How do nigerian scams work over ebay even if the user has won a bid?

Question

If the user on ebay but a bid in and won it can they still scam me even if they send in a payment?

Answer 1

Are you the seller expecting payment?  If that is what you mean then you can set up your bidding options to NOT ACCEPT bids outside the U. S.

Answer 2

NEVER, i mean NEVER send ANY money to NIGERIA!

NEVER NEVER NEVER!

NO MATTER WHAT!

1/3 of their economy is based and funded by internet scams!

1/3!!!!!!

Answer 3

FYI, scammers can be from any country not neccesarily Nigeria. Dont be naive, anyone can rip u off any where anytime..take the same precautions!!!

Answer 4

Yes. They send in the payment, you send them the item, and later you discover that the account isn't a valid account or that the bank doesn't exist.