Holy dumb fuck.

[Snorkel]

Okay, so one of my Mac auctions just ended. The winner is this guy from South Africa.

He immediately sends me an email requesting overnight shipping via DHL... TO SOUTH AFRICA. And says he doesn't care about the fees.

I checked on dhl.com, and it would be $2,050. Now, what the fuck?!

WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD DEMAND OVERNIGHT INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ON AN OLD COMPUTER?

He can't scam me if I send him a PayPal invoice, which is what he's requesting, so I'm pretty sure this is legit. Crazy as fuck, though.

Best part is, if this guy really wants to be two grand for shipping, I can save 10% but still charge him the normal rate. Instant $200 for me.   magician;

[FullmetalGanon]

ur not nice man
this is a poor afrikan dude and you want to rip him off $200 bucks.
you jew

[ncba93ivyase]

ur not nice man
this is a poor afrikan dude and you want to rip him off $200 bucks.
you jew

White people live in South Africa. caterpie;

[Mystic Swampert]

Apparently money grows on trees in Africa. Go figure.

[Houdini]

He is so scamming you.

[heltar]

Okay, so one of my Mac auctions just ended. The winner is this guy from South Africa.

He immediately sends me an email requesting overnight shipping via DHL... TO SOUTH AFRICA. And says he doesn't care about the fees.

I checked on dhl.com, and it would be $2,050. Now, what the fuck?!

WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD DEMAND OVERNIGHT INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ON AN OLD COMPUTER?

He can't scam me if I send him a PayPal invoice, which is what he's requesting, so I'm pretty sure this is legit. Crazy as fuck, though.

Best part is, if this guy really wants to be two grand for shipping, I can save 10% but still charge him the normal rate. Instant $200 for me.   magician;

DONT DO IT
IT'S A TRAP


seriously. no way, report him to ebay. the same thing happened to me, too. but they bought my PS2. TWICE. and it was to nigeria instead of south africa.

[Snorkel]

He is so scamming you.

I was suspicious of the 0 auctions won/sold at first... but his account is two years old; if it would have been a new account I'd say no right away.

But considering it's not a new account, that the guy contacted me before hand, and that he's keeping in regular contact with me now with his @mac.com address, I don't think this is a scam.

Also, there's no way in hell to rip me off through a PayPal invoice.

[heltar]

 
Selling and Managing Your Item > Problems with buyers > The problem you're having with your buyer isn't listed

Buyer's User ID: corilanibertia

Item number(s): 150143146092


Email header and body:
From: Harry Fernado
Date: 7/18/2007 1:54:39 AM
To: me lol
Subject: Re: You Won eBay Item: Sony PlayStation 2 w/games+wired controller+2 wireless! (150143146092)
Hello.
   How are you doing today? I am Harry Fernado from OK, a us army, presently in Afghanistan serving our great country and am proud of my job, I need to buy a surprise gift for my grandson who is working in the American Embassy in (Lagos Land, Nig) and his birthday is coming up next week and luckly i came across your item,as i see that your item is in good condition for that.I will be making the payment through Paypal.kindly send me your Paypal Account Email Address Or Your Invoice,So i can make out your payment immediately & Paypal will notify you of my payment as soon as it has been comfirmed by them & your paypal account will be credited as soon as possible..let me know how much it will cost you in shiping the item to my grandson in (Lagos Land, Nig) Using the courier service* US Postal Service (Express Mail International)EMS 3 - 5 days shipping & send me the total amount for the item including the shiping cost to (Lagos Land, Nigeria).So i can make out payment Immediately!
  .I also had to choose the Postal Service, Cos i believe It`s safe, shipping there & Affordable too.So Make sure you get the package ready for shipment, You can ship the item as soon as you recieve the paypal confirmation.Please mail me now Cause it`s urgently needed.


This is the shipping address below.


NAME:- ......................................IFECHI DAVIDS
ADDRESS:- ................................#110 GLOB ROAD
CITY:- .........................................IKEJA
STATE:- ......................................LAGOS STATE
COUNTRY:-.................................NIGERIA
ZIP-CODE:-..................................23401
PHONE:- ....................................2348053600207


Awaiting your fast reply.
Regards
Col Harry Fernado

My reply was something like: I'll be happy to ship it to you US address but not to Niggeria.

His was:

Hello.


I do apologize for that, but this is just the exact item my grandson has ever wish for, this is going to brake his heart that i could,nt get him this item and his birthday his next week, please do this for my grandson.


Hope to hear from you.

[Knig]

There just has to be a catch to this. If it's legit, the buyer has no idea what shit he's going into. Maybe he's just clueless and desperate for a Mac?

$200 extra sounds sweet though.  

[Snorkel]

Selling and Managing Your Item > Problems with buyers > The problem you're having with your buyer isn't listed

Buyer's User ID: corilanibertia

Item number(s): 150143146092


Email header and body:
From: Harry Fernado
Date: 7/18/2007 1:54:39 AM
To: me lol
Subject: Re: You Won eBay Item: Sony PlayStation 2 w/games+wired controller+2 wireless! (150143146092)
Hello.
   How are you doing today? I am Harry Fernado from OK, a us army, presently in Afghanistan serving our great country and am proud of my job, I need to buy a surprise gift for my grandson who is working in the American Embassy in (Lagos Land, Nig) and his birthday is coming up next week and luckly i came across your item,as i see that your item is in good condition for that.I will be making the payment through Paypal.kindly send me your Paypal Account Email Address Or Your Invoice,So i can make out your payment immediately & Paypal will notify you of my payment as soon as it has been comfirmed by them & your paypal account will be credited as soon as possible..let me know how much it will cost you in shiping the item to my grandson in (Lagos Land, Nig) Using the courier service* US Postal Service (Express Mail International)EMS 3 - 5 days shipping & send me the total amount for the item including the shiping cost to (Lagos Land, Nigeria).So i can make out payment Immediately!
  .I also had to choose the Postal Service, Cos i believe It`s safe, shipping there & Affordable too.So Make sure you get the package ready for shipment, You can ship the item as soon as you recieve the paypal confirmation.Please mail me now Cause it`s urgently needed.


This is the shipping address below.


NAME:- ......................................IFECHI DAVIDS
ADDRESS:- ................................#110 GLOB ROAD
CITY:- .........................................IKEJA
STATE:- ......................................LAGOS STATE
COUNTRY:-.................................NIGERIA
ZIP-CODE:-..................................23401
PHONE:- ....................................2348053600207


Awaiting your fast reply.
Regards
Col Harry Fernado

My reply was something like: I'll be happy to ship it to you US address but not to Niggeria.

His was:

Hello.


I do apologize for that, but this is just the exact item my grandson has ever wish for, this is going to brake his heart that i could,nt get him this item and his birthday his next week, please do this for my grandson.


Hope to hear from you.

...But how did you know it was a scam? How do they get anything out of sending them a PayPal invoice?

[ME##]

Silly Afrikaners.


Though, $200 for you is good.

[Feynman]

Probably some rich bastard who thought moving to Africa would be a great "adventure".

[Daddy]

HE WILL HAVE THE FASTEST COMPUTER IN AFRICA

[heltar]

I was suspicious of the 0 auctions won/sold at first... but his account is two years old; if it would have been a new account I'd say no right away.

But considering it's not a new account, that the guy contacted me before hand, and that he's keeping in regular contact with me now with his @mac.com address, I don't think this is a scam.

Also, there's no way in hell to rip me off through a PayPal invoice.

All I'm going to say is if you can afford to lose it, then take the risk of sending.

[heltar]

...But how did you know it was a scam? How do they get anything out of sending them a PayPal invoice?

They can easily wait until you ship it, and then cancel the paypal payment. Anyone can cancel a payment.