Someone wants my phone ASAP - is it a scam?

fatboyonadiet

Someone contacted me wanting to buy my phone early off me, full text of their message is below, but I had a similar e-mail from a different buyer last week, basically same story and same details, is it a scam? i've tried to discourage them (by asking for a high price, worked last week) but they still want is and I've got another one anyway, should I do it? Or am I being scammed?

******
Dear Sir/Madam,
> I was very interested in Your eBay item, but You
> see, there is one
> problem, my cousins birthday is on the 10th of
> December, and I cant wait
> till the auction ends. I have been to his place and
> he had told me, that his mobile
> phone is not working properly (nokia 3310, which he
> is using now -not the best choice:) and he has not
> enough
> money to buy the new one. So I think that it would
> be the best birthday present, to buy a
> new one for him, or am I wrong? Any way if you can
> ship it via the Royal Mail International
> Signed For tomorrow in the morning, after the
> payment is recieved, , please tell me the full
> price and I will pay for you via the PayPal. Thanks
> and waiting for you reply.
> P.S Shipping is to the Lithuania (it's in the
> East-Central Europe, and now it's in the European
> Union)
> Take care!"
******

Thanks in advance,

Fat Boy.

robnye

scam scam scam scam scam luverly scam....!

JPS

SCAM ALERT SCAM ALERT

fatboyonadiet

Cheers - will avoid like the plague.

Just wondered how will they scam me? They have a good eBay rating too, guess that doesn't make any difference.

Thanks again ;D

JPS

fatboyonadiet - after reading so many of these different types of scam e-mails you are soon able to spot them a mile off. They are all written in the same way - things like "I want you to do this" and "end the auction early" are classic give aways. And when they ask you to ship it internationally - it's the icing on the cake.

I am quite surprised they are offering to pay via Paypal and not Western Union, but trust me I would still never deal with anyone like this. You could send the e-mail to eBay and I am pretty sure the buyer would be suspended - it is totally against their rules.

Wait for your auction to finish and you will have a happy outcome

Josh

scheming_gypsy

how will they scam you..

firstly you accept their offer then they tell you they'll be paying via Western Union and sending UPS to collect the phone.

If they've got good feedback and on the scam then they've either built up a reputation to look like they're not on the scam or they've been hijacked.

JPS

how will they scam you..

firstly you accept their offer then they tell you they'll be paying via Western Union and sending UPS to collect the phone.

If they've got good feedback and on the scam then they've either built up a reputation to look like they're not on the scam or they've been hijacked.

I don't follow you SG? ???

scheming_gypsy

which bit

VH

Check out this thread posted a few days ago - here.

Same scam.

JPS

which bit

Ah just re-read it lol You said how will they scam you - I thought you were asking how they would but you meant how they will scam you lol never mind

fatboyonadiet

Cheers all - suprise, suprise had another one in the meantime offering to buy it early and pay via Western Union.

Thanks and stay cool 8)