Posted by amnesia
another bullshit pm.
Hello,
I am Mr Bolar. I live in pawtucket united state.But on a business trip to France . As you can see,I'm new at Esato. I want to buy this item for my girlfriend in Nigeria, so i would like to know if that will be possible. I'll be paying via paypal or Bidpay or western union transfer cause its safe and secured. I'll like to have your Bidpay or Wire transfer email address and the total amount of the item including postage fee to Nigeria via speed post. I'll be waiting for your reply as soon as possible. i will love to have lists of phones that you have in stock.
Best regards,i will offer you $ 300.00 + cost of shippment mail me at minderstouch@bizhat.com
JD
I was selling my Sharp 902 for 230 pounds minimum.
This is the first time a scammer offers me less lol
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Posted by haynesycop
Dont these people ever give up
We can spot you a mile of
HELLO!!!!
Posted by absinthebri
Perhaps if people *must* post scam warnings it could be done in one thread?
And don't forget to inform a mod of any suspicious request.
Posted by haynesycop
good idea
amnesia why not change the title of the thread to something like
the official scammers warning thread
Posted by Indiandawg
i neva get such crap messages
Posted by axxxr
Consider yourself lucky!
Posted by k4m!k4ze
why do all scammers use nigeria as their location ??
Posted by 50Cent
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neither do i.. i feel left out
hehe
Posted by Cycovision
You can have some of the crap messages I get if you like
I wouldn't mind, but I've never even sold anything via Esato!
Posted by welsh uk
Just got one of these PMs from a scuper wanting to buy a phone from me that i havent even listed for selling and therefore i have not set a price but he is willing to pay it
So unless this member can see into the future and predict that i will be selling my phone in the near future i suppose he just PMed the wrong person
Posted by OluYom
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Good question, seeing every scammer cannot be a Nigerian.
Posted by dgilmartin
9 out of 10 people trying to scam me on my ebay auctions, want me to ship phones to Nigeria. The other 10% are from other parts of Africa.
Posted by jenbones
Just ask for paypal payment first
Posted by bulti48
As soon as Western Union is mentioned alarm bells start ringing!!!
People should make sure they post the email address of the scammer in their thread for others to see. That way we can all use the address on other sites or questionnaires and then soon they will get sh*t loads of spam.........
Well, thats just one idea......
Posted by amnesia
changed the title of the thread.
So now we've got somewhere official to post scammers.
Posted by seanflynn
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Ha Ha
Thats so funny
Posted by paulbang
@amnesia
hi:) i've never got such pms's . .G think there people only target those of us who have large post counts as they know that you are regular here and well known. . . I was just wondering amnesia- how is it that you remember all this?
Posted by nitesh
I think they target only those ppl who have their feedback in the official Esato's buyers and sellers thread (MikLsp's thread).
Posted by amnesia
sorry paul i didn't understand.
What am I supposed to be remembering?
anyway,
New Spammer
alias: sexne
Posted by Kryptik
new Spammer? Hmmm, dangerous, these spammers :o)
Posted by DJcreamz
i have sent an email to that email address u mentioned in your first post Amnesia, i wont post what i wrote on here as it is rather rude
Posted by batesie
lol 'official scammer' thats oxymoronic. no such thing.
Posted by amnesia
I know what you mean by your post batesie, but lets say I'm an idiot its the thread thats official not the spammer/scammer.
@DJ, lol nice one.
Posted by joebmc
What about this guy taken from a thread here at esato.
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Posted by amnesia
Jim posted:
Allright, I see alot of thread's lately asking if they have to trust a guy/website for buying mobile phones. Here is 10 tips you have to keep in mind before making a deal. Hope it will help some of you.
1| Make sure the website has a contact detail like phone number, street, country, ... a simple email adress is certainly not enough !
2| Go to whois.sc and type in the dodgy website, compare the informations with those on the website (contact details) but most important the creation date of the domain name, 90% of the time they where created less than a month ago. I wouldn't trust a wesbite that claims his adress is from Italy (example) while the domain name is registered in USA.
3| "google is your friend" - search the website on google, use "link:www.url.com" or "site:www.url.com". I wouldn't trust a website that has 0 references on Google.
4| Western Union payment only ? Forget it, 99% it's a scam.
5| Check if the website has an encrypted connection when you register or log in. Don't trust VeriSign logo's on website cause they link to an intern page instead of verisign.com (check the adress bar).
6| "Too good to be true" - If you are asking this to yourself then it is ! Don't believe that someone got hold of 10 mobile phones that still need to be launched on the market with a xxx$ price, that's less than 99$ per unit ... . Too good to be true.
7| They allways use the same emails or form of emails, they all come from Nigeria and they all ask that you urgently transfer the money (with Western Union) as others buyers are interested. Why don't thye sell to the best offer then ? You can find a typical email at the end of this post.
8| They also use some kind of Escrow Site, which might look proffesional (it's rare) so look out at the 7 points I made for such sites. Btw don't trust Escrow, use only secured way like paypal or banktransfer, although you can't have a 100% garantue to have your money back.
9| Don't be fooled by pics, they use non branded photos (or they cut the brand) from several months to give an impression that you never saw those pics on the web so they must be legit, which they aren't
10| If they reply on an email, check if it's done in a proffesional way.
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if you don't accept escrow, please don't reply so we can save the time.
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Very professional
If you still are unsure about a deal, ask it on the forum and we will gladly help you out . Check this thread and this one for more information.
Now here is a typical scam email:
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Hey Seller, Good day to you,I saw your items displayed on this site which fascinated my imagination just like the same thing that my son who has just graduated and ready to begin with his own life had asked me to buy for him.I will like to know if you can ship this items to Africa ,but I really want this items to get to him before his birthday that's coming up in 2 weeks time.I will be making the payment through bidpay coz I have an account with them simply because and for their newly introduced measure of security for both buyers and sellers.I will need ur name,address and phone number in order to make the payment as soon as possible.Lastly,I will give u my FedEx account number for the shipping of this item.I will be expecting ur name,address and phone number as soon as possible.Thanks .
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N.B: it's late, I didn't check for grammar and my keyboard work's 75% of the time, sorry for that
Posted by solidsingh
i am Mr.kendy wilfred.am an engineer in England.i saw ur item in
store and i will like to purchase it for my uncle who lives in
nigeria.He is getting married next month and so i will like to send
it as a gift. i will like to know the total cost of the item
shipment to Africa,Nigeria.i will like to hear from u plz.i will
also like to pay you via paypal or western union auction payment or money order so
as to make it fast and easy.
so plz send asap..
i just got this PM
Posted by amnesia
dont forget to mention the User name
Posted by solidsingh
kendy
Posted by spuddle
anyone else got this email?
Dear Beloved,
Due to the sudden death of my husband General
Abacha the former head of state of Nigeria in
June 1998, I have been thrown into a state of
hopelessness by the present administration.I have
lost confidence with anybody within my country.
I got your contacts through personal research,
and had to reach you through this medium.
I will give you more details when you reply.
Due to security network placed on my daily
affairs I cant visit the embassy so that is
why I have contacted you.
My husband deposited $12.6million dollars with
a security firm abroad whose name is witheld for
now till we communicate.
I will be happy if you can receive this funds
and keep it safe I assure you 20% of this fund.
I will need your tel/ mobile numbers so that we can
commence communication. Please reach me via my
private email address of:
hajiamariam002@sify.com
Please expedite action.
Yours,
Hajia Mariam.
wow, yay, gimmie 20% of 12.6 million dollars... yeah right..
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Posted by Evil Eye
Ya.i.got.the.same.mail...
Posted by Si_V80
Hello,
My name is Gerryson Samson. I'm a business man and I live in United State. I saw your item on Esato and I am really interested in buying it and I don't know if you can sell it to me I want to ship it to my daughter that went on a visit with her mother in Africa. Please let me know the actual amount of the item and give me your details such your address, name, country, city and every other necessary details so a to make the transaction as soon as possible and make out your payment Immediately. I will love you to let me have your reply.
Thanks
Gerryson Samson
User id is Gerryson
Posted by amnesia
i got that too.
*sighs at their idiocy*
Posted by amnesia
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=100519
Posted by mad4mobiles
evans_lafave@yahoo.com and senior_ero1@yahoo.com are both scam email addys
watch out they send you PM's like this
Hello Sales,
I have visited your esato store and i am impressed by the beautiful collection you have there. I want to purchase this particular piece of phone and do tell me other items that you have in stock for sale's, i am purchasing it for my friend's birthday: Get back to me with the total cost and the shipping cost via Fedex or dhl delivery to this address:
first name:ajayi
last name:osahenrumwen
street:no 14 efehi street
city:benin city
state:edo state
zipcode:23452
country:nigeria
I look forward to hearing from you,. so you can have my credit card charge to your resident for the payment. Best Regards senior ero senior_ero1@yahoo.com
Posted by amnesia
was just about to link to your thread here.
Good catch.
Posted by sailaab
Actually Nigerians are nice (humble) beings, from what my parents see in Lagos. They tell of this distinct divide bet. the supra rich & poor. And why, looking from Spuddle's post... I think it one of us. I am from /in India. And that marium email has domain "sify.com" .. Lol thats my ISP here in Bombay and I dont think there is/was any Gen Abacha who's widow SIFY serves from India :P !!
Posted by wbutt2003
This guy on ebay is selling new nokia n91's for £200 do you think this is a scam.Here is the Item number: 6440888768.Tell me what you think.
Posted by max99
hmmm thats a hard one, looks legit, but doesn't feel rite 2 good ?
Posted by wbutt2003
Looking at the ad it does look a really good deal but can you really get a high spec phone like this for so little.
Posted by DIA
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depends where he got the phone. he could have ordered them with a dodgy card... last year i got several threatening letters. I found out that for intsance that my street can be found 3 times in my area.... (someone could order dodgy stuff and say it was from your address)
Posted by amnesia
right so there was this person on Mobile Sales and he added
"For order enquiry please email us or call us on: +234-17226716 or +234-8033823918"
So why doesn't someone with skype give him a call and mess with him.
8800 for 230 dollayaras!!! OMG!!!! I WANT PAY 698 because it 230!!!!
Posted by axxxr
I so wish i had skype...would have been so much fun!
Posted by amnesia
common you lot, nobody with skype or some free international minutes?
Posted by axxxr
Im really tempted to use my own phone.!
Posted by amnesia
CALL CALL CALL
Posted by dgilmartin
Look at this Guy, What a joker!!!!!!
Posted by joebmc
Seems he likes to buy/sell fake student cards and drivers license’s.
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Posted by dgilmartin
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Yep! A real dodgy dealer!
Posted by OluYom
I just fought off the temptation to call him and sound him out (wouldn't be expensive, as the numbers are my country's). But honestly, I hate to think of spending MY honest money on a suspected scammer. Would be better if he did the calling. Toying with him would be sheer pleasure then.