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. |
Originally Posted by fatherpierre
..... and asks if he can pay by Western Union Money Transfer.
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send him anthrax for trying
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i have included the shipping money on the payment advise if there any problem |
You may want to checkout http://www.419eater.com/ for some ideas ;)
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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. |
Quality, FP.
How stupid must these people think sellers are? Or are they hoping the promise of easy money will blind them? I think you should see how far you can take it...... |
Tell him you've now got the money :D That should get him thinking :D :D
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The funny thing is they do this because some gumbos actually fall for it. Some people really are that thick !!!!
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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?????? |
I think we should club together and stump up the postage to send him something a little more 'interesting'
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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'
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Originally Posted by David Lock
Tell him you've now got the money :D That should get him thinking :D :D
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Perhaps some 'George at Asda' jeans?
Should go down well. Might screw your positive feedback on Ebay though Fatherpierre ;) |
Honestly :rolleyes: at least your in the elite now!
Keep stringing! ;) - Bee |
Originally Posted by rogp
Perhaps some 'George at Asda' jeans?
Should go down well. Might screw your positive feedback on Ebay though Fatherpierre ;) |
Hello
Well, in that case why don't you reply saying that it is customary that he sends you not only the money but one of his young female relatives as a sign of trust. Steve. |
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. |
Loving the google ads for this one.
Perhaps we can afford to call him to talk it through? |
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..... |
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