Nigerian Buyer of my auction on eBay.??

[SSRX3.0TDLE]

Right guys i have sold a mobile phone this morning via a buy it now price on eBay in which i did not know it was a Nigerian buyer untill they contacted me.!!

He/She has said that they will pay money directly into my bank account in which i have REFUSED.!!! (NO.!!!!!)so He/She said that they will send me a UK Postal Order but i still REFUSED.!!

I have asked them to send me Great British Pounds Sterling via Special Delivery as i would prefer cash, but on the other hand could be counterfit but at least if it was i could easily get rid of it.!! where as postal orders could be counterfit which could bounce once paid into my bank.!!

Is there anything else i need to know about before sending the phone after receiving payment.??

What would you all do.??

Please advise.!!

[BUSHWHACKER]

Get them to pay by PayPal. It's instant and dead easy to set up an account.

[SSRX3.0TDLE]

Get them to pay by PayPal. It's instant and dead easy to set up an account.

I have also asked this Q.?? but they do not have pay-pal account.!!!

[SSRX3.0TDLE]

Here is a copy of the email he/she sent me after purchasing the item.!!

Hello, I am interested in the immediate purchase of this item and I shall be paying through a BRITISH POSTAL ORDER OR BANK TRASNFER VIA BARCLAYS BANK , I am sending this item to Lagos Nigeria in West Africa Region because am presenting it to my younger Brother just for his New Year Present coz he went there with his other selected team on a project execution and it is needed urgently . As for shipment, get me the shipping cost .Cos i want it shipped via UPS, FEDEX, DHL, OR ROYAL MAIL. Can this be done ? . If yes, plz get back to me asap with your full name and address or Bank information with which you want the payment to be addressed so that I can at once proceed with the payment . I await your response to moving this transaction forward,Here is the shipping adress below....
Name;Saheed Lamina
Address;22 Modele street off tejuosho rd
Cite;Surulere
State;lagos
Zipcode;23401
Nigeria

[BUSHWHACKER]

Why would he want your bank details????????????
It must be a b****y good phone to go through all that trouble.
Opening a Paypal account only takes minutes. Tell him Pay through paypal or no phone.

[Bludger]

Right guys i have sold a mobile phone this morning via a buy it now price on eBay in which i did not know it was a Nigerian buyer untill they contacted me.!!

He/She has said that they will pay money directly into my bank account in which i have REFUSED.!!! (NO.!!!!!)so He/She said that they will send me a UK Postal Order but i still REFUSED.!!

I have asked them to send me Great British Pounds Sterling via Special Delivery as i would prefer cash, but on the other hand could be counterfit but at least if it was i could easily get rid of it.!! where as postal orders could be counterfit which could bounce once paid into my bank.!!

Is there anything else i need to know about before sending the phone after receiving payment.??

What would you all do.??

Please advise.!!

I take you've already emailed him back? Nigeria & Russia are 2 of the countries involved in massive amounts of internet fraud. What sort of feedback does the buyer have? Has he been buying lots of cheap ebooks, or small items? Scammers usually buy a lot of ebooks cheaply to improve feedback ratings. They also use other peoples email addresses to send Trojan Horses, Worm Viruses, etc. Hence me asking if you had replied to his email? I would be inclined to proceed with caution. Try to email him from an easily changeable email address like Yahoo, MSN, etc.

Wait until payment is received, cleared and you have the cash in your hands before posting the phone.

Saying that, I'm sure there are some Nigerian Ebayers who are completely legit. Its a percentages thing.

Just be careful.

[SSRX3.0TDLE]

I take you've already emailed him back? Nigeria & Russia are 2 of the countries involved in massive amounts of internet fraud. What sort of feedback does the buyer have? Has he been buying lots of cheap ebooks, or small items? Scammers usually buy a lot of ebooks cheaply to improve feedback ratings. They also use other peoples email addresses to send Trojan Horses, Worm Viruses, etc. Hence me asking if you had replied to his email? I would be inclined to proceed with caution. Try to email him from an easily changeable email address like Yahoo, MSN, etc.

Wait until payment is received, cleared and you have the cash in your hands before posting the phone.

Saying that, I'm sure there are some Nigerian Ebayers who are completely legit. Its a percentages thing.

Just be careful.

He opened his eBay account this morning, obviously before he purchased my phone.!!!

So he has ZERO rated feedback.??

Yes i have already emailed him back.

[elmerfudd]

I had the exact same scenario about 6 mths ago when I sold a motorola mobile for £110.00 slightly different story but same idea ie it was for their son. When I started asking questions about paypal etc they stopped contacting me. Wouldnt touch it with a barge pole. Contact egay and let them know hopefully you will get a refund on your costings.

[truckarms]

report them to ebay, its a scam walk away now and put the phone back on ebay and state no Nigerians etc its very common happened to me and to a couple of mates to. they just waste your time. I now only accept paypal as just dont want the hassle or **** that you get.

[hellmett]

Re

TELL THEM TO "FECK OFF" NOW!

HAVE NO DEALINGS AT ALL!

DO NOT REPLY TO EMAIL!

DO NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THEM!

Bank transfers are a classic way for them to gain your bank details.

THEY ARE RUTHLESS AND WILL DO ALL THEY CAN TO GET YOUR MONEY!

PLEASE, IGNORE THEM AND THEIR SAD STORIES, THEY ARE NOT TRUE!

Later!

Gary

[SSRX3.0TDLE]

TELL THEM TO "FECK OFF" NOW!

HAVE NO DEALINGS AT ALL!

DO NOT REPLY TO EMAIL!

DO NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THEM!

Bank transfers are a classic way for them to gain your bank details.

THEY ARE RUTHLESS AND WILL DO ALL THEY CAN TO GET YOUR MONEY!

PLEASE, IGNORE THEM AND THEIR SAD STORIES, THEY ARE NOT TRUE!

Later!

Gary

DO NOT WORRY.??

I am not a push over.!!!

I will give it a few days for payment to arrive just incase it could turn out to be Kosher then i will open a dispute with ebay for non payment of item.??

Then i will leave them ""NEGATIVE FEEDBACK.!!!!!""

[Koi]

Always put on mine that i will not ship outside the UK, usually stops this sort of thing

[SSRX3.0TDLE]

Always put on mine that i will not ship outside the UK, usually stops this sort of thing

Thanks for the advise, but in the listing it stated that only postage for inside of UK and non worldwide.??

Anyway i have now Blocked he/she in my email clientell from emailing me in future, if they need to contact me it must be done through eBay only.!!

[SSRX3.0TDLE]

He/She has now re-emailed me through eBay to state that they will only send a Postal Order for the amount.?? do you think it still could be dodgy by receiving a dodgy postal order.??

Does this happen with postal orders does anyone know.??

If so how long shall i leave it in the bank before i should let it clear and send the phone.??

please advise..??

[Bludger]

He/She has now re-emailed me through eBay to state that they will only send a Postal Order for the amount.?? do you think it still could be dodgy by receiving a dodgy postal order.??

Does this happen with postal orders does anyone know.??

If so how long shall i leave it in the bank before i should let it clear and send the phone.??

please advise..??

Walk Away, File a Mutual cancellation request with Ebay and relist it to UK bidders only.

Better to be safe than sorry. You may be losing more than just a phone. They are very clever.