I see Nigerian Scammers have reached eBay.

[ChrisCramer247]

CLIFFS:
1. Nigerian says he will pay 2100 for a laptop
2. Nigerianlish spoken
3. Says daughter in "final year"
4. Western Union
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Looks like someone fell for a Nigerian scam and took their bank account:


From: adisatokunbo80@yahoo.com
To: info@cramersolutions.com

Dear cramersolutions,

Dear Seller,

Am Adisa Tokunbo by name and am making this request on behalf of your advert you place on EBAY AUCTION SITE. Am highly interested to buy your Laptop ,and the payment as soon as possible because I need it very urgent for my Daughter Final year project which is coming up shortly, am willing to offer you US$2100.00 excluding the shipping cost for item Number: Item number: : 6745067342

Kindly let me know if you are able to ship this item down to me here in Nigeria and if is possible.

Please make enquiry about the shipping cost by USPS [Global Express Mail EMS 3-5 Days Delivery] and get back to me with the shipping cost so I can make the payment in full to you.

I will make the Payment by Western Union Bid Pay, which is a Money Order that will be issue on your name by Western Union Bid Pay and get send to your contact home address for delivery of payment after I have made the payment with them.

Best Regards Adisa Tokunbo.

 

[Rockhound]

You would think people would finally figure this out already, but I guess not. There are obviously lots of really stupid people out there.

 

[ChrisCramer247]

Originally posted by: Rockhound
You would think people would finally figure this out already, but I guess not. There are obviously lots of really stupid people out there.

Yeah,

I just wonder how he pulls off a payment con through western union? I bet it is a bogus phising site or something.

 

[BlueWeasel]

I've never bothered to understand these Nigeria scams (just deleted the email and went on). How exactly do they pull off the scam using Western Union?

 

[ChrisCramer247]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I've never bothered to understand these Nigeria scams (just deleted the email and went on). How exactly do they pull off the scam using Western Union?

Exactly, I kinda want to respond to see what he does and how the western union thing works. I imagine he will ask for a bank account or send me to a phising website or something.