I was a happy eBayer, and i needed some cash, so ive listed my used cellphone on eBay. This is my first time ever selling something and i knew nothing about the Nigerian Scam. So after I've listed my item about 2-3 hours after I've received a question from a eBay member named : bobroberts25

Quoting:
Hello my name is BEN SMITH... I am 67yrs old father.. .I work as a loving man at the church in united state... I am a reputable man and a good father also... I am very much interested in buying this item for my grandson having her international training section with the United state Embassy in Nigeria.. I am ready to make a nice and good transaction with u and also ready to pay up for the item as soon as possible... I hope to read soon from u so that we can know how to start with on getting the deal sealed... Kindly reply back if you accept pay pal OR bank TO bank TRANSFER.... Here is my address below: NAME: BEN SMITH ADDRESS: 4233 n. flowing wells rd #45 Tucson, Arizona, 85705 United state. so get back to me at my mail box at (ben4smith001atgmail.com) Mr BEN SMITH.

things got really suspicious because of the fact his eBay user was BobRoberts25 and his real name Ben Smith, and i continued reading the letter, i was wondering to myself, wow this old guy must be really updated, hes almost 70yrs old and he can use eBay and PayPal. So I replied him and asked how much will be offer for the phone. He replied

Quoting:
thanks for the mail i will like you to know that i am willing to buy
this for my grand son so i will offer you $600.00 for the item and
postage to him so get back to me with your full name and paypal id
including your item no so that i can go for the payment asap via
paypal.

  hope to read from you soon.

that was unbelieveable, he offered $600 for my phone!! at the point of time i was really happy and i asked him if he wanted me to send an invoice or if he could send me the money. although im still new to eBay, all my members in my family have used it before, so ive asked them if its safe or not. i told "Ben Smith" that i will not ship the goods until i received $600 in my paypal account and so after that ive receieved a new email

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i will go for your payment as soon as possible and you will receive a
confirmation email from the PayPal  management ,as soon as the payment is
 been made and approved ,so i want you to get the item ready for shipment
 because i want you to send the item  as soon as you read from the PayPal
 management  that your money has been approved and confirm, so here is the
 shipment address for the item , i want you to send it to my grand son
in Nigeria,i will pay you $600.00USD including the postage
cost to him

NAME:  ILESANMI MATHEW
ADDRESS: NO 5 ALARAPE CLOSE AJIBADE STREET
STATE:   OYO
CITY:    IBADAN
COUNTRY: NIGERIA  23402
 So i want you to make the shipment of the item
 via(EMS SPEED POST OR DHL)   ,i want you to know that i am putting my trust
on you make a good transaction , hope to read from you soonest
Thanks

i was like HMMM where is this address. So i went on maps.google.ca and looked it up. i couldnt find the address and i by accident clicked the "WEB" tab and the first link said "Ebay Nigerian Scams" and then ive read all about it. So i decided to play around with him and the next day, Ive receive 3 emails from a so called "paypal" and telling i need to give them a shipping # before i can get my money, what was funny was that one of the emails were in the junk folder. and im just like O.o paypal email in junk folder. this is the end of my story haha.

JUST BEWARE WHEN BUYING/SELLING TO NIGERIA