These Nigerians are on Ebay as well. If one lists an item with a "Buy it now" option, in most cases, it will be bought by a Nigerian who will then ask you to courier the item to Nigeria where his/her son is as a birthday gift. The payment apparently will be made via Paypal or wire transfer to your bank. NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR BANK INFORMATION! It's a hugeass scam.
RE:Ebay
by Bill on Jul 16, 2007 08:20 PM Permalink
They can't take your money away if they have your paypal or bank account details. They can do that only if you authorize a transfer by logging into your account. Never give out your password and logon id. Anyway, just to be on the safe side, don't give out any info you are not sure might be misused.
I some how could not understand the risk of giving out your bank account number. I have seen many web development companies giving out their bank details on their website so that the clients can deposit money in the their account.
