Mongrel Ebay Scamming boofheads

[Bytemrk]

You wouldn't read about it!

Earlier today I decided to list my old Laptop on ebay...got a shiney new one... so thought I'd flog the old one to feed my Landrover habit.

Anyway...listed it here: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MESO%3AIT&rd=1

Put a buy now price on it as well as a starting bid.

Just now I decide to take a look and see if anyone has bid... Bugger me it's sold!


Then a read the email....the buyer sent..

"
Hello seller,
Thanks for the advert via ebay and i will want you to please let me know if this item is in good condition,also i will want to pay AU $850 for the item to be sent to Nigeria where i want it to go,i want it to be sent to Nigeria because of my collegue that was transfered to Nigeria and was robbed at her location where she resides,we just thank God that he was not killed,i will want you to please help me in sending this item to her because she has nothing now for browsng at home and i will want it sent fast due to how close we are that is why am paying the total amount with some additonal money for the stress you will go throudh when shipping.Hope to hear from you and i will want you to know that i will be paying via paypal.Postal Order or wire transfer so get back to me with your payment details so that i can pay now.
Thanks. "


FFFFFAAARRRRRKKKKKK How Stupid do these idiots think we are....


Obviously I'm not silly enough to loose anything.... but I still have to relist it... and risk more of this crap.... not happy

Sent eBay an email.... hope I don't have to pay for the ad that generated that crap....

I feel better now........ thanks for listening!

Mark

[VladTepes]

No, you're welcome.

Just wait til you get my bill for the therapy !


On the good news side, I just sold some Phantom stuff on Ebay, made $25 on something 'her indoors' would otherwise have thrown out, and nobody has asked me to send it to Nigeria.

[Bytemrk]

Nice to hear it's working for someone!..

I've bought plenty via ebay... only sold a few things.... just DH'a like that really get my goat..

[incisor]

just put in a non paying buyer against them...

[crump]

Sorry, I didnt realise it was you, you can never find a dumbass when your short a few bucks.

[FenianEel]

There must some wealthy buggers in Nigeria hey!
There always offering me good jobs, a percentage of other people's money, and some friends of the King and Presidents son are always wanting to put money in my bank account!!!

The last P76 I sold I put on the net and in Unique Cars, whilst I had calls from all over OZ, and eventually sold it to a guy in Vic., I had "someone" from Nigeria, offering to pay USD $10,000 + transport. He said he was a collector and would deposit the funds into my account, prior to me even doing anything.
What a great bloke. I strung him out for about 3 weeks, everyday he was onto me about my bank details, before I told him where to go, by
questioning his lineage and asking him about his relationships with goats.

[Disco300Tdi]

There must some wealthy buggers in Nigeria hey!
There always offering me good jobs, a percentage of other people's money, and some friends of the King and Presidents son are always wanting to put money in my bank account!!!

The last P76 I sold I put on the net and in Unique Cars, whilst I had calls from all over OZ, and eventually sold it to a guy in Vic., I had "someone" from Nigeria, offering to pay USD $10,000 + transport. He said he was a collector and would deposit the funds into my account, prior to me even doing anything.
What a great bloke. I strung him out for about 3 weeks, everyday he was onto me about my bank details, before I told him where to go, by
questioning his lineage and asking him about his relationships with goats.

So you suspect he was a "Freemason"

[FenianEel]

GRRRR

No just a goatlover!

[Ace]

If they put the money into your account in advance via paypal or direct deposit then who gives a toss where they want it sent. Matt

[solmanic]

So why didn't you just invoice him & wait a week or so for payment through Paypal? It's always worth a try, and rule one is you don't send the item till payment has been received so what have you got to lose? I don't see how they could take money OFF you through Paypal when you are the one issuing the invoice and Paypal only operates using email addresses which they know from Ebay anyway (no account numbers). It's not like the scams where they ask for your bank account details and as long as you change your password occasionally and keep it fairly random...

I often toy with the idea of opening an empty bank account to try it on with these dodgy Nigerian scam artists since I heard a story of a guy who actually got money out of one of them. Not the 25% of the millions of dollars they were proposing, but a few bucks just for his "costs". It actually worked, they sent the setup costs (presumably to lure him further) and then never followed through. They might have tried but found the bank account he setup was bone dry.