turbojimmy
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I sold an item on eBay today. Auction ended and I immediately got an e-mail from the winner. Here's what it said:
"How are you today.I'm the winner of your great item, .I'm sorry for
not reading your item description,as i'm sending the item to my son
as a gift in west africa (Nigeria) so for the shipping,and i will
like you to make the shipment via global express mail EMS for the
shipping and i will add extra $100 with the total cost of the item
and arrange for the payment as soon as possible through paypal,so
please kindly help to ship the item to him cos i would have love to
send it my self but i am busy with my special assignment here in
australia on behalf of my company in the country, so here is my son's
shipping address below.
John Ademola
109 Akinola Street Orogun Ojoo
Ibadan
Oyo State
Nigeria
23402"
I'm too tired to type up all of the reasons this message makes me suspicious but I'm wondering where the scam is? She sends me the $$ via PayPal and I ship the item to Nigeria. What's the scam? Stolen PayPal account?
I've contacted eBay. It's pretty obviously a scam and they're going to ding me for the listing fees.
Insight would be appreciated.
Jim
"How are you today.I'm the winner of your great item, .I'm sorry for
not reading your item description,as i'm sending the item to my son
as a gift in west africa (Nigeria) so for the shipping,and i will
like you to make the shipment via global express mail EMS for the
shipping and i will add extra $100 with the total cost of the item
and arrange for the payment as soon as possible through paypal,so
please kindly help to ship the item to him cos i would have love to
send it my self but i am busy with my special assignment here in
australia on behalf of my company in the country, so here is my son's
shipping address below.
John Ademola
109 Akinola Street Orogun Ojoo
Ibadan
Oyo State
Nigeria
23402"
I'm too tired to type up all of the reasons this message makes me suspicious but I'm wondering where the scam is? She sends me the $$ via PayPal and I ship the item to Nigeria. What's the scam? Stolen PayPal account?
I've contacted eBay. It's pretty obviously a scam and they're going to ding me for the listing fees.
Insight would be appreciated.
Jim