tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899831.post6853109822801881014..comments2023-10-23T16:03:40.885+02:00Comments on Claire in Tuba Town: Ah the joys of getting screwed over . . .Claire in Tuba-Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507705154392036359noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899831.post-35717997621149033962008-01-30T21:22:00.000+01:002008-01-30T21:22:00.000+01:00Hi Claire,I just recently sold my old computer ove...Hi Claire,<BR/><BR/>I just recently sold my old computer over eBay and it took 4 auctions before I actually had a real buyer. Every other auction was won by someone in Nigeria who would outbid everyone else by hundreds (my computer wasn't even one that worked) In the end however I did get a real buyer and still received more money for the broken computer than I thought I should have. <BR/><BR/>Belinda (friend of Katie's)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899831.post-45140996301840594462008-01-30T19:59:00.000+01:002008-01-30T19:59:00.000+01:00I like ebay too. Although they keep sending me ema...I like ebay too. Although they keep sending me emails telling me I'm a "power seller" when I've never sold a damn thing there; I just buy. I'm thinking my security has been compromised. And it's surprisingly hard to close an ebay account.Stimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685801693683588805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899831.post-58296200540705071582008-01-30T17:11:00.000+01:002008-01-30T17:11:00.000+01:00Wowee!Man, if nothing else, this experience has br...Wowee!<BR/><BR/>Man, if nothing else, this experience has brought out some exciting stories!<BR/><BR/>I'll make sure to ask you in advance about countries in the future.Claire in Tuba-Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507705154392036359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899831.post-69823674280398556302008-01-30T17:08:00.000+01:002008-01-30T17:08:00.000+01:00Hi ClaireIf you had asked me before, I could have ...Hi Claire<BR/><BR/>If you had asked me before, I could have told you why they said "not to Nigeria" and not any other country.<BR/><BR/>Remember when I was working at this call center? Well, guess from which country 99% of our fraud cases came from? Right! Nigeria. Thousands of stolen credit card numbers, which were then used to top up one of our SIM cards used by someone in Nigeria.<BR/><BR/>Second example: Just two weeks ago, I got an email from a friend from Denmark. "Hi, I need your help! I'm in Nigera (alarm bells were already ringing) and I lost all my things. My phone, my credit card blablabla. Now I can't pay my hotel bill and the hotel manager Billy (!?) threatens me to put me into jail if I don't pay. Could you please wire me 400 Pounds to Western Union Laos, Nigera? But, don't send it to my name but to Jimmy, because I won't be able to pick up the 300 Dollars myself."<BR/><BR/>Right, I surely sent it right away... two days later she wrote another mail, saying that someone had hacked her (Gmail) email account. And if you thought I made a mistake, no, in the email it really said 400 Pounds once and than later 300 Dollars...<BR/><BR/>Well, now you know my story :-)<BR/><BR/>Take care<BR/>StefanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com