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    Nigerian 419ers have invaded Amazon.....

    So I'm thinking about selling my iMac and upgrading to the one with the new graphics core. As I got sick of selling stuff on eBay with monster fees and scammers, I dropped it on to Amazon.

    Yesterday I had an email asking for pictures, so I asked what specifically the guy wanted photos of, and if he was in W. London, maybe he could come around and take a look. His reply:

    "i'm from northampton and i want it deliverd to my friend in nigeria for his birthday."

    Seriously - does anyone ever fall for this stuff?

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    Re: Nigerian 419ers have invaded Amazon.....

    Presumably there must be a strike rate or they wouldn't keep doing it...?

    Honestly, I don't know, a friend of mine had similar hassles trying to sell a mobile phone a few months ago.

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    Re: Nigerian 419ers have invaded Amazon.....

    I had the same when I briefly stuck my car on autotrader.

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    Re: Nigerian 419ers have invaded Amazon.....

    Actually come to think of it, so did I (the car) - really do they think you were going to ship it out to them? There must be some real dummies....

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