Yep, I’ve had all the “Warning eBay is about to delete your account so fill in your details at this random website and it’ll be fine…” rubbish, but this time someone actually purchased my item! Woohoo.
Hello dear seller,
Am Mr raw mills, one of the chinese delegate on Communication Matter.Am interested in purchasing your product for a good friend of mine who is a governor in Lagos Nigeria on his 57th Birthday, which is coming up very soon. Please, my mode of payment is with Postal Order. Kindly mail me your name andaddress so i can pay nowTHIS IS THE SHIPPING NAME AND ADDRESS
yinka baruwa
11 tejuosho street
surulere yaba
lagos
Nigeria
THANKS
closely followed by:
HOW ARE YOU DOING,I WILL LIKE TO CONTINUE THE PURCHACE THE YOUR ITEM,I WILL PAY YOU £120.00 INCLUDING THE SHIPMENT COST OF THE ITEM SENDING IT VIA ROYAL MAIL, DHL OR FEDEX, I AM BUYING IT FOR MY FIANCEE IN NIGERIA AS A BIRTH DAY GIFT,AS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE THERE DUE TO THE DISTANCE,WELL AS FOR THE PAYMENT I WILL BE PAYING VIA BIDPAY. BECAUSE I AM A REGISTERED BIDPAY MEMBER AND I HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR THE PAST 2YEARS IT’S VERY SECURED, IF YOU DON’T HAVE A BIDPAY ACCOUNT THERE’S NO PROBLEM, THE PAYMENT WILL PROCEED IT’S NOT COMPULSORY THAT THE SELLER HAS AN ACCOUNT.SO I WILL MAKE THE PAYMENT VIA BIDPAY AS SOON AS I GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS,YOU WANT FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR MONEY BY THE BIDPAY AGENTS.THEY BIDPAY WILL SEND A PAYMENT NOTIFICATION TO YOU AS SOON AS THE PAYMENT IS BEEN DEDUCTED FROM MY ACCOUNT.SO LET ME HAVE YOUR INFOS ASAP.AND THE SHIPPING COST OF YOUR CHOICE I AM PURCHASING IT FOR MY FIANCEE IN NIGERIA
so it’s either a birthday present or a wedding present, I don’t know, but yep!
(So if you get any emails like this, be assured it’s a scam and don’t go through with it.)