That’s awful and extremely frustrating. Did you get your listing fee credited on eBay?

Ahh man that sucks. I got to say that I do not do much with Ebay but that looks so much slicker than this Nigerian stuff that gets into my inboxes. Other than the spelling though, if they could spell correctly their conversions my go thru the roof …

Still a load of crap but thanks for the heads up Andrew.

One of the reasons there are so many scams from Nigeria is because there is no treaty for dealing with this with the US.
Does Singapore have any agreements with Nigeria?

That’s terrible man, these people are just trying to scam people all around the place, not only on ebay, i think they are everywhere, in the mail, over the phone, sms, mail and etc. beware.

what some brunches of scam artists!

Andrew, would you mind If i quote your story on my blog or websites?

just to warn people be aware of those Nigerian scams!

thanks in advance

well! what are bunches of scam artist! andrew can you tell me some easy methods to check on those spoof emails rather than go through all the mail header or things? I was a computer engineer and want to write some computer security articles to my readers.

thank you

Hi,

You should go to quatloos.com and tell them about this scam. Quatloos is the home of Tony the Wonder LLama and a very large collection of notices of scams, ripoffs, etc. There is a large and ongoing section on the Nigerian 409 scams, which is similar to this, and a bit on the Spanish Prisoner scam, which this also resembles.

Some of the people over there have strung these scammers along for months and the posted exchanges are truly hilarious.

Barry

They attempted the same thing with us twice in 2 days on 2 different items we are selling, both we had as action items and buy now. We no longer offer buy it now and have blocked all international buyers (we live in Australia). We also forwarded on the spoof information to both ebay and pay pal who are investigating. Signs to look for include the ‘buyer’ signed up as a member of ebay that day!

G’day

I believe I am recently subjected to the exact same scam. He claimed that he is in the US requesting a tracking number for a mobile that he Imaginally paid for. Of course I did not release the item but even though I still got fed up at him for his persistance, seriously I was about to sent a letter of insults to his community to Lagos. I might still do that.
I am in Australia and a new user to ebay and I seriously need some advice on how to block buyers from Nigeria. Any recommendations??

Cheers mate

Min

Holy Cow! I was just looking up how much it costs to send something to Nigeria and I stumbled upon this article. This is exactly what they did to us!!! Sending it to Nigeria and putting the PayPal on hold until they get the item! (Except they wanted to buy it for their daughter, not their son.) I’m so happy I’ve read this, you saved me from losing $260! I knew their story sounded a little fishy and now I’m sure! Thank you thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU!!! We were JUST about to send it. You saved me and my family a whole lot a grief.

….once again, thank you!

These bloody scammers there all over the place now and are destroying all the positive aspects of e-bay. I was almost had last week, I got three buy it now offers from the same person (I suspect), at 2-3 times what I was asking. One wanted it for their son, the other for their niece and the other for their fiance. All shipped to Nigeria ofcourse. Two warning signs, one is spelling and grammar. Their syntax sucks. And two, i hate to be chauvinistic, is Nigeria. This should be one of the rules in the e bay terms of service agreement, “Thou shalt not buy, sell or correspond with anyone, anything or anybody that has anything to do with Nigeria”. Trade safe.

hi,
I just had the same kind of scam on ebay. I was selling a cell phone, and this guy sent me an email telling me to end the auction and he would pay extra if I send the phone to his son working for Unicef in Nigeria. I was doubtful, but when he said he was going to use Paypal, so I thought he is for real. But I was not 100% fell for his scam. I waited and played along. I replied his email, and he responded pretty well. A few emails from Paypal about the payment. I googled for ‘nigeria scam ebay’ just to make sure. Then I found your blog. That’s cool. Thanks for sharing your experience.

p/s They did a pretty good job on the paypal email, but they cant fool clever people like us. LOL

ideoteque

je viens d’etre victime du meme type d’arnaque mais ton site me confirme mon idee, maintenant je viens d’enlever mon annonce de ebay a cause de lui mais heureusement je n’ai pas envoyé l’objet (il s’agissait d’un pc portable dans mon cas, puis-je demander a ebay de me rembourser la somme d’insertion?

Thank you for your informations, i’ll do that. And congratulations for your blog the translation is so good that i thaught it was a french blog, but now i can answer in english

Thanks

Nigeria isn’t listed on the paypal registration form so u have a few honest ppl trying to send gifts to their loved ones at home and scammers who have no choice but to choose another country different 4rm what they signed up to ebay with.

Let me tell you people should not say bad about Nigeria,i have been dealing with Nigeria for many years.

I have been buying and selling at ebay and i have been receiving my money.

Some Nigeria buying purchase one iphone and Laptop and he send me my money .

Dont say anything Bad about Nigeria.

Not all Nigeria are Bad and some are Good and it is all over the world some good people are good instead some are bad.

My ebay id:Blucas2000

I also got this scam. At first they not mentioned about their location, although i already asked for it 3 times. So i thought she was in my country. Then i asked for meet up to make all the transaction and she said she cant leave the office because she is a doctor. So we decide to make payment via PayPal. Finally tomorrow nite, she said that she already make the payment and asked me to check my inbox or “JUNKMAIL”. It’s weird right? then I asked my friend bout this matter. Thanks God i asked my friend, she said it’s absolutely a SCAM! Coz i never used PayPal before so i didnt know how it works. I almost ship the item, but luckily i didnt. Here’s the email:

Shipping Information
Shipping Info:
Name: Ifeoluwa John
Address: Block 56 Asiri Abo Street Odo Oba Molete>
City: Ibadan>
State: Oyo>
Country: Nigeria>
Post Code: 23402> > >
Shipping Method:
Address Status: confirmed

You have to provide us the tracking number to this item for verification of shipment and when this is done the money will credited into your account If you have questions about the shipping and tracking of your purchased item or service, please contact the customer care link memberscareteam@mail2consultant.com.

PayPal Email ID PP843

I’ve been trying to sell two iPhones on eBay and the auctions keep getting killed. How it works is this:

Item is bid on by three people:

A) Legit B) Legit C) Nigerian

The nigerian hikes the price and scares the others off. They “win” the bid. Then they claim their account was used without their authorization. eBay kills the auction. The Nigerian then writes you pretending to be eBay saying the auction is reestablished and that the Nigerian is authentic and it was a mistake. They then tell you to send your item and once the shipment is made, they will send your money.

So even if you don’t fall for it, you’ve still been victimized. They kill your auction. You can’t sell the item to the legit bidders.

In the original Star Wars, Obi Wan said:
“Mos Eisley spaceport: You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.”

I think he was talking about eBay.

WOW!!! THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME!

please beware, I did not ship my d40 out yet but thank god I found this site

Hello ,
Greetings to you.I am Alex Azubike from LA,US.I’m contacting you concerning your item on Ebay which i eventually became the winning bidder for your item.i’m presently serving our beloved nation in Germany with the United Nation and i intend sending this item to my son who works with the American Embassy in Nigeria as a visa Officer.i will like you to ship it through USPS (UNITED STATE POSTAL SERVICE) Express Mail International 8days (EMS) or USPS REGISTERED MAIL 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.
Regards
Alex Azubike
N:B
This is the shipping information…
NAME……MIKE AZUBIKE
ADDRESS….NO 14 RAILWAY LINE OFF SIMBIAT ABIOLA WAY
CITY……IKEJA
STATE….LAGOS STATE
COUNTRY….NIGERIA
ZIP CODE…23401

I just received a similar email from the UK.

eliveley@aol.com to me
show details 1:12 PM (7 hours ago) Reply

fromeliveley@aol.com

dateMon, Sep 15, 2008 at 1:12 PM
subjectPayment has been made successfully and i have include the shipping address from ebay..
mailed-byaol.com

hide details 1:12 PM (7 hours ago) Reply

Hello payment as been made and as soon as you get the payment confirmation message from paypal that mean the payment as been confirm and as soon as you get, all you have to do is get the item ship out asap through USPS EXPRESS MAIL INTERNATIONAL so that it will get to the destination in the next 4-5 DAYS and you have to reply back the confirmation message you got from paypal with the TRACKING NUMBER so that they will verify the tracking number and remit the payment int your account as soon as they got your message..

This is the Shipping address below:

Name: Oloyode Mathew
Address: No 20 Eleyele Street
City: Ile-Ife
State:Osun-State
Country:Nigeria
Zip-Code:23435

Please don”t make mistake with the address listed above and as soon as paypal remit the payment into your account get back to me as well with the tracking number as well..Nice doing business with you..

Best Regards..

Mrs Mary Williams

hi i’m ryan from the uk
i have recently advertised an n96 mobile in my local friday free ads( http://www.friday-ad.co.uk ) and have had the same problem with them there?! my first email was from a lady claiming she would pay the full price and an extra 80 pound(sterling) for posting a packageing. which to my delight was not a problem at all(thinking i might save myself 20 pound with a international courier!) so i ask for the address details and waited for a response whilst i got some qoutes for nigeria. shortly after the address come threw and i got the ball rolling,then it hit me! i’ve seen as i use ebay alot that people point blank refuse people from bidding for nigeria and they will not send ther. so i decided to tell them to send me a cheque and when payment was clear i’d ship the item even if it was at a cost to me(a gentlemens agrement as such!) funny i never hurd from them again. i had a lucky escape and i strongly suggest,even if u advertise in your local papper,no matter where u r in the world WATCH OUT!ebayers have clocked them. now ther spredding ther wings and sounds like ther haveing some very close calls with people. we’ve been lucky, but ther must be a hell of alot of people out ther that have not.

be safe be lucky
ryan uk

hi i’m ryan from the uk
i have recently advertised an n96 mobile in my local friday free ads( http://www.friday-ad.co.uk ) and have had the same problem with them there?! my first email was from a lady claiming she would pay the full price and an extra 80 pound(sterling) for posting a packageing. which to my delight was not a problem at all(thinking i might save myself 20 pound with a international courier!) so i ask for the address details and waited for a response whilst i got some qoutes for nigeria. shortly after the address come threw and i got the ball rolling,then it hit me! i’ve seen as i use ebay alot that people point blank refuse people from bidding for nigeria and they will not send ther. so i decided to tell them to send me a cheque and when payment was clear i’d ship the item even if it was at a cost to me(a gentlemens agrement as such!) funny i never hurd from them again. i had a lucky escape and i strongly suggest,even if u advertise in your local papper,no matter where u r in the world WATCH OUT!ebayers have clocked them. now ther spredding ther wings and sounds like ther haveing some very close calls with people. we’ve been lucky, but ther must be a hell of alot of people out ther that have not.

be safe be lucky
ryan uk

I had somebody buy a PS3 at my Buy It Now price. They then put the money into my Paypal (and Paypal told me the transaction was ‘completed’) and collected it from my house before running away up the street.

They then cancelled the payment and had all their money refunded by Paypal, and I now have no proof that I gave them the PS3 and can’t get it back.

So now I don’t have a PS3 or £300. Seriously lame.

I was selling 3pairs of jeans to Craiglist and I’ve got email from Mrs Vera Morgan who is now on her business in Malaga, Spain. She wants to buy all of them and wants me to ship it to Nigeria for her in-law ’s Birthday. This is my frist time selling items on Craiglist. She wants my Palpal but I don’t have one. So she will transfer the money from outside Canada to my account. She needs all my banking details, name, address. We’ve sent more than 30 emails to deal with this, she was so nice to me. she lives in Vancouver but she doesn’t have bank account here!!!I ship it for her to
Ms. Akinwale Smart
7 Eleyele Street, llf lfe.
Osun state 23405 Nigeria .
She wants tracking no. to complete the money tranfer. I was stupid that I ship it before I got money tranfer also sent her all details. She email me fake money tranfer document online from Colony Bank!! I call Colony Bank in USA and forward to sucurity@colonybank.com they said it fake they don’t have that kind of service. I have to run to my Bank change a new account. That was a bad day for me to run around all day.
I call Canada Post trying to stop shipping and ship it back to sender.
I don’t know yet that it will work or not. I lost 300$ for my jeans and 50$ for shipping cost.
I also got email from her that she transfer 580$ to me and I told her that it was too much I think she might ask me to send money back to her but it doesn’t go that far I stop everything after I talk to Colony Bank in USA.

Regards,
Bee
BC, Canada

Thank you VERY much for having this blog to open my eye’s to this scam, which i knew was too good to be true, two days ago i listed my item: and today i got an e-mail, here is the entire conversation so far: from newest e-mail to oldest ( copied from yahoo)

From: Sam Phillips
Subject: Re: get back to me…. Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF, 2.93ghz, 512mb Ram, 40gb HD Item number: 150326764328
To: jstontan1145@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 8:24 PM

when should i expect to recieve payment?

— On Sun, 2/15/09, Joe Stanton wrote:

From: Joe Stanton
Subject: Re: get back to me…. Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF, 2.93ghz, 512mb Ram, 40gb HD Item number: 150326764328
To: starmodder@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 3:17 PM

ok…….

— On Sun, 2/15/09, Sam Phillips wrote:

From: Sam Phillips
Subject: Re: get back to me…. Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF, 2.93ghz, 512mb Ram, 40gb HD Item number: 150326764328
To: jstontan1145@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 8:13 PM

also after your payment has cleared i will remove the item from ebay

— On Sun, 2/15/09, Joe Stanton wrote:

From: Joe Stanton
Subject: Re: get back to me…. Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF, 2.93ghz, 512mb Ram, 40gb HD Item number: 150326764328
To: starmodder@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 2:27 PM

OK…. HERE MY STORE ADDRESS,,,,,,
A.D. Limited %
Adepoju Tunde
Ologo House Craig Str,
Road Abeokuta
Ogun State
NIgeria
23439
hope to read from you soon

— On Sun, 2/15/09, Sam Phillips wrote:

From: Sam Phillips
Subject: Re: get back to me…. Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF, 2.93ghz, 512mb Ram, 40gb HD Item number: 150326764328
To: jstontan1145@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 7:19 PM

Thank you for your quick reply however i would like to establish a few things BEFORE you send me any payments on paypal, one, your billing address, i may want more $ depending on the shipping cost to your location and how much insurance you want, so please provide me with your billing address and how much $ amount of insurance coverage you would like to purchase, AFTER that we can determine how much your payment will be, and arrange for you to send it to me through paypal

— On Sun, 2/15/09, Joe Stanton wrote:

From: Joe Stanton
Subject: get back to me…. Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF, 2.93ghz, 512mb Ram, 40gb HD Item number: 150326764328
To: starmodder@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 1:48 PM

Hello,
thank for your reply….. i really appreciate your reply…. ok i will make the payment to your paypal email address StarModder@yahoo.com….. as soon as i leave my working place ….so as soon as you receive notification from paypal get back to me so that you can arrange for the shipment tomorrow… i will like you to end the auction now and get back to me….
thankx
hope to read from you soon

— On Sun, 2/15/09, Sam Phillips wrote:

From: Sam Phillips
Subject: Re: Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF, 2.93ghz, 512mb Ram, 40gb HD Item number: 150326764328
To: jstontan1145@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 6:38 PM

Hello, thank you for your intrest in my item, and yes i can mail it whatever way you like, i will have to check into the rates for shipping before i accept your offer so i can establish how much of this $ will be going to shipping, as i have never shipped international, perhaps you could provide me with your general location so i can find out, and yes also as soon as your payment has been recieved and it is on its way to my bank accound i can send the item tommarow, and also how much insurence would you like to put on this item? i apologize about the questions however i am very new to international and insurence included shipping, i will end the auction as soon as i have recieved your payment, and my e-mail address is StarModder@yahoo.com, please respond ASAP

— On Sun, 2/15/09, Joe Stanton wrote:

From: Joe Stanton
Subject: Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF, 2.93ghz, 512mb Ram, 40gb HD Item number: 150326764328
To: StarModder@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 8:26 AM

Hello seller,
Pleasured to view this great item as I’m interested in the immediate purchase of this item,which is needed in my store urgently in next few days for my customers, I intend to pay you $700 (i would gladly increase my offer if it need arises) for the item to including shipping & insurance via INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL EXPRESS MAIL USPS (EMS)5-7 Day Delivery,i will be paying you through a trusted name PAYPAL.reply asap with your PayPal email address so that i can get to pay for this item and your email address in your reply so that can contact you anytime.i will be glad if you can end auction for the item now.Reply Asap NB:i would like buy the item to one of my store , pls let me know if you can ship tomorrow as soon as payment has been received .
Regards
_______________________________

Your blog opened my eyes and i will end this trasaction NOW thanks ALOT!!

p.s. i use a fake name in yahoo!! thats why it is sam philips

^ Read the e-mail part from bottom to top to understand it, sorry for any confusion

My brother is an idiot an sent a like-new Alienware laptop.

When he got the “paypal” email, he sent the item.
Then 2 weeks later he realized he got owned in the face.

Lucky I ran into this blog, I’ve been having bad feeling all day because some guy purchase my item on eBay and ask me to send it to Nigeria so I google around for peace of mind. Suprise…surprise The same MO, fake eBay and paypal noticifation. Thank you for your post it save me a lot and gives my peace back.

UGH!! This same thing just happened to me with a PDA I listed for sale on EBay! It was the first item I had ever listed on EBay for sale and admittedly, when I got an email from EBay the very next morning stating someone bought it for my ‘Buy It Now!’ pricing…well, I was excited about that! So, I boxed it all up and addressed it to go out to the California address that was listed on the account. The next morning, of course, I get a fake Paypal email stating they are paying me extra to ship it to their grandson in Lagos, Nigeria, for his birthday. I log into my Paypal account on a separate web page and no big surprise–the money isn’t there! THEN–this morning I actually get an email from them again asking why they haven’t heard from me and if I have shipped the package and I simply replied and said that I won’t ship it until the payment is received per EBay policy and that I have reported their fake Paypal email to spoof@paypal.com. I just contacted EBay about the incident and am asking to be returned the cost of the listing and the selling fees. I think this is just absolutely ridiculous–for people to spend all of their time ripping others off for what they have! Now I question how many things I want to list on EBay! I do think I will list the item again however without a ‘Buy It Now’ price and see how that works out!

thx alot for your article you actually just saved me sever hundred dollars for a game system i was planning to ship tomorrow.

THX!!!

Hello,

I think I can claim to be the first person targeted by two seperate scammers. I sold a mobile recently (06/06/09) and instead of going for around £100 the item finally went for £400. The alarm bells started ringing straight away, looks like the both drove the price up against each other. However it has only been a day and both are no longer registered with ebay. So do I offer it to the next bidder or relist it?

Hi. And now they are in Latin America. In Deremate.com.co. Y received an Bid for my Netbook. The same history. Beware people. Cuidado gente, ya llegaron a America Latina

hi i was almost scamed by these guys and it was on craigslist too
and this is what he wrote to me ..
Thanks for your reply and am glad to know that you are still selling the package,
However i have few questions on the package you are selling.
1,I would like to know the reason you are selling it..?
2,What is the current status of the package..?
3,What is your firm price, though am okay with the listing price..?
4,Do you have the original box and the receipt for it ..?
5,What type of paymentdo you accept as a seller even though i will
add an extra dollars to cover the shipping because am currently not
local at the moment,Am out of town to visit my cousin that has stroke in AZ(He’s getting better now) and i would like to purchase it from you on behalf of my mission in oversea west africa .
I have a paypal account can pay you via that right away .If you do not have a PayPal account, you can do so by going to http://www.PayPal.com and set up your account it is free,easy and guarantee transaction safety.Once you send me money request, I will send you the payment for your item as well as $200 USD to covers shipping via USPS PRIORITY MAIL.And please will need pics for visual assesment I would be glad if my request is favorably considered.Thanks

Go ahead and let me know the shipping cost via USPS priority mail ..
you can do this via http://www.usps.com
here is the destination address…

Darek M
#28 Isale-agbowa
Makun Sagamu
Ogun state.
Nigeria,121101

yeah i almost believed it thank think God i didn’t fell for it…
so everyone out there be careful..

i got the same scam artist ‘Havidson Good” or email as:
havidson.good@yahoo.com
i was lucky and investigated it..he didnt scam me
NEVER SEND ANYTHING TO NIGERIA or OUT OF THE U.S. Without reasearching first.
Wild.

I have almost the same issue with the above. The lady from Uk would like to buy the phone that i am selling in ebay and she would like it to be send in Nigeria, of course with some hesitation, i asked her so many questions, since why would she buy an item from Philippines and be send in Nigeria which would double the cost, why not buy a new phone in UK which she could have it in a much lesser price. But i never send the item.

Below was what she emailed me:

Beware:
——————————————————–

From: Melissa Dorothe
To: my email add
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:03:32 AM
Subject: Sony Ericsson R306

Hi,
I saw your item pasted for sale on Ebay web site and I’m interested
in buying it.I will need from you the present condition of the item
and do you still have it available for sale.Hope to read from you
soonest.Contact Cell Phone number +(44) 7045748359.

Best regards

Mrs Melissa.

——————————————————

From: Melissa Dorothe
To: (my email)
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:18:55 AM
Subject: Re: Sony Ericsson R306

Hello (my name),
Thanks for your reply,i live in United Kingdom i will like to
inform you that I’m interested in buying your item for a friend who
went on religious mission program in Abroad as a Gift.I will
be paying for this item through Online Bank transfer to bank transfer
and also i will be adding 150.00 GBP (British Pounds) for shipment to
send this item to its Destination(Nigeria) through Ems Speed Post or
Dhl.I will be looking forward to read from you soonest with the cost
you are willing to sell this item including the shipping cost to its
Destination,is nice having business doing together with you.

NB:I will be so much happy if you can end up this auction for me to
buy this item from you.

Warm Regards

Mrs Melissa.

——————————————–
From: Melissa Dorothe
To: Jacky Ching
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:43:00 PM

Subject: Re: Sony Ericsson R306

Hi Jacky,
I will like you to know that i cant bid for the item on Ebay just because am using one of my relative in ebay account.Please since i know the overall cost of the item including the shipment cost now,kindly provide me your bank account information so that i can proceed with the payment deposit into your bank account.I will be sending you the shipping address in other for you to know the city if its remote area.Please do help calculate the money to British Pounds.
I will be looking forward to read from you soon.Is my pleasure once again having business doing together with you.Please kindly go end up the auction for me on ebay website in other for me to proceed with me with the payment.

Regards
————————————————–
Hello Jacky Ching,
Here is the shipping address below in order for you to determine the cost of the shipment through Dhl as you said.

NAME :Nelson Joseph
ADDRESS: No 4 kudeti road Onireke
CITY:IBADAN
STATE:OYO
COUNTRY:NIGERIA
ZIP CODE.234002
Tele:2348079121315

I will be looking forward to read from you soon.Is my pleasure once again having business doing together with you.

Best regards
———————————————-

Good day

The same guy tried ripping me of by saying he wanted to buy my xbox through pay-pal and he sent me a fake email of pay-pal transaction number which didn’t even register on the real website and i searched the address and found this website now tell me its not a scam.

A similar scam happened to me when selling my cell phone on ebay…I did not have a buy it now option but the scammer wasthe high bidder, just seconds before the cell phone sold. I am fairly new to selling on ebay…just 3 items. I thought about it for a few minutes and then said now way, emailed him back and said I only ship to USA. Shortly after that his ebay account was gone and I was able to do the second offer thing which I was too turned off to do. Ebay did inform me that it was indeed a scam when I sent them the email. Here is the email I recieved:

hello
i will like to have ur paypal email address so i can make ur payment asap. and i will to let u know that am buying this item for my wife who is presently in west african country nigeria for missionary program and i will be adding $100 to the shiping and handing fees. so i will glad if u can do this for me.

- 09lisa1113

I guess these scammers are all over the place since I now have it listed on Craigslist and with in one hour of the listing I recieved the following email from keanjenny@gmail:

Hi Mate,
I’m interested in buying your item which you display
onCraigslist, ….I will like to buy your item and pay you through
PayPal,do send me your PayPal account email address for the instant
payment also the total cost of the item in USD and also i will be
adding 100$ for the shipping fee through USPS Global Express Mail
Service to my house in LONDON..I’m buying the item for my personal
assistant which is handling on of my company branch in WEST AFRICA for his Birthday Gift coming up in few weeks and here is the Delivery
Information:
Address: Mellanby hall
University of Ibadan
city: Ibadan
state: Oyo State
zip code: 23402
country: Nigeria.

Do get back to me as soon as you can so i can proceed with the instant
payment….hope to hear back from you.

Thanks

Thank you and God Bless you

Thanks to this site. I also had the same experianced. I posted a blackberry unit in my ebay account for local buyers in the Phippines. Then, after the bidding I got a buyer from the USA.

The buyer is asking me for shipping cost to Lagos, Nigeria because he intends to send the blackberry unit to his friend who is working there. So, I inquired on the shipping cost from our country and offered Fedex since the cost is cheaper than DHL. Wow, the buyer chooses DHL and had sent USD $ 512.00 from Barclay bank in London, UK.

I got suspicious when the bank told me that the transfer is on HOLD pending my shipment of the item.The bank wants me to ship the item first, give them the tracking number and the related receipt. So, I used google and found this site. I reported the case to ebay and got a reply in 15 minutes.

Ebay said that the account the buyer used was compromised and confirmed that the transaction is fraudalent. I emailed the buyer and told him that I found out that the transaction was fraudalent and even included the email from ebay. Then, he stops sending emails.

Thanks to this site and the site like this.

I myself have only just fell for this scam today
I was promised £250 for my Nintendo DS
After receiving the “paypal” notification they almost shoved it upon me that I was to send it to them
Having only sent it in the morning and finding out now I feel really quite ridiculous and what’s worse is that you can not complain to anyone as the transaction is technically out of ebay and paypal
It’s awful
I urge anyone reading
DO NOT LEAVE EBAY WHEN SELLING SOMETHING
ebay will secure you, if they ask you to end the auction early for a large sum of money DO NOT DO IT!

I have read so many of these scams and it saddens me no small deal. I was the subject of a successful scam like this about 4 years ago, when I was still at Uni (in the UK). I had a contract phone that had come to the end of its contract period. I, being a student, thought I’d sell it off on eBay and get me some much needed funds. I consequently proceeded to list the item (a nokia 3650) and within hours, someone had bought it for “their uncle” who lived in Nigeria. They claimed to have sent payment through western union and emailed me what apeared then to be a genuine confirmation of the transfer from Western Union. The email claimed that the payment would clear in 3 to 6 days. Have in mind that I had never been scammed nor heard about the numerous scam cases, plus I was an ebay newbie. I got suspicious when I noticed the numerous grammar errors in the buyer’s correspondences to me, but put it down to it probably being a non-english speaking person trying their best to communicate. I further got reassured when the buyer told me that they had an account with UPS (or FedEx, can’t recall now) and actually sent a UPS (or FedEx) courier to pick up the item, with proper tracking info and so on.
All the while, the buyer kept nagging for the tracking number, which I eventually emailed to them. That was the last time I heard anything from them. Of course, I never got the confirmation email from Western Union and later found out that Western Union did not operate that way. To make matters worse, the courier company sent me a £98 charge for the delivery of the phone, saying that the person I sent it to closed their account and could not be traced. I was referred to the small prints, where it apparently said that in such an event, the sender shall be liable for all charges. So, I lost my phone and paid to get it sent to a scammer in Nigeria.

You would think that was bad enough. No. Hear this: I am a Nigerian. I was in the UK then for my masters degree and was not entitled to any state benefits, education wise. So, any and every funds mattered to me. I, a full Nigerian, got scammed by a fellow Nigerian 6000 miles away.

I just want all to know that NOT every Nigerian is a scammer or of dubious character. I quite understand the premise on which people make this assumption and think it is a fair one, considering the never ending scam stories I have heard. But, there still are decent people who struggle daily to earn an honest living like everyone else. I am now fully settled and working in the UK, and believe it or not, I am a hobby seller on eBay with a 100% feedback on about 723 sold items. (I sell because I get a kick from doing so) I NEVER, EVER SEND TO NIGERIA OR ANY AFRICAN COUNTRY (AND SOME ASIAN COUNTRIES). You can check my feedback yourself here:

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=fosugo&ftab=AllFeedback

Email me from my profile if you don’t believe me. Sad, but it is usually the uneducated, lazy, low life criminals tha perpetrate these acts and thus blemish all honest working ones like myself.

OMG,
I was just trying to find a zip code 4 nigeria to mail to this guy and i happened to see this site. I am so so so so so so so so so glad i didnt fall for it. About 4 days ago i posted my ad on craigslist for my PSP for $150 and this guy (roger.mosher@gmail.com) wants to giv me $240 and sas that his ‘niece’ is out of STATE so im thining california, colorado or something. Even from the begining i thought soemthing was funny.
. This i think the second email that he sent me

GET BACK SOON!!!! PSP (Multiple Accesories Included)! – $150 (Accokeek, MD)?
From: Roger Mosher (roger.mosher05@gmail.com)
Sent: Tue 9/01/09 5:37 AM
To: Sindy Duran (sid_dw@live.com)

Hi,
Thanks for the mail…i was introduced to this site by a friend at work and i will like immediate purchase of this item for my Niece ‘Bella’ who is away of the state and been requesting for this item…i will offer you $240 including the shipping charges to her.. there because she is in need of it as a matter of urgency and due to my work i don’t have time to handle the shipping..i will want you to help me handle the shipping very well to her..Get back to me with your confirmed PayPal email address so that i can send the payment..
Get back to me asap…

WOW, i was just looking at the UPS thing to calculate the shipping but im not dumb, i wasnt about to ship anything anywhereb4 having the money in my accoint. I did think this offer was alittle funny but i am so so so so glad i didnt do it and i wont, i made my paypal account and everything. Just to see what he does i will play along with his game, i guess just to see what he says. But if he isnt and my $240 are in my bank account i am shipping my PSP, nut if not, its goin nowhere. He said that the money would be deposited into my account tomorrow and if it is is sending i to my bank and shipping my PSP but like i said i’m not dumb:NO MOMEY, NO PSP!

i almost got into a scammed case.. sold a gadget on ebay, the buyer will to pay a price which he can easily get a new one in the market.

here’s the email which i received:

Subject: **BANK OF AMERICA **(IT NOW SAVE TO SHIP OUT)**TRACKING
NUMBER NEEDED FOR VERIFICATION**
To: nuxue.b@gmail.com

[image: http://www.bizzia.com/files/2009/05/bank-of-america-wall.jpg

Dear Esteemed Customer,
We hereby informing you that the Payment Confirmation which
you received Today is now approved and is ready to be released to your bank
once you comply with this process.We will like you to know that we are
expecting the shipment tracking number from you today.We advise you to go
and make the shipment now.

Go ahead with the Shipment of the item being ordered from you by
our client (BUYER'S NAME) and send us the Shipment Tracking Number for
the Shipment Verification.

Once the shipment has been confirmed the total amount of
($X) will
be remitted to your bank, from Bank of America straight into your XXXXXXX
BANK (ACCT
No# XXXXXX)
The process which you will have to follow so that you can get your
money are being stated below:

[1]. Go ahead and Ship out the item ordered from you by our client.
[2]. Send the Shipment Tracking Number to our us for the Shipment
verification.
[3]. You will have to be patient till when the Shipment Verification Process
will be over which will take up to 3-4Hours.

So as soon as you follow up these process you have no problem with the
Management and you will get your fund in your bank account easily and
quickly. Faithfully get back to us soonest with the Shipment Tracking
Number.

****ATTENTION***
The transfer order has been APPROVED, you can now go ahead and ship the
merchandise to the buyer’s shipping address. You are expected to make the
shipment with 48 hours of receiving this Transfer Payment
ApprovalNotificationand get to our Transfer department/Technical Dept.
with the tracking number
for Shipment Verification.*

Thanks for using Bank of America

————————

i smell fish here and wonder if this is even true..

well, i guess i will not send out anything until i received the payment…

Take a look at the grammar and spelling. Don’t you think B of A has someone who can write a simple sentence without getting the capitalization and spelling all messed up? This is an obvious scam.

Take a further look at the email addresses involved. Those sure don’t look like secure B of A addresses. This is an obvious scam.

Avoid this like the plague.

Hey guys…..Wel…..
I never sent my PSP to nigeria or anything but the guy woudnt stop trying to jip me so I decided to put an end to it. Now and then kinda want to mess with him but I dont. He was even sending me fake paypal and FBI emails, I cracked up. Lol But heres the last email I sent him because after that, he never sent me anything in return

Well, “Mr.Roger”

Let ME just tell you, for the past lets say month I’ve been waiting for some sort of oney to be depisited into my paypal account. I didn’t even have a paypal account and I hastedly made one, only because I thought, I was doing business. Just about everyday, I check it and guess what THERES NO MONEY. So, you think you are playing me but Im not stupid. You really thought you were going to jip me for my PSP didnt you? Well, im glad Im not stupid or else I would have sent you my PSP a long long time ago with no money in my paypal account. I am very very computer savvy, and those fake ‘FBI’ nad ‘Paypal’ emails ive been getting, you did a very very good job on faking them, I aplaud you. The fake paypal receipt to my email for $500.81, thats was too much, I had to laugh. And let me just let you know Mr.Mosher I already contacted the FBI & IC3 for real. So let me just tell you I didnt really like what you did, but Im not tripping. It was nice dealing with you though. And FYI, copying the FBI website is not a smart thing to do. Well, Roger thats all I think I have to say, but if you have any questions, comments, or reguards…..’Kindly’ …..get back to me.

Best Wishes,
Sindy

Heres an email he faked from the FBI, Lol

***Collaboration Complaint From PayPal To FBI **LEGAL ACTION***?
From: jeansdanny@googlemail.com on behalf of service@paypal.com (customer.response@officeemail.net)
Sent: Sun 9/13/09 3:43 PM
To: jacob.holecek@umontana.edu

| Home | Jurisdiction | Wanted by the FBI – New York | Press Releases | Infragard | Internet Crime Complaint Center | Fraud Prevention | Employment

Dear Member,
It is important we know the status of the item bought otherwise, legal action may be taken against you since you have not replied to the confirmation of payment made to your account by our client via PayPal.We request for the Scanned Receipt and the Tracking Number to prove postage of the item in less than 24hours and we will fund the money into your account or face the consequences of LEGAL ACTION.

We believed you entered into bidding agreement by requesting money through PayPal, and by non response to the payment confirmation made to your account you have violate PayPal agreement. However the buyer has already contacted us in other to make report about your non response. We are ensuring to make PayPal a safer place, therefore we need to set confidence on our users.

Therefore, if your Money is credit into your Account before the shipment of the item, that means the item will not be shipped to the Buyer. From IC3 we give you 48hours(2days) to ship the package to the Delivery Address given to you by your buyer, and also send the Shipment Tracking Number immediately to us to verify the shipment.Immediately we confirm the shipping.You will receive a confirmation e-mail that your account has been credited.

NOTE:
Failure to Abide to this means your Name and Address will be forward to the law enforcement Agency in your Country to get you Arrested, because you are practicing Scam, And your Account with PayPal will be BLOCKED, In order to free yourself from this” Ship the package within 48hours and send the Shipment Tracking to PayPal for them to Verify. If you have any comment on this issue do not hesitate to contact us.If the information you wish to provide pertains to an emergency situation, please contact us at (232) 304-3300. Although we check our e-mail frequently, we do not consider it to be an alternative to telephonic contact in emergency situations.Feel free to E.mail us directly to this mail ( customer.response@ officeemail.net)

New York Field Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation

——————————————————————————–

Thanks for your co-operation.
Yours sincerely,

http://www.fbi.gov

Wow im so glad to have read this info. I was actually going 2 mail my cell phone out later this afternoon. Currently im at work and mentioned to my co-worker im shipping out to nigeria and she says ” are u sure its not a scam?” I Then did some research and came acroos this. A Janet Miller sent me an e-mail confirming a payment to my pay pal account. I also recieved a e-mail from “pay pal” stating i need to send a tracking number in order to recieve my money. Wow its crazy how they all do the same act. My phone was being sold on craigslist and she offered $170 where as i was asking $100. it didnt make sense to me. Thank you for informing ppl of this

WOW!! I cannot believe that all these people are being scammed i thought I was the only one!
I put up a BlackBerry storm and the nigerian scammer sent me a message offering $450.. I accepted the offer and he proceeded to send me $400 and said I had to ship it to Nigeria… I looked into his account and it said Maryland. THEN I GOT AN EMAIL FROM “PAYPAL” SAYING THEY WANTED A NUMBER NUMBER THAN THEY WOULD SEND ME A CONFIRMATION EMAIL… DO NOT FALL FOR THIS CALL PAYPAL!
I am not sure if this account was taken over but here is some information and where they wanted my to ship it..
Username: 6684fs
Musk Adenuga
8 Jimson Street Oke-Fia
City: Osogbo
State: Osun State
Country: Nigeria
Zip Code: 230001

It’s still happening and eBay are still ripping us off by keeping the listing fee.

This just happened to me TWICE in two hours on the same digital camera. The bad thing is, I can’t keep my listing up without these people screwing me, so I can’t sell the camera. I guess I’ll just stop the buy it now price.

First thing, I would like to thank you Mr. Wee. Like any seller doing business in ebay I posted my laptop, dell latitude e6400 at http://www.ebay.ph. I received a letter from Melissa Dorothe from the UK with email address dmelissa56@hotmail.com buying my laptop for her son in Nigeria. I said that I do not ship via international but she insisted saying that she will send it as a gift for her son who is at a church mission in Nigeria and will add another 100 GBP for the shipping cost. The modus operandi was so good that I gave her my bank details to complete the transaction. After two days I did not receive any more emails from her and the amount was not credited to my account then I became suspicious so I check the web and I found out that she did the same thing with other sellers in the ebay. Good before I made another step I found your article and I’m really thankfull to the Good Lord that I got the warning just in time otherwise I will be coned. Again thank you, pal.

Thank you for your blog entry. I also received an email from a Melissa Dorothe asking about my laptop which I posted on eBay. I thought that her mobile number looked weird so I googled her email address and your blog entry came up, thanks to the comment posted before mine. These people should be reported on Ebay!

oh my god! thank you so much for this! tomorrow is the day when i will ship my sony p1i in NIGERIA, i almost fall for that Melissa Dorothe!!! Big big thank you for the post! I will email back that scammer! whew!

Here is the last email she sent me. She almost got me! Luckily i found this post! Big thank you!

Hello Julius,
I will like you to know that the payment has been made, i received a message from my bank that they have sent you payment confirmation to your email and the money is already transfer,The money is there but will not get updated until you have made the shipment and contact my bank with the proof of the shipment for confirmation.I trusted you 100% that is why i deposited the money into your bank account,The money is in your account but will not be updated until you have made the shipment and contacted my bank with the shipment proof for verification.So kindly follow the bank procedure and get the item ship out without any delay Ok.

N.B:Please kindly check your in box or Spam for the payment confirmation.Also i did a small mistake when entering the country name,but have solved the problem with my bank.

Warm Regards,

Mrs Melissa.

and here are some of the emails she also sent me.

Hello Julius,
Due to software upgrade in my bank i.e Citi bank,all international wire bank transfer as been suspended tentatively.so i will wire the money into your bank account through my other business account i.e From Royal Bank Of Canada(UK) then it will take me sometime to wire the money from my Royal Bank Of Canada(UK) to your bank account,on/before 07/11/2009.Sorry for Any convenience this might cause you is highly regret.Please kindly give me little time to wire the money from my other business account to your account provided for the payment and please don’t sell the item to anyone.

Best Regards

Mrs Melissa

and heres another

Hi Julius,
Thanks for your reply,i live in United Kingdom i will like to inform you that I’m interested in buying your item for a friend who went on religious mission abroad as a Gift.I will be paying for this item through On-line Bank to bank transfer I will like to know the cost of the item and will be adding an extra 90.00 GBP(British Pounds) for shipment to send this item to its destination(Nigeria) through UPS or Ems Speed Post. I will be looking forward to read from you as soon as possible with the cost you are willing to sell this item in British Pounds including the shipping cost.Is nice doing business with you.

NB:I will be so much happy if you can end up this auction for me to buy this item from you.

Best Regards,

Mrs Melissa

WATCH OUT EVERYONE!

I just got another scam email.. this time from a Donovan Van who also ask to have my item – a red Samsung camera with swarovski crystals to be sent to his son as an xmas gift (why would any father buy such a girly item as a gift for a son?).. his email is rolland832009@hotmail.com

Please be wary!

Well i too was contacted by a buyer but my item was on craigslist and it was for a handled pocket pc. this person wanted me to send it to his wife in nigeria to the same address. its crap and i forwarded the emails to paypal. fortunately i knew not to ship anything until the payment was complete.

I almost got scammed from a lady saying send the package to my son in nigeria and her name was

Lori Findley

32 bank anthony way
city ikeja
st lagos state
nigeria

THIS LADY IS A SCAM ARTIST

Yep they are still at it. TWICE now I have had my buy it now price exceeded by 100 dollars or more and twice the shipping address is in Nigeria.
These ignorant idiots. I get the “PayPal” confirmation which is a spoofed ip address and an obvious fake email. The Paypal service puts money INTO your account it doesn’t EVER HOLD IT for shipment confirmation.
I just hand the scammers off to my “handlers” at 419eater.com where they lead these lads on wild goose chases or “safaris” as they call them.
One time they led one from Nigeria to London where he showed up on a webcam that we were all watching and was promptly arrested by British authorities. It was loads of fun and great payback.
I have NO trouble ruining THEIR lives. I like doing it if it means one more person is relieved from being scammed. And yes I know the dangers. Been there done that, have no worries. I have taken a stand.

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Almost gave into this shit today…

frankbenny33, no buys or sales, wins my laptop

he says:
Hi Joeey,i had been on eBay for long but i just got this new account i just want to inform you that i had just sent you an email regarding the shipping information, i will make the payment immediately,

Then he sends this:
Hello joey
Once again, Am happy to be the winner of your item,i just want to inform you that i want the item shipped to my cousin whom is a missionary worker working with the United State Embassy in Nigeria and i had contacted the United State Poster Service (U.S.P.S)First Class Delivery for shipping cost to Africa/Nigeria which i was told it cost $100 so i will add the $100 dollars with the item price and effect the payment immediately via PayPal..Below is his residential lodging address:
Balogun Azeez,
No 50 Ambassador Street,
Ilorin,Kwara-State,
Nigeria,
234001.

Thanks for the understanding, i will make the payment immediately..
Regards….

————
I knew something was going on so i googled ebay nigeria and found this… I am very glad I found this or I probably would have sent my computer out as soon as payment was recieved

hey
all these addresses are good, but they dont belong to these fake scammer’s …..i think the nigeria postal service is also working with these people ………….. because the place where i shipped my package its a General Hospital — i talked to the doctor , she said there’s nobody with the name the person who scammed me and she told me that she will return the my package but there is no reply from Nigerian postal service.

The same thing is happening to me. I am trying to sell my laptop on craigslist and I have had 3 people interested; however, they all want it shipped to Nigeria. A coincident, I think not. Funny thing to, they all mentioned that they cannot be reached because they are with their grandmother at a hospital in Arizona. How ironic is it that 3 people want the same item shipped to Nigeria and are all at a hospital in Arizona with their grandmother. If you get an e-mail like the one I have attached below, DO NOT RESPOND.

“Thanks for your response and am glad to know that it is still for sale.However i have few questions on the item you are selling.

1,I would like to know the reason you are selling it….?

2,What is the current condition of the item..?

3,What is your price, though am alright with the listed price..?

4,Do you have the original box and the receipt for it ..?

5,Would you please allow me to pay through PayPal even though i will be responsible for the fees of the shipping(i will add $200.00),Am out of town to visit my sick grandma and i would like to purchase it from you as a Xmas gift to one of my friend in Oversea.If you do not have a PayPal account, you can set one up free of charge by going to http://www.PayPal.com and set up your account it is free,easy and guarantee transaction safety.Once you send me your PayPal email account, I will send you the payment for your item as well as some money to cover the shipping via USPS Global Express (3-5days). I would be glad if my request is favorably considered.
Thank you.”

Watch out for the names Tessa Graham and Lara Movado.

The same thing is happening to me. I am trying to sell my laptop on craigslist and I have had 3 people interested; however, they all want it shipped to Nigeria. A coincident, I think not. Funny thing to, they all mentioned that they cannot be reached because they are with their grandmother at a hospital in Arizona. How ironic is it that 3 people want the same item shipped to Nigeria and are all at a hospital in Arizona with their grandmother. If you get an e-mail like the one I have attached below, DO NOT RESPOND.

“Thanks for your response and am glad to know that it is still for sale.However i have few questions on the item you are selling.

1,I would like to know the reason you are selling it….?

2,What is the current condition of the item..?

3,What is your price, though am alright with the listed price..?

4,Do you have the original box and the receipt for it ..?

5,Would you please allow me to pay through PayPal even though i will be responsible for the fees of the shipping(i will add $200.00),Am out of town to visit my sick grandma and i would like to purchase it from you as a Xmas gift to one of my friend in Oversea.If you do not have a PayPal account, you can set one up free of charge by going to http://www.PayPal.com and set up your account it is free,easy and guarantee transaction safety.Once you send me your PayPal email account, I will send you the payment for your item as well as some money to cover the shipping via USPS Global Express (3-5days). I would be glad if my request is favorably considered.
Thank you.”

Watch out for the names Tessa Graham and Lara Movado.

Good afternoon,

My name is Rachel and unfortunately I found this blog too late … I received an email from a gentleman named John Lipton and as in all the cases described here, the deal was made without discussions of price…I asked … he accepted … then I received an email from the bank (Colony Bank) asking to send the item and send them proof of shipping and tracking number so that way they could credit the money in my account … As this was my first sale on the internet I let myself go with the simplicity and “security” of the business since there was a bank involved and I’ve sent my LG Laptop … to Nigeria for the son of this gentleman who was there studying … I started to feel suspicious because every time he said he would send the money something happened to delay the situation…first he wanted to buy the sound system in my car too… which I told him I could not afford the shipping Sending bills … then he told me he would send me € 500 more than the deal so I could after send the sound system.But for the money to be credited to my account I would have to send € 150 by western union for the child in Nigeria .. from this point I was quite suspicious as the western union does not recommend us to send money to strangers.

Here are some emails he sent me … I lost my laptop and 65 € of shipping costs … at least I hope this helps other people not be victims like me.

“From: mr john (johnlipton01@yahoo.com)

hello

how are you doing?
is the item still available foe sale?
how many do you have for sale?
and how much are you willing to sell it?

please get back to me immediately ….

Regards….”

“Hello,
Thanks for your quick response to me email….. i want this item to be
shipped to my son who went to study agricultural resources in west Africa as a surprise.Christmas gift and i will be responsible for the payment,i will like to know the item including the shipping cost via EMS Post or Register Post to him in Nigeria,
and i would prefer to pay for the item via Bank to Bank transfer, i
want you to make inquire with the shipment cost through EMS Post or Register Post to my son address below..

Name : john obrien
Address : No. 23 anfaani layout ring road.
City : Ibadan .
State : Oyo State.
Country : Nigeria.
Zipcode : 23402.
Tel # : 2347035226167

BANK INFORMATION.
Bank Name…..
Account Name………
Account Number……………
Iban…………………………………
Swift Code………………….
Total Cost…………………………….

I hope to hear from you soonest …

Regards
Mr john Lipton”

“hello

i got an email from my bank now that they are ready to transfer your money and i was told that you have to make payment of 150euro as a tax transferring bill because united kingdom to Portugal is a little bit far so they have deduct the money from my bank account for the tax and also i have told them that they should make an additional payment of 150eur back for you because i don’t want any delay about your money so that your money will be 1000eur that my bank will transfer to your bank account and they said you have pay this money immediately this week so that they transfer you your money ok.. because my bank must see the western union details that you have transfer the money ok. so i want you to get the money send to my son address via western union ok…..

thanks”

All this always reinforced with an e-mail from the bank like:

”
The Wire Transfer Order from Colony Bank® Online Banking United Kingdom Dept’s has been Approved .

TRANSFER NUMBER :- RR3001100592012BG

Dear Ana Raquel Serra dos Santos Mascarenhas Cabrita,

This notification you are receiving is to inform you about the Transfer placed by the buyer of your item: Mr john lipton who is a gold user of Colony Bank. We have received the full payment of 450.00EUR for your item:(Portátil LG 60 Gb) and is about to be Transferred to your Bank Account. The financial details are stated below:

Transfer Summary:

***************************************
Item Price : 450.00EUR
Shipping Cost Included : ********
************************************
Total Amount : 450.00EUR
***************************************

**ATTENTION**

The full payment of 450.00EUR will be transfer to the Name and Account details below. Please verify that the Name and Account Number entered by the payee are correct.

TRANSFERRED TO:

Account Name : Ana Raquel Serra dos Santos Mascarenhas Cabrita
Account Number : 1177340165509036
Bank Name : CGD – Caixa Geral de Depósitos
Iban : PT50 0035 0159 00082256200 51
Swift Code : CGDIPTPL
Country : Portugal
Total Cost. : 450EUR
Email Address : rakel.mascarenhas@gmail.com

If there is an error in the Name and Account details feel free to contact us on this e-mail : colonybankmoneytransfer@ultimateemail.com for correction
.

** ATTENTION **

The transfer has been fully processed and approved on your behalf . We have finished the procedure of withdrawing the full payment from the payee account who is a customer of ours, but you will need to wait for 24 – 48 hours, to activate your account so that the full payment of 450.00EURD from the Colony Bank can be transfer directly to your bank account.

It’s now safe for you to Ship the Item to this address below:

Name : john obrien
Address : No. 23 anfaani layout ring road.
City : Ibadan .
State : Oyo State.
Country : Nigeria.
Zipcode : 23402.
Tel # : 2347035226167

** PLEASE NOTE **

Your Money will NOT reflect in your BANK ACCOUNT until shipment has been verified by our customer care department. This measure is taken due to our new bank policy, in order to protect both payee and receiver interest and to reduce occurrence fraudulent activities happening nowadays on internet.

Therefore you are advice to send the shipment prove to us on this E-mail: (colonybankmoneytransfer@ultimateemail.com)
for shipment verification. Once the shipment has been verified by us, you will receive a notification from us stating that your money have been transferred into your Bank Account. Due to the fact that we processes thousands of order daily, We recommend you to contact our customer care department. This ensure speedy verification of shipment as well as prompt dispatch of transfer.

This email you received is sent and authorized by the Colony Bank Plc. If you have any question regarding this transfer, feel free to contact us on this E-mail: colonybankdept@officeemail.net.
Thanks for using Colony Bank Plc, We look forward to serve you better in the nearest future.

Sincerely,
Colony Bank Plc.

WARNING:

This warning is from Federal Bureau of Investigation in co-operation with Colony Banking Online Transfer,so we give you the grace of 24 Hrs for you to ship out the item or else you will face the consequences.

Contact Details.
Email : colonybankmoneytransfer@ultimateemail.com

From Colony Bank Plc We wish you a great time.
Colony Bank Manager

Phone : +447031856566
Fax : +447031856566

Thank you for using Colony BANK UNITED KINGDOM. ”

This is very sad for me…I was selling this item to pay debts I have and now not even a laptop I have and I still have debts…=(

The postcode “23401″ is the dead give away. These fraudsters have conned honest ebay and similar auction site users out of $billions! The authorities in Nigeria must take this seriously, however the Nigerian Government is well known to be corrupt. Thats why the scammers are not prosecuted most of the time. If you are unlucky enough to fall victim to these scam artists, report it. Provide full details to your local police and if your in the USA, contact your local FBI office.

Some years ago, I almost fell victim to one of these fraudsters. At the time, I was relitively new to ebay so was not aware of these scams that were going on.

I was at the time selling a mobile phone – Ironic! – it was a Motorola E365. I put up the listing for 10 days. On day 2 of the listing, I recieved an email supposedly from ebay (you know the ask seller a question thing). The “buyer” was reportedly from Nigeria, I was immediately suspicious. I played along to see what info I could get out of him, to no avail. The email address was a free “@yahoo.com” email address. Anyway, as always, the “fraudster” was asking me to send it to some address in Lagos with postcode “23401″, He said he would send payment once he recieved the item, then asked for my bank details so that he could “deposit” the money directly to my account. Immediately, I refused. I re-itterated that, no payment = no phone. He repeated his previous email again by sending me an identical copy of the previous email. I then decided to do some digging, and found another listing very similar to mine for the same phone. with a warning about the scammer. I immediately blocked the email address of my email account so I did not recieve anymore from him, but after I sent him an email telling him I knew who he was and what he was trying to do.

This site may be of intrest to viewers of this site.

http://www.scambuster419.co.uk

I hope this info is of help.

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Thank you so much for posting this article! I was selling a computer on craigslist and was offered twice the asking price if I sent it to Nigeria to ‘his son’. I knew it sounded fishy so I was researching, and my gut was right!
THANK YOU!!!!!

lol same thing happened to me! I was trying to sell my xbox 360 for 250 euros and the girl > Janet White offered me 400$ for it…. What a stupid scammmer… too bad I didnt fall for it! Google ftw!

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Please, we need to inform you that *Janet White* called to our customer care in couple of minutes away concerning the transfer of 400:00 Euros which has been carried out since this days, but we are only waiting to see the Shipment Proof and as soon as we confirm that, we will give you the date in which your account will be activated.
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I am very sad I was selling my blackberry so I could pay for a operation for my dog yanni and I now believe that I was a potential victim of the same scam. I recieved the following messages:

Dear Ebay, I recently put my Blackberry phone on sale, the item number is 170431060168, I am now very worried that the buyer is not genuine. The buyer’s name is lisasmith058611 she states that she wants to buy the item for her boyfriend who is currently working for unisef in Nigera. I have received emails to my hotmail account which state the following: Lisa Smith has just sent you an Auction Payment of £280.00 GBP with PayPal For An eBay Item (Routing Code: C826-L003-Q999-T5365)? From: genebriant.customerservice@gmail.com on behalf of service@paypal.co.uk (shipmentconfirmation@europe.com) You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as junk Sent: 12 January 2010 22:35:13 To: vickymoss@hotmail.co.uk 12 Jan 2010 22:34:15 GMT Payment for your eBay Item with PayPal Dear Victoria Moss, This email confirms that Lisa Smith has sent you £280.00 GBP with PayPal for an eBay item Buyer Lisa Smith lisasmith0586@live.com Note from buyer Hi, sorry for the delay, I have been very busy with work. I hope you get this quick though so you post tomorrow morning..I have added the 30GBP for p&p as promised for the item, get this item in the post tomorrow morning so that it can get to my husband quick..many thanks…Lisa… Description Unit price Qty Amount RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 Cell Phone Item Number: 170431060168 £250.00 1 £250.00 Subtotal: £250.00GBP Postage and packing: £30.00GBP Total: £280.00GBP Accept payment with PayPal Payment Details Seller ID: vicky200684 vickymoss@hotmail.co.uk ***The Payment Has Been Approved on item #170431060168***Payment ID Number C826-L003-Q999-T5365***? From: genebriant.customerservice@gmail.com on behalf of service@paypal.co.uk (shipmentconfirmation@europe.com) You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as junk Sent: 12 January 2010 22:53:09 To: vickymoss@hotmail.co.uk Dear Victoria Moss, ———————————– Details of Transaction ———————————– Seller’s Ebay ID: vicky200684 Seller’s Email: vickymoss@hotmail.co.uk Date of Transaction: January 12, 2010 Transaction ID: C826-L003-Q999-T5365 Transaction Amount: £280.00 GBP Case #: PP-091-962-521 ———————————– What to Do Next ———————————– The funds have been deducted from Mrs Lisa Smith’s CREDIT CARD and will be credited into your account immediately the shipment details is confirmed. Get back to us with the shipment BARCODE and the money will be credited immediately. ———————————– Due Date: January 13, 2010 ———————————– Please respond within the next 24hrs. DO NOT provide the Buyer with the shipment details until we have posted the funds into your PayPal Account. Only PayPal is eligible to information on BARCODE. Thank you for using PayPal® . We look forward serving your online auction payment needs in the future. Sincerely, MR K.S. GREEN Paypal Customer Care , BUYER SHIPPING OPTIONS : I am really concerned because I have not recieved any of the above emails on paypal, and in her first email to me we did not discuss me shipping the item to Nigera. This is the first email she sent me, actually she did talk about international shipping here is what the email says:ts okay then, I just want to confirm this and be sure I am buying what is presentable for my Husband. He has been away for some time now and I believe this will make a good b’day gift for him..even though I have been busy..his birthday comes up next week. I will get the payment sent to you through PayPal this evening when I get back home as I am at work – Surgeon…but will definitely make the payments today so that you can post tomorrow morning. Postage will be made through Royal Mail International Signed For as I will also be adding a 30 GBP for p&p..I will get back to you very soon after I have made the payments. Please let me know if you can post tomorrow before or on your way out. Many thanks.. Regards, Lisa However I never said on the item that I would post outside of the united kingdom. I will be really upset if this is a scam and I would like to report it to you and the police as I need the money as my dog Yanni needs a operation. Please can you let me knoe ASAP Kind Regards Important Note: This PayPal payment has been debited from the Buyer’s CREDIT CARD and has been “APPROVED” but will remain PENDING until the shipment BARCODE is sent to our customer service for shipment verification so as to secure both the Buyer and the Seller from Fraudulent activities on eBay. Below are the necessary information requested before your account will be credited with the total money paid in by the Buyer: 1 : Make sure you ship the item to the CONFIRMED Buyer’s delivery address below immediately you receive the “Payment Has Been Approved” message from us. 2: Make sure the shipment BARCODE is been sent to our customer service through this e-mail. 3: DO NOT provide the Buyer with the shipment details until the funds have bee credited into your Account. Only PayPal is eligible to information on BARCODE. 4: Please endeavor to leave a feedback after you have received your funds so as to make eBay a better shopping site. This terms is to secure and to assure you of a better and safe transaction with the Buyer Postal Address: MR BABATUNDE SMITH. 15 AWE ROAD, SHOMOLU. LAGOS STATE. 23401. NIGERIA. +2348030887654. Address Status: Confirmed Important Note: We have confirmed and verified the postage address provided by Lisa Smith in West Africa, please send the item to the above address. Copyright © 1999-2009 PayPal. All rights reserved. PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions Registered Office: 5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118 349 PayPal Email ID PP1525
please be careful xxxx

Good evening, everybody.
?as happened to me the same incident, with this address :

Name:Nelson Joseph
Address:No 4 Kudeti, Onireke Road
City:Ibadan
State:Oyo
Zip Code:23402
Country:Nigeria
Tell:2348079121315

I’m in the stage shortly before the mission. however i will continue to see that end. What is certain is that i will not send anything to Nigeria. The article is very important. thanks.

Thank you guys for all your help!
Almost fall for it, as fishy as it could be, but doubing the asking price is working for them. I’m glad I did my research and found this article.
I quoted a paragraph from above, hopping it would stop right there, but no..
Check out what reply I got back:
what the meaning of all this? dint you receive your money? please your payment as been made and your money as been deducted from my account so get my item ship out now and send me the tracking number as soon as possible pleas go through your paypal account your money as been transferred ok

thanks again!

You are guys dont have work to do thats why you are all posting this shits here right ? You are fools,idiots and crazy………. you guys really sucks

Well not to put more fear into people the scam are not just on ebay either they are doing it on craigs list also. I posted a laptop on it and i had a reply with in a week offering me $50 more then what i had it posted for. She or whoever it was was offering me the $50 more to take it off the list and let her use paypal to pay for it. She was even offering to use her own fedex account number to pay for shipping.. She was saying she was going to send it to her son away at collage out of State and she live in a city in NY. I ask to contact her by phone got a number thats away to long.. Then I broke the number down it has a Ohio and NY area in it.. I sent a email to her saying number does not work is that right number. Reply back yes that is my number. Then got a email saying fedex account is not working right have to sort a few things out with them before it does. So i will add another $100 to pay for it to be shipped by express mail. Then when we got the email saying to verify payment by using paypal it had a shipping address to Nigeria. I just about sh*t myself when i read where it was going to. She said out of state not out of states to another country.. Also it said no money would be release to us till its shipped and tracking number is given. The deal was that the money cleared to our account nothing said that paypal would not release till shipped. I was warned by a friend of scam all out of Nigeria. I wasnt going to ship it out of till I researched everything anyways that threw red flags out even more. I sent a email real fast stating that you didnt say to another country you said out of state. I gave my phone number and told her to contact me and that I onto the scam coming from where Im sending it to that I want to be contacted by phone to talk from there and a mail address from her house.. All the reply back was that this is not a scam and told u about i found out my number is not working now. NOTHING bout contacting me on my number that is fully working had it since 03. She can use a friends phone or whoever phone around her but nothing said bout my number. Thats where I told her the sale is off and i have the right to reject sale at anytime because no money has been moved to any accounts and just that a payment has been submitted and we will be rejecting payment. This is warning to anyone that its not just ebay they are doing it to. It just happen to me in January 2010 they try to scam. I am one of those sellers that if you want to buy from me and i ask to talk to you by phone or in person.. The buyer should be a person should not avoid me by lying to me if you want make the the buy a easy one.. What is there to hide from someone if your not trying to steal and scam??? Also What is to hide from the seller if they ask to contact by phone or email if someone wants to contact me by phone or person that im buying off of it would make me a happy person because they are covering all areas of not being scam or stolen from.. Its our goods that we have to watch out for when we sell thats a danger anywhere on net or off the net when selling. Trust the only ones that you think are right but remember can you really trust anyone these days thats your choice. Im the one of those gives a chance first and willing to work with you till you dont meet one what I asking or lying to me then the red flags goes up..

Thank you so much for your information, it is sosososo helpful. I almost shipped my cellphone to Nigeria this morning!!!!! Thanks google and thank you!

Needless to say I spammed the shit out of the scammer, got her email address and sent about 10k automated emails =]

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Hahaha…I knew it. I got scammed…well, almost. I was wondering why eBay kept saying the lady still hadn’t paid yet the lady said she did and I got emails from paypal saying that I needed to send in the barcode. It made me suspicious and this was one of my FIRST auctions. Poor me. Good thing I have a head on my shoulders and researched this before shipping the item. I’m reporting the bitch.

VICKY..YOU ARE VERY STUPID FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE..YOU ARE THE BIGGEST FOOL ON EARTH..YOU STINK..U SUCK..IF I EVER CATCH YOU..COS I CAN..I HAVE LINKS IN YOUR AREA..I HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFO..YOU SHOULDNT HAVE DOPNE THIS..FCUK THE HELL OF YOURSELF..OMO..TI MO BA MU’EN??!!..

For the record, ive stop emailing

Hi Kenet,
Thanks for your mail.Below is the shipping information you need to determine the cost of the shipment to its destination and i would be sending you the payment through bank to bank transfer that is the secure online payment have been using so far to send money abroad.Here is the shipping address

Name;Nelson Joseph
Address;No 4,Kudeti Onireke Road
City:Ibadan
State;Oyo
Zip Code;23402
Tell:2348079121315
Country:Nigeria

I would be looking forward to read from you soon with the overall cost of the item including the shipping cost to its destination.Have a nice day

Regards,

Mrs Teter

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:12 PM, kenet wrote:

gud am
Please send me full name and address with zip code. I will inquire how much the shipping cost.
Probably u can send the payment via western union or bank preferably or correspondent bank of Philippine National Bank
Regarding the picture, i will send it via email once i picture maybe later this afternoon but not to worry, item is in very good condition.

— On Mon, 1/25/10, Joy Teter wrote:

From: Joy Teter
Subject: Re: PENTAX ZX-7 SLR Camera with 28-90mm Lens(Almost New)
To: “kenet”
Date: Monday, January 25, 2010, 11:14 PM

Hi Kenet,

Thanks for your reply.I live in West Virgina(United State) i will like to inform you that I’m interested in buying your item for a friend who went on religious mission abroad as a Gift.I will be paying for this item through Online Bank to bank transfer .I would like to know the amount you are willing to sell this item in USD Dollars and will be adding an extra $150.00usd for shipment to send this item to its destination (Nigeria) through UPS or Ems Speed Post.I will be looking forward to read from you as soon as possible with the cost you are willing to sell this item including the shipping cost to its destination.

N.B:I would like you to send me more pictures of its present condition of the item.

Best Regards,

Mrs Teter

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:31 PM, kenet wrote:

gud am
condition is almost new, rarely use, no dust no scratches
item is still available
u can contact me at 0917414XXXX or 0928772XXXX

— On Sat, 1/23/10, Joy Teter wrote:

From: Joy Teter
Subject: PENTAX ZX-7 SLR Camera with 28-90mm Lens(Almost New)
To: @yahoo.com
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 9:23 AM

Hi,
Good day!

I saw your item pasted for sale on Ebay web site and I’m interested in buying it..I will need from you the present condition of the item and do you still have the item available for sale.Hope to read from you soon.

Warm regards,

Mrs Teter

SO happy i googled ‘nigeria ebay scam’ just as I was about to post a camera to Nigeria…….
Put an old old camera (that i thought was worth nothing) on ebay an within hours it was sold buy it now for 200 pounds.
got an email from ‘paypal’ saying someone had deposited 240 pounds in my account….but couldnt deposit the money until I had confirmed shipping. The ‘lady’ then emailed me saying she had paid me 40 pounds extra to make sure i shipped the camera immediately for her sisters birthday.i thought this was too good to be true but..
I believed this!
Emailed the lady saying I would ship it straight away…..!
But my dad told me to be extra careful as Nigerians are the biggest scacmmers in the world. so i googled and found this……
!!! BEWAREE!!!!!!!!

oh my thank God i googled this scammer,i posted my item in ebay. . .

Hi Leeza
Thanks for your mail.I do agree to pay you sum of $800.00 for the item, i would like you to use below shipping address to determine the cost of the shipment to its destination through DHL,UPS or Local Post Office and get back to me with the overall cost.Regarding the payment method,i can only make the payment through bank to bank transfer that is the only online secure payment i can be rest assure on, its also protect intrest of both buyer nd seller and have been using so far to send money abroad without any payment delay.Comply with this get back to me with your full bank account details with the overall cost.Here is the shipping address below:
Name:Nelson Joseph
Address:No 4 Kudeti Onireke Road
City:Ibadan
State:Oyo
Zip Code:23402
Tell:2348079121315
Country:Nigeria

I will be looking forward to read from you soon.Have a nice Evening!

N.B:I received teh pictures of the Laptop and its okay with me

Regards,

Mrs Maureen

GUYS BEWARE!!!!!

Hello ,
How are you doing now, thank you for your sincerity and your good business, this is to inform you that i have made your payment for your your item, so i want you to wrap the package very well and put in a lovely greeting card with (Congrats tittle, “wishes you a good luck on your new Promotion from your Loving Dad, Mr Gene Allen”)..ok please make sure you help me write this so that she can understand that i embrace her for her hardworking and her new status area…So you will receive a confirmation of my Payment anytime from now, the payment has been confirmed, because the money has been deducted from my account and it will deliver to your home address anytime from now too…but make sure you check your inbox or incase your junk message…..i am sure you will see the notification of my payment there, so immediately you see this, please pay attention to read it very well, so that you can understand my payment and also do not forget to pack the item like a Gift….ok
So here is the shipping address once again for my daughter new status and for the delivery.

Name: OLALEKAN OLUMIDE
Address: No 23 Agbala Itura Street Iwo Road
City: Ibadan
State: Oyo State
Zipcode: 23402
Country: Nigeria

Please ensure that the item is ship via EXPRESS MAIL INTERNATIONAL….AT THE POST OFFICE…..BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME IT IS VERY SAFE AND SECURE AND FAST…AND TO ENSURE IF IT IS EXPRESS MAIL INTERNATIONAL…THE TRACKING NUMBER MUST START WITH LETTER: E******** END WITH ……….US….Thanks
So i am waiting for your shipment tracking number now, so that i can produce a feedback for you, because i really appreciate your sincerity and your good business.God bless you
Best regards.

Hi Seller,
im willing to purchase this item for a close friend of mine as an
birthday Gift.i”ll offer you $500 for the item including the shipping
and handling via Usps to Abroad.So i want you to get back to me with
your verified PayPal full name Account and Email Address or Send me
PayPal Money Request ASAP.Kindly consider the item sold and put an End
on the Auction, because i will be paying for this item immediately.

I almost sent my PS3 to
Salami Taofeek
No 5 nawairudeen road oke ijeun
Abeokuta
Ogun state
Nigeria
110001.

I got a Email from some kinda fake paypal saying:

You’ve got new funds!

Dear bthornton10@Comcast.net,

David Walter just sent you money with PayPal.

David Walter is a Verified buyer.
Payment Details

Amount:

$500.00 USD

Transaction ID:

5TB46738R0457834N

Subject:

The item must be on it’s way to it’s destination Within 24hours.

Note:

You have been paid for
60gb Song PS3(120537905072)

Shipping Information
Address:
Salami Taofeek
No 5 nawairudeen road oke ijeun
Abeokuta
Ogun state
110001
Nigeria.

Address Status: Confirmed

This PayPal® payment has been deducted from the buyer’s account and has been ” APPROVED ” but it will not be credited to your account until the shipment reference/tracking number is sent to us for shipment verification so as to secure both the buyer and the seller. Below are the necessary information requested before your account will be credited. Send the tracking number to our customer care email address below
paypallinknotification@ultimateemail.com and our customer service care will attend to you. As soon as you send us the shipment’s tracking number to us for security purposes and the safety of the buyer and the seller,the money will be credited to your account.
**PLEASE NOTE**
Once shipment has been verified and the tracking number or scanning receipt sent to us,
You will receive a “CONFIRMATION Email” from PayPal® informing you that the Money has been credited to your account.

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

PayPal Email ID PP370

If I were a selling I would not send ANYTHING OUT to a different country unless you know who it is or they payment was sent right to your paypal account.