Jag har haft några annonser ute på bland annat en HTC Touch telefon och Maze nattduksbord på både Eniro och Blocket. Annonserna har fått väldigt många svar från engelsktalande personer som i senare mejl precis innan betalning säger att de vill ha saken skickad till Nigeria. Här är ett utdrag ut ett av mejlen:
Thanks so much for the response. I am from Malmo in Sweden but i stay in UK with my wife so i am interested in getting this for my friend son who traveled to Africa Lagos Nigeria for an orphanage program .
So i want you to let me know the total amount with shipping cost to Lagos Nigeria through the post office and get back to me soon also you have to know that i can only pay you via bank transfer okay.
Get back to me soon with the total amount so soon
Har absolut inga planer på att skicka något till Nigeria eller utomlands för den delen. Men någon som vet hur detta funkar? Tror inte att folk skickar något utomlands innan de fått betalning, så hur lurar de folk? Jag har nog fått fem eller sex liknande brev, så verkar definitivt vara något som satts i system…
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Har själv haft liknande problem och finns lite info på http://www4.tripnet.se/~pingo/419/bidpaybluff.html. Verkar som om de luras med ett falskt kvitto på att överföringen är gjord och att du skickar iväg prylen då.
These scams are a big problem on sites like blocket, eniro, and mine (Tradebay.se). They basically try to fish out your bank details so they can work some scam (I’m not sure how exactly). Plus, there is little recourse if you are scammed by people in Nigeria. I mean what are you going to do? Call the cops in Nigeria?
There is also a problem with fake ads on these sites so remember to never buy anything unless its done in person with some friends/family present. Fake ads aren’t a problem on Blocket though because the scammers don’t seem to want to pay the fee to place a fraud ad on the site
We at TradeBay.se have been considering blocking certain IP addresses from visiting our site. i.e Nigeria, Cameroon, etc. How would you guys feel about that security measure? Perhaps you have some other suggestions?