Fake Buyer Emails

A colleague of mine at work put up his old phone for sale (I say old, it's fairly new, but he's moving onto the next one that came out last week), he's given up on the well known auction site, and instead used the seller option on a well known buyer site ("Jungle" as a hint for it's name).

Anyway... he received an email saying it had been sold, and who to, who requested a picture of it (it being second hand) had an extra £40 on the shipping as the buyer was in Nigeria.

My colleague logged in to check it had been sold, and discovered it hadn't, this email, very authentic looking, just like others the site emails, was in fact a fake.

What follows is his reply, obviously he's intelligent enough to know this person more than likely doesn't exist and is all fabricated and his email just went into a big spam system, possible output to the spammers/criminals for a laugh or deleted if not relevant.

WARNING: The follow contains rude language and should therefore not be viewed by anyone needing parental consent!

Thanks for your email.

Unfortunately, I am unable to ship the item through Royal Mail Special Delivery as this has proved too costly in the past, especially to international destinations.

My usual shipping method for such destinations is by way of my brother, who of evening, turns into his alter-ego, Superman. Unfortunately he is currently delivery a Ferrari 360 to friendly gentleman who email me from Mongolia. As soon as he returns, I will ask him to send you the N97 as discussed in the email below. As large items, such as Ferraris, can slow down delivery times, you may have to wait an extra few years for the phone to arrive.

I will of course endeavour to have this item shipped as soon as possible. I appreciate that when ordering items you want them to arrive in a timely manner. The only other option for a quicker delivery is for me to ram the phone up my arse, eat a very hot curry and then fart like fuck. This method usually arrives in Nigeria within a couple of days If you wish to go for this premium delilvery option, please select the "shit hot" method under the delivery options at checkout.

Thanks for your interest in the item.