I registered an acc here just to warn all online buyers/ sellers on Carousell abt scammers on the platform
Be aware of +60 10-858 2025 and +60 11-2616 3314 these two phone num
Also this address:
b3-23 jalan damai perdana 2 bandar damai perdana 55000 kuala lumpur w. persekutuan(kl)

This is what happened:
I'm new to Carousell and I posted an item for sale on Carousell last night. Within minutes there r two interested buyers messaging me abt the same time asking for WhatsApp pm
So I WhatsApp them
Both of them said they're on business trips and the conversation was so similar that it seemed fishy, it's as if I'm talking to the same person
They even explained they want the item to be delivered to their relatives in Selangor/ KL area bcos they're out of town. They've been giving me too much details which got me really suspicious. Under normal condition no body cares to explain so much to a stranger online, at least not me :-/
One of them asked me to show him/her photos of the item but clearly not interested. He/she replied 'ok' even before I finished sending all the pics
I got really suspicious when they asked me for my bank details (even its the normal procedure but the buyer just seemed too eager) so I went back to carousell to check their user acc
Now both the "interested buyers" r listed as SUSPENDED USERS. They weren't when they first approached me and thank god I checked.
I started googling abt scams on carousell and surprisingly there r lots of similar cases, just that in most cases the phone num will be foreign ones
Those scammers r from Nigeria (from what I read) pretending to be Malaysians. If anyone interested in knowing the details can just google abt it
So I again google the phone num and even asked for the address they want me to send the item to
NOTHING came out
The way they write the address was also another thing that made me feel off
This whole thing just doesn't feel right so I started chatting with the scammers in bahasa
And this's when I'm sure the "interested buyer" is actually a scammer
He/she refused to chat in bahasa bcos he/she is a Chinese (what a bs excuse) and asked me to chat in English
I simply replied him I'm not a Chinese(while in fact I'm Chinese)
No Malaysian will stop dealing with a seller just bcos they start to converse with u in bahasa (at least not me)
I've been buying things online for so long please la 🙄
Every time if a seller starts to chat in bahasa I'll just switch to bahasa to reply
Even if ur bahasa is so teruk u can also understand what's being said and reply in English
I think the buyer blocked me after I asked him if he's busy scamming ppl online cos I can't see his profile pic any more
Both the acc were registered on the same day and the WhatsApp acc were also registered on relatively close date and recently (if I rmb correctly one is on 1 Dec 2017 the other is later, couldn't view it after being blocked)
Their WhatsApp is always "online" status I guess bcos they're busy finding new victims

Now I'm thinking if I should chat with the other acc that hasn't blocked me yet cos it's kinda fun when u know they're trying to fool u



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tldr...
read few lines already know those are very common scammer tactics....not only in carousel..also in mudah and any online selling platform.
u continue chat also u gain nothing except wasting time.
no way to eradicate them...so best to be smart and have common sense.

This post has been edited by Lion Cut: Feb 16 2018, 06:48 PM

1. Nigerian scam. Very very common. Welcome to the net.

2. If you have time, you can troll them. If not, just ignore them.

3. I once trolled a scammer. Keep him occupied for few nights.
If he's occupied, he has less resource to scam other people. This was what I think.

Typical in Mudah/Carousell. Got ppl want to buy but then ask to send first la, bank in first la. All BS.

Once they asked to whatsapp instead of deal in carousell, it's already fishy.

Dunno why you proceed to whatsapp them.

fyi, i am a fellow carouseller myself. almost 95% of things i advertise on carousell, i sell via whatsapp. not only its fast but its safe. for your case, if the buyer refuse to deal on your terms, just block them.

just block that number . waste ur energy only

I just started using Carousell yesterday. I posted an ad to sell my Nike backpack. Got a whatsapp from this guy.


[4:16 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: Hello
[4:16 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: How’s the condition
[4:20 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: the condition is 9.5/10
[4:20 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: used to carry water bottle and note book
[4:20 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: I will take more pics when i am at home later
[4:23 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: Okay
[4:23 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: How much your last price
[4:24 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: If you want to COD (pj area), RM 75. It is less than a year old. Buying price was rm139
[4:25 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: Am actually not around and can you post to puchong
[4:26 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: Can. Including postage will be rm80 cos I will be using Poslaju next day delivery.
[4:26 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: I will be able to post only on Monday cos it's already the weekend
[4:26 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: Okay.
[4:26 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: Is that okay?
[4:26 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: So can you give me your bank account details including your email address and hp number so that I can transfer to you now.
[4:27 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: Okay
[4:27 PM, 8/24/2018] AM:
Pls send me your full name and full home address.
[4:29 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: Please can i have your hp and email address
[4:29 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: Name: Emmanuel Adizue
Address: Blok10-2-4
Kekwa apartment
Putra perdana
Puchong
Selangor
47100
Hp; 01142610316
[4:29 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: Can I know why?
[4:29 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: Nothing, just for verification
[4:30 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: You can take a screenshor of the transfer and send here
[4:32 PM, 8/24/2018] Carousel Mali: I will, but my bank will request for your email address
[4:33 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: are you really serious in buying the bag, or are you just going to tell me you over transfered some money and I need to transfer it back?

I have had many of this conversations before. No bank will ask for email address. Please do not waste my time. I am sincere in selling this bag. If you are looking to scam people, please dont waste my time
[4:35 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: See, now your profile picture has disappeared. Please make a living doing good and sincere things. People work hard to earn a living.
[4:35 PM, 8/24/2018] AM: and there are people like you doing things like this


Not to be racist but when I saw that foreign name, I suspect it is a scam already. There are so many of these people doing this sort of thing. Wasting people's time.

thanks for the good sharing.

want to share new way of scam. scammer ask buyer to transfer money into a bank account and the bank account is belong to a bitcoin seller, they use bitcoin seller as middle person. im one of the victim, reported and useless

I sold my Apple Nike Watch for RM900 to a Middle Eastern, fortunately I did a COD with him to which I demanded to see if the cash is present after I showed him the watch, the charger is working fine, before I allow him to pair.

They need your email to send a fake email from their bank saying that money has been transferred to your account. Sometimes they say they have transferred more and ask you to transfer back the extra. These are simple scams to catch those who don't bother to check their accounts whether the money is really in or not.

Hi, can you elaborate more on this? like how do you know the account is belongs to bitcoin seller?

Sold an item to a Nigerian as well

But he was 7hours late.. luckily I'm around that area so just drop by

Is this still a problem now that there's Carousell Protection? Are there any known scams within the Protection system that we should know about?

I just kena this... so far only information I gave is my bank account number, full name, and email address to receive payment... is that dangerous?

This post has been edited by munchoong: Dec 30 2021, 09:55 AM

Selalu i buat COD je.

Kalo postage, i will ask the person transfer money, and tomorrow i will post it after withdraw the money.

Should be OK. You will probably get an email from their "bank" saying they have received his money but you need to pay something to get it...bla...bla. Just ignore it.

Once buyer asks for your email it is most likely a scam. Banks don't need your email to transfer money.

i never check my bank acc after i get buyers to transfer the money. as far as i know once the money enters my acc they cant do shit to get a refund right?

i had to ask for email when i did an international transfer. hope the seller didnt think i was a scammer haha.

COD. Safe for seller, safe for buyer. Can check item condition. No dispute later.