I have my iPhone 3G posted on eBay and just wanted to share this story for other people who are listing theirs and just for general entertainment. It's kind of longing because I was playing along to see what he would say, feel free to read as much as you want (bold are my responses):
Dear seller, my name is chris,i saw this iphone which you listed on craigslist.org and i would like to make a purchase offer for the item also i'll like to pay you via paypal account.a son called me yesterday that he lost his phone,there in africa and i want the iphone ship out to him where he is in africa and i'll be very happy if you can help me to ship the iphone because am not presently in the state so please mail back your paypal email address and condition of the iphone and am ready to pay an addition of $100 to the cost of the ipone and the shipping.hope to read from you soon......thanks alot........Chris.
I asked him which country in Africa
the shipping will be to Nigeria that why my son is and also i too will want to have you paypal address to verify it mine is chrisander115[@]gmail[.]com pls i want you to go find out the shipping cost to Nigeria and also i want the phone shipped down to africa by USPS.pls get back to me as soon as possible.chris
I asked him to please stop scamming me
what do you mean by that,i dont scam people,i pay for any item i
purchase,so why the hell are you calling me a scam???
I told him he was a joke
shaan am not like that,honestly i like the iphone and i want my son to
have it,because he has recently lost his phone and i want to get him a
new phone,i will pay your money as soon as we conclude and seal the
deal.i can't scam anyone and will never do because i will never want
to be a victim of a scam,try and understand that.i am really
interested in helping to purchase the iphone from you.so pls get to me
your paypal address,i'll do the payment tomorrow
morning,ok......thanks chris
I asked him what the exact address was so I could Google it for fun
Address:No 20 lagere road,
City: Ile ife.
State: Osun state.
Zip Code: 234036.
Country: Nigeria
I found a a threads about the same scammer:
Thread
I then told him the only reason he was asking me to ship to Nigeria was because PayPal doesn't insure their and neither does USPS, I asked him for a different address
here is my address below
54 Stirling Road,
Talbot Woods,
Bournemouth,
DorsetEngland,
BH3 7JH.
am not at home now because away on official business and the package will not be received by anyone,that
why i want to pls ship the phone directly to my son in Africa,i'll pay
the cost of the shipping along with the cost of the phone.ok,pls get
back to me as soon as possible,chris
I told him he was a well-known scammer across the web
what do you mean by that,my son school in a university there called
OAU (OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY) so would you call me a scammer,if you
knew that you weren't selling from the start,i thought you were a
serious but it seem you are not.so pls stop this act of yours and get
serious...chris
I decided to stop emailing him there because I had had enough fun for one day
Just thought I would share the story, and warn anyone who does not know already: do not ship to Africa!
Dear seller, my name is chris,i saw this iphone which you listed on craigslist.org and i would like to make a purchase offer for the item also i'll like to pay you via paypal account.a son called me yesterday that he lost his phone,there in africa and i want the iphone ship out to him where he is in africa and i'll be very happy if you can help me to ship the iphone because am not presently in the state so please mail back your paypal email address and condition of the iphone and am ready to pay an addition of $100 to the cost of the ipone and the shipping.hope to read from you soon......thanks alot........Chris.
I asked him which country in Africa
the shipping will be to Nigeria that why my son is and also i too will want to have you paypal address to verify it mine is chrisander115[@]gmail[.]com pls i want you to go find out the shipping cost to Nigeria and also i want the phone shipped down to africa by USPS.pls get back to me as soon as possible.chris
I asked him to please stop scamming me
what do you mean by that,i dont scam people,i pay for any item i
purchase,so why the hell are you calling me a scam???
I told him he was a joke
shaan am not like that,honestly i like the iphone and i want my son to
have it,because he has recently lost his phone and i want to get him a
new phone,i will pay your money as soon as we conclude and seal the
deal.i can't scam anyone and will never do because i will never want
to be a victim of a scam,try and understand that.i am really
interested in helping to purchase the iphone from you.so pls get to me
your paypal address,i'll do the payment tomorrow
morning,ok......thanks chris
I asked him what the exact address was so I could Google it for fun
Address:No 20 lagere road,
City: Ile ife.
State: Osun state.
Zip Code: 234036.
Country: Nigeria
I found a a threads about the same scammer:
Thread
I then told him the only reason he was asking me to ship to Nigeria was because PayPal doesn't insure their and neither does USPS, I asked him for a different address
here is my address below
54 Stirling Road,
Talbot Woods,
Bournemouth,
DorsetEngland,
BH3 7JH.
am not at home now because away on official business and the package will not be received by anyone,that
why i want to pls ship the phone directly to my son in Africa,i'll pay
the cost of the shipping along with the cost of the phone.ok,pls get
back to me as soon as possible,chris
I told him he was a well-known scammer across the web
what do you mean by that,my son school in a university there called
OAU (OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY) so would you call me a scammer,if you
knew that you weren't selling from the start,i thought you were a
serious but it seem you are not.so pls stop this act of yours and get
serious...chris
I decided to stop emailing him there because I had had enough fun for one day
Just thought I would share the story, and warn anyone who does not know already: do not ship to Africa!