dodgy buyer. could you help me

digitalsakurauk

This is my acution on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7625879587&ssPageName=ADME:L:EOISSA:UK:11

a private bidder has won my auction and I received an email from him asking me to send the item to Nigeria.


Hello Seller
I am happy to be the winner of your item, I will like if you can send the
item to my son in west africa, Lagos, 23401, Nigeria. , please get back to
me as soon as possible because am sending it to him as a birthday gift and
I want it to be a surprise to him. All shipping expenses will be borne by
me, send me the total shipping cost to that location so I proceed with the
payment immediately. I will be paying via paypal, shipping options: UPS or
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE. get back to me ASAP........ Thanks


Could anyone tell me if this sounds dodgy.


cheers

Emmzi

Yes, it does. I wouldn't take payment. You will most likely end up losing the item and your cash.

You do say in your listing you only post to UK, so that is a good enough reason to cancel.

Samba_Pa_Ti

very dodgy,
from reading other threads i gather nigeria doesnt have a postal system
steer clear
Edit : i wonder if lagos 23401 is a po box of some sort just look at what google pulls up... http://www.google.com/search?q=lagos+23401
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=200647

Mr_Proctalgia wrote:

I have been working with a Nigerian (from Lagos) and with his help he has composed an email message to tell these people to "go away" in their language (They apparently have 3 tribal languages but use a form of pigeon to communicate) this is written in "pigeon" to indicate that you are trying to rip off a brother scammer.

NA WAOOO ...I BOW FOR ALL OF UNA OO MAKE U NA FREE ME MAKE I DEY CHOP MY OWN UNA JUST DEY BOMB ME,BOMB ME.WELL CONTINUE TO DEY WASTE YOUR TIME FOR MY SIDE MAKE UNA TRY ANOTHER SIDE .

I know it looks daft but lets see if it works!!!!!!!

I do still know the guy and he is straight, he says most of the scammers are university kids working from Europe and trying to get rich quick.

xycom1

Most likely lose the item and cash? I would say it's damn sure you'll see neither again if you proceed!

File non-paying bidder to reclaim your fees and relist. I always set my auctions to only accept bids from people registered through UK eBay.

princessmoneysaver

Never ever ever send items to Nigeria, just search for Nigeria on this board to see why!

Sugar_Coated_Owl

It's definately dodgy. Whenever an eBayer mentions Nigeria never sell or post items to them. It's a well known scam which will probably result in you losing out.

ankles4242

Hi all,
I'd say he/she is well dodgy by just looking at what they've been bidding on recently.
Who in the right mind would pay £1,452.00 for a Brand New Motorola RAZR V3 Blue Edition Mobile Phone?
All bids ended today as well.
Not sure if I'm allowed to post this here(my apologies if it's not allowed)I just hope no-one actually sends these items out.

http://www.goofbay.co.uk/getBidderList.html?bidder_id=kunleturner000001&Submit=Check

rammy007

I would be very wary a my friends son has just sold a mobile phone that was to someone in africa,and they have been contacted by the police who said the fbi are investigating the person who bought it and all the accounts are frozen and they want statements etc also my friends lad has had his account hacked into,what does ebay actually do about these people it has made me wary of selling on ebay

Lob_Rockster

I'd change my auction to ensure that Western Union can be a method of payment, sorry, rip-off

SmileBeHappy

that guy paid 350 for a d500, u can get the d600 for that!!! it does make me laugh that everyone assumes nigerians are scammers. Yer, so most are, but theres probably some sweet family that can never buy anything off ebay coz everyones assumes their a scam artist lol

Laura

smartie1976

Lob rockster surely you mean "can't" be a method of payment.

on Ebay UK you are not allowed to accept western union as part of their ongoing fraud protection.

Do not complete on grounds of shipping outside listed countries, relist and resell. Do NOT use BIN on high value electrical items, as you have no control over how when and why an item is won, and they are like honey to the bee for scammers.

No-one voluntarily pays over the odds, except scammers. And only you will lose in the end.