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Ive had a few email from people wanting me to sell to nigeria.
The thing is they are obviously scams because im trying to sell my k700 for 230€, and they send emails offering 320€ and even 390€!!
I have replied to the last one saying that i must have the cash before i ship the item.
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Posted: 2005-01-27 14:15:36
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99% most likely to be scams. We had a few cheques bounce from Uganda and Nigeria a few years back (before we stopped doing export phones) ... up to 6 months after we had succcessflly cashed them!!

Its a very risky game to send anything of value by this means. We lost a fair wedge of money doing this and in the end (before we stopped completely) we only took orders by face to face cash payments. Its the only way you can really be 100% sure ... even then it might be counterfeit ...

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[ This Message was edited by: duncan_elliott_2U on 2005-02-02 15:28 ]
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Posted: 2005-02-02 16:23:15
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thank you very very much @masseur. you just saved me some money i am going to thell them i do not want to pay VIA wastern union.
i also checked the reference number, and it didnt work.
thank you much!
but im also confused because they are a powerseller on ebay... and have alot of stuff up for auction, with good feedback... thats what makes me wonder a little bit.
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Posted: 2005-02-05 20:00:27
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You can actually buy good feedback on ebay now!
I would be very wary of any transactions to do with Nigeria etc.
Have you ever heard of the scams via email and letter that come from there purporting to be from an exiled prince or similar wanting to use your account to recover money owed to them? All you have to do is send them your account details and often some cash in return they'll "give" you a share of the money! The biggest scam ever, once they have your details they clear your account out! We had a councillor from the Borough Council get scammed like that, except he actually went to Nigeria too and got mugged as well!!!!
Steer well clear of things that sound too good to be true, or written in bad english!
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Posted: 2005-02-05 20:06:59
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whattt
thats crazy!!!!!!!!!!!

the person that tried to do it to me is from London, and speaks perfect english though
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Posted: 2005-02-05 20:16:49
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The scam is known as something like the Nigeria 510 scam or something. Its named after the piece of legislation that is supposed to prevent it in Nigeria. Trouble is they dont enforce it. The Met police have a specific squad who deal with the scam, its that common!
You will probably find that with the large number of Nigerians arriving in Britain the stuff will be emailed or sent from the UK, its just an extension of the usual scams. It will have originated in Nigeria.
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Posted: 2005-02-05 20:34:45
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close, its the 419 scam

Nigeria - The 419 Coalition Website
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Posted: 2005-02-05 20:57:46
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LOL been a while since I did investigations at Trading Standards!! Knew it was something like that, thanks!
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Posted: 2005-02-05 20:59:38
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I just got that PM from NIgeria, asking for my sharp gx10.

:s
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Posted: 2005-02-12 13:52:51
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@alec - was that pm from a new member, or someone whose got quite a few posts or a newbie/someone with very few posts? If it's the latter, it could be a scam, make sure you have cleared funds in your account before sending the phone.

btw, if you want a laugh and to see people getting their own back on these 419 scammers, take a look at 419 Eater. There are some people who have even managed to get money OFF these scammers!
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Posted: 2005-02-12 19:08:27
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