New scam

[ver01@]

This one was a new one for me. Buyer on gumtree offers to pay and have the item collected.
However, he will only offer to pay in cash by posting the money in an envelope!

"... you will receive money in cash in an envelope which will be sent via the courier delivery service DPD EXPRESSE to your home address the company DPD will send a factor? to your postal address to pick up the package and you deposit your money then ship me to my Shipping address afterwards"

I am sure it will be counterfeit money but found it interesting that he was happy for me to deposit the money first before his "friend" collected the item (guess he has nothing to lose if he hasn't provided his ID, address).

 

[ver01@]

Not everybody can check notes are real - they don't usually look like monopoly money so this could easily work.

 

[ver01@]

Gumtree is cash on delivery only, anythng else and you're a ******* idiot. As for this scam, unless people are being stupid and not checking notes are real how does that work? If I received an envelope of moody notes in payment then the parcel wouldn't be going anywhere.

You missed that bit that the parcel isn't going anywhere until the money is deposited/checked.

 

[ver01@]

It’ll just be a stack of newspaper cut to bank note size as using counterfeit money is considered more serious than plain fraud/theft.

Had a look and there have been cases recently where counterfeit money was used.
Hampstead man 'scammed out of £700' for camera by DPD worker | Hampstead Highgate Express (hamhigh.co.uk)

 

[ver01@]

Offering to have the money checked/deposited before I post the item was interesting and not something I've come across before.

 

[ver01@]

Nice of OP to join the 21st century

Are you still in the 20th century and using paper money?

 

[ver01@]

When I asked for ID he went all the way to email a photo of a passport but was reluctant to provide a photo of a utility bill.