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SELLING TO NIGERIAN BUYERS

by: off_the_back_of_a_lorry( 6001Feedback score is 5,000 to 9,999) Top 1000 Reviewer
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Guide viewed: 7323 times Tags: BUYERS | BIDDING | NIGERIA | FRAUD | SCAM


THERE HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD INCIDENTS WHERE SELLERS HAVE SOLD AN ITEM ON EBAY, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE BUYER IS FROM NIGERIA,THE BUYER GOES ON TO SEND THE SELLER A SPOOF EMAIL, CLAIMING THAT THEY HAVE PAID BY PAYPAL, OR THEY SEND A COPY OF A FAKE MONEY ORDER, CLAIMING THAT THEY HAVE PAID AND REQUESTING THE SELLER SENDS THE GOODS IMMEDIATELY AND ALSO REQUESTING TRACKING DETAILS

THE BUYER HAS NOT PAID FOR THE GOODS, AND ARE CONNING THE SELLER INTO SENDING GOODS ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE, WHEN IT HASN'T.

THE EMAILS THAT THEY SEND WHICH STATE THEY HAVE PAID BY PAYPAL  LOOK QUITE GENUINE, SO PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU CHECK YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT

AS THIS IS HAPPENING TO MORE AND MORE SELLERS EACH DAY

THE BEST THING TO DO IF YOU ARE SELLING INTERNATIONALLY, IS TO STATE CATEGORICALLY THAT YOU WILL NOT SELL TO BUYERS FROM ''NIGERIA''

PLEASE VOTE IF YOU FEEL THIS REVIEW HAS BEEN OF HELP TO YOU

REGARDS,....MARK

 


Guide ID: 10000000000712332Guide created: 27/01/06 (updated 06/10/08)

 
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