BeNNy Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Hi all,I put up a phone up for bidding this afternoon on Ebay and it sold within an hour on the "Buy it now" option.I have a weird feeling about this cosssssssssssss...The buyer wants it sent to Nigeria when I clearly stated UK only, also the user has no feedback and the account was made today (30th August). Here is the link to the buyer's Ebay http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/aajalaura882282873776/Another thing is that she sent the same message to me 3 times via email."Hello seller,It's my pleasure to inform you that your item i bought off ebay has been paid for by the paypal...... the payment has been made including the shipment cost to my son's address because i want this to be sent to my son in Nigeria under the below address...NAME............ALAO TAYOADDRESS........5, SHORETIRE STREETAGEGELAGOS STATENIGERIA 23401Please as soon the payment has been sent to from the paypal, i will like you to get the item ship as soon as possible and get to me so i can know what to do about this....Many Thanks and God bless,laura"Last thing is that apparently the money has been taken out from the buyer's account but won't be credited to my account until I have provided the buyer with a tacking number from posting it..."This PayPal® payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has been "APPROVED" but will not be credited to your account until the shipment tracking number is sent to our customer's service for shipment verification so as to secure both the buyer and the seller."A scam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webber Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 The amount of stuff i have heard about sending things to another place (mainly nigeria) tend to be scams so i would be very careful.My dad had the same kind of thing but it was a man asking for the item to be sent to turkey when my dad clearly stated UK only.So my dad just backed out of the deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 (edited) just back out of the deal Edited August 30, 2009 by weirdoku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 No no no no no.Steer well clear of this mate. Re list it and report it, i think you can claim back the price it cost you to list it in the first place too. Just type 'Nigeria' and 'eBay' into Google and see why for yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeNNy Posted August 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 (edited) Oh spotted something quite obvious now.. Shouldda spotted it before..http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=13z8mtv&s=3Above is a screenshot of my inbox.. the bottom email which has been circled was something I paid for recently and paypal emailed me as soon as I made payment. The top email is the email about the phone.The top email starts with a capital "S" whereas the other starts with a lowercase "s" hmm Edited August 30, 2009 by BeNNy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 ooo badd, happned to my mum this they send you false something over paypal etc and bascially you get nothing and they get your phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Oh spotted something quite obvious now.. Shouldda spotted it before..http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=13z8mtv&s=3Above is a screenshot of my inbox.. the bottom email which has been circled was something I paid for recently and paypal emailed me as soon as I made payment. The top email is the email about the phone.The top email starts with a capital "S" whereas the other starts with a lowercase "S" hmmThey are both Capital...Vita Lemon Tea as your avatar......I f**king love that lemon tea, f**king love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeNNy Posted August 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 (edited) Thanks for all the fast replies guys! No no no no no.Steer well clear of this mate. Re list it and report it, i think you can claim back the price it cost you to list it in the first place too. Just type 'Nigeria' and 'eBay' into Google and see why for yourself!Right ok thanks. I know how to relist the item but how exactly do I report it? And claiming the money back?Thanks.They are both Capital...Vita Lemon Tea as your avatar......I f**king love that lemon tea, f**king love it!Nonono, the bottom email which I know is valid starts with lower case "s"And lol, yeah it's awesome stuff Edited August 30, 2009 by BeNNy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Nonono, the bottom email which I know is valid starts with lower case "s"And lol, yeah it's awesome stuff My bad, didn't even see the one at the bottom. But yeah, the top 2 are fake.Dude are you chinese? Says your surname is Fung in your profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 http://defmech.com/2006/02/20/the-ebay-nigeria-scam/There we go dude, all the info you need / steps you need to take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeNNy Posted August 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 My bad, didn't even see the one at the bottom. But yeah, the top 2 are fake.Dude are you chinese? Says your surname is Fung in your profile.Indeed I am. British Born Chinese I take it you are too?http://defmech.com/2006/02/20/the-ebay-nigeria-scam/There we go dude, all the info you need / steps you need to take.Cheers man, thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Indeed I am. British Born Chinese I take it you are too?Cheers man, thanks for your help.BBC eh. Yeha I am, from HK. Have to ride sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Tomo Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Read this, f**k 'em... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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