ok well i was selling a game system and this guy ask how much. i told him you give me a price, so he said 200. i was cool with it, so i asked him to give me his address on where to send the item. I get back an address from NIGERIA, and i start thinking about alot of scams that come from there. The address he gave me was from the city that it somes most often. Hes from Maine but hes buying it for his friend in nigeria where i have to send the game to. but what has got me thinking is when he sent an email saying he will send me the 200$ along with 3000$ so i can send the system to his friend and i get to keep the rest of the change. Im not stupid and i know somethings up. who can i talk to about this to see if its a scam or not. also he sent me the tracking number of what he sent but i cant seem to find it on UPS. so yea
2007-06-23 04:07:31 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Dude hav nothing to do with this african brere!
check out;
www.nigerianscams.org
or fraud-guide-to.com
theres loads of sites about nigerian scams.
A scam can only work if the victim gives in to his greed. (in this case an extra 3grand, to post to nigeria). dont fall 4 it you will never see the 3g or even the $200 and you will lose your games system.
You had a close call,if you feel a bit suspect about a deal, post a question on here and me and the rest of the answers crew will advise as appropriate.
Ps this person is trying to scam you!
2007-06-23 04:26:13 · answer #1 · answered by truluv exists! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a classic fishing scam to obtain your identity. At some stage you will be asked to fill in information and then you will have been baited. He may also request a small payment soon, which should really put you off. The best approach is to treat these people like human spy-ware: ignore and delete. Have no further communication as they will inevitably lead you to releasing some vulnerable information that they can use against you. A real buyer will behave like you would in the same situation.
2007-06-23 04:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by tmea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a scam to me too Honey. If you really want to sell your game system, sell it on somewhere like Ebay where you can have the money paid to you via PayPal or NoChex or something like that. At least that way you are guaranteed the money and you don't post the item until you have the money in your account so you are protected.
Cancel the sale, just tell him you changed your mind.
2007-06-23 04:30:31 · answer #3 · answered by ANDREA A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iv'e had the same never sell to nigeria it's definitely a scam and if you're selling on ebay send the e-mail to their e mail spoof section
2007-06-23 05:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by juanna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think it's a scam, it's a scam. Don't send the game and if they send a money order or cashier check don't cash it. There is list of numbers on Craigslist to contact. Here is the link . . .
http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html
2007-06-23 04:20:14 · answer #5 · answered by Patti S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"So i will like you to help me transfer this money to your account and " Big time S-C-A-M ! ! ! You better be glad that you didn't send any money! People like that make my blood boil! They mess it up for everyone else living there because people will stereotype everyone there! This is what I did everytime I got a spam email like that. I told them that I knew someone who worked for the FBI, and that I was going to forward the email to him if they sent me more scamming email. Then I cussed them out. End of email from that criminal! I later found a government website to report the criminals to, and now when I get crap like that, I forward straight to the government. I'm on a mission to stop criminals like that!
2016-05-18 02:27:13 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam! They make fake money orders etc. You get them and send the item thinking it is "all good" and when you go to get your money ie cash check or money order you are out of luck. If you are somehow able to get it cashed you are stuck with repaying the cash and extra charges. He walks because he is in another country.
Andrea
P.S. It happens all of the time.
2007-06-23 04:17:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd back out of this
If he's really buying for a friend - why doesn't he take delivery and he can send it to his friend himself.
It doesn't cost $3000 to send a game system - he's going to ask you to send him back the difference, and the check or money order he sends will be bogus.
You'll be out your system, your money, everything.
2007-06-23 04:14:10 · answer #8 · answered by Mike Frisbee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a credit card scam..you so need to see to Catch and Identity Thief...that show opened up my eyes so much.
2007-06-23 04:30:53 · answer #9 · answered by Video_Production 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck then it is most likely a duck.you need to back off from this it is a scam. good luck to yo
2007-06-23 10:23:51 · answer #10 · answered by STORMIROSEBUD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋