Watch out! Scammers in the town.
T oday's post is not about microcontrollers. It's about scammers. I will go through an (unsuccessful) attempt to steal my money. I was selling my old Macbook on Facebook Marketplace. I used marketplace a few times before and it was always rather positive experience. But not this time. Here is the conversation with one of the "buyers" with my comments. The "buyer's" name is Klaudia. I'm pretty sure that its a real person account that has been hacked, so I won't blame the real Klaudia for that :) Klaudia Available? Me: Yes Klaudia: What are the recent conditions Where are you located? Me: It’s in very good condition. I’m at Taringa So far looks legit. Someone who wanted to buy would ask these questions. Keep talking... Klaudia: Okay sounds good, I won't be able to pick up myself today because of my working hours but I can send one of my truck driver along with my son to come pick it up and Do you have paypal or bank transfer? Now things diverg...