I have just sold a laptop on ebay. Uk spec, US buyer wants shipping to Nigeria. According to ebay this is a scam
. The following is the e-mail sent to me from buyer.
Hello,
Season's Greetings to you.I am Amred Okey from AZ,US.I'm contacting you concerning your item on Ebay which i eventually became the winning bidder for your item.Morever i'm presently serving our beloved nation here in Iraq with the United Nation and i intend sending this item to my Daugther who works with the American Embassy in Lagos,Nigeria as a consular,for her up coming birthday that she want to do nest weekthen i want you to caculate the total amount of the item with the shipping cost to Lagos Nigeria ,So get the package ready for immediate or next day shipment okay?and don't forget to send me your PayPal Email Address so i can immediately make out my payment.Plz i want the item to be shipped via first class Royal Mail or parcelForce Express.Mail me back it's urgent.
Regards
Okey.
Just a warning if you sell on ebay, follow all their rules and all will be ok.
Has anyone else had these problems?