I knew a girl on the web from Nigeria. She wants to buy a camera. Then she asked her agent(??) to buy it from Kodak online store and sent it to me first then sent it her. Then I recieved it then tried to send it by Fedex. But they said they don't want to send anything to Lagos, Nigeria because so much scam. So I returned to Kodak by USPS. (I still had the Deilvery Confimation number) I checked online USPS did deliver to the Kodak in New York. But I called Kodak they didn't get anything. Now her agent said if I didn't give him back this camera, he is going to report to FBI that I am scammer or theif. What can I do now???!!!!!
2007-08-09 18:26:21 · 5 answers · asked by ANDIP 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I did open the box it's really a camera from Kodak online store. I still have the receipt, order date, order number, control no... everything. the person who ordered it from Florida. Then i am liked she has an agent in Florida then why she didn't tell her agent just send directly to her. if any friends on the web really want to help me, i have no problem to tell his name and address. Please everybody help me!~
2007-08-09 18:47:42 · update #1
First off.... this is not unique to you at all. You are one of hundreds of people (usually men who get swept up with a girl in Nigeria on the internet) with a similar problem.
You were being duped to become part of the scam. They use stolen or duped credit cars to buy stuff but have it sent to a US address where they have duped someone into accepting delivery then sending it on to Nigeria.
Come on! Stop & think. You know her online. SO she obviously has a computer with internet capabilities. Why would she need an agent to buy the camera online for her, have it delivered to you, then have you ship it to her? Why would she not simply buy it online herself???? Why go through all the extra shipping expenses?
They are NOT going to notify the FBI.
#1, it is not the FBI's jurisdiction.
FedEx saved your butt. They have too much history with Nigerian scams to be shipping items there.
Call their bluff. At the next contact with the "agent" (more commonly known as accomplice), give him the phone number for the FBI. Encourage him to call. Not just call the FBI but also call the Nigerian authorities.
You could tell them to go to hell but they already live there.
2007-08-09 22:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by XPig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell the agent you already called the FBI and they will be here when you get here . My bet is the her agent will never appear since the camera was obviously purchased with a stolen credit card. Tell her to call about 30 mins before she gets there so you can have time to call local police. That should end the matter right there. But I'm betting her agent never shows.
2007-08-10 01:37:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did the camera ever come into your hands?
Do you know for sure it is a camera and not an empty box or a box of junk?
If you have a FEDEX receipt for the package to be returned to Kodak, and a delivery confirmation,you are free and clear.
The Nigerian is probably trying to scam you.
Doc
2007-08-10 01:31:25 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sorry..
You are being taken advantage of by a very common scam..Welcome to the world of con artisits..
they can not report you to the FBI..they are using false "scare tactics" to make a profit for their own use..
Cut off all contact and cut your contact off immediatly..
and always be very carefull when doing any business in any other country hwen you are not dealing with a legitimate foreign business..
people do not purchaase things through agents..it would of been purchased though you directly by the person wanting it..
2007-08-10 01:34:22 · answer #4 · answered by The Chesire Cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as u documented everything with receipts, *** em....lmao, a nigerian turnin someone else in for runnin a scam
2007-08-10 01:29:48 · answer #5 · answered by tex 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋