Ive just sold a PS4, advice please..

Lk7799

Beck__ wrote: »

Ok this has reached a conclusion.. My gut was right :mad:

I still hadn't heard from the guy early yesterday evening (auction ended at lunch) and so I did what he asked (before I read your advice), I sent a paypal invoice (which gave him all the paypal info I imagine), I also emailed outside of ebay a new pic (so he now had my email address).

Abit later last night, I received 2 messages from ebay saying they suspect this guy was a dodgy buyer (something about not being registered properly) and they have cancelled his bids and therefore my auction. They advised not to deal with him and NOT to send the goods, good job I hadnt already done so.

Anyway, not long after, I got an email from the guy saying he had sent me the money and included an extra £100 so I could send it to his nephew in Nigeria (lol). Not long after I got 2 emails, 1 supposedly from ebay saying this guy is legit and to send the goods (although senders email was obviously not the real ebay). the other email supposedly from paypal showing the money had gone in (again from a dodgy email).

Of course this is scam 101 stuff, so even if ebay hadnt warned me, i would have spotted the signs. But yeah I showed my newbness by doing the things I shouldnt, so thanks for the advice even though I saw it too late.

Ive decided to sell my PS4 to CEX as I suspect scammers are out in force for these desirable items.

Ive pasted the email below for info/lols:

Hello Seller,
It is my pleasure to inform you that I have carried out the payment via PayPal to your PayPal id (xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com). kindly check your PayPal email address (inbox,spam or junk mail) for the confirmation email of my Payment from PayPal.I also have the email receipt of the payment from PayPal with me i can forward it to you as a prove.I want the item sent to my Nephew's address who is living and working in West Africa .I would have asked you to post it to my eBay address in UK but I am presently going to Nigeria to see my Nephew due to family reasons.i sincerely hope you could assist me in shipping the item over there so it would be convenient for me to pick it up when i get there.i also want to use the item as a surprise birthday Gift for his Cousin who is having his birthday next week.Here is the delivering address of my Nephew confirmed with pay pal.

Bright Henry
18/20 Alhaja Road,
Abesan Ipaja,
Lagos,23401.
Nigeria.

I want you to ship the item to Lagos Nigeria via Royal Mail Airmail® 1st Class Recorded Delivery, so that the item will get there ASAP. I've added you £100 which should cover for the postage cost to the Country. Please get back to me with the shipment details (shipping Bar code) after shipping to the address above.Please make sure the shipment Bar code or tracking No starts from RJ or RU.

NOTE: Please wrap the item carefully, write GIFT on the paper. Please don't use any other postage service except Royal Mail First Class Recorded Delivery.

I'm very sorry for any inconvenience I might cause you.
looking forward to a swift response

OMG!!
I've just sold an ipad on eBay and got the same e-mail request from that exact person! Was just about to go and post it but then decided to do a search on the address -had a bad feeling about it! Boy am I happy now I've decided to do that!!! Got the same Nigerian address with the exact name!! Does anyone know how to report the fraud to eBay? I'm a bit new.

Daniel2201

Lk7799 wrote: »

OMG!!
I've just sold an ipad on eBay and got the same e-mail request from that exact person! Was just about to go and post it but then decided to do a search on the address -had a bad feeling about it! Boy am I happy now I've decided to do that!!! Got the same Nigerian address with the exact name!! Does anyone know how to report the fraud to eBay? I'm a bit new.

You wouldn't believe it! He bid on my Xbox One, he won it and I didn't get a message till the next day. Same address with that cafe in London and then he wanted it mailed to some place in Nigeria! I could tell he was a scammer but tried to see if he was legit then just typed his address in google and bam this comes up! I was right!

This is what I got.

Hello seller,
i have sent the funds via PayPal,check your PayPal email address mailboxes(inbox,junk or spam) for the confirmation email of my payment from PayPal. Cos I have been emailed by PayPal that the money has been deducted from my account already and they ought to have sent you confirmation emails too. I want the item dispatched to my Nephew in Nigeria cos will be going there to visit him due to family reasons. Here is the address confirmed with PayPal.
Bright Henry
18/20,Alhaja Road,
Abesan Ipaja,
Lagos,23401.
Nigeria.
Please I want the item dispatched via Royal Mail Airmail International 1st Class Recorded Delivery so the item will get there ASAP. I have also added you £120 to the initial price of the item though its not up to that but it should cover for the P&P to the address above. Please make sure the Bar code no starts from RU or RJ. Let me know once the item has been dispatched. Hope to read from you soon.

- jammuk5

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