ebay-dodgey bidder?

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funkysnair

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i know this isnt really about computers but i need your help!!!

i recieved this message today---------------\/


"Hello Seller, How are you today.I'm a British Female Medical Doctor working in the Phillipines.I will love to opt for the immediate purchase of your item for my only son who is on excursion to Nigeria through the
UNFPDA the organisation campaign on AIDS to Africa.Coincidentally his
birthday falls nextweek.Hope the item is in good shape.I've allready place a bid on the item but due to the urgent need for the item,I
don't mind if you end the listing on ebay right now and send your payment details to me for me to send you the money immediately.For
you to be rest assure of the transaction ,you can check my feedback on ebay.I will reward you through my Verified Paypal Account.Why i will be using this medium to pay you is because it's very fast,safe and reliable.I will pay you £280GBP for the item due to its worth and £60GBP for the postage&packaging via DHL Next Day Delivery .If you are interested in selling the item let me have your paypal mail address."


what do you guys think?
he or she is trying to give me £340 for a second hand "nokia n70"

LINK
]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300025942670&sspagename=ADME:B:AAQ:UK:1
 
I THOUGHT SO....

i mean the phone isnt worth all that money brand new!
i sent her an email saying i dont give out my details so dont ask me to and i dont post outside united kingdom!

they must think us english are thick, i have set up this account for a friend and im watching it as he doesnt have a computer. my ebay account has well over 80transactions so i kinda know what im doin...

the bloody front of some people
 
This is a huge scam. They use fake paypal e-mails. And they say they are from different parts of the world everytime. THey only bid on high dollar electronics.
 
what do they do exactly?

do they take money out of your account etc?
someone once told me that they got an email askin if they'd sell there item fo 3-4 times more than they wanted and if they would transfer some of the extra money into another account!!!
 
Well they say they pay and then you get an e-mail(Fake) from paypal that says you need to provide a tracking number and then they will give the paypal to you. Which they tried that with me and paypal told me it was a fake paypal e-mail.
 
im not happy, if i knew a way of getting a virus onto there computer which would destroy it i would, at the end of the day he os she is gonna try it with someone else and they might even get away with it
 
I have sold many things on ebay and quite a few times I have had offers to cancel my auction and sell the item outright. If it seems like a good deal to you then WAIT for the paypal transaction and then go ahead and send the item. DO NOT send the item if the payment has been promised to you in the mail. Some people just need things in a hurry (like a son's birthday the next week)
 
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