i am posting an item on ebay for 340.00 and 25.00 shipping and someone offered 420.00 to end the auction. the problem is i am in the US and he is in Nigeria but paypal has said that the buyer has sent out a money order on paypal should i cancel it?
2007-03-17 18:35:01 · 8 answers · asked by rockstar 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
It's a scam. A classic scam. And you can't "send" a money order on Paypal, to my knowledge.
2007-03-17 18:38:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take a few bucks and open your own PayPal account. I believe that you'll find that PayPal doesn't do business in Nigeria, and that the communications that you think you've been receiving from them are false.
Then modify the terms of your auction to accept payments through PayPal, using only communications through PayPal or eBay. Read their discussions about fraud carefully.
2007-03-17 18:46:39 · answer #2 · answered by 2n2222 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rockstar,
this is a SCAM!
"but paypal has said that the buyer has sent out a money order on paypal"
the email you recieved is FAKE! it DID NOT come from PAYPAL! it came from the SCAMMER!
report the bidder for attempting to pay with fraudulent funds. do it now!
here is the link:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_us/_base/index_3.html?item=&topic=index_3&continue=Continue+%3E
go to:
Problems With Buyers.
Report buyer paid or tried to pay with fake or stolen funds
Continue
Email
Enter item # and give them the details in the box provided.
copy and paste the email from "paypal" (the scammer) and send it with your report.
if you EVER have a bidder from NIGERIA, CANCEL it IMMEDIATELY!
2007-03-18 19:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by deco 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ITS DEFINATELY A SCAM. The letter from paypal is a fake letter sent to your email address. Also Paypal does not accept money order payments.
2007-03-18 03:10:28 · answer #4 · answered by Cdn_Superdave 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i replace into gonna say u get entouch or email PayPal yet besides the fact that happens do no longer deliver something except the money is in ur account.era.they might whinge yet PayPal can close ur account or do something to harm ur business enterprise except u gained & did no longer honor the deal.I won't do any business enterprise with Nigeria.such distinctive crroks accessible that may do such distinctive gruesome tricks.
2016-10-18 23:31:39 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think eBay itself tells you to beware of buyers from certain African countries, Nigeria being one. Don't accept his bid, and don't ship anything over there.
2007-03-17 18:45:41 · answer #6 · answered by Brian G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gonna have to agree w/ HG above. Sounds funny to me!
The Ol' Sasquatch Ü
2007-03-17 18:41:11 · answer #7 · answered by Ol' Sasquatch 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dont do it..it's a scam.
2007-03-18 04:59:10 · answer #8 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋