Complaint Review: Another Nigerian Paypal Payment Fraud

I am trying to sell a N810 online via craigslist. I wanted to be paid through paypal and have the person pick the pda up in person.

I got a letter from "Anie Foden" p22otters@gmail.com asking that I mail it. I thought "as long as they are paying first, I don't mind", and went ahead with preparingto ship.  Then they wrote this:

Great,I will like to proceed with the purchasing of the item,I just hope the condition is just as it is described in the Ad?At the moment,I can only pay via PayPal,I will be responsible for the shipping charges,because I can not meet for the exchange. Your item is been purchase on behalf of my associate ,who needs this urgently.Please send your paypal e-mail address so I can pay.USPS EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE is the preferred shipping option.I would be glad if my request is favorably

considered.
Thanks
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Then this:

Am glad to inform you that I have paid for your item and PayPal has deducted from my account and I was notified and you must have beennotified as well in your PayPal e-mail address(keykeyx100000@yahoo.com) and kindly go ahead
with the shipping process via U.S Postal EXPRESS MAIL Service only.Here is the shipping information below again:
MR DAVID OLAYIWOLA
HOUSE 7,IBARA HOUSING ESTATE,
ABEOKUTA,OGUN STATE,
NIGERIA.

23439

Thanks

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Was I concerned? Yes. But I was more worried about looking like a bad seller than if I could trust the buyer. I then received this:

You've got new funds!

Dear ___ (me),


Anie Foden has sent you an instant payment using PayPal.

Anie Foden  is a Verified buyer.


Payment Details


Amount:

$300.00 USD


Postage & Packing:

Included

Transaction ID:
#5Y758972CS5628811
Item Description:
Shipping Option:

N810                                            

U.S. Postal Service (Express Mail International)
Pay With PayPal PayPal makes it easy to send  money.

For
security purposes, you may want to email the buyer and receive
confirmation of the buyer's email and shipping address before you send
the item paid for.

Shipping Information

Address:

MR DAVID OLAYIWOLA
HOUSE 7,IBARA HOUSING ESTATE,
ABEOKUTA,OGUN STATE,
NIGERIA.
23439

Address Status:

Confirmed

NOTE: This PayPal payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has been "APPROVED" but will not be credited to your account until the shipment reference/tracking number is sent to us for shipment verification so as
to secure both inequalities (Buyer & Seller) from online fraudulent activities. Below are the necessary information requested before your account will be credited.

You will have to email us the tracking number to the PayPal Customer Care at: customersfund.need@accountant. com. As soon as we receive the "SHIPMENT TRACKING NUMBER" from you, you will receive a "CONFIRMATION EMAIL"
concerning the accreditation of the funds into your PayPal Account and we shall get the funds credited into your PayPal Account within 24 hours.

Please
do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, you can contact our customer care service at: customersfund.need@accountant. com.

To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences.
PayPal Email ID PP1478

 PayPal Secured Online Payment
www.paypal.com

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and this:

Paypal
Dear keykeyx100000@yahoo.com,
    We want to use this medium to inform you that we await the SHIPMENT VERIFICATION for the recent transaction that was held. The total funds have been deducted from the buyer's account Anie Foden (p01otters@gmail.com) and credited to our data base and we will like to create the awareness that your account will only be credited unless the SHIPMENT VERIFICATION has been made. This transaction is legit and it has been verified. We want you to understand that this new innovation of our form of payment purposely made to protect the interest of both parties. 

SHIPMENT VERIFICATION 
You can have the shipment confirmed/verified in any of the following way: 

Contact us stating the tracking number of the shipment at: 
      customers.need@accountant.com
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But I went ahead to the post office and set up to ship it. I emailed the tracking # to that email plus the guy and got this:



From:
"Anie Foden" <p22otters@gmail.com>
Add sender to Contacts

To:
Me

That is not an express mail service mate... It will never deliver . You made use of the cheapest  mail service.Please upgrade it
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and this:

Go and add up to it

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That's when I checked the email of the "paypal" letters and realized I needed to call the post office and stop shipment. Which I did. I'll get a refund for the shipping on monday. Don't let this happen to you.