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"My eBay scam"

It seems that scamsters on eBay have taken quite a liking to my phone, so I've decided not just to sign them up for gay porn mailing lists, but to string them along in a humourous fashion. Hopefully, with your inputs, this can become quite a prank.

It begun with this message:


Q: Hello seller, Am a naval officer,residing in usa. i will like to buy your phone as a gift for my grandson,who's farther works for the unicef african capter in nigeria, so i need to get it as a matter of urgency, since his so crazy about these phone and now has new friends, So I will like to know what you are asking for your phone .and will like to know how old and new it is, I will pay for it through bidpay money order, since it is faster and get's approved in a maximum period of hours.so i will want you to advise the name and physical address where the payment will be sent to and a valid email address for confirmation payment to be sent. But before then,I'll like to know, how soon can it be ready for shipment,cos i will want it to get to him by first week oy may . thanks. expecting your reply. [reply me with a valid e-mail address] Can i offer you £250 for this phone?


My reply, using the same hilariously bad English he used, so he can understand it:


Hello mrmarkbeckham, I would very like much lots sell phone to you, we have a great deal like the deal that that film with Brad Pitt, do you like that film? The phone will come with a charge, battery and lots of fun, yes? Bidpay sounds very safe system, we should use it very much, I need money quickly because my dog needs an operation for his liver. I hope your grandson can get his phone very soon, he needs ring his friends and party HAHAHAH! I can post the item very soon, in a matter of minutes I think! What information do you need from me to complete the payment my good friend?

Hope we conversation soon.

Kyle.


Update:

He's written back, sucker.

hello,
thanks very much for your reply.well i will really have the phone sent to my
grandson in nigeria,plz i will like to have your details for payment via bidpay
asap.cos i will need your details for payment to be done.plz kindly send me your
details for payment....
full name
street address
city
state
zip code
country
and a valid email address for confirmation of payment from bidpay.with all this
payment will be made asap,via bidpay.
thanks.
reply expected.

Just wondering which direction to take this in, hmm.

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My cordial reply - the name/address spells "SUCKER" downwards - wonder if he'll notice.
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Hello Mr. Mark Beckahm my good friend!

I can't wait for your grandson to get this phone, he will like it a lot. I included on it pictures of Britney Spears and similar POP MUSIC sensations, I hope that he will like them a lot. My details I include kindly to yourself are found on the below:


Sir Kyle McGuiver:
Underly House
Campton Road
Kirkdale
ED14 2JP
Republic of Ireland

For my valid email address please use [email protected]

Thank you my good friend I hope we will be in touch soon and bidpay will be in touch with me about the payment yes?

Many thanks my friend.

Kyle.

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And, lo-and-behold, he didnt get the "sucker" acronym. No, instead he replied:

hello,
thanks very much for your details.i will contact
bidpay for the payment rite away.plz once you receive
a confirmation from bidpay,alert me.and plz i will
like to know the shipping agency whcih you will like
to use to send the phone.
thanks.

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Update:
Dear Sir Kyle McGuiver,
A £250.00 money order for payment of eBay item#6389749438 - Nokia
3200 has been approved. Mark Beckam has chosen to use BidPay®Auction
Payments
for the speed of an online payment service from a name you can trust.
You can now send the item to the buyer while your money order is on
its way to you. The buyer's shipping information is provided below.
Your money order will be sent by the close of the next business day
after you receive this email. First Class mail is typically
delivered
within 5-7 business days.

Shipping information:
NAME : Sylvanus Anusiem
ADDRESS : Agbala Postal Agency
CITY : Owerri
STATE : Imo State
POSTAL CODE: 23483
COUNTRY : Nigeria

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I left it for a while because I've been busy and I got this rather urgent email today
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HELLO,
WHAT IS GOING ON OVER THERE?I HAVE MADE PAYMENT FOR YOUR PHONE AND I HAVE NOT HAD
FROM YOU SINCE,WHAT ARE TRYING TO DO.CAN PLZ GET BACK TO ME ASAP,B4 I GO AHEAD TO
CONTACT BIDPAY.YOU WILL BE INVESTIGATED.SORRY IF I SOUND RUDE.

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Oh no, dont let Bidpay investigate me! I haven't received any kind of payment but please don't get me in trouble for not sending you my item you gimp. NO NO NO!

And my reply

Hello MrMarkBestham,

I have problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I go to Bidpay to find shipping details for your phone for your favourite grandsone in Nigeria and I got a message on my screen:

"You must have cookies enabled to view this page"

I don't know what sort of scam you're running but I am not going to but cookies into my computer. Besides, my young Swedish flatmate ate the last of the cookies we had.

I cannot post the phone until we reach a non-biscuit-based agreement.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Kyle.

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The anticipation mounts
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and we have a reply

hello.
the problem must bne fron your computer,it normally
happens like that.plz try an shipe the item out and
let me have the shipping details at once.never
worry,thats not a problem.

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I will try and shipe the item, I'm going to creatively work out what "shipe" means, though.

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My eventual reply was...
Hello Mark,

I contacted Bidpay to tell them I wanted to ship the item out but they said they do not offer that service, I think some of their employees are scared of the ocean. They told me I can either send the item by courier or by airmale, I think airmale sounds a bit suspicious, I knew a man that send a parcel by airmale once and it took 3 months to arrive. Anyway please tell me which method you would like me to send the item to you with so I can contact bidpay.

Also I hope the payment arrives soon, my Dog's liver problem is getting worse. He is very unwell and keeps being sick on the sofa because he cannot digest any food.

Thank you my friend

Kyle.

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How can he ignore my poor, poor dog? He's inhuman!

Wonder what his reponse will be...

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Ideas welcomed.

Now if you have any fun ideas about how I can make a fool of him, trip him up or generally annoy him, let me know please :-)

Just send him something really really crap.

Like a PS2.

Any updateage yet?

i had some one try and use that exact same scam on me while i was sellin my phone on ebay. its has to be the stupidest thing ever. i wonder if any1 has ever fallen for it?

Lindgren wrote:
> It is actually a real state RoJ.

I didn't really doubt it, but I wanted to be special and get the 100th post in and I couldn't think of anything else to say to make my post valid.
:(

Anything happened?

phi11ip wrote:
> Sod sending him anything as that involves time, effort and money.
>
> Just see how many emails you can get him to reply to, each time
> getting a little bit closer but going off on a tangent every time.

Probably will. I don't want to waste cash on the scamster, just to annoy him.

I suppose I'll see how long I can string him along for.

send him your gym card.

Sod sending him anything as that involves time, effort and money.

Just see how many emails you can get him to reply to, each time getting a little bit closer but going off on a tangent every time.

now you're just trying to get our money.

Send him a package. One of roughly the weight of the phone. And print out a picture of the phone and stick it on a piece of cardboard. Or something.