send item to nigeria . scam?

Ssirajjj

17 Sep 12, 16:50

Well my case is I listed a phone to be sold not in this market place .by john n had offer to send it to nigeria to his grandson, but the person ordering it in supossedly london ordering for his grandson in nigeria .i sent the good with all the docs.with paypal payment and paypal cam,e back to me after 2 days that ive to pay tax to the negerian customs n asking me to send the money through western union of which i believe is a scam so i didnt sent ,so what will happen to my phone which 700$ and the tax is 300$$ should i send the money n get the payment from paypal or if i sent then that guy can claim that i sent the wrong stuff and would i get back the good back .

catch 22 situation here sent n try my luck and gamble 300$ or take it as lose of 700$ .

what does paypal do to the money as ive checked there is a loophole here as the seller has to pay the customs tax as its in thier rules but once i paid the buyer simply can claim wrong ,defective or used goods claim ,please provide your kind ideas on how to salvage the situation ,tried to contact the buyer but in vain thanks

Bio-Hawk

17 Sep 12, 19:37

Scam.Sine when does paypal send mail about tax?The mail is not from paypal.

FireIce

17 Sep 12, 21:21

we all noe what nigeria is famous for...

TIB868X

17 Sep 12, 21:59

its a nigerian scam

Ssirajjj

18 Sep 12, 09:48

Dear Sirajuddin Sathar,

We at PayPal® write to acknowledge that we received your request regarding the Custom charge you are required to send to the Nigeria Customs Service. You are required to effect transfer for the sum of $275.00 USD (£169.00 GBP) via Western Union Money Transfer to the Custom Officer incharge with the below information to enable him release the package.

First Name: Gabriel
Last Name: Daniel
Location: Lagos
Zip/Postal Code: 23401
Country: Nigeria
Phone: (+234) 8164147464
Amount: $275.00 USD
Text Question: Purpose
Text Answer: Customs

As soon as we receive the Transfer Information/Scanned Receipt from you for verification, we shall proceed with the accreditation of your pending funds of £619.00 GBP (inclusive of the Transfer charges) into your PayPal account immediately.

We apologize for the inconvenience(s), p

Ssirajjj

18 Sep 12, 09:50

I don see any descripancy in this email n sent them to verify they did not reply yet .

should I make police report ?

Ssirajjj

18 Sep 12, 09:52

Dear Sirajuddin Sathar,

We at PayPal® write to acknowledge to you that we received your request regarding your Pending Payment. As directed, you are required to effect transfer for the sum of $275.00 USD via Western Union Money Transfer to the Custom Officer incharge to enable Customs release the package. We hereby, advise you to refer back to our previous email for details on how to transfer the money to the Nigeria Customs Service via Western Union Money Transfer.

As soon as we receive the Transfer Information/Scanned Receipt from you for verification, we shall proceed with the accreditation of your funds into your account immediately upon the sum of £619.00 GBP as charged from the buyer's PayPal account. We're sorry for any inconvenience(s) this might have caused you as we're working towards serving you well in future.

If you have any question, Please do not hesitate to get back at us via [email protected] and a representative will be glad to respond to you.

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Ssirajjj

18 Sep 12, 09:54

This another email by paypal and everything matches the email th Logos .

Ssirajjj

18 Sep 12, 10:03

Welcome, sirajuddin sathar

Last log in 17 Sep 2012 23:49 SST

Account Type: Premier
Status: Verified
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PayPal balance: $0.00 SGD

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Ssirajjj

18 Sep 12, 10:05

This my email transaction with paypal amount shows 405gbp

while earlier email indicates there is 619 gbp .

jojobeach

18 Sep 12, 12:49

Call up customer service at PayPal to verify. There has been some unauthorized transaction hitting PayPal users recently.

Stop suspecting, call and ask.

Bio-Hawk

18 Sep 12, 14:47

U wudn't just take my word for it?Noob, look at the email:[email protected]

It's a spoofed mail and sure a scam.If you are bright enough to figure it out, see the email header.Now stop being an idiot.

troublemaker2005

18 Sep 12, 23:31

try sending some poop over. yours or your dog i also can

mancha

19 Sep 12, 00:35

Ask yourself, why must you send money to Gabriel Daniel and not directly to the Custom Authorities?

You been scammed.

Nevermind about it, take it as a reward to Gabriel Daniel for excellent PAYPAL responses.

lce

19 Sep 12, 00:42

alamak , its so obvious

1 wy is to forward the mail to paypay for authentication

then oridi noe the answer why wtse time

Ssirajjj

19 Sep 12, 10:20

I ve sent the email to paypal to verify they did not reply ,btw i have not sent the money to any body fyi

amirillion

19 Sep 12, 22:43

definitely a scam

dvd_33

20 Sep 12, 09:12

it's a scam... i encountered that once before...

mancha

21 Sep 12, 21:07

Originally posted by Ssirajjj:

I ve sent the email to paypal to verify they did not reply ,btw i have not sent the money to any body fyi

What about your $700 phone, can get it back?

Ssirajjj

27 Sep 12, 09:37

Gone with the wind ,

Learned the hard way so hit the highway.

Domdom_wassup

28 Sep 12, 23:07

confirm scam. hope u can get your money back

rongsong

29 Sep 12, 00:31

my goodness, do hope that u and everyone else dun fall for this again

paypal wouldnt ask u to transfer by western union, coz that's a competitor!

Piggypingz

24 Nov 12, 10:36

I almost fell for this scam if not for Ssirajj's post. Thanks for posting!

This time the email address was [email protected]

Same storyline of grandfather in UK buying birthday present for grandson doing project in Nigeria.

I got suspicious when I saw the PayPal payment notification that I can only receive the $ after sending the tracking number to

[email protected]

very suspicious email add. I immediately called PayPal and verified they don't handle transactions this way.

I hope by posting this pple will be able to find this info online.

Dear (deleted),

You have an Instant Payment of £370.00 GBP from James Bertley([email protected])‏‏‏

Payment Details

Purchased From: (deleted)

Transaction ID : 3W492537HE3468708

Item Title
Quantity Price Subtotal

Sony Tablet S

1
£205.00 GBP
£205.00 GBP

Shipping & Handling via DHL Express Worldwide Delivery to 23401 :-
(includes any seller handling fees)
£165.00 GBP

Shipping Insurance (not offered):- £0.00 GBP

Total: £370.00 GBP

Delivery Information

Address:
Thompson Bertley
16 Madarikan Street,
Idimu Ikotun
Lagos 23401
Nigeria

Address Status: Confirmed