Dodgy ?

[Skii]

I've just sold A Camera and printer on ebay to a mystery bidder whos details are private on ebay. They have an american address in Texas, then I get this email

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Hello seller,i am happy to have won this item for my lovely husband who has just been transfered to work for the UNICEF in nigeria,I would want this item shipped to him via Royal mail service,i am willing to pay for the extra cost of shipment via paypal,pls get back to me with the cost so i make payment asap,thanks
best regard.

williet

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=150043819545


any thoughts ?

[Skii]

so - I've emailed a reply asking where they want the item shipped to, and I get this :

HELLO SELLER,
THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL , AS I HAVE MAIL YOU EARLIER IMMIDIATELY I WON THE ITEM THAT AM WILLING TO TO BUY THIS ITEM FOR MY LOVELY HUSBNAD IN NIGERIA, SO THAT YOU CAN GET BACK TO ME WITH THE SHIPMENT COST TO NIGERIA SO THAT I CAN MADE YOUR PAYMENT VIA PAYAL BUT NOW HAS YOUR PAYMENT HAS PLEASE GET BACK TO ME IF YOU WILL NEED ANY ADDITIONAL PAYMENT SO THAT YOU CAN DISPARTCH THE ITEM FIRST THING ON MONDAY MORNING TO GIVEN ADDRESS BY PAYPAL . THANKS..........PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP.
PLESURE TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU.

WILLIET.




- I think this settles any doubt!

[poolking]

Re-list the item, its a no brainer.

[XA04]

Indeed.

The eBay account was probably hijacked if they have good feedback.

Edit: Just had a look, it is a new ebayer. Definitely dodgy though.

[Smirnoff]

The buyer could be legit although there are two points to consider.

1) If the buyer wanted it to be sent to her husband in Nigeria why did she not indicate this prior to her purchase?

2) Nigeria is well known for monetary scams. (does anyone remember the infamous email stating that Mr whatsisname had died and due to some reason or another they asked you to claim you were their dependant?)

either way its up to you what you do but my advice is steer clear and re-advertise

[Skii]

Yeah cheers peeps, I've offered it to a 2nd chance bidder or I'll re-list it.

I've politely told the winner to smeg off.

[mcmiller]

wasnt there another post with almost exactly the same email

[Skii]

Oh NO !! The FBI are coming!!


HELLO SELLER,
AM UNHAPPY TO MAIL YOU THIS MOMENT, HAS I HAD FROM YOU THAT YOU WILL NOT COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION PLEASE WHY DID YOU PLACE IT ON EBAY WHEN YOU KNOW ARE YOU WILL DO HALF TRNSACTION , IT SEEMS THAT YOUR CASE IS GOING TO BE REPORTED TO EBAY HAS YOU ARE WILLING TO SCAM ME, IF YOUR LOVE YOUR SELF'S YOU BETTER COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION, YOU BECAUSE YOUR CASE IS FORWARD TO FBI FOR SCAM AND FRAUDLESS TRANSACTION , PLEASE GET BACK TO ME SOON AS I WAN;T THE ITEM SHIP FIRST THING ON MONDAY MORNING TO THE GIVEN ADDRESS BY PAYPAL.

WILLIET.

[bledd]

omfg, i can't read what they've put, all i see is caps and nigeria why can't they choose a new country to scam from,lol

[MadduckUK]

oooo there getting shirty now are they? i dont know... tell them they have indeed uncovered your feindish plan, and now you will need to make sure they cannot tell anyone else

[Agent]

If it has Nigeria in it. Its a Scam.

[steve threlfall]

Send them a large brick like the powerbook story

Or obtain their address and pay them a visit

[MadduckUK]

i vote copy the powerbook story

[[GSV]Trig]

And people that ring me up at work wanting our old IT equipment wonder why we sell it off as scrap metal after I've taken the RAM n drives out of the machines..

[subucni]

Stop playing around guys, he better send it or they'll report him for a "FRAUDLESS TRANSACTION"

Now you don't want to get in trouble for committing a transaction that has no fraud in it!!!

My bad.

[/sarcasm]



Bres

[MadduckUK]

this was always going to happen. after attempting to get you to send the item and getting the same old "go away" responses, there now trying to make it look like your the one in the wrong.

i wonder how many ppl will actually be scared into sending it? at least one thats for certain