphone6 & note 4, gs5)

If you are buying a phone off KIJIJI EBAY CRAIGLIST beware that you have a high risk of getting scam-pissed off or what ever you want to call it. DON'T BE A VICTIM of LOST and STOLEN PHONE SCAM Help US I'm Spreading this to our friends.

Phone that have a high risk are:
1. Iphone5 - iphone6+
2. Samsung gs4 s5 note3 note4 s5 active
3. Samsung Gs3 Note2
4. Iphone 4 4s

* The only solution to this scam is DON'T BUY USED PHONE IS KIJIJI EBAY CRAIGLIST.
If you are gonna end up buying from Kijiji, do it in a carrier store.
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This should be spread to all friends and family
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yo2boy wrote: If you are gonna end up buying from Kijiji, do it in a carrier store.
a scammer will not go to the carrier store, he will just ignore you and look for another innocent victim.
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d1ulove3 wrote: a scammer will not go to the carrier store, he will just ignore you and look for another innocent victim.
That's the point. To filter out scammers.
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zijin_cheng wrote: That's the point. To filter out scammers.
there are lots of things a scammer can do their so intelligent in doing there skim plan they have plan from A-Z.
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That was a very valuable and informative post. 10/10 will read again
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lol thanks?

at this point even doing the sale in a carrier store doesn't help anything at all:
if I were to scam you, all I need to do is to write down my IMEI and insure it, then I will call in 3 weeks after the sale reporting a loss.

and no, you can do absolutely nothing about that.
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iPhone 6 for sure isn't on the list yet lol. It and I assume the note 4 have kill switch built in also which is suppose to just kill the phone so you can't sell it if you have stole it
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shmogt wrote: iPhone 6 for sure isn't on the list yet lol. It and I assume the note 4 have kill switch built in also which is suppose to just kill the phone so you can't sell it if you have stole it

iphone6 is the hottest device now check kijji how many iphone6 are on sale the kill switch will not protect the buyer its also advantage from a scammer. From 10 people who's selling phone 9 of them are the of the owner only 1 is stolen or found phone
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d1ulove3 wrote: iphone6 is the hottest device now check kijji how many iphone6 are on sale
Omg just checked you are right. The prices are crazy high too. Only a fool would spend thousands for one when they could wait a couple weeks and get it from Apple when they are in stock. Not to mention if you wanted one that bad you probably pre ordered. I doubt that many right now would be stolen tho.
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Thank you very much for the PSA.
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Going into a carrier store doesn't guarantee that you won't be scammed.
They can easily sell you the device, and call their carrier and report the device lost or stolen and file an insurance claim.
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Get a copy of the receipt if you're buying a new iPhone 6. The receipt has a serial # written on it and check it against the devise.
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Post this on Kijiji/craigslist instead. You're preaching to the choir.
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We have enough of these threads. Thanks OP for the PSA.
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