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Legit? My cell phone auction on ebay gets wierd requests from Africa?

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Techie333

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Okay, so I have a t610 up for sale on ebay and I get these two really wierd emails from seperate people and they both have to do with Africa (WTF?). Here's the first:

Hello , I saw your item much inevitable to what i need as a suprise New Year gift for my Cousin , i 'll like to know if it in a perfect working condition and if you 'll be able to gift wrap it for me ,if yes then i will be glad to proceed on making the payment Via Western Union Money Auction Payment ( MO) ,and i will be very elated if you will release this item for shipment Upon payment confirmation notice from my bank stating that funds has been Approved , due that i ' m shipping it here from US to my cousin there in Africa and i want him to get it before the new year goes over ,so i 'll be handling the shipping myself by providing you my FedEx account number .....so provide me your full contact name and address ,along with the actual amount of the item for the payment to be addressed to .........i await your quick response..


Here the second:

Hello Seller, I am Dr(Mrs) Faith Martins, how are you and how is business? i do hope all is fine. I'll be needing a favour from you, my son who is preserntly in Africa on vacation would be celeberating his 21st birthday. i intend getting this item for him but presently i'm out of town on AIDS campaign and i'll be paying via western union auction payments (Bidpay) please i'll be using my UPS account for the shipment of this item to him. kindly notify me on approval of this item so that i can ship the item to him at once as i'll love it to get to him on or before time. Thanks and please reply if this arrangement is fine by you. YOURS Dr(Mrs) Faith Martins I'll be adding $20 extra for the handling of this item to the UPS guy, kindly email me your mailing address so i can go ahead with the payment Also note that i'll love to ship the item on approval by western union as i'll want it to reach the him on or before time. Thanks alot.

WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THESE?
 
Hmmm...could they be the same scams that have been running rampant for years and posted on ATOT for all to see? Why yes...yes, I think they are.
 
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
Hmmm...could they be the same scams that have been running rampant for years and posted on ATOT for all to see? Why yes...yes, I think they are.
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Perhaps

😀
 
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
Hmmm...could they be the same scams that have been running rampant for years and posted on ATOT for all to see? Why yes...yes, I think they are.
Click to expand...

How could they scam me if I am the seller and don't ship till I get payment?
 
Originally posted by: Techie333
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
Hmmm...could they be the same scams that have been running rampant for years and posted on ATOT for all to see? Why yes...yes, I think they are.
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How could they scam me if I am the seller and don't ship till I get payment?
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Trust me, techie, they are scams. Variations of this have been posted time and time again and they are almost always from Africa. These scams are a big industry over there because gullible people are still falling for them.

Think about it. Do you really think you are the only person clear across the Atlantic on another continent who can provide that phone to them?
 
Originally posted by: Techie333
Thanks and please reply if this arrangement is fine by you. YOURS Dr(Mrs) Faith Martins
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nice touch. I wonder which one Faith has, is it a Ph.D or MD. I'm leaning toward the Doctor of Bullsh!t degree.

if you're bored, you could always email the scammer and ask 😀
 
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
Originally posted by: Techie333
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
Hmmm...could they be the same scams that have been running rampant for years and posted on ATOT for all to see? Why yes...yes, I think they are.
Click to expand...

How could they scam me if I am the seller and don't ship till I get payment?
Click to expand...

Trust me, techie, they are scams. Variations of this have been posted time and time again and they are almost always from Africa. These scams are a big industry over there because gullible people are still falling for them.

Think about it. Do you really think you are the only person clear across the Atlantic on another continent who can provide that phone to them?
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Depends. I'm in Denmark right now and I've gotten phones off eBay from the US before. It's significantly cheaper with triband GSM and unlocking and using it with a prepaid service than getting a phone with a plan.
 
First, buy a Used time machine off eBay so you can send the phone to this African prince, that way he can make it in time for his cousin's New Year. who apparently must take the short bus because today is the 6th.
 
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
Originally posted by: Techie333
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
Hmmm...could they be the same scams that have been running rampant for years and posted on ATOT for all to see? Why yes...yes, I think they are.
Click to expand...

How could they scam me if I am the seller and don't ship till I get payment?
Click to expand...

Trust me, techie, they are scams. Variations of this have been posted time and time again and they are almost always from Africa. These scams are a big industry over there because gullible people are still falling for them.

Think about it. Do you really think you are the only person clear across the Atlantic on another continent who can provide that phone to them?
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You assume too much. What makes you so sure its really from Africa? I traced the source of one scammer's IP to Northern Europe once, eventhough he claimed to be from Africa.
 
Most of these types of scams rely on a very believable faked version of a legitimate payment source (Money Order, Cashier's Check, etc). Unfortunately, by the time the forgery is caught, several weeks or months have passed, your particular bank deducts the amount from your account, and quite a mess ensues with the most remote of chances you will ever receive the funds you deserve, or see your "buyer" again.
 
yes, they mail you a fake check or money order, you ship, then the payment backfires and you were scammed

my rule is, if they cant speak english, im not selling to them. also, i dont do "favors" except for my friends
 
Yep I get them all the time, I literally tell them to fvck off, they use buy it now to end my auction, I report them, their new account gets frozen, I have to relist & ask eBay for my listing fees back...

I put stuff in my auctions: NO OVERSEAS SALES, DON'T EVEN ASK.

I really wish eBay would screen out the assholes better.
 
Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Yep I get them all the time, I literally tell them to fvck off, they use buy it now to end my auction, I report them, their new account gets frozen, I have to relist & ask eBay for my listing fees back...

I put stuff in my auctions: NO OVERSEAS SALES, DON'T EVEN ASK.

I really wish eBay would screen out the assholes better.
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Agreed. I have learned it's just not worth my time to deal with shipping outside the lower 48. My items sell just fine here in the continental U.S. so I am not dealing with any extra hassle even if it was a legit buyer.

 
Originally posted by: Techie333
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
Hmmm...could they be the same scams that have been running rampant for years and posted on ATOT for all to see? Why yes...yes, I think they are.
Click to expand...

How could they scam me if I am the seller and don't ship till I get payment?
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THEN DO WHAT YOU WANT AND DON'T FVCKING ASK US FOR ADVICE. Prick. :|
 
Originally posted by: Yax
[You assume too much. What makes you so sure its really from Africa? I traced the source of one scammer's IP to Northern Europe once, eventhough he claimed to be from Africa.
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Actually I don't give a flying f^ck where they are from. My point was it was a scam, plain and simple. Even your addled brain should have picked that up.

 
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