Scam buyer!!!!

NIMI_2

First time selling on Ebay, and within an hour of placing it on ebay it was sold!!!! to a buyer who has only just registered today so has 0 feedback on top of that the address was international. im feeling this isnt right but just recieved an email saying payment has been recieved and confirmed!!!! BUT the address is now Nigeria this definately doesnt seem right to me but l dont know wot to do now!!!
l checked the buyers history and he`s won bids on all high end items like pSP`s and an IPhone ......... ummmmmm
has anyone heard or experienced anything similar l mean if payment has been recieved it must be ok??????

reeree

are you sure the email came from paypal, it could be a spoof email, steer clear of buyers from nigeria it is more than likely a scam

rockyrose

Check the threads re Nigeria scams. Go into your own paypal account to see if the money is there. You are right to feel this isn't right. Someone who knows more than I will be along soon to give detailed advice but for now do not send anything. Sounds like the Nigeria scam to me.

Tigerlilley1980

I don't know much about this, but I Nigerians have tried to scam me before from an ad I placed to sell a trampoline in the freeads paper. I would just steer clear from them at all costs. x

*Scarlett

This is a great guide on how to deal with scam buyers

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


The email will be a fake - you'll probably get another one telling you to enter a tracking no to release the money into Paypal! Do not send your item.

lisawood78

As everyone else has said, run like the wind!!!!
The Paypal email is a fake, double check it by going directly to your account.

pinkshoes

It's a scam! Just email ebay and let them know, and you'll be able to re-list it.

If the item is a phone, change your settings to UK only.

cyberbob

Change your seller preferences to exclude those without a credit card on file that will stop most of them also set them so that countries that you don't ship to can't bid. Set it for UK only

mandycr

forward the paypal email to ebay and they will let u know if its a scammer they tried it on with me a few years back said they had sent payment checked paypal and no address they got a bit nippy and kept sending me emails wanting the tracking no. or they were goin to report me to ebay just make sure u check all the routes first if its nigeria then its more than likely a scam next time u sell on ebay make sure u say in listing that they should not bid if they have no feedback and to get in touch first if they are genuine ebayers

soolin

mandycr wrote: »

forward the paypal email to ebay and they will let u know if its a scammer they tried it on with me a few years back said they had sent payment checked paypal and no address they got a bit nippy and kept sending me emails wanting the tracking no. or they were goin to report me to ebay just make sure u check all the routes first if its nigeria then its more than likely a scam next time u sell on ebay make sure u say in listing that they should not bid if they have no feedback and to get in touch first if they are genuine ebayers

There is no need to send this to paypal, of course it is a scam.

new sellers might find this post of use:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1623183&highlight=tips+new+sellers

steven_garner

Read the emails you recieved for any spelling or grammer mistakes, at first they look genuine but look close.

Forward the email to [EMAIL="spoof@paypal.co.uk"]spoof@paypal.co.uk[/EMAIL]