I have just been a victom of fraud and dont know what to do. I contacted someone who had an ad online about nokia n92 for sale and paid them the money then because its coming form nigiria i had to pay a further $100 now they are asking for even more money or i lose everything what can i do. they have all my money and i feel like a fool and upset by this. please dont tell me i should have known as i realise this and cant deal with anymore i told you so.
Any help is really appreciated
Thank you
2007-02-04 23:20:20 · 25 answers · asked by lisa_mcd1234 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Im from the uk and paid via western union. i have all the receipts for this if this helps?
2007-02-04 23:36:03 · update #1
You have gotta report them to the police and they will tell you what you can do .
Whatever you do dont send any more money or you are going to make them even richer .
You wont ever get the phone and probably wont get your money back unless you paid by credit card .
2007-02-04 23:26:00 · answer #1 · answered by dont know much 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is obviously a new alteration of old nigeria scams. You can report them to the law enforcement and you can find such websites with a simple Yahoo Search. You really shouldn't count on seeing your money ever again though. Whatever you do, do not send them more money- they will bleed you dry. At least you haven't fallen for the classic Nigeria scam.
This nonsense has all of the signs of a scam. They aren't delivering a product which they promised following your payment. There exists a certain form of immoral degenerate (Usually Muslim) that trolls the internet searching for suckers who believe that they are getting a great deal or even a steal. They will probably entice you to send an advance fee to claim the item you bid on/purchased and if you do send this money, you can kiss it goodbye. The money will likely be en-route to Nigeria, a cesspool of fraud that has been the center of these types of fraud over the last few decades. The best thing to do is to report this crime and to never reply to these crooks again. In the typical Nigeria Scam (involving money), people who travel to claim their winnings are taken hostage, and in worse-case scenarios are killed when whoever is paying ransom payments exhausts their money supply. If anything online sounds to good to be true it always is sadly. But this is simply auction fraud (a prevalent type of fraud which continously asks for money to cover unforseen expenses) and is intended to drain your bank account, promising money, or in your case an item, that simply does not exist. Hopefully, this answers your question.
Keeping the reciepts might help authorities track these clowns down, but don't hold your breath.
If you have any more questions, do a yahoo search on lottery scams, nigeria 419 scams, internet fraud, online auction fraud, or advance fee fraud.
In the U.S. we can report such crimes to The Secret Service, and it is likely that you can do the same in the U.K.
2007-02-05 11:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by Guerrilla M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you paid by credit card, cancel the payments you've already made, then close that credit card account and open a new one, to protect it. You've been scammed alright, try for damage limitation now. If you've already given your bank account or personal information out, then close everything relating to the information you've given, and reopen new accounts. Tell the bank and credit card company what has happened, and they should help you act on it. Tell the police also, they have whole departments set up for this kind of fraud, and unfortunately, Nigeria figures very largely in it.
It's not even about the phone any more, it's about your money and your credit - protect yourself now.
2007-02-04 23:31:40 · answer #3 · answered by RM 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You need to report this, not only for yourself but for the many other people losing money because of this scam. If you're in the U.S. call the credit reporting agencies (TRW, Equifax etc) just in case these people have information on you and put a fraud alert on your credit. It will protect you for 7 years. Then call the FBI and they will give you the number of the Secret Service. They handle money fraud cases such as this. Sorry about your bad experience.
2007-02-04 23:30:42 · answer #4 · answered by Debra D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately hundreds of USA, UK, AND Canadian residents are being victimized by people from Nigeria - or maybe they aren’t from there but there are using that country to receive money and other stuff from us- we need to get petitions going and block these people from victimizing anyone else - I have also recently been a victim but I received a fake check in the mail and they want it back - can’t yahoo officials trace their IP addresses and help us?
2007-02-12 09:41:14 · answer #5 · answered by Joshua 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this will sound racist, but I have had a lot of experience with Nigerian immigrants into Canada. I would not say that all Nigerians are crooked, but the predominance of those I met were schemers. That is not to say that all Africans are the same, but certainly the Nigerian immigrants I met in Toronto were definitely good at getting what they wanted without having any entitlement.
2007-02-11 09:14:24 · answer #6 · answered by Sagacity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, DO NOT PAY ANY MORE MONEY.
You are a victim of fraud, probably through a hijacked ebay account.
eBay has a special department called Safe Harbour to investigate this, and refund your money.
Login to eBay, go to My eBay, and scrooll down to the item you bought - there should be a link there or on the items page for you to report the seller and get a refund.
If you paid by credit card (thru PayPal) you can cancel the payment.
Also, report it to the Police.
DO NOT SEND ANY MORE MONEY,
DO NOT CONTACT THE SELLER AGAIN
I hope that helps
2007-02-04 23:34:46 · answer #7 · answered by Our Man In Bananas 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Never buy or sell anything involving Nigeria for a start.
But with regards to what you should do, it depends how you paid. If you used paypay you can contact them, they are really good and usually give you at least some of your money back if you open a dispute.
If you used a credit card then contact them and tell them whats happened. I just hope you didn't pay by cash or cheque
2007-02-04 23:31:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am afraid to tell you that you have lost your money. There is absolutely nothing you can do. There are plenty of places on the high street where you can buy mobile phones. It is really silly to send money off to a crook in Nigeria.
Put it down to experience and if someone from Africa e mails you again spam it.
2007-02-11 22:27:51 · answer #9 · answered by ktbaron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hiya
i had the exact same last week, a woman claiming to be english but working in india bought my phone and sent an email to be saying that it was for her husband in nigeria. she wanted me to post it to him by royal mail. i agreed only when payment was made. 2 days later 2 e-mails from paypal saying that the money had been paid and i could now send the phone, only the e-mails were fake (quite good ones had it not been for the spelling mistakes!)decided if you cant beat em, join em and then sent back a few more emails with fake mail tracking numbers1 decided id had enough fun yesterday and sent a really bad e-mail back to the scammers!!!needless to say iv had no reply. dont worry about this, wait your 7 das and then report them as unpaid payers. what was the user number,
2007-02-04 23:48:04 · answer #10 · answered by 99tzm 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋