Realization

11-08-2009 Sunday

Both Alex and I have learned from the almost-got-scammed incident that we've had with that damn Nigerian somebody. On top of that we also realize a couple of things. With Alex, he realized he wanted his phone after all so he decided not to sell it anymore. I thought that it's one of the best decision he's ever had, if you wanna know the other best decisions he made, I'll just give y'all a hint, it involves me, haha. His 5130 Xpressmusic is cool and it's something that was given to him so he has to treasure it. My only fear is that once he need some fast money again, the cellphone might end up in the pawnshop for the third freakin time. Well, he gave me the assurance that it won't happen again, so I'm hoping for the best. Sigghh..

I know I have to be more careful next time when dealing with foreign buyers. I always do buy and sell online and I prefer meet ups, because with that, you can transact personally. I've done shipping once as a seller, thankfully the buyer is an honest man who sent me the money right away and I was able to ship the package out. Once as a buyer also, when I bought a Stephen King book on the internet. I realized that from now on, I should opt out the shipping option if the package I'm selling or buying is high cost, like gadgets and the likes, unless the buyer is really interested and willing to send the money first. Better be safe than sorry.

I was never been scammed before and I don't plan to be a victim of scam. It's bad business. It's not as easy as calling the police, giving them the details and they can do the rest to capture the scammer. No, it's not like that at all because you're dealing with a total stranger whom you have very limited information about the whereabouts and even the real name. If the person is a scammer then they'll definitely use different names other than their own.

Lately, I've been reading a lot of scam stories over the internet and it makes me more cautious about dealing with strangers on the internet but it doesn't mean that I'm gonna stop my online thing. I need to just be more careful, and cautious. For one thing, foreigner buyer is a no no, just the fact that it's impossible for them to buy whatever it is you're selling if that item is being sold everywhere including their own country Another thing is never be the first one to ship out the item, always wait for the money. No money means the deal is off. And lastly, just because the person sounded nice and all, still, remember that you're dealing with is a stranger, it doesn't mean that you have to trust that person completely.

A legit transaction and a closed deal with an honest buyer/seller is an awesome experience, we just have to figure out the real from the fraudulent.

Labels: Email scam, fraudulent, Nigerian Scam, pink crimson, Scammer

posted by Monica-Lynne @ 4:46 AM