Scam or no?

[teknitroxdiver]

I just sold an iPod on ebay. Lady that bought it emails in semi-broken english asking that it be shipped to....wait for it....Nigeria. Great. Claims it's a B-day present for her daughter. She claims she lives in Houston but is on a business trip.

What do you guys think? I only accept Paypal and she's agreed to that. What to do, what to do.

 

[photohikedive]

it would tick me off. since that is such a hot spot of scams.

 

[Scubasw]

Just remember, Paypal isn't guarenteeing payment, just facilitating it. If she uses a stolen credit card to pay paypal, then a few days later the credit card company refuses to cover the transaction on the stolen card, Paypal will take the money back from you. If you've already shipped the iPod, then your out the money. Nigeria is the world capital of internet fraud. In this case it's "Seller Beware"

 

[Zeeman]

If you have to ask...

..

 

[eckybay]

Sounds kind of fishy to me . . .What sort of feedback does the buyer have?

 

[Zeeman]

Sounds kind of fishy to me . . .What sort of feedback does the buyer have?

Always check what the feedback is for... I tend not to trust people that have sold 50 1cent stickers of japanese cartoon characters...

 

[Kat]

IMHO it is a scam. As a seller, you should ship only to confirmed PayPal addresses.

I know that last year my local UPS was not shipping to Nigeria. They held the packages at the hub. How long they held them & what became of them - I do not know. Nor do I know if this is still continuing. But it's possible that shipping to Nigeria may be a moot point.

 

[DeputyDan]

Scam - little doubt.

 

[Land Locked]

Seller beware, this is one of my favorites where the scammer gets scammed,
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

 

[runamonk]

I would tell her no way. I got the same type of emails for a laptop I put up on craigslist. Not worth the risk.