Possible scam ?

MarkyMarkD

If he pays direct into your account you will be fine.

I don't agree with you, Hintza. This would be a classic way for a fraudster to use an online bank account they've obtained details from by sending fake e-mails (purporting to be from the bank) to spend the money by doing an online transfer and getting the goods sent to some convenient accommodation address.

If this happens, you may lose the money when the paying bank traces where it's gone and you are encouraging somebody who sounds most dodgy.

ZAP

Didn't want to start a new thread, so thought i'd put this here. Does this look like an eBay scam? :-

"Q: How are you today and your family hope all is well with them?. am intending to buy this item for my father in-law, who reside in Africa- Nigeria..and am prepared to 90:00 GBP, and i want you to know that my mode of payment is western union money order/bidpay, and to make the payment your name in full is required for the payment, and your contact address, also your secured e-mail address, for sending you the notifcation. NB.. as soon as they approved the payment they will send you notification via your email, i will need to you get a price quote from ROYALMAIL...so that i can pay you all at once..and you will shipp it to my father in-law for his 65th birthday which is coming up next week friday. looking forward to hear from you soonest."

I listed the item as "Ship to Uk only". Anything to do with Nigeria rings alarm bells with me after all the scam emails i've had recently.

Sorry to bump a little old thread, but i think i also recieved one from the eact same person:

Q: Hello, I write to purchase this item from you for my Father in the Lord Rev E.P Jackson's daughter as a birthday gift ,in lagos Nigeria Africa.The birthday ceremony will be comming up in 8days time and due to this fact i have decided to make you an offer of £550.00 for the item and the shipping cost via DHLorUPS express delivery.However, i will make your your payment via western union auction payment,Infact i want you to asure me that this item is in good condition also assure me that as soon as you receive email approval confirmation from western union auction payments that your money has been approved by them,you will contact me immediately for the shipping address,Shipping upon your payment confirmation approval,Please for God sake know that this item must meet-up with the ordination day.You can get back to me with your fullname cotact address and your secureemail address. Thanks and God Bless.

angelnas

Didn't want to start a new thread, so thought i'd put this here. Does this look like an eBay scam? :-

"Q: How are you today and your family hope all is well with them?. am intending to buy this item for my father in-law, who reside in Africa- Nigeria..and am prepared to 90:00 GBP, and i want you to know that my mode of payment is western union money order/bidpay, and to make the payment your name in full is required for the payment, and your contact address, also your secured e-mail address, for sending you the notifcation. NB.. as soon as they approved the payment they will send you notification via your email, i will need to you get a price quote from ROYALMAIL...so that i can pay you all at once..and you will shipp it to my father in-law for his 65th birthday which is coming up next week friday. looking forward to hear from you soonest."

I listed the item as "Ship to Uk only". Anything to do with Nigeria rings alarm bells with me after all the scam emails i've had recently.

Hi i had similar on ebay when i sold a phone on buy-it-now within hours it was sold, even though the listing stated ship within Uk only. The buyer had 0 feedback and was completely new, stated he wanted to send it as a gift to his friends wedding used the same kind of lingo as above. Hence i just wrote back only uk ebayers only, got no reply. Hours later i checked his 0 feedback again, no longer a registered user, and he had never paid, so how did he expect me to send it!!!!!

Be very wary.......... if its suspect dont deal with them, or report to ebay and await confirmation. Hence to say i relisted the item and it sold to someone who was from the uk.

soolin

It's a scam, all mobile phone auctions are targetted like this. I had two almost identical e mails when i sold a phone last month.

The only way to stop it and to save endless listings fees is to stop offering a bIN option. With a straight auction you can at least cancel bids or block buyers who send these scam mails.

You will see that some sellers even put something in the auction text about reporting all such emails to the appropriate authority.

Soo

wolvesinwales

Regarding my original post, the buyer did pay by postal orders in the end and all went smoothly, it's just a shame that the scam merchants make one so sceptical. I too have stopped listing items as buy it now because of these nigerian scams.

ZAP

Is it safe to accept African payments by Nochex? I'm selling an Xbox and i just recieved this email:

Q: HELLO SELLER I WILL LIKE TO ORDER THIS ITEM# HOME THEATER FROM YOU, I WILL SEND YOU THE AMOUT OF £500 AND AM GOING TO SEND THE PAYMENT TO YOU VIA ,NOCHEX ACCOUNT(IN CASH ) AND ONCE THE PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED I WILL SEND YOU MY FEDEX ACCOUNT NUMBER AND SHIP THE ITEMS OUT TO MY SON IN AFRICA SCHHOL THERE ASAP BECAUSE NOCHEX ACCOUNT TYPICALLY DELIVER IN 24HRS TO 48HRS BUSSINESS DAYS AND I CAN,T WAIT TILL THE DELIVERY DAY ONCE THEY HAVE SEND YOUR MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT I WILL SEND YOU MY FEDEX ACCOUNT NUMBER AND TAKE THE PACKAGE TO THE NEAREST FEDEX DROP OFF LOCATION ARROUND YOU AT THESAME DAY OF RECEIVE PAYMENT,JUST TAKE THE PACKAGE AND ASK FOR WAYBILL AND FILL YOUR ADDRESS AS SHIPPER AND MY SON SHIPPING ADDRESS AND PUT MY ACCOUNT NUMBER FOR THE BILLING SO SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FOR NOCHEX ACCOUNT THAT THE PAYMENT WILL BE PAY TOO IF YOU AGREE AND MY SON NEED OF THE HOME THEATER BECOUSE MY SON NEED IT FOR his projec in school.....REPLY ME ASAP....

That doesn't really make much sense to me but maybe someone else can understand that jibberish!

soolin

Is it safe to accept African payments by Nochex?  I'm selling an Xbox and i just recieved this email:


That doesn't really make much sense to me but maybe someone else can understand that jibberish!

Zap, I would suggest very strongly that you read all the threads on here about the nigerian scam. This is a classic one, don't even bother reading them in future just delete them and move on.

Oh, and in case your post was tongue in cheek and not serious then apologies.

Soo