i think i am getting scammed on ebay

[Nerva]

i just put my phone up for sale and it almost immediately got bought by someone. then i get an email saying this guy is serving in iraq and wants me to ship it to his wife in nigeria's US embassy. what should i do? contact ebay and tell them i believe i am being scammed, and have them relist the item?

Hi XXXX,
Compliments of the Season.I am Col.Richard Doyle from Oak Park,IL.I'm contacting you concerning your item on Ebay which i eventually became the winning bidder for your item.Morever i'm presently serving our beloved nation here in Iraq with the United Nation and i intend sending this item to my wife who works with the US Embassy in Nigeria as a visa Officer.You shouldn't worry about the shipping fees to her okay?.I'll take care of it with my Personal FedEx Account # after payment so you won't need to pay any money when mailing it to her over there.I will be making my payment to you via PayPal,So get the package ready for immediate or next day shipment okay.Make sure you send me your PayPal Email Address so i can immediately make out my payment to you for this item purchase.You are to mail it out immediately you get the confirmation mail from PayPal.Mail me back it's urgent.

Regards.
Col.Richard Doyle

SO I RELISTED THE ITEM, IT GOT BOUGHT BY ANOTHER SCAMMER!!!

Hello,

I got ur message and i wanna let u know that am buying this item as a gift for my son schooling in Nigeria (zip code 23401).

i understand what u are say that u dont ship international it would have been my pleasure to receive the item at my United state address and send it my self to my son schooling in Nigeria but, i want u to know this right now i am presently out of the united state and leading a seminar programme in the Holland.
I need u to accept to ship to my son address in Nigeria so that i can proceed to make payment and my son shipping address is a paypal confirm address so they will send it to u together with the paypal confirmation.

My son has been asking for this item for a long time now presently he is not happy with me and i wanna suprise him this time around just to make him happy this is what i have to do as a mother to make my son happy with me, i hope u understand so kindly accept to help me out.

I want the item to ship through USPS Airmail shipment or Global Express Mail (EMS) , go and get the cost of shipment to Nigeria and add it together with the item cost and send it to me so that i can make payment. accept this terms and do not forget to send me ur paypal email id address so that i can make payment by morning.
reply me asap

 

[Oil]

Originally posted by: 3cho
i just put my phone up for sale and it almost immediately got bought by someone. then i get an email saying this guy is serving in iraq and wants me to ship it to his wife in nigeria's US embassy. what should i do? contact ebay and tell them i believe i am being scammed, and have them relist the item?

There is absolutely no way you are getting scammed!

 

[pontifex]

out of all the "am i being scammed? what do I do?" threads, you still don't know? we have at least one a day.

 

[thescreensavers]

If it says to ship to Nigeria ok its a scam no matter what. Just say Sorry we only ship to certain parts of Nigeria and then when he gives you and address just say no sorry we dot ship there.

 

[Nerva]

should i contact ebay?

 

[Kappo]

I actually LOLed @ this thread.

 

[ghost recon88]

Make sure to put you only ship to the USA, or any other countries you want to. Don't leave it wide open. And yes, anyone from Nigeria is a scammer, guranteed!

 

[Double Trouble]

Nope, can't be a scam, go ahead and ship it to his wife. In fact, he might be able to throw in a money order as well, so you can send the remainder back to him.

 

[randay]

withdraw the money to your bank accoutn ASAP and terminate your paypal.

 

[mugs]

I'm retarded... I read "phone" as "house" and I was wondering how the hell you'd ship your house to the Nigerian embassy.

 

[Nerva]

Originally posted by: randay
withdraw the money to your bank accoutn ASAP and terminate your paypal.

why would i do that? he doesnt have access to my paypal account, it has no money in it.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: mugs
I'm retarded... I read "phone" as "house" and I was wondering how the hell you'd ship your house to the Nigerian embassy.

GOSH. he already said why, its because he is deployed in Iraq right now!

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: 3cho

Originally posted by: randay
withdraw the money to your bank accoutn ASAP and terminate your paypal.

why would i do that? he doesnt have access to my paypal account, it has no money in it.

After he pays you then.

 

[SonnyDaze]

No. It sounds very safe. Go with it.

 

[Vette73]

Let him send you a MO but ask for a shipping label to send it off. The put label on VERY big and VERY heavy box. Oh oh almost forgot, declare the value of the box VERY high.


Now get to it, VERY soon.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Let him send you a MO but ask for a shipping label to send it off. The put label on VERY big and VERY heavy box. Oh oh almost forgot, declare the value of the box VERY high.


Now get to it, VERY soon.

why even spend 2 seconds thinking about it. as soon as you see Nigeria, delete the email, or whatever. contact ebay and relist.

 

[iRONic]

Originally posted by: 3cho
should i contact ebay?

No , call the FBI.

NOW!

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
No. It sounds very safe. Go with it.

Absolutely, it's for his wife at the embassy. Nothing could be safer. Hell I'd ship something there myself if I had the complete address.

 

[Leros]

You have to feel sorry for the legit Nigerians who have a horrible time ordering things online.

 

[Nerva]

Originally posted by: Leros
You have to feel sorry for the legit Nigerians who have a horrible time ordering things online.

i was thinking about the same thing. now i just responded and told him to go scam someone else. i am updated the OP with his email, it sickens me the way he's scamming people. i better not get a negative feedback on this fvck.

 

[randay]

dude, its amazing how often they like to type the words paypal, immediate, and mail in thier emails. they also always like to detail each and every step of what should happen rofl.

 

[techs]

Simply ask which unit he is in and his serial number.. Tell him you just need to check on it since you are shipping to a third party outside the U.S. Tell him as a Colonel you can easily verify his information and you will get the phone out as soon as the military confirms he is who he says he is.
Be polite. He MAY be for real.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: techs
Simply ask which unit he is in and his serial number.. Tell him you just need to check on it since you are shipping to a third party outside the U.S. Tell him as a Colonel you can easily verify his information and you will get the phone out as soon as the military confirms he is who he says he is.
Be polite. He MAY be for real.

he is not for real just read the email.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: 3cho
i just put my phone up for sale and it almost immediately got bought by someone. then i get an email saying this guy is serving in iraq and wants me to ship it to his wife in nigeria's US embassy. what should i do? contact ebay and tell them i believe i am being scammed, and have them relist the item?

Hi XXXX,
Compliments of the Season.I am Col.Richard Doyle from Oak Park,IL.I'm contacting you concerning your item on Ebay which i eventually became the winning bidder for your item.Morever i'm presently serving our beloved nation here in Iraq with the United Nation and i intend sending this item to my wife who works with the US Embassy in Nigeria as a visa Officer.You shouldn't worry about the shipping fees to her okay?.I'll take care of it with my Personal FedEx Account # after payment so you won't need to pay any money when mailing it to her over there.I will be making my payment to you via PayPal,So get the package ready for immediate or next day shipment okay.Make sure you send me your PayPal Email Address so i can immediately make out my payment to you for this item purchase.You are to mail it out immediately you get the confirmation mail from PayPal.Mail me back it's urgent. Regards.
Col.Richard Doyle

everything in bold is scammer talk

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
If it says to ship to Nigeria ok its a scam no matter what. Just say Sorry we only ship to certain parts of Nigeria and then when he gives you and address just say no sorry we dot ship there.

HAHA that's funny!