IPhone being shipped to Nigeria?
I'm selling an iPhone and This guy from Nigeria said he was interested in buying it and he would pay all the costs of shipping and handling. He said its for his cousin who lives there. He sent me an e-transfer but I don't receive the money until I have a tracking # which means I have to ship it before I receive the payment. Would you consider this a scam?
100% Scam
The email that you received was fake. There's no pending money.
No no no no
Nigeria?
thats like the home of all scams
EDIT
oh
and
only accept money one of three ways
- cash in your hand, not a cheque or voucher or swaps
- deposit to paypal
- cash deposit to your bank account (confirm with your bank that the deposit or transfer has been successful and can't be recalled)
I would not entertain the sale. Sell it stateside.
Huge red flags flapping all over the place.
Smart of you. HUGE SCAM. I've seen this exact one around here, i-phone and all.
THIS IS 100% SCAM. I'm assuming you're selling it on craigslist because there's a TON of scammer asking people to ship stuff to nigeria or whatever. Don't fall for the scam. Heres how to avoid scam.
NEVER accept any payment except cash in person.
NEVER ship anything anywhere
ANY request for shipping is a SCAM
SCAM
You did not get any money. You got a fake email. You are NEVER asked to send a tracking number BEFORE the money appears in your account. NO company works like that
This Nigerian scam has been around since at least 2008 - here's an article from back then about it but people keep falling for it
http://consumerist.com/2008/10/30/how-a-nigerian-steals-your-laptop/
You NEVER ship anywhere but the buyer's VERIFIED address or you have NO protection. Scammers know this but hope you don't. If he wants it sent to Nigeria, that's his problem. You send to him, he sends to Nigeria, not you
Tell him you spoke to Paypal who verified there's NO transfer, you are NEVER asked to provide a tracking number before the tracking appears, and they do not allow any transctions with Nigeria
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