They will probably want an upfront payment for the return - and I will bet they will want it in the form of Western Union or a moneypak from Wal-Mart.
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Mar 27, 2013
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE SCAM IS? MY SON ALSO POSTED ABOUT HIS MISSING DOG AND RECIEVED THIS SAME EXACT TEXT. HAVENT FIGURED OUT WHAT THE SCAM IS YET.
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Jan 3, 2014
Worried about the purpose of this scam, glad I found this website, I posted a craigslist about a lost wallet and received a text from a false name claiming to have found my wallet (not true) and asking for personal details.
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13
Jan 5, 2014
Lost my wallet too and posted an ad on Craigslist. She responded to it saying her name was Bianca and she had it and wanted personal information. I wouldn't give her it unless she sent me a picture of the wallet and of course she couldn't. She is really pushy about wanting an email address. Don't give anything to this scammer. It's ridiculous to scam people who have just lost something important to them.
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Jan 8, 2014
My son lost his wallet, I did give her standard personal info that she asked for and my email. Any idea what they are using this info for? I knew the dhl info was fake and confirmed that with dhl. Bianca said she dropped out at a dhl office which was my first clue, no one uses dhl around here. I am interested to see what they ask for.
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Jan 11, 2014
I got this reply to my craiglist lost & found ad:
"Hello,My name is Bianca I'm a deaf.A Purse was found and If you can name whats inside the Purse and where you lost it and described the wallet to me.also provide correct information with your full name and address matching on ID including your email address and I will be more than happy to return it you can text me on my # (703) 662-3324.Thank you Bianca"
I stupidly answered the email & gave her my contact info. I'm so angry at myself for not googling the number she/he/it left.