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Is she a scammer? I think she is.

Postby novabum » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:14 pm

I am selling my projector via internet.
I recieved this:

-----mrsjoycewalker@yah**.com

Hello, I am Mrs Joyce Walker From England, I have interest in buying your item,i will like to know the item cost and the present condition of the item.So get back to me as soon possible . Thanks

-----Me:
The projector's price is:
478,65 €
It was used in Eco mode for 1200 hours. It's lamp has 1000-1500 hours left.
It has a perfect picture:

* DLP™ Display Technology
* 2500 ANSI Lumens
* 1024 x 768 Native Resolution
* 4:3 Native Aspect Ratio

* 2000:1 Contrast Ratio
* 5.3 lbs
* HDTV Ready

Peter.

----Than she answered:
Hello,
Thanks for the mail, I want to buy this item for my son in Nigeria, And i want you to ship the item to him through Ems Express. i want you to get back to me with the total cost of the item and shipment cost to the address below and Concerning the payment will be bank to bank transfer so get back to me with your full bank information so that i can pay the money..
Here is the shipping address..
Name...Ajemu Temitope
Address...No 1 Poly road sango
City...Ibadan
State..Oyo
Country..Nigeria
Zip code..23402
Telephone number..2348029186772
Bank information
Bank Name...
Account Name...
Account Number...
Swift code...
Iban...
I will be waiting for your bank information and the total cost to the address so that i can pay the money...
Regards..
Mrs Joyce Walker


---Thanks!
Peter
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Re: Is she a scammer? I think she is.

Postby lightfair » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:41 am

HI;

yes, it's one of the typical "nigerian" scams. Very common on ebay. Variants thereof:

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa? ... 3Csmall%3E®%3C/small%3E
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa? ... #africaups

(Of course, this posting on ebay is three years old so some of the scams have evolved a bit. But it's definitely the same ol' scam.)

Do a Google search for "I have interest in buying your item" (including the quotes); it's pretty obvious, I think.
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