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Help I'm about to be scammed

ZINXYX
ZINXYX Posts: 627 Forumite
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Hi,
I need help and quickly too. I listed a blackberry yesterday with a buy it now price. Within 1 hour a certain user who only registered yesterday bought it. I quickly sent him an e-mail that I did not want to proceed with the sale because of the risk of scamming.
Just about an hour ago I had an e-mail from paypal that he/she has made a payment.
When I went to my e-bay, it showed that the buyer is from the US, in Oklahoma. However today after payment hasbeen made it says shipping address is Nigeria.
Please help with the steps to take to get rid of this fraudster.
Thanks.
You can have God without religion!

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  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Go here and follow the instructions.

    http://forums.ebay.co.uk/thread.jspa?threadID=1100141048&tstart=0&mod=1201174617718

    Don't click on any links in any emails you're supposedly getting from the buyer. You have NOT been paid.
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  • ZINXYX
    ZINXYX Posts: 627 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Thanks ever so much
    You can have God without religion!
  • jumbojuice
    jumbojuice Posts: 420 Forumite
    and if you have been paid - simply refund the money and move on.. claim the fees back from ebay saying that the address was unconfirmed and you can get the fees back..
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
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    'Just about an hour ago I had an e-mail from paypal that he/she has made a payment.'


    Did you check your Paypal account, has the payment really been received? More often than not the email is not really from Paypal....
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  • hilstep2000
    hilstep2000 Posts: 3,089 Forumite
    I had this with a PSP my son listed. I just sent them an email saying I don't sell abroad, and don't send me any money, if you do I'll refund it. Heard no more from them. Only trouble was I had to repay listing fees to Ebay, but it was worth it!
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  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,431 Ambassador
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    hilstep2000 wrote: »
    I had this with a PSP my son listed. I just sent them an email saying I don't sell abroad, and don't send me any money, if you do I'll refund it. Heard no more from them. Only trouble was I had to repay listing fees to Ebay, but it was worth it!

    Surely easier to have your seller preferences set correctly in the first place to exclude overseas bidders?

    Start from here to set buyer requirements to exclude overseas bidders or bidders with NPB strikes etc.

    http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?BuyerBlockPreferences
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  • hilstep2000
    hilstep2000 Posts: 3,089 Forumite
    I DO put that I don't sell overseas, but he still bought it, as it was listed as "Buy it now" as well. I didn't realise that you can actually block people, will do that in future! Thanks.
    I Believe in saving money!!!:T
    A Bargain is only a bargain if you need it!



  • aqueoushumour01
    aqueoushumour01 Posts: 1,687 Forumite
    log in to your paypal acccount to see if you've been paid then refund. fake paypal emails look the real deal so always be skeptical.
    :D
  • drilldown
    drilldown Posts: 40 Forumite
    Yeh you have to check your paypal account first, but make sure you contact ebay asap! I had a similar issue and they resolved it over the phone, they are very good!
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