Wey hey. My 1st attempted scam Nigeria Stylee
07 April 2004, 03:30 PM
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Wey hey. My 1st attempted scam Nigeria Stylee
I sell clothing on eBay and have my 1st attempt to scam me from Nigeria.
I felt like the only person on SN who'd not had this tried on them
. I feel honoured now LOL.
It goes like this:
I am selling some designer jeans on ebay. They're £140 normally but I can get them for much less so I sell them at a decent price on ebay.
Anyway, I get this email (written in terrible English)from someone in Nigeria saying he owns a boutique there and is interested in buying 20 pairs.
I'm obvoiusly sceptical but go along with it and quote him a price inclusive of shipping. He agrees and asks if he can pay by Western Union Money Transfer.
Yes, I say.
Next comes this email:
hello seller i know by now you must have received the approval
confirmation? of wich i have received mine. this is the address you are
going to send item to:
name:kolawole kolawole
address:30,eyiowuawi street ifako ijaiye
city:agege
zipcode:23401
country:nigeria
send the item today 7/420004/ via UPs, i have included the shipping
money on the payment advise if there any problem.
do have a nice day.
get back to me with the tracking number
Like I'm going to send a grand's worth of clothing without the cold, hard cash in my sweaty hands LOL.
Not even a remotely clever attempt.
I'll string him along for the sport of it I think.
I felt like the only person on SN who'd not had this tried on them
. I feel honoured now LOL.It goes like this:
I am selling some designer jeans on ebay. They're £140 normally but I can get them for much less so I sell them at a decent price on ebay.
Anyway, I get this email (written in terrible English)from someone in Nigeria saying he owns a boutique there and is interested in buying 20 pairs.
I'm obvoiusly sceptical but go along with it and quote him a price inclusive of shipping. He agrees and asks if he can pay by Western Union Money Transfer.
Yes, I say.
Next comes this email:
hello seller i know by now you must have received the approval
confirmation? of wich i have received mine. this is the address you are
going to send item to:
name:kolawole kolawole
address:30,eyiowuawi street ifako ijaiye
city:agege
zipcode:23401
country:nigeria
send the item today 7/420004/ via UPs, i have included the shipping
money on the payment advise if there any problem.
do have a nice day.
get back to me with the tracking number
Like I'm going to send a grand's worth of clothing without the cold, hard cash in my sweaty hands LOL.
Not even a remotely clever attempt.
I'll string him along for the sport of it I think.
07 April 2004, 03:42 PM
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i have included the shipping
money on the payment advise if there any problem
money on the payment advise if there any problem
07 April 2004, 03:46 PM
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07 April 2004, 03:54 PM
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My reply:
Hello.
Do you have a ref number from Western Union? I haven't received anything from them and am obviously unable to send you the agreed merchandise until I receive email confirmation from them that the funds are in place.
Once I receive the email I will send out the goods.
I now await some bodge copy of an email from the Western Union. Either that or I won't hear from him again.
Hello.
Do you have a ref number from Western Union? I haven't received anything from them and am obviously unable to send you the agreed merchandise until I receive email confirmation from them that the funds are in place.
Once I receive the email I will send out the goods.
I now await some bodge copy of an email from the Western Union. Either that or I won't hear from him again.
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That should get him thinking 
08 April 2004, 01:32 AM
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Just had this from the idiot:
My payment is made on 7 04 2004 thrugh agreed method Ihave recived comfomation that my monry is payd to you and I await goods Pleas send good right away as my payment had defenetly been transfered to you for colect I look forward and ebjoy reciving the goods and hope business between us can be worked out upon inthe futur.
Pls send a tracing number so my goods can be folowd. I am abl to provide big order for much moneyin futur depnd on how this deal is
LOL.
Shall I risk it??????
My payment is made on 7 04 2004 thrugh agreed method Ihave recived comfomation that my monry is payd to you and I await goods Pleas send good right away as my payment had defenetly been transfered to you for colect I look forward and ebjoy reciving the goods and hope business between us can be worked out upon inthe futur.
Pls send a tracing number so my goods can be folowd. I am abl to provide big order for much moneyin futur depnd on how this deal is
LOL.
Shall I risk it??????
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08 April 2004, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by rogp
I think we should club together and stump up the postage to send him something a little more 'interesting'
08 April 2004, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by rogp
Perhaps some 'George at Asda' jeans?
Should go down well.
Might screw your positive feedback on Ebay though Fatherpierre
Should go down well.
Might screw your positive feedback on Ebay though Fatherpierre
08 April 2004, 11:59 AM
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I'd have to see her 1st........
I've just found out he's registered in the UK???????? But, of course, he has no feedback and is newly registered.
I've just found out he's registered in the UK???????? But, of course, he has no feedback and is newly registered.
08 April 2004, 03:14 PM
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There was a great thread like this running on the DVDforums a while back.
He ended up sending a picture of a mobile phone in a box along with some unpleasant things. A value of a few hundred dollars was put on the customs forms so the buyer had to stump up some some money to collect his box of poop.....
He ended up sending a picture of a mobile phone in a box along with some unpleasant things. A value of a few hundred dollars was put on the customs forms so the buyer had to stump up some some money to collect his box of poop.....
08 April 2004, 03:15 PM
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