scam on ebay

dubtom

After listing an item for 5 minutes I got a buy it now winner. Got this email from soon after.
Hello,
Greetings to you.I am Gbenga Peters from London,UK.I'm contacting you concerning your item on Ebay which i eventually became the winning bidder for your item.Morever i'm presently serving our beloved nation here in with the United Nation and i intend sending this item to my son who works with the United Kingdom Embassy in Nigeria as a visa Officer.So i will like you Ship the package via Royal Mail international Sign-for to Nigeria and I will like you to go know the Shipping cost and calculate the shipping cost and the item for Payment get back with the amount i will be paying immediately..I will be sending you my payment via PayPal,So kindly send me your (PAYPAL EMAIL ADDRESS) So as to immediately make out my payment.Make sure you get the package ready for immediate or next day shipment okay?.Expecting your reply so as to immediately make out my payment.Below is my son's address

Name...............Adewale Peters
Address...........300 Ogunlati Street
City.................Ojota
State...............Lagos State
Zip code..........23401
Country...........Nigeria

Regards

I emailed ebay saying I suspected a scam but have had no reply. What do I do now.Do ebay take the usual 24 hours or so to respond. Is this email enough to convince them that it is a scam.Do I have to go through the motiones of recieving a fake payment before any action is taken.From buying I know it's normal to get a total cost including p+p and pay now via ebay, but I've never need a paypal email address to send payments. I need a bit of clarity here, first time this has happened to me and I'm all confused:D
Actually africa wasn't listed on my send to places. Should I just tell him to foff.

majiktripp

Its a scam so tell him where to go! Anything with the jist of "Im working in Nigeria for the US Governemnt/UN/Bank of Whatever/Embassy, then its rubbish and just tell him your not shipping to Nigeria.
Aside,I found this video commical... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wySq1u7d4DA
Sorry but matches the mood

coady

i use to work for paypal/ebay . and as far as i know they dont operate in Nigeria .. a lot of scams being run from there..

mickoneill30

Why do they always use Nigeria?:D

I pity the honest people that do live there, they must never be able to buy anything online.

dubtom

Happy to say the bidder was banned and the item relisted. Restored the little faith I had in ebay (was ripped off a few years back).

JJ

If you haven't done so already, make sure you file an Unpaid Item Dispute for the first listing so you get your Final Value Fee back. You should get it back instantly as the buyer is NARU. Also, make sure you strengthen you Buyer Requirements. You can do so in the Preferences section in your My eBay. Also, a mobile phone at a BIN price on eBay is like a picnic basket to Yogi Bear. You might want to require immediate payment on the item. You have the option to do this in the Sell Your Item form. If you tick this requirement, the buyer has to pay you through PayPal before the listing ends.

dubtom

Did all that JJ, cheers.

ShowUsYourXbox

majiktripp wrote:

Its a scam so tell him where to go! Anything with the jist of "Im working in Nigeria for the US Governemnt/UN/Bank of Whatever/Embassy, then its rubbish and just tell him your not shipping to Nigeria.
Aside,I found this video commical... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wySq1u7d4DA
Sorry but matches the mood

That video is brilliant

Access

mickoneill30 wrote:

Why do they always use Nigeria?:D

I pity the honest people that do live there, they must never be able to buy anything online.

Brilliant!...

There is some honest guy in Lagos, wondering why he cant buy on ebay!

"Why me! - i am honest and want to pay for this using my "Vissa" card"



That had me rolling with laughter on the floor!

Its like the guy on phonejacker!

PeteK*

How does it turn into a scam if the guy is going to pay?

All the scams I see are putting me off ever buying off ebay.. and I'd love to buy loads of crap.

mickoneill30

If the guy pays with a stolen credit card or paypal account the money will come to you but get refunded when the owner of the stolen account reports it.

philstar

mickoneill30 wrote:

Why do they always use Nigeria?:D

I pity the honest people that do live there, they must never be able to buy anything online.

an honest nigerian.....is there such a thing??

they must be the most devious race on the planet.