I posted a camcorder on craigslist for $80 and this person emailed me by the name of Chika Gregs ([email protected]) saying they would pay me $200 to ship it to their son in Nigeria. First off, his spelling and english was awful. I waited a couple of days to respond because I was trying to figure out how, if we used paypal, I could possibly be ripped off. Then I suddenly get these "confirmation" emails from "Merchant Expressmoney" saying that they are holding a money order for me for the payment of the camera and they will send me the money order as soon as I ship the package and give them the tracking info. The emails looked very amateur and I just knew the situation was sketchy. So then I emailed "Chika" back saying that I wasn't going to be making this transaction with him and that I would be selling the camera to someone else.
This was about two weeks ago and since then I have received numerous emails on a daily basis from him trying to harass me into sending him the camera. He immediately said that I was the one trying to scam him and then things like "you leave me no choice but to contact my lawyer, my lawyer will report you to the FBI, you are in big trouble just wait and see" I keep telling him to leave me alone but he keeps emailing me. It's kind of hilarious that he is trying to turn the tables and convince me that I was scamming him! Anyways be aware of this because I have read several other reports of the exact same thing with only a few slight changes such as the gmail account they email you from and the name they go by. But they go after cameras on craigslist and offer way more than you are asking to ship it to some relative in Nigeria and then use this fake "merchant expressmonely" email. They might get clever and change things up so even if it isn't exactly like my situation still be careful!
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