Hemidare Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Ok i just wanted your guys opinion on this transaction i have been asked to do. I am selling a 6 channel home theater receiver on a local website. I was contacted by a women i presume who wants me to ship it to nigeria for her fiance who works at customs. I will let you guys see some of the email she sent me and let me know what you think. Thanks for getting back to me,Actually I live in Ontario but I'mpresently out of town now to complete a business in UK and I wont beback until 4months and I want to purchase this item for my Fianceworking at Canadian Embassy in Nigeria,Shipping the Item to him inNigeria is $190.00 CAD via Canada Post Parcel Airmail cos I haveonce sent him such an item mid last year before it got missing,Myform of payment would be via PayPal cos its easy and safe two partiesin transaction so I want you to send me your PayPal money request orsimply get back to me with the total cost of the item plus postagecost and your PayPal email ID so that I can transfer the fund for youeffectively..I look forward to hearing from you soon. That was the first one i got from her after her initial interest. Does it sound legit? I live in Alberta Canada and she is from Ontario and currently on business in the UK and wants me to ship it down to Nigeria. I want to believe her but what do you guys think? Edited September 24, 2009 by Hemidare Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Nate Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 The improper capitalization, spelling and punctuation is usually a dead giveaway for scams. I'm skeptical. Wouldn't shipping costs be extremely deterrent anyways? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) hey as long as "she" pays first, I don't see any issue Just spell out how expensive it'd be Edited September 24, 2009 by IVIYTH0S Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capthowdy575 Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 NOPE ITS A SCAM sorry to say but just tell her to buzz off. just trust me on this one it might not even be a she. also you can hack paypal accounts which it might be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_TheAlexO Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 i wouldnt sell it to her/him. I have had a similar experience on eBay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 It's a classic scam. Ignore it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 They pay, you ship it, they claim they never got it, they get their money back and keep the item... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalPreist Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Nigerian Scams it happened to me before please ignore it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemidare Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Thank you very much for the replys i have been humming and ha'ing over this one for a week and you are right it seems a bit off to me. Yeah i will tell her or him to hit the road. Thanks very much for the replys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenKittensATK Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 All I had to do was read till "Nigeria." Not worth the risk. People can send money over Paypal that they don't own. And it will look normal for a day, until the next day Paypal messages you and locks your balance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 As soon as you see the word Nigeria run the other way <_> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
road-runner Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 As I was reading your post I had to read no farther the word nigeria to know its a scam, now all the US needs to do is send them some more of those free laptops so we will have more of them scum bags to deal with... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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