Nigerian scammers at Molotok.ru. One of the fraud schemes

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It all started with the fact that I got an Apple MacBook PRO 15 from ebay. ” I bought it for myself, but it turned out that the soul did not lie to him. After 13 ”he seemed too heavy and uncomfortable. It was decided to sell it and take something small for replacement.

Laptop sale

I wrote a few ads. Including on Molotok.ru. A few hours after putting the lot on the hammer, I received a message in the mail that the lot was won. The buyer was registered on the day of purchase and did not identify himself in the comments to the purchase.
In order to make sure that the person really wants to buy a laptop from me, I wrote him a congratulatory letter.


A day later I received a response from the buyer.

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In short: a laptop was bought for his son on his birthday, who lives in Nigeria and deals with foreign languages. The buyer asks to send the parcel via EMS and tell him the full amount with delivery. Also, he needs my bank details.
Judging by the country, it seemed that the scammers were working. I replied to the buyer that I send overseas only after “Clear Payment” via PayPal.


The buyer is not in a hurry with the answers. Letters from him come on average 12-15 hours after mine. New letter from the buyer:


The buyer agrees to this option. He asks for the full price in $ or Euro along with delivery. Well, we will inform:

Fraud scheme

And here begins the most interesting. Somewhere in 12 hours a letter comes from Service@paypal.com with the following content:


It seems that the money is transferred to your account, but confirmation of sending is required. After that the transfer will be confirmed. But the sender's address is strange, and the design style does not match the style of PayPal. Do I have to say that there was no transfer in your PayPal account? Also, the scammer sent another letter:


Here, in principle, the same is written. Send us the tracking code and we will transfer you the money.
At this, our communication has stopped, the scheme is simple and clear. Not interesting anymore.

findings

• Carefully study the buyer. Especially if he is from Nigeria. And especially if the lot is expensive.
• In the morning, money-evening chairs. Do not send anything until you are sure that the money is in your account and you can manage it.
• Carefully look at the letters from the payment system.
• Three times think about whether to send the lot abroad. Maybe there is a buyer in your country?

Morality

This divorce scheme is simple and straightforward. It is very difficult to tell. But if you are an inexperienced seller or you currently have a huge amount of lots, you may simply not notice the scammer.
Be careful and successful sales!