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epoxiedtip
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Am I getting scammed if a person named lynda love sends me 900 plus an extra 200 to send my Nikon D80 to Nigeria?I agree  but I already got an email from paypal saying the money has been transfered and is waiting for the tracking code to be put in so I can use the money I am very suspicious if when I go the post office pack my shit and send it when I get the tracking code wont work or if this is illegal I have no idea please help me. and the address they sent I don't even know if it fucking exsists ABEKUTA,
OYO STATE,
IBADAN,
NIGERIA,

I looked it up on google maps..... I can't explain that would be racist
Oct 27 2009 8:38PM
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BootySpunk.
Posts: 8148 - Karma: 84
Do it. Legit.



:D
Oct 27 2009 8:39PM
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TimS
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definitely legit.  there shouldn't be a problem with that.  haha
Oct 27 2009 8:40PM
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epoxiedtip
Posts: 535 - Karma: 56
I dont know if anything could go wrong except having the tracking code not working is that possible?
Oct 27 2009 8:41PM
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anTii_SteeZe
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way i see it is Click for larger image

so its ascam
Oct 27 2009 8:41PM
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epoxiedtip
Posts: 535 - Karma: 56
OH and I emailed her why it is going to Nigeria and she hasn't responded sooo yea
Oct 27 2009 8:43PM
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anTii_SteeZe
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Oct 27 2009 8:43PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
nah dude its fine. once you ship it out, she will DEFINITELY pay you then. even call up paypal because they will 100% have that transaction hold on record.
Oct 27 2009 8:45PM
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T-Holt
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Please let this thread be a joke.
Oct 27 2009 8:46PM
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epoxiedtip
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yea she has already payed me bc I got the email from paypal I just dont want to give my camera to the post office and go home put the tracking code in my paypal to send a check to me but I dont want the tracking code not to work because she made me send my camera to some bogus address in fucking nigeria
Oct 27 2009 8:48PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
yeah man that email is totally legit. its def. the postal office you have to be worried about and not the girl from nigeria with poor english.
Oct 27 2009 8:53PM
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epoxiedtip
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well the person I have been talking to is from the states apparently but its being sent there as a gift
Oct 27 2009 8:55PM
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bobo25
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ooh, it gets better.
Oct 27 2009 8:58PM
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epoxiedtip
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hahahahahahahaha I know right! I'm so done with this bs
Oct 27 2009 8:59PM
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skiierman
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ooohh, so the american with poor english skills wants you to send it to a shit hole 3rd world country as a gift but wont pay you until you send it AND you're worried about the post office?

i gotcha. no its legit. dont worry, the post office is pretty reliable.
Oct 27 2009 8:59PM
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MNBlake
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thank god. i mean i was starting to get worried.
Oct 27 2009 9:01PM
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deleted5
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i mean if you want
Oct 27 2009 9:01PM
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epoxiedtip
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She already payed me !!!! thats why I am actually thinking about sending it god can't people read
Oct 27 2009 9:02PM
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C0RN
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hahah DO NOT send your camera unless you wanna get scammed. There are soo many scammers with almost the same story.
Oct 27 2009 9:02PM
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MADmidwest
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put in a fake tracking code n scam them
Oct 27 2009 9:03PM
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Evan.Frazee
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DONT DO IT!

Its a big time scam.

I got the same thing like a year ago.

Definately a scam.


Oct 27 2009 9:03PM
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epoxiedtip
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Alright thanks
yeaaaaaa I am done with this thing I'll just send the money back to her paypal and say no deal or somthing
Oct 27 2009 9:06PM
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omIV
Posts: 1950 - Karma: 306
what if it isnt... maybe all those adults who told us we'd never amount to anything were actually completely right?
Oct 27 2009 9:07PM
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epoxiedtip
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you need the tracking code for yourself so you can actually use the money
Oct 27 2009 9:07PM
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skiierman
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does your account show her money in it? if not, then she never paid you, you god damned fucking waste of sperm and egg.
Oct 27 2009 9:08PM
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KrazyistKarl
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i know others said it  -----------------------------------BUT ITS A SCAM---------------------------------- NEVER EVER DEAL IF THEY MENTION NIGERIA.   ITS A SCAM! save yourself your money and end this. I almost got scammed, they sent me a money order (which was fake) and luckily somehow the cops or something found it and send me a big leter and told me what to do to help them catch the con artist
Oct 27 2009 9:13PM
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omIV
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I think that if someone needs to be told in BOLD LETTERS that they're a moron, we should just let natural selection run its course and maybe they'll eliminate themselves from the gene pool...they seem capable enough
Oct 27 2009 9:15PM
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epoxiedtip
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Yea it does so calm the fuck down right now. God I hate 15 year old drop outs like you fuck off
Oct 27 2009 9:15PM
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MAPLE_SYRUP
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someone is getting a free camera : D
Oct 27 2009 9:17PM
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skiierman
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i bet you 10 bucks that if you call paypal, they will tell you that email is fake and that there is no holding transaction... actually you know what? if youre this retarded, you deserve to loose that money. go ahead, paypal it back to "her"
Oct 27 2009 9:17PM
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omIV
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I really think you should do it, and then tell us what happens.  I promise I won't even tell you I told you so.
Oct 27 2009 9:18PM
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p-fo
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hey. i just noticed something. if you say green bean with your mouth closed it sounds like gullible
Oct 27 2009 9:27PM
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omIV
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thats funny, cause i thought i saw something similar on his shirt
Oct 27 2009 9:30PM
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daringharry.
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forgot what i was going to say....
Oct 27 2009 9:32PM
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VCharette
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It's gotta suck so much to try to be legit and by some stuff off ebay if you live in Nigeria, this is unfair!
Oct 27 2009 9:35PM
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T-Holt
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So you posted anyway?
Oct 27 2009 9:37PM
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daringharry.
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pretty much
Oct 27 2009 9:38PM
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steevner
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Make sure paying them back doesn't just mean you pay them $900 for nothing
Oct 27 2009 9:41PM
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daringharry.
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ya
Oct 27 2009 9:48PM
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BEARS.
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do it.
easy $1100 right there.
Oct 27 2009 9:49PM
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lineskier10
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why bother paying them back its obviously a scam
Oct 27 2009 9:50PM
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no_steeze
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that's the most classic scam there is
Oct 27 2009 9:51PM
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dmc12380
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its not a scam, sounds pretty legit actually.
but that is really racist of you to look up that town on google maps, come on how low can you be.
Oct 27 2009 11:00PM
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Deletedtoday
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DO NOT DO IT. spend her money right away or scam her
Oct 27 2009 11:02PM
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OhMyBosh
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OP of this thread needs to be euthanised.
Oct 27 2009 11:05PM
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chicken
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Ok, last year when I was trying to sell my G-suit the same thing happened, I almost sent it and then some kids here bought it. I was at the post office getting a shipping quote and it turned out being like $400 to nigeria. I don't know how this scam works because it seems like the only person benefiting would have been UPS.
I actually got scammed by the kid on NS too, he never paid the shipping. But whatever I bought a gsuit for 300 CAD and sold it for 500 USD so I wasn't complaining.


Oct 27 2009 11:06PM
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freelowda
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This thread is too funny. Never heard of the NIGERIAN SCAMS before?


Here is a pertinent quote:

Fake websites

Though 419 scams are often perpetrated by e-mail alone, some scammers enhance believability of their offer by using a sham website. They create these sites to impersonate real commercial sites, such as eBay, PayPal, or a banking site like Bank of America or The Natwest Bank for phishing. Others represent fictional companies or institutions to give the scam credibility.

Oct 27 2009 11:07PM
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pommes_vertes.
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This thread is so full of win.  Thank you.
Oct 27 2009 11:15PM
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BackRoad
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Whats wrong with dealing with nigeria? I sponsor all 8 impoverished nigerian princesses that emailed me and they love having a bed and 3 meals a day. They send me so many emails thanking me. It feels good to know that I'm helping make the world a better place.
Oct 27 2009 11:22PM
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