Someone from NYC is trying a Nigerian Scam on me from Craigslist, however I have his myspace page... :0)?

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He wanted to "buy" my xbox 360, wanted everything to go quickly... heres some of our banter: (from most recent to oldest)

To: SM <(my email)>

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i have made the payment. you should be getting a confirmation pretty soon. as soon as a valid tracking # is seen, the money will be authorized asap.

> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:04:33 -0400

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> >> From: (me the seller)

> >> To: (nigerian NYC buyer)

> Subject: Re: Worry-free XBOX 360 System - $275

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> $12 for shipping, so $287.00 paypal to (my paypal address) youll get

> it delivered for wednesday.

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> On 8/17/08, (his name) <(his email address)> wrote:

> >

> > Address is:

> > (his address in Jamaica, NY)

> >

> > get back to me asap

> >

> >> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:28:04 -0400

> >> From: (me the seller)

> >> To: (nigerian NYC buyer)

> >> Subject: Re: Worry-free XBOX 360 System - $275

> >>

> >> whats your address?

> >>

> >> On 8/17/08, SM <(me, the seller)> wrote:

> >> > yup, I still have it. Ill get right back to you

> >> >

> >> > On 8/17/08, (his Name) <(his email)> wrote:

> >> >>

> >> >> Hi,

> >> >> I am interested in buying this item, and I want to

> >> >> know if this item is available for sale.

> >> >> I will pay you with PayPal. Get back to me as soon

> >> >> as possible with your paypal email address and the

> >> >> total price (plus shipping charges to NY).

> >> >> Regards,

> >> >> P!

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anyways, I looked him up on myspace for the h**l of it, and theres a guy with his name (first and last) in jamaica, NY.... so I figure it has to be him... im looking for suggestions as to what to do... Im obviously not going to send the package... any ideas? I'd like to **** him over if possible.

Answer 1

I don&#039;t see anything scamlike in this conversation. How do you expect people to buy your XBox?

A Nigerian scam is something like this: They have a large sum of money in your name, and they just need a small amount of money from you to pay for transferring it to you. Or they have a large sum of money that they need to put in your account temporarily. The people running these scams are actually in Nigeria, due to the lax rules there.

Answer 2

From the information you just posted I do not see why you think this is a scam.  

Answer 3

This is probably MOT a genuine account, or could be someone else&#039;s . Any attempt yo get back at him is likely to be illegal and put you in trouble, these people will prosecute if they can, as it is a lever to suing for punitive damages. If they do, you could face up to 30 years prison as well. Better to report him to PayPal, CraigsList and the local police. Out of State could possibly be a Federal crime.