Beware of Kelvin Harrison

jbbonce

Hi
I've currently got a psp listed on my Amazon sellers account. Yesterday I got an email from a 'Kelvin_Harrison1@yahoo.com' via Amazon's communication service saying the following:


Good Day,

I am interested in ur sony psp so pls get back to me now
with the item pics so i can make the purchase now with amazon and do
not forget to get back with the item listing id at amazon web so i can
make the trace quickly and make the payment asap with amazon
immediately. Awaiting ur
mail response now.

Cheers


So i emailed him with the pictures and then got a message back from payment-deposits @amazon.co.uk <amazon.support@consultant.com>. It was quite an accurate representation of an SDN message, but had a little advert at the bottom that gave it away and the £70 postage allowance also seemed a bit generous:

Your Amazon.co.uk Marketplace sale has been confirmed. We've deposited your earnings from the sale of this item into our Payments account, but it's yet to be transfered into your amazon account.This includes a postage credit of £70.00. If you haven't already provided us with your bank account information, please do so at your earliest convenience; we cannot transfer funds to you until you provide yourbank account details.
Please dispatch item immediately.

1 of White PSP Console Value pack [Sony PSP]

You have agreed to dispatch no later than two working days after the buyer's purchase on 28.02.2007. In the unfortunate case that you cannot provide the item that you have sold, you should issue a full refund through your Payments account:
http://s1.amazon.co.uk/exec/varzea/subst/your-account/seller-account-payments.html
Your buyer's delivery address is below (please use the invoice address as the return address and enclose the packing slip for your buyer's reference): Note: You'll have to ship the item and send us the tracking reference
number of the shippment before we send your money into your account. Also item will be ended up once this is done.
Get back to us on :cus-o4-ser :(amazon.support@consultant.com).
Here are the details of your completed Amazon Marketplace sale:
Order #: 026-3731143-7346842
Listings: 1
Total Item Count: 1
Listing 1: White PSP Console Value pack [Sony PSP]
http://s1.amazon.co.uk/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y01Y2054298Y4185979/qid%3D1172672988/026-3731143-7346842
Listing ID: 0226A911291
SKU:
Quantity: 1
Buyer's Price: £129.86
Postage & Handling: £70.00
Total Amount: (£199.86)
Less Amazon.co.uk Marketplace Fees: (£7.50)
Less VAT on Amazon.co.uk Marketplace: (£2.50)
Total Due Seller: £189.86
For general questions about Amazon.co.uk Marketplace,
you will find more information
here:http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/3149141/
Amazon.co.uk Marketplace -- Amazon Services Europe S.a.r.l.Sell Your
Stuff http://www.amazon.co.uk/marketplace
PACKING SLIP:
Amazon.co.uk Marketplace Item: White PSP Console Value pack [Sony PSP]
Listing ID: [a number]
SKU:
Quantity: 1
Purchased on: 28.02.2007
Dispatched by: [my email]
Invoice Address
Name: Jimoh Akeem
Address Line 1: 10 Adelani street
Address Line 2:Ikola Ilumo
Town / City : Ipaja
County: Lagos
Post Code: 23401
Country: Nigeria
Delivery address:
Name: Jimoh Akeem
Address Line 1: 10 Adelani street
Address Line 2: Ikola Ilumo
Town / City : Ipaja
County: Lagos
Post Code: 23401
Country: Nigeria
Buyer Name: Kelvin Harrison
Buyer e-mail: kelvin_harrison1@yahoo.com
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DISPATCH LABEL
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Jimoh Akeem
10 Adelani street Ikola Ilumo
Ipaja
Lagos
23401
Nigeria.
Thanks for selling at Amazon.co.uk Marketplace
Stuff http://www.amazon.co.uk/marketplace.

--

I also had 5 emails from Kelvin saying:

Thanks for your quick response.. i will like to inform
you that i have complete the order right with amazon
which i belive you should have receive the payment
confirmation so pls try and get the item dispatch
today and mail me back with the
royalmail first class delivery reference number..

Pls confirm the dispatch address again:

Jimoh Akeem
10 Adelani street Ikola Ilumo
Ipaja
Lagos
23401
Nigeria.
Awaiting your quick responsile..
Thanks


So I was suspicous, and checked and I (obviously) hadn't received any payment. I emailed him back letting him know that the 'amazon' email wasn't real and he wasn't getting it.

I spoke to Amazon on the phone and they said they don't even deal with customers in Nigeria, and so it is obviously a spoof and they will investigate.

I then got yet another 2 emails from 'Kelvin':

Hello
What do you mean,kindly make the contact with amazon
now at (amazon.support@consultant.com) so you can let
them know what you need after getting the confirmation
ok. mail me back asap

Thanks

So I basically told him to F off. Please feel free to abuse this guy's email address in any way you see fit.


I have posted this because I didn't want anyone to get scammed by this dirtbag. Remember to always check you've got the money before sending anything and Amazon do not deal with Customers in Nigeria.
Jbbonce

missile

Forward his e mail to abuse@yahoo.com

Sugar_Coated_Owl

Unfortunately this kind of thing is really common on auction sites such as eBay and Amazon. It's a real shame.

Croll

You should give his email to these guys: http://thescambaiter.com/

They always want more scammers to have fun with

Hintza

I get this quite a few times a week.

The telltales are:-

1. Asking for listing ID (allows them to produce the sale notification)
2. Asking the condition (eh its new!!)


Knowing a bit about african mythology I threaten them with the equivalent of the bogey man....

ormus

well certainly dont do it on your own pc.:)

your isp may well terminate your account if they find out youve been sending out email bombs.
and afaik it is illegal too.