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cockroachfarm

cockroachfarm

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Wireless corporate communications must be booming in Nigeria! Last week I had a NIB RIM Blackberry for sale on eBuy - and all six "offers" to purchase 'out of auction' came from "business" people who wanted to buy this thing as a gift for their daughter/son in Nigeria. I'm now considering opening a branch office in Lagos - but I don't know where to buy branches locally. ;)

(do people STILL fall for this garbage? :rolleyes: )
 
cockroachfarm said:
Wireless corporate communications must be booming in Nigeria! Last week I had a NIB RIM Blackberry for sale on eBuy - and all six "offers" to purchase 'out of auction' came from "business" people who wanted to buy this thing as a gift for their daughter/son in Nigeria. I'm now considering opening a branch office in Lagos - but I don't know where to buy branches locally. ;)

(do people STILL fall for this garbage? :rolleyes: )
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Yes, they do.. Otherwise they wouldn't keep trying.
 
Here's an unsolicited offer I got a week or two ago to buy a knife shown on my website:

Dear sir/Madam,

Good day and compliment of the season to you over there, i browsed through your site and I hereby use this opportunuity to seek for your asisstance to order for this mentions items from your store to my store in Nigeria.


1. please i want to order for this mention items [ Collector's Vault ] . Give me the unit prices of this item.


2. And give me the shipping cost by [ DHL Express ] , To my shipping address below

SUSAN HASTING NIGERIA LTD
1, ASOFIYAN STREET,MUSHIN
LAGOS- STATE, 23401,NIGERIA.
TEL PHONE -----2348053366496

3.HERE IS OUR TERM OF PAYMENT :----- BANK CREDITCARDS, VISA , MASTER

Your positive respond will convince us to transact business with your store

Thanks
Susan.
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So, apparently Nigeria has a booming trade in custom balisong knives too.
 
nelsonmc said:
Yes, they do.. Otherwise they wouldn't keep trying.
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Of course.

I used to get these "offers" every time I listed a high-end watch for, say $3,000. - but I was just surprised to get these emails on a wireless gadget that's only worth a few bucks! :rolleyes:

(I guess the personal info that could be phished from people who actually respond to these emails still makes it worthwhile for these criminals.)
 
It's a shame for the people in Nigeria who are honest and just want to participate in the legitimate marketplace. Anyone in the world with half a brain now deletes any correspondence with Nigeria in the title or the text.
 
Mellow Chaos said:
It's a shame for the people in Nigeria who are honest and just want to participate in the legitimate marketplace. Anyone in the world with half a brain now deletes any correspondence with Nigeria in the title or the text.
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Yea, I never really thought of that. Like they say, "A few bad apples...etc." :(
 
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