It seems every time I try to sell something over the Internet lately,somebody is trying to rip me off.The method of choice seems to be a variation of the "Nigerian" scam,you know where the scammer sends you more then what you asked for,says "so sorry" that the secretary made a mistake,keep an extra $200 and just send the balance back.
Usually the English is bad,multiple Internet Cafe addresses,all little things to tip me off that I'm dealing with a scammer.
"I'm going to purchase the motorcycle for my Uncle who is employed as a researcher in Antartica","My brother is in Japan with the earthquake relief effort" and "I'm going to have you ship it to England" are some of the more notable lines I've read.Ya right and Bob's my uncle!
A new variation is supplying a PayPal address for instant payment,seems the scammers have found a flaw in that method of exchange.
I've tried,when they get really bad, to "Scam the Scammers".Almost had a crook Western Union me $263.83 for NSF cheque insurance.Anybody else had similar experiences?