Is this an ebay scam?

Harry779 · January 15, 2012 3:00PM

coin for sale.....someone bought it...but they are asking for an invoice to be sent.buyer has 0.0% feedback.
It looks as though they are asking for an invoice with shipping charges to be added.I dont know but as soon as I see NIGERIA...I am thinking SCAM.

Hello Seller, how are you doing,I am Mrs Rose (last name given) i am a pastor.I just
bought your item on Ebay and i will like to send it to my Daughter thats
studying overseas(Nigeria,Lagos)as a surprise package for her birthday.i
will like you to calculate the shipping cost via(Royal mail class)Or(US
Postal Service Express Mail®)&USPS EMS INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS MAIL, i will
like you to send me your PayPal account ID so i can make out my payment via
PayPal Asap.here is my email(namegiven_x38@yahoo.com)

I would like to have the item shipped to the address below:
name given
address given
Ikeja, Lagos 23401 Nigeria

I removed the name and replaced it with "name given"

what do you think? I am pretty much a new ebay user with only about 6 sales and 20 or so buys.

LanceNewmanOCC · January 15, 2012 3:05PM

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i will refrain from commenting on whether the person is honest or not but i personally would not ship there
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johnrav · January 15, 2012 3:06PM

<< coin for sale.....someone bought it...but they are asking for an invoice to be sent.buyer has 0.0% feedback.
It looks as though they are asking for an invoice with shipping charges to be added.I dont know but as soon as I see NIGERIA...I am thinking SCAM.

Hello Seller, how are you doing,I am Mrs Rose (last name given) i am a pastor.I just
bought your item on Ebay and i will like to send it to my Daughter thats
studying overseas(Nigeria,Lagos)as a surprise package for her birthday.i
will like you to calculate the shipping cost via(Royal mail class)Or(US
Postal Service Express Mail®)&USPS EMS INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS MAIL, i will
like you to send me your PayPal account ID so i can make out my payment via
PayPal Asap.here is my email(namegiven_x38@yahoo.com)

I would like to have the item shipped to the address below:
name given
address given
Ikeja, Lagos 23401 Nigeria

I removed the name and replaced it with "name given"

what do you think? I am pretty much a new ebay user with only about 6 sales and 20 or so buys. >>

to send me your PayPal account ID

yes it is a scam. note, they are not asking for an invoice, but your paypal directly (which makes the payment outside of eBay. )

send the invoice from eBay and only ship to PP verified address. )

notwilight · January 15, 2012 3:24PM

I'm not aware of ebay scamming anyone. --Jerry

michiganboy · January 15, 2012 3:24PM

scam, I would be very careful and maybe make note in future sales that you will only ship to United States, unless buyer checks with you first that way you can weed out the scammers and still not shut out potential legit buyers.

derryb · January 15, 2012 3:45PM

Did you know that you can block bidders in countries you do not wish to ship to? I personally do not ship to anyone outside of the US and have set up my auctions so that anyone with a registered ebay address outside of the US cannot bid.

Yes, every indication of a scam. Red flag: pastor in Nigeria that wants your paypal ID without paying you first. All he has to do is pay you and then he can see your paypal ID.

Harry779 · January 15, 2012 3:46PM

"scam, I would be very careful and maybe make note in future sales that you will only ship to United States"

yeah..i will do that. I reported it to ebay so lets see what happens.
meanwhile I am not sure if I should just relist it.

LanceNewmanOCC · January 15, 2012 3:51PM

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don't forget to request refund of final value fee if it gets that far
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WoodenJefferson · January 15, 2012 3:54PM

<< I'm not aware of ebay scamming anyone. --Jerry >>

That made me blow milk out of my nose.

Harry779 · January 15, 2012 4:34PM

yep....It's a scam.

ebay sent this:

We had to cancel bids for the following buyer because they aren't registered on eBay

I didnt mail anything and didnt give any info to anyone so I guess it's all ok

TwoSides2aCoin · January 15, 2012 9:46PM

The difference between an Orthodox pastor and an unorthodox pastor lies somewhere between eBay and your Pay Pal Identification.

DoubleEagle59 · January 15, 2012 10:02PM

Scam!!!!

Red flag words......

"Pastor"...."my daughter"...."Nigeria"......"send me your Paypal ID"...

yellowkid · January 15, 2012 10:09PM

Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I wouldn't sell anything to anyone in the third world.

JCMhouston · January 15, 2012 10:32PM

This one is almost certainly a scam.

But, I am surprised at the number of Americans too provincial to ship to the rest of the world. I have shipped items all over the world including the "third world", so far without a single problem. If I didn't accept 3rd world buyers then the 1971 India proof set I bought for less than $10 would not have sold for over $800. I also buy a lot of my coins from Europe so if they took the same approach I would be in deep trouble on my collecting.

Just run everything through ebay/paypal and only ship to verified addresses, I charge more since you need to ship Registered or Express overseas to meet the paypal requirements. And I do have some blocked countries, examples are Nigeria, Sudan etc.

notwilight · January 15, 2012 10:38PM

It is very simple. As I said above ebay isn't trying to scam anyone.

But this seller appears to be requesting that you ship to a different address. Then he says he didn't get it. Files a paypal claim and you didn't send it to the address in paypal. You lose.

He isn't trying to steal your paypal account.

It has nothing to do with the country he is from but the wording is very similar to the famous Nigerian banker scam. I've seen the same "ship to a different address" scam pulled in the US by native English speakers.

--Jerry

notwilight · January 15, 2012 11:08PM

<< Scam!!!!

Red flag words......

"Pastor"...."my daughter"...."Nigeria"......"send me your Paypal ID"... >>

"Send me your paypal ID" is asking for your email address associated with the account. I get that all the time on legitimate sales. ---Jerry

Harry779 · January 15, 2012 11:30PM

ebay sent an email and the person has an Illinois address....so why wouldnt the buyer have it shipped there and then she could ship it off to Nigeria herself.
I am a New Yawker and I smell a scam a mile away...

OPA · January 15, 2012 11:45PM

<< Did you know that you can block bidders in countries you do not wish to ship to? I personally do not ship to anyone outside of the US and have set up my auctions so that anyone with a registered ebay address outside of the US cannot bid.

Yes, every indication of a scam. Red flag: pastor in Nigeria that wants your paypal ID without paying you first. All he has to do is pay you and then he can see your paypal ID. >>

Set your parameters to the above suggestion & you won't have a similar problem in the future.

slipgate · January 15, 2012 11:57PM

100% scam. Block them, report them, file NPB, re-list, and move on.

Tiny · January 15, 2012 11:59PM

<< Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I wouldn't sell anything to anyone in the third world. >>

Me Neither, I just get coins graded there

Don't Do It!

TwoSides2aCoin · January 15, 2012 11:59PM

<< ebay sent an email and the person has an Illinois address....so why wouldnt the buyer have it shipped there and then she could ship it off to Nigeria herself.
I am a New Yawker and I smell a scam a mile away...

>>

On a side note, I visited Australia last year and while there I ordered a guitar from New York and asked the guy if he would ship it to Australia. He did. It was risky for both of us, but the item arrived safe. In your case, it would make sense of this person purchased the item and shipped it to her daughter by herself. Drop shipments are not a good idea on eBay. Incidentally, all of my correspondences were through eBay until such time as I could call him. And the phone works wonders. It's hard to mistake a New York accent.

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There are risks associated with going global, but as previously seen in this thread, there are also great rewards.
This edit is an addendum because eBay has done a marvelous job of protecting us across the globe way better than it used to be. I have to give them that !

libertydude · January 16, 2012 12:08AM

<< yep....It's a scam.

ebay sent this:

We had to cancel bids for the following buyer because they aren't registered on eBay

I didnt mail anything and didnt give any info to anyone so I guess it's all ok >>

I thought ebay registration was required to place a bid...

GoldClause · January 16, 2012 12:12AM

<< Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I wouldn't sell anything to anyone in the third world. >>

I won't even sell to Canada.

libertydude · January 16, 2012 12:17AM

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<< Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I wouldn't sell anything to anyone in the third world. >>

I won't even sell to Canada. >>

Same here (buying too). I've had too many issues with international orders. From having to unexpectedly pay 'duty taxes' to having an item returned from Europe with no explanation whatsoever.

Russ · January 16, 2012 3:18AM

<< 

<< yep....It's a scam.

ebay sent this:

We had to cancel bids for the following buyer because they aren't registered on eBay

I didnt mail anything and didnt give any info to anyone so I guess it's all ok >>

I thought ebay registration was required to place a bid... >>

eBay has a guest buyer program.

Russ, NCNE

GoldClause · January 16, 2012 5:47AM

At least this didn't happen: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/01/16/nigerian-email-scam-ends-in-real-life-kidnapping/

libertydude · January 16, 2012 5:51AM

<< 

<< 

<< yep....It's a scam.

ebay sent this:

We had to cancel bids for the following buyer because they aren't registered on eBay

I didnt mail anything and didnt give any info to anyone so I guess it's all ok >>

I thought ebay registration was required to place a bid... >>

eBay has a guest buyer program.

Russ, NCNE >>

I didn't realize that at all and I've been a member since 1999. lol

TwoKopeiki · January 16, 2012 6:03AM

Am I the only one who misread the sentence "...and i will like to send it to my Daughter thats
studying overseas(Nigeria,Lagos)" as "...and I would like to send you my Daughter that's studying overseas(Nigeria,Lagos)" ?

Oh, and definitely a scam. The buyer was going to pay outside of eBay using PayPal, do an item not received dispute, and you'll be s.o.l. since this would not fall under seller's protection.

morgantype · January 16, 2012 6:49AM

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<< coin for sale.....someone bought it...but they are asking for an invoice to be sent.buyer has 0.0% feedback.
It looks as though they are asking for an invoice with shipping charges to be added.I dont know but as soon as I see NIGERIA...I am thinking SCAM.

Hello Seller, how are you doing,I am Mrs Rose (last name given) i am a pastor.I just
bought your item on Ebay and i will like to send it to my Daughter thats
studying overseas(Nigeria,Lagos)as a surprise package for her birthday.i
will like you to calculate the shipping cost via(Royal mail class)Or(US
Postal Service Express Mail®)&USPS EMS INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS MAIL, i will
like you to send me your PayPal account ID so i can make out my payment via
PayPal Asap.here is my email(namegiven_x38@yahoo.com)

I would like to have the item shipped to the address below:

What he said!!!
name given
address given
Ikeja, Lagos 23401 Nigeria

I removed the name and replaced it with "name given"

what do you think? I am pretty much a new ebay user with only about 6 sales and 20 or so buys. >>

to send me your PayPal account ID

yes it is a scam. note, they are not asking for an invoice, but your paypal directly (which makes the payment outside of eBay. )

send the invoice from eBay and only ship to PP verified address. ) >>

rmpsrpms · January 16, 2012 7:03AM

Please explain to me how someone that is not registered on eBay can win an eBay auction?

Russ · January 16, 2012 7:16AM

<< Please explain to me how someone that is not registered on eBay can win an eBay auction? >>

eBay has a guest buyer program.

Russ, NCNE

Is this an ebay scam?

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