I’ve gotten a couple of solicitations from Nigerian scammers recently. One was in response to an iPod I am selling on Craigslist for Angela’s sister. They offered to pay for me to mail it to of all places..Nigeria! They sent fake paypal emails saying that I received payment (that look nothing like other paypal emails that I’ve gotten officially) and to mail it to someone with an obviously Nigerian sounding name who is supposed to be “Judith Clar(k)’s” daughter at the embassy! Amusing, I think.
Today I got a spam email from “FedEx” claiming I have a delivery of money pending that is coming from…Nigeria! Why, I wonder do these people actually say that they are from Nigeria, why not make up some other place entirely?? I think less places have heard of the Madagascan scams..
is that why you joked a/b Nick being deployed to Nigeria? I just got that.
Actually that’s kind of scary! And annoying. And I just posted 2 things on Craigslist!
If you’re selling, I would not worry. Just be vigilant and check your paypal account for real money before shipping anything. And reply with a junk email address!