posted on July 14, 2006 04:49:26 AM
Just a warning for all that accept PayPal. I received this in my e-mail. It does appear that a PayPal payment was made. What tipped me off was the fact I received it three times in my e-mail. I checked my PayPal, and sure enough, it was not there. This person bid on my item, went through the WBN process, and then made up this bogus e-mail. It did come with all the PayPal graphics as well.
Good thing I was too smart for this Nigerian jerk. Don't believe the part about sending tracking first. If that were the case, your account will still show a pending, which this does not.
Here is a copy of the e-mail.
Dear barparts,
Rev Mrs B Rose has made a payment for an ePier item #1389177 through PayPal.
PayPal lets you securely send payments online to anyone using your credit
card or checking account.
Amount: US $15.00
Shipping & Handling: US $100.00
Insurance: US $7.00
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Total Amount:US $122.00
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Item Information : Labtec Amplified Digital Computer Stereo Speaker Set.
Item Number : 1389177
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Shipping information:
Eric Phillip Jnr
3 Jimoh Adebiyi St., Off Joyce-b Rd,
Ring Rd,
Ibadan,
Oyo State,23402
Nigeria.
Tel.:234-802-894-2464
Shipping Option: Airway Express Bill
This PayPal?payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has
been "APPROVED"but will not be credited into your account until the shipment reference/tracking
number is sent to us for final verification so as to secure both the buyer and the
seller. Below are the necessary information requested before your account will be credited. Send tracking number to us or email us through this mail [email protected] and our customer service care will attend to you. As soon as the shipment tracking/reference number is sent us for final verification.
1 : Make sure the payment contains the total amount for the item bought.
2 : Make sure you ship the item to the address the buyer gave to you which is written above, immediately you receive the approved comfirmation.
3 : Make sure the shipment tracking number is sent to our customers service for shipment verification so as to secure both the buyer and the seller. Make sure the shipment tracking number is sent to us ONLY through.
([email protected])
4: Make sure the shipment tracking number is mailed to us ONLY and not the buyer.
You can contact our customer service care at
([email protected])
Thanks for using We look forward in serving your online payment.
