HELP! strange question.......

Marty_J

SPANIEL36 wrote: »

just out of interest whats a 419??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud#Scammer_is_buyer

Or more specifically, article 419 of the Nigerian Criminal Code:

http://www.nigeria-law.org/Criminal%20Code%20Act-Part%20VI%20%20to%20the%20end.htm

RFW

I'd bet they end up paying by Western Union too. I think if I was of a mind I'd email them a seperate email address to my Ebay account and see if they sent me any money.

Best thing to do though is forward and report the message to Ebay.

littleoldme_2

western union is fine to receive money by , just not to send with.

ive accepted this offer out of interest before , they put money in , i then told them i had posted it gave them an unused recored number and within an hour there was a chargeback with paypal fraudulent use

luck i had never sent anything so never lost anything , just wanted to see what happens , now i know

Mrs_Weasley

Update.recieved message alert from ebay not to reply to the message..they are "untrustworthy" i'd alrady deleted it.

Pity someone new to ebay though!

thanks everyone

LadyMorticia

Is it just me or does their email sound similar to those junk emails about having relatives in Africa who you have inherited money from etc? Just the tone seems a bit similar....

xx

Marty_J

Yeah, they're all variations on a theme.

There was an inspired exchange on the net while ago between a spammer and a spamee, wherein the spamee claimed to be researching the dangerous and mysterious cult of Cthulhu. He becomes increasingly paranoid as the exchange goes on, and eventually ends up disappearing. The poor confused spammer is eventually contacted by the "police" whereupon he disavows any knowledge of the disappeared spamee.

charlies_mum

LadyMorticia wrote: »

Is it just me or does their email sound similar to those junk emails about having relatives in Africa who you have inherited money from etc? Just the tone seems a bit similar....

xx

You mean the mail I have had saying I have $15 million awaiting collection, is a scam

ArmitageShanks

tell them to send £150 via wire transfer first

LadyMorticia

charlies_mum wrote: »

You mean the mail I have had saying I have $15 million awaiting collection, is a scam

Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news....:rotfl: