Someone Wants Me to Ship to Nigeria Re. and eBay Auction, Is This a Scam? - GoFuckYourself.com

pradaboy · 03-14-2005, 01:16 PM

cliff notes:
They want to pay me by moneygram, send the item upon confirmation of receiving the funds by moneygram and send it TO NIGERIA!

This is the entire e-mail I just got:

"DEAR SELLER, AM HIGHLY INTRESTED IN BUYING THIS GREAT ITEMS FOR ONE OF MY CLIENT THAT JUST RELOCATED TO LAGOS NIGERIA ZIP CODE 23401 AS A BIRTH DAY GIFT. I WILL LIKE TO BUY THIS ITEM AS FAST AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE HER BIRTH DAY DATE IS VERY LIMITED I WANT THE ITEM SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO HER IN NIGERIA AND I WILL BE PAYING YOU WITH MONEY GRAM THROUGH A VERY SECURE ONLINE PAYMENTS BY MONEY GRAM KINDLY GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT I WANT THE ITEM SHIPPED VIA FEDEX EXPRESS SHIPPING TO LAGOS NIGERIA ZIP CODE 23401, I WILL BE WILLING TO KNOW THE TOTAL COST OF THE ITEM INCLUDING SHIPPING TO MY CLIENT IN NIGERIA LET ME HAVE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS. PLS NOTE THAT I WANT YOU TO SHIP OUT THE ITEM TO MY CLIENT UPON APPROVAL CONFIRMATION E-MAIL FROM MONEY GRAM. THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED AND RECEIVED BY THEM. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOUR SOONEST BEST REGARDS."

so what's this about, is this some sort of scam or what? I'm seriously not comfortable when a country like NIGERIA pops up

Fake Nick · 03-14-2005, 01:17 PM

lol! you are such a n00b

Fake Nick · 03-14-2005, 01:17 PM

that scam is old yo , you = n00b

Fake Nick · 03-14-2005, 01:18 PM

keep on making n00b threads like this yoo , you are sooo money

Fake Nick · 03-14-2005, 01:18 PM

wow , prada , you a n00b

Fake Nick · 03-14-2005, 01:18 PM

how is your ugly girl ? she still as fat as couple of months back ?

pradaboy · 03-14-2005, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fake Nick

that scam is old yo , you = n00b

I haven't sold stuff through eBay in ages so yes this is unfamiliar for me. Please enlighten me on how they plan to scam me...

BVF · 03-14-2005, 01:20 PM

don't send anything to nigeria. it's a scam. Their mail system doesn't even work correctly...Corruption is condoned from the top levels of government.

Fake Nick · 03-14-2005, 02:15 PM

this deserves to be bumped ,

pradaboy · 03-14-2005, 02:37 PM

Fake Nick I got no time nor do I feel like having beef with you. A relative died last night plus I'm having heaps of shit the last few weeks, if you want to go all out on me please go ahead if that makes you feel any better.

In reply to BVF, yeh I should have known it from the start... I just wasn't sure what to do so I figured people on here must have dealt with it if it's a known scam. Thanks

Ron Bennett · 03-14-2005, 02:52 PM

The tip off that it's a scam, well other than the obvious in that Nigeria is scam central; I don't do business with folks there period, even if I knew they were legit - anyways, the tip off is PLS NOTE THAT I WANT YOU TO SHIP OUT THE ITEM TO MY CLIENT UPON APPROVAL CONFIRMATION E-MAIL FROM MONEY GRAM.

In a nutshell, the scammer is asking you to ship product merely upon receipt of an email ...

One common variation of the above scam is the scammer sends one a check/money order/certified check - many sellers don't understand that a check, even if cleared, isn't final for 10 business days; can be longer if check/money order/etc is from a foreign bank. In summery, many sellers get scammed when they deposit/cash the check, etc and then later learn, usually after they've already shipped the product, that it's bogus / stolen ... leaving the seller with no money and no product.

Here's a simple rule that weeds out the bulk of scams ...

Avoid transactions from much of Eastern Europe / Africa. Some folks here will bitch and say that's not fair and whatnot ... well, until those areas cleanup their act, it's better to just avoid them *unless* one is very savvy, has advanced fraud screening in place, and can afford to absorb some fraud.

Ron

Kismet · 03-14-2005, 03:44 PM

Some amusing information and correspondence with Nigerian scammers:

http://sweetchillisauce.com/finished.html

4Pics · 03-14-2005, 03:54 PM

Scam!!

Tell them to send cash!

03-14-2005, 01:16 PM	#1
pradaboy sell me your banners Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: on the tubes Posts: 12,931	Someone Wants Me to Ship to Nigeria Re. an eBay Auction, Is This a Scam? cliff notes: They want to pay me by moneygram, send the item upon confirmation of receiving the funds by moneygram and send it TO NIGERIA! This is the entire e-mail I just got: "DEAR SELLER, AM HIGHLY INTRESTED IN BUYING THIS GREAT ITEMS FOR ONE OF MY CLIENT THAT JUST RELOCATED TO LAGOS NIGERIA ZIP CODE 23401 AS A BIRTH DAY GIFT. I WILL LIKE TO BUY THIS ITEM AS FAST AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE HER BIRTH DAY DATE IS VERY LIMITED I WANT THE ITEM SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO HER IN NIGERIA AND I WILL BE PAYING YOU WITH MONEY GRAM THROUGH A VERY SECURE ONLINE PAYMENTS BY MONEY GRAM KINDLY GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT I WANT THE ITEM SHIPPED VIA FEDEX EXPRESS SHIPPING TO LAGOS NIGERIA ZIP CODE 23401, I WILL BE WILLING TO KNOW THE TOTAL COST OF THE ITEM INCLUDING SHIPPING TO MY CLIENT IN NIGERIA LET ME HAVE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS. PLS NOTE THAT I WANT YOU TO SHIP OUT THE ITEM TO MY CLIENT UPON APPROVAL CONFIRMATION E-MAIL FROM MONEY GRAM. THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED AND RECEIVED BY THEM. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOUR SOONEST BEST REGARDS." so what's this about, is this some sort of scam or what? I'm seriously not comfortable when a country like NIGERIA pops up __________________ Media Buyer - Sell me your traffic! FREE to register domains... Better than 99% of the crap sold here! Last edited by pradaboy; 03-14-2005 at 01:17 PM..

03-14-2005, 01:20 PM	#8
BVF Black Vagina Finder Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Midwest Posts: 13,975	don't send anything to nigeria. it's a scam. Their mail system doesn't even work correctly...Corruption is condoned from the top levels of government. __________________ Black Pussy Click On Mr Cosby..CCbill, 60/40, 136 FHG's....The Cos Loves Black Ghetto Pussy!!

03-14-2005, 02:37 PM	#10
pradaboy sell me your banners Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: on the tubes Posts: 12,931	Fake Nick I got no time nor do I feel like having beef with you. A relative died last night plus I'm having heaps of shit the last few weeks, if you want to go all out on me please go ahead if that makes you feel any better. In reply to BVF, yeh I should have known it from the start... I just wasn't sure what to do so I figured people on here must have dealt with it if it's a known scam. Thanks __________________ Media Buyer - Sell me your traffic! FREE to register domains... Better than 99% of the crap sold here!

03-14-2005, 02:52 PM	#11
Ron Bennett Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,653	The tip off that it's a scam, well other than the obvious in that Nigeria is scam central; I don't do business with folks there period, even if I knew they were legit - anyways, the tip off is PLS NOTE THAT I WANT YOU TO SHIP OUT THE ITEM TO MY CLIENT UPON APPROVAL CONFIRMATION E-MAIL FROM MONEY GRAM. In a nutshell, the scammer is asking you to ship product merely upon receipt of an email ... One common variation of the above scam is the scammer sends one a check/money order/certified check - many sellers don't understand that a check, even if cleared, isn't final for 10 business days; can be longer if check/money order/etc is from a foreign bank. In summery, many sellers get scammed when they deposit/cash the check, etc and then later learn, usually after they've already shipped the product, that it's bogus / stolen ... leaving the seller with no money and no product. Here's a simple rule that weeds out the bulk of scams ... Avoid transactions from much of Eastern Europe / Africa. Some folks here will bitch and say that's not fair and whatnot ... well, until those areas cleanup their act, it's better to just avoid them unless one is very savvy, has advanced fraud screening in place, and can afford to absorb some fraud. Ron __________________ Domagon - Website Management and Domain Name Sales

03-14-2005, 01:17 PM	#2
Fake Nick So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: go troll goo! Posts: 7,708	lol! you are such a n00b

03-14-2005, 01:18 PM	#4
Fake Nick So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: go troll goo! Posts: 7,708	keep on making n00b threads like this yoo , you are sooo money

03-14-2005, 02:15 PM	#9
Fake Nick So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: go troll goo! Posts: 7,708	this deserves to be bumped ,

03-14-2005, 03:44 PM	#12
Kismet Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6	Some amusing information and correspondence with Nigerian scammers: http://sweetchillisauce.com/finished.html

03-14-2005, 03:54 PM	#13
4Pics Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,952	Scam!! Tell them to send cash!