I Was JUST About Scammed From Kijiji…. WARNING TO OTHERS!!
So Liz and I are looking to go to the Guns N Roses concert on Feb 3rd but we had a tough time trying to figure out if we were going to be able to swing it or not. Ends up that we can likely make it, so in search of tickets we go!
I went online to kijiji and usedpei to see if there was anyone around here selling them, and sure enough there were some – but none with great seats which we’d want of course – so I ended up posting a ‘WANTED’ ad – you can see it on kijiji here.
Anyhow, so I did get some responses.. but none were very successful until I get this one from a Kristin Theriault <ktheriault2@gmail.com>.
Anyhow it wasn’t 30 minutes later she popped me up a message on gmail asking if I was interested… and here’s the conversation we had:
(4:43:20 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com Hi you there
(4:43:38 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com I am.. hmm.. do I know you?
(4:43:55 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com im selling the guns and roses tickets for moncton
(4:43:59 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com oh! ha!
(4:44:16 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com yeah they are only 3 rows from the stage
(4:44:26 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com what section?
(4:45:16 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com section 35
(4:46:59 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com oh cool.. what are you asking for them? are they seats or ?
(4:47:29 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com they are seats and we are asking 175 for both
(4:48:04 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com That sounds good.. I’ll take them for sure.. I’m in PEI though, you read that right?
(4:48:26 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com no must have missed that part would courier work for you?
(4:48:53 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com sure, but how do we arrange payment?
(4:49:10 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com Hi do you have online banking payment can be made that way
(4:49:53 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com as the banks are closed now
(4:50:14 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com are you right in Moncton?
(4:51:17 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com we are actually outside of moncton do you know where woodstock is
(4:52:06 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com I do actually.. give me a sec, I have a friend whom drives over and back every weekend..
(4:52:24 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com ok well looking to sell asap
(4:53:39 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com I definitely understand that.. do you have pictures of the tickets or anything? (so that I know you’re not someone just looking to rip me off
(4:54:25 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com I mean.. I certainly am who I say I am.. I have a website (www.lencurrie.com) I’m on facebook and I have a photography business, as well as work for Aliant… do you know anyone that works for Aliant perchance?
(4:54:27 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com well i can assure you im not out to rip anyone off here my husband works for the rcmp aswell and i was willing to give you his banking information as im working until 12 midnight
(4:55:07 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com no sorry i dont know anyone at aliant seriously will give sin numbers anything else
(4:55:47 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com lol.. SIN numbers aren’t much help to me unfortunately.. but I can pay you via email money transfer ASAP.. hmm.. if you send courier.. do you get a tracking number?
(4:56:05 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com Hi yes you do get a tracking number
(4:56:24 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com i will just need your name and address
(4:56:47 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com What’s your phone number? Mine is 902-626-5513..
(4:57:38 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com 506-273-7645
(4:57:45 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com thats my house number
(4:58:03 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com one sec I’m just going to confirm with my girlfriend here..
(4:58:17 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com ok well let me know
(4:58:23 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com I really appreciate you getting a hold of me.. one sec.
(4:58:31 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com no problem
(5:03:16 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com did you get in contact with your friend?
(5:04:29 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com lol.. one sec.. she’s at work.. has to call me back
(5:05:07 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com ok no problem just message me here
(5:05:27 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com umm.. your number is ‘not in service’?
(5:06:12 PM) ktheriault2@gmail.com oh hold on let me double check might have gave the wrong number i can give you the number for my work
(5:06:20 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com no that’s ok..
(5:06:25 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com you can sell them to someone else
(5:07:05 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com I don’t deal well with people that are a) in a rush to sell and b) give me false information.
(5:07:09 PM) lencurrie@gmail.com Good luck
*almost immediately, she signed off…
So needless to say I’m pretty darn happy I didn’t decide to impulse send them the money… truthfully if they had a Facebook account, I would likely would have believed them.. I mean, at least I would have had some pictures.. some interaction, etc..etc..
So BE CAREFUL out there!!! My search for good tickets continues!
