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  • 06-08-2014 7:17pm
    #1
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,016 ✭✭✭


    My son put up some Holister, Abercombie ,superdry clothes for sale on gumtree. This fella has emailed him asking for a total price for whole lot plus postage. So it's a couple hundred euro. I asked him would he do PayPal, which he said yes. But he said he lives in uk but wants stuff delivered to his son in Nigeria!

    I smell a scam of some sort but he said he will pay with PayPal first. Anyone an opinion on this!

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,186 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Absolute scam. Don't even continue entertaining them.


  • #3
    Jamesyboid88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭Jamesyboid88


    I was just about to put up a thread about this. I got two different emails today about my ad on gumtree asking the same question. Pay by paypal and they pay for delivery to there friend in Nigeria. I want to know if they pay me by paypal first how can they scam me


  • #4
    Judgement Day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,549 ✭✭✭✭Judgement Day


    Just some friendly advice. You shouldn't be trading online if you even entertain - for one second - the idea of selling to somebody who gives Nigeria as their destination for delivery. Don't bother trying to work out if it's a scam, or how it can be - just don't go there.


  • #5
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,186 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Jamesyboid88 wrote: »
    I was just about to put up a thread about this. I got two different emails today about my ad on gumtree asking the same question. Pay by paypal and they pay for delivery to there friend in Nigeria. I want to know if they pay me by paypal first how can they scam me

    Standard one is that you'll be sent a fake Paypal email claiming you were paid by an e-check and that it'll clear in X number of days. Except it doesn't exist.

    Anyone asking you to internationally ship anything that is either common or awkward to ship is a scammer - or at least just treat it as such.


  • #6
    Nody
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,375 CMod ✭✭✭✭Nody


    Jamesyboid88 wrote: »
    I was just about to put up a thread about this. I got two different emails today about my ad on gumtree asking the same question. Pay by paypal and they pay for delivery to there friend in Nigeria. I want to know if they pay me by paypal first how can they scam me
    Stolen Paypal account, stolen credit card (and corresponding reversal of all payment once detected), faked paypal e-mail as per above, claims Paypal is giving problem but they'll send you a cheque instead etc.


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