[rakayah]

i recently put an item on e-bay-goodmans dvd recorder and received an e-mail back.stating that a lady in germany-

Buyer's shipping address: mary smith
Rosenheimer Strasse 15
81667 Munich
Deutschland

had bought the item.
i then received this e-mail-

I am very happy to inform you that i am the lucky
winner of your item...I Hope the item is in good
condition as described on ebay site.I am using the
item as a Birthday present to my lovely husband that
works with the London High Commission in Africa.I
will include 50GBP for the shipping cost via ROYAL
MAIL FIRST CLASS DELIVERY

I will like the item to be posted first thing tomorrow
morning so that there wont be any delay as his
birthday is fast approach.Below is the address i want
the item to be ship to.I will like you to provide with
me a tracking number as soon as the item is been
posted ok.I will give you a positive feed back
immediately the item has been posted ok.

SHIPPING ADDRESS..
NAME.........A.OLUWASEUN
ADDRESS...17,OLOWOOKERE STREET ORILE
CITY.............AGEGE
STATE........LAGOS-STATE
COUNTRY...NIGERIA
ZIPCODE......23401

then i received fake paypal e-mail.saying i had funds of £125 waiting for me to claim after sending royal mail tracking number.

BEWARE THIS IS A SCAM.I WAS LUCKY AND DIDNT SEND THE ITEM!.
i have reported this to e-bay and paypal also.

[montyzuma]

yep fairly standard scam, nigerian and romania = scam

best not to deal with anyone outside your own country

[Rooshooter2]

It doesn't just happen on ebay, we get it with local online classifieds as well, It's easy to deal with, No money in hand = No Goods, Anyway ebay don't care, they just send you back a standard form letter, you may as well talk to a brick wall. [/code][/quote]

[smokeypimp]

allright guys....i am currently tryn to sell a psp on gumtree......so last night i got an email from mary smith asking me the condition of my item as she was interested in it for her sons birthday......so as you do i gave her the info she needed as ive never heard of this person and this is the email i got back

Thanks for your reply,My name is Mrs Smith Mary am from USA, i have interest on your item for my son as a season gift .coming up as soon as possible in Nigeria so i will like to know the condition of the item so i will make the payment via bank to bank transfer to your account to your account in cash kids let me know the total cost including the shipment cost of the item to my kids in Nigeria but EMSSPEED POST OR DHL COURIER SERVICE to my kids in Nigeria.kindly send this information below for the transfer to account .
Account holder name:
Account Number:-
Bank Name:
Bank code:-
Branch:
Bank tel:-
Swift Code:
Total Cost.
country
email
so just get back to me with the all the information.......Thanks Nice doing Business with you...

thatl be right eh lmao man.....an then this mornin i get another email from mary james asking me the condition of my item......lmao again man

can nothing be done with this idiot or these idiots

here is also the email addys theyre sending from

smith.mary00016@gmail.com

mary_j56@hotmail.com

p.s. i made sure i gave them dogs abuse anyway as we do i glasgow.....hehe fuds ;p

[smokeypimp]

woot woot iv just managed to send a fake virus to both email addys....it shuts sown the pc with the user having no control lol.....found a tutorial on yoo tube ;p

[iwannabe]

There is a body in Nigeria which hunts these people down carries out lands them in jail. Unfortunately, they are not well publicised as the scammers do not want you to hear about them. Their website is : http://www.efccnigeria.org/ I usually mention in my eBay listings that any fraudulent behaviour would be reported to the EFCC and I don't hear from these people. If you're after a bit of fun, you could coax your "buyers" real details, and stage a visit from the EFCC..

[montyzuma]

nice but you wont get their real address they will be fake

[Emma_fields_spoons]

Hey this email:: mary_j56@hotmail.com
Has just sent me an email wanting to pay for things im selling by paypal..

Obviously a scam.

Stay well away from this person

x

[gums]

watch out 4 scammers..

[cpwoods]

Hi,

I hope you dont mind me posting but I used to work for Ebay. The scams described below are not uncommon.

The best advice I can give...

Buyers
Always pay with Paypal as if you do not get the item you can be refunded.
Do not buy intangiable (must be able to see and touch) goods as they are not covered.
If you return an item to the seller always get proof of postage.


Sellers.
Check that the money is actually in your paypal account before you send the item. (Some scammers will send fake emails that look as if they come from paypal telling you that you have been paid).

Only ever post to the paypal registered address of the buyer as you will not be covered if you send goods to a different address (even the persons work address).

Always get proof of postage for the item you are sending.

Report all scammers to Paypal and Eay

I really hope this is helpful
C