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ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie."London, UK
in Zocalo v2.0
im selling a digital camera on ebay at the moment, and i just got this question from someone:

[QUOTE]Hello, This will make a nice gift for my Brother inlaw's birthday. I want to buy this for my brother inlaw whose 25th birthday comes up on the 15th of this month. Since i will not be able to travel down to Africa(NIGERIA) for his birthday, I want to suprise him, show him care and love despite am not there for his birthday. I want to buy this Digital Camera for him. It has to get to him on or befor 15th of this month, Am willing and happy to make you an offer. Please i will be greatfull if you give me the cost of Camera and postage to Nigeria or better off i give you my offer. I will send money to you immidiately via POSTAL MONEY ORDER. Thanks[/QUOTE]

Ive said that I'll only take paypal, (and accounts with them arent that hard to come by) and that i wont post abroad...:rolleyes:

opinions?

Comments

  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    Ohh yup, that sounds like a scam. At least this time the person was smart enough not to bring up the "I have a money order for 23,000 that needs to be cashed, do that for me and keep a certain amount for yourself...". They'd likely do that after the sale, once they figure they had you. Watch your bids closely, and if that person bids, report them to ebay.

    Jake
  • samuelksamuelk The Unstoppable Mr. 'K'
    If the guy is using a postal money order, it's probably not a scam.

    Check his feedback. If he has plenty of positive feedback, it's probably legit.

    Do they have postal money orders in Scotland?

    It's up to you if you want to do it; if you really don't want to ship to another country, then tell the guy 'no' and let the auction play itself out.
  • samuelksamuelk The Unstoppable Mr. 'K'
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Freejack [/i]
    [B]Ohh yup, that sounds like a scam. At least this time the person was smart enough not to bring up the "I have a money order for 23,000 that needs to be cashed, do that for me and keep a certain amount for yourself...". They'd likely do that after the sale, once they figure they had you. Watch your bids closely, and if that person bids, report them to ebay.

    Jake [/B][/QUOTE]

    It's nothing like that. For one thing, the guy has to pay first, and using a postal money order, not a personal check.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    i decided to give this one a miss. id rather miss it and not sell it, than get it scammed off me
  • Vorlons in my HeadVorlons in my Head The Vorlons told me to.
    When in doubt just let it pass. Someone else will come along and buy it. It sounds suspiciously like another spin on the nigerian scams. He just seems to be very careful not to let it look like so right away. I'd beware when he says "or better let me make you my offer". Seems like he's going to bring up the I'll send you the 10,000 dollar cashiers check (or whatever huge amount) and you keep an extra $1000 plus the cost of the camera and send me the rest back. Then you get the cashiers check from the bank of Hewlett Packard, you deposit it, send him the rest back and when its detected as a fake the next day by the bank you have a $10,000 withdrawl from your account on its way to some scammer.
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    exactly...

    Never EVER trust an ebayer that has less than 10 hell maybe even 50. Always check how long they've been on & what they have sold/bought some people have fake feedback...example 2 cent chewing gum or the same item repeatively from the same user.

    I have been hit by a few scams that I have avoided. They will sometimes say ok you want such & such heres the invoice the guy didnt pay but its outside ebay...SCAM. Another is one guy will send you a second chance offer & its not even the same user...Then they close their account when you figure it out. Be damn careful I nearly lost a grand.
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by samuelk [/i]
    [B]If the guy is using a postal money order, it's probably not a scam.

    Check his feedback. If he has plenty of positive feedback, it's probably legit.

    Do they have postal money orders in Scotland?

    It's up to you if you want to do it; if you really don't want to ship to another country, then tell the guy 'no' and let the auction play itself out. [/B][/QUOTE]

    Except that i just saw a big poster up at my bank, about a current scam involving nigeria and postal money orders. the orders they send, while they look 100% real, are not, they count on a bank teller not noticing when you cash it, and by the time its found out, they have their item/money.
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    And the thing is Money Orders are considered a good method in lieu of a credit card if you don't have one becuase unlike checks, money orders are protected by federal mail fraud laws.

    Damn scammers...
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    Let me see... *Checks list*

    1: It's a "present".
    2: The buyer lives in Africa.
    3: He wants to pay by Postal Money Order.

    Yep, odds-on it's a scam, alright.

    Regards,
    Morden
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    Re: Not sure i believe this...

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ShadowDancer [/i]
    [B]Please i will be greatfull if you give me the cost of Camera and postage to Nigeria[/B][/QUOTE]

    ???
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    lol, just looked at his feedback status:

    been a member for less than a month
    registered in singapore
    and has a feedback rating of 0

    i dont think so!
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    Id take it a step further submit the email to EBAY and report him before somebody does get scammed.
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    Agreed, it's best to nip these people in the proverbial bud.

    Regards,
    Morden
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    done. a little too suspicious IMO
  • sleepy_shadowsleepy_shadow Ranger
    When considering the feedback of another trader... one should remember that *some* ways exist for falsifying positive feedback.

    If multiple people interested in fraud register their accounts... and then perform meaningless transactions between each other... they *may* succeed in creating positive feedback.

    In studying a person's feedback, one should give positive comments relevance only if:

    1) They used a third-party-verified means of payment
    2) They are too diverse to falsify

    The best currently-known means of blocking the generation of reputation via shilling... is a "web of trust" calculation to verify if the considered party has engaged in meaningful and honest transactions with an already sufficiently trusted party.
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    I personally never buy high-value items on eBay, and definately not if they're popular electrical goods. It always seems that it's these fraudsters always go for.

    Regards,
    Morden
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    i just want to get rid of the damn camera, tho id like to gain a little money from it rather than loose some;)
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Random Chaos [/i]
    [B]unlike checks, money orders are protected by federal mail fraud laws... [/B][/QUOTE]

    But not in Africa or Singapore... :p
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    I have reported a series of 7 fraudelent ebayers they hit the road as soon as you post the report.
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    Oh yeah, "Western Union Bid Pay" is also a favorite of African scammers. ;)

    Regards,
    Morden
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Morden279 [/i]
    [B]I personally never buy high-value items on eBay... [/B][/QUOTE]

    I once bought a high dollar item on EBay, before the scamming started getting bad...

    A guy out of Texas sold a DPS PVR system to me for around $1400 (back when I used to have money). He took a chance on me because it was only the 3rd item I had bought on EBay at the time...

    I'm glad he did, since I still have and use that system. :)

    Was a great purchase!
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    Well as long as it turned out OK for you, Jack. :)

    Thing is, eBay seems to have become a haven for scammers, and I really don't want to take the chance. (In addition, I like the security of a warranty/guarentee on electronic goods which a lot of eBay sellers can't give you.)

    Regards,
    Morden
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    ok, the auction for the [URL=http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7506259296]camera[/URL] ended without a sale, so i relisted it in the hopes of getting rid of the damn thing.

    look what question i got this morning!!!

    [quote]Q: Hello, This will make a nice gift for my Brother inlaw's birthday. I want to buy this for my brother inlaw whose 25th birthday comes up on the 15th of this month. Since i will not be able to travel down to Africa(NIGERIA) for his birthday, I want to suprise him, show him care and love despite am not there for his birthday. I want to buy this Digital Camera for him. It has to get to him on or befor 15th of this month, Am willing and happy to make you an offer. Please i will be greatfull if you give me the cost of Camera and postage to Nigeria or better off i give you my offer. I will send money to you immidiately via POSTAL MONEY ORDER. Thanks [/quote]

    is it me????:rolleyes:

    I've added a little notice at the bottom now:D
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    Are you selling the pills too?

    :p :D
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    yeah, they're Own Brand cyanide with extra sweetener!
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    Yummy! :D

    Tell you what, don't [i]sell[/i] the pills, send them over free of charge!

    Regards,
    Morden
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