by karynsolo » Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:14 pm
Using my training in spotting scams this guy certainly does not seem on the up and up. The English style leads me to believe he is not in the USA.
I would be very fearful of this one swindling passwords to accounts eventually and then you are going to be dealing with an account hijack situation.
It is better to steer clear of this one than to get caught up in something illegal.
Today's Red Tape Chronicles on the Msnbc.com site outlines a scam where nigerians are ordering lots of items and using stolen credit cards to obtain products, in this case it was a lot of addiction recovery books, but given the article basis, it is possible these guys are looking for someone to help them fence stolen items on eBay.