Ebay

Ben 23 · February 26, 2009

I sold my Nokia N95 on ebay and it ended yesterday with some American (although the address now appears Nigerian) idiot bidding £908. I guessed they weren't going to buy it so offered it so offered it to the bidder below but I just recieved this email;

Grace Gerrad Has Sent You An Instant Payment For An eBay Item(Routing Code: C826-L003-Q999-T5***)‏

From: Service@PayPal.co.uk (onlinestransaction@europe.com)
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Sent: 26 February 2009 12:10:26
To: ***my email address**

Dear Ben,

You have an Instant Payment of £ 948.00 from Grace Gerrad(gracegerrad477@yahoo.com).

View the details of this transaction online

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Payment Details

Purchased From; Ben 23

Item # Item Title Quantity Price Subtotal
320342513193 Nokia N95 Silver 1 £ 908.00
£ 908.00

Postage and packaging via Royalmail International

(includes any seller handling fees) £ 40.00

Shipping Insurance (optional): --

Total: £ 948.00

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Shipping Information

Address: Obinna Gerrad
17 Stephen Adetayo Str,
Off Old Akute Road,
Iju-Agege,
Lagos State.
Nigeria
23401

Address Status: Confirmed

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What to Do Next
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The funds has been deducted from Mrs Grace Gerrad's Account and will be credited into your account immediately the shipment is confirmed.This is due to the standard payment method used by the buyer.The introduction of this method is as a result of constant complains by buyers that after payment,sellers don't usually send out items bought from them.We took this step to protect both the buyer and the seller.Your fund is intact with us.Get back to us with the shipping tracking number and the money will be credited immediately into your account.If you send it today,we will release your fund today.
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Due Dates:February 25, 2009

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If you do not have paypal account your payment will be delivered to the Underlisted Address:

POSTAL ADDRESS:

** My address is here**

Please respond within the next 24hrs.

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

Too good to be true, surely?

Hassony · February 26, 2009

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