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> After many months of searching I found a Mr Coffee JavaStation for sale in Canada; unfortunately the seller only accepted payments through a Canadian banking
by dleslie 2y ago
> After many months of searching I found a Mr Coffee JavaStation for sale in Canada; unfortunately the seller only accepted payments through a Canadian banking service which is pretty much inaccessible outside Canada.
If they mean Interac E-Transfers, then their inability to access it may have prevented them from running afoul of a common scam. Online classified ads will offer desirable items that are also often expensive and niche, and will ask the would-be purchaser to pay for it via an e-Transfer. And then you never hear from them again.
Always ensure the product exists, or the service is rendered, before using Interac E-transfer.
https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/e-transfer-fraud-protect-your-online-transactions https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/e-transfer-fraud-protect-y...
- toast0 2y agoOnly delayed. Eventually they had a friend move to Canada in order to straw purchase the JavaStation on their behalf. (Maybe there were other motivations for moving to Canada, like ketchup chips)
- dleslie 2y agoAh, I didn't read much past what I quoted; I became distracted.
- 486sx33 2y agoMaybe you’re missing part of the point… you can’t send an interac transfer from a US bank account, so unless you have a Canadian bank account, you can’t do it !
- mardifoufs 2y agoYes but usually listings that ask for interac e-transfers are a scam in the first place! They are basically impossible to revert to scammers really like them. So even if they had access to interact transfers, they probably shouldn't have bought the listed item anyways.