Help please.

[NovaLad]

I just sold something on ebay and got a note off the buyer saying -

I have purchased the following item on eBay from you. Please send me the total amount I owe you.

''I WANT THIS ITEM SHIPPED TO MY FRIEND IN NIGERIA THROUGH FIRST CLASS ROYALMAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR,SHE WORKS WITH THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN LAGOS AND HER NAME AND ADDRESS IS : NAME: YEROKUN OLUFEMI OYEKUNLE ADDRESS: #200 UGUDU STREET , GRA , OGUDU-OJOTA , 23401 , LAGOS , NIGERIA''


Sounds a bit dodgy to me

She also has no feedback and signed up to ebay 4 day ago..

What you think??

Their is another address atached which seems to be hers but i have heard about these people that con you and go on about nigeria before lol.

I have sent her the invoice to pay for the item so just waiting to see if she does...

[General Baxter]

phone the BRITISH EMBASSY IN LAGOS and get the address and check it out lol

[NovaLad]

Yeah i don't think so ... will cost a bomb.

[Lee]

Dont dispatch until you have cleared funds. Explain this to him / her. If they dont like it, report them to ebay.

[General Baxter]

better then having loads go missing out your bank or paypal account, or a cheque for a bizzlion pounds bounce and you left with nothing lol

[NovaLad]

I was going to do what you just said Lee anyway just wanted more advice.

If anything simular has happend with someone on here then please share.

[General Baxter]

yeah, the cheque cleared, then the funds bounced, then i flew to the address where i sent them, and bum loved the man back to the stone age,

[NovaLad]

I flew to the address where i sent them, and bum loved the man back to the stone age,

I'll do that then..

Sounds like much more fun.

[just vaux trev]

dnt give them any personal details the last 3/4 things i have sold on ebay i have had these mesages with similar stories i have had to maney of them in different user names to be legit i'll go copy/paste one for ya if i can find one..

[just vaux trev]

ok maybe not the mrs has been on a deleting rampage again,
as soon as i thought it i knew it was a scam

[Jack]

The T&C's section of my ebay ads is usually longer than the item description lol

I always say UK bidders only, will not ship overseas etc as I don't want any of that hassle (some stuff I've said I'll ship to Europe though, but thats mainly due to attracting German interest on Vauxhall parts).

Did you give shipping options to send the item worldwide - when you list items I think ebay asks you where you are willing to send stuff (UK, europe, worldwide). If you said UK or Europe you could probably get around it like that; then offer to the second highest bidder.

[Adam]

Novalad-Aye, thats 99% a scam.
Ive had a s**t load of emails asking the exact same thing.

[NovaLad]

I removed her and revised the listing.

[Huffy]

Lol well dodgy mate something like that happen to my sister as long as you get the cash first just send it

Huffy

[Andy]

Its a scam my mate recently sold a psp on there and they asked it to be sent to nigeria,it was far too good to be true when you consider it sold for 488pound!!!
Always list where your prepared to send to.

[walshc]

Goooood evening sair

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