Scammer or legitimate moron?

[Chef]

Just recieved an email from someone asking whether I'm eBay account so-and-so and whether I'm selling a PlayStation, and if not could I please refund the £108 that he's paid to me. Needless to say I'm not eBay user so-and-so and I'm selling a PS4, neither is there any obvious way which he could confuse me with him. It's a .co.uk address so that the scam is in £ doesn't seem that odd.

What I suspect is that this is a scam; I send him £108 and then he puts in some sort of claim for the original £108 saying that his PlayStation hasn't turned up (because clearly it won't) and gets that, leaving me £108 out of pocket. Handily, my card has expired and I haven't got around to updating the details on PayPal yet, making charging me rather tricky. So my thought is that I just create a new PayPal account with a different email address, transfer the money to myself, sit on it for a while and see what happens - and then donate a decent sum of my unexpected fortune to the Poppy Appeal and spend several minutes laughing heartily at the scammers.

Any thoughts or advice?

So are you sending me the money or what?

 

[History_Man]

Paging Moderators: @Bad CO @Boris_Johnson @Good CO @Guns @Sixty @oldbaldy

Interesting that cpunk, listed as moderator on the forum home page doesn't come up when summoned by @.

I think that in fairness to him, he jacked it in.

 

[putteesinmyhands]

The old yes or no game

Double Your Money. Hughie Green.

 

[DaManBugs]

Double Your Money. Hughie Green.

What's the meaning of "Double Your Money? And who's your man Hughie Green there? Do they have anything to do with e-bay scams?

MsG

 

[Mattb]

I only use the last four

Last four? Crikey, how many Army numbers did you have‽

So are you sending me the money or what?

Cheque's in the post fella.

 

[AlienFTM]

What's the meaning of "Double Your Money? And who's your man Hughie Green there? Do they have anything to do with e-bay scams?

MsG

Yes no game hughie green

 

[Chef]

Last four? Crikey, how many Army numbers did you have‽


Cheque's in the post fella.

Thanks for that my friend.

Why don't you send me your bank details? If it happens again I won't need to bother you.

Thoughtful, that's me.

 

[putteesinmyhands]

Yes no game hughie green

Damn! Take Your Pick and Michael Miles.

I always mix them up.

 

[AlienFTM]

Damn! Take Your Pick and Michael Miles.

I always mix them up.

I hadn't even noticed until now you point it out.

 

[Joshua Slocum]

Double Your Money. Hughie Green.

his wartime medals are up sale next week

39 - A fascinating Second World War group of five awarded to Flight L...

 

[Moderator]

I think that in fairness to him, he jacked it in.

Haven’t seen @Boris_Johnson lately either...

 

[Mattb]

Thanks for that my friend.

Why don't you send me your bank details? If it happens again I won't need to bother you.

Thoughtful, that's me.

My bank details? It's a building full of money with little pens on beaded lanyards.