I just got Amazon shammed.

[Hakoda]

So yesterday I got an email asking for a more detailed description of an item I'm selling on Amazon. I email back the buyer to their email, as requested. Today, I get a confirmation email from "[email protected]" stating that the product was sold. Attached was a shipping label. Here's the email:

Spoiler

Dear ********@gmail.com,

Congratulations! Your Amazon Marketplace item has been officially purchased. Funds in your Amazon Payments account are deposited directly
into your bank account every 14 days. There is no need for you to do anything apart from post the item to buyer.

Here are the details of your completed Amazon Marketplace sale:

Order ID: 105-2757352-6489844

Total Item Count: 1
ASIN: B0041Q1XE6
Condition: Used - Like New
Quantity: 1

Please ship this product using United State Postal Service ExpressMail
(EMS).

You have agreed to ship the item no later than two business days after the order date of 08/09/2011 and make sure you send us the Shipment
Reference Number as soon as you ship the item to buyer. This item will not be removed from Amazon.com web-pages and the FUNDS will not be TRANSFERED into your Amazon account not until you post the item. Here is your buyer\'s shipping address (use your own address as the return
addresses, and enclose the packing slip in this e-mail for your buyer\'s reference):
Shipping Label
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PACKING SLIP:
Amazon Marketplace item: Samsung PL200 - Digital camera - compact - 14.2 Mpix - optical zoom: 7 x - supported memory: SD, SDHC - black [Electronics]
Quantity: 1
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Billing Address:
Tony Brown
3448 W Clarisse St,
Tucson, Arizona 85741.
United States
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Shipping Address:
Ship to: Korede Peter.
Address: 115 Ibaka Quarters,
City: Akungba Akoko,
State: Ondo
Country: Nigeria
Postal Code: 23434
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Amazon Buyer\'s e-mail: [email protected]
Amazon Seller\'s email: ********@gmail.com
Order date: 08/09/2011
Buyer\'s Price: $115.00
Amazon commission: $10.00
Additional shipping credit: $75.00
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Your earnings (in your Payments account): $180.00
Note that Amazon.com will credit you $75.00 in addition to the net sales price to help cover shipping costs. You are required to ship
these items even if the shipping credit does not fully cover your shipping costs.

ABOUT YOUR PAYMENT:

This transaction will be posted to your Marketplace Payments account shortly, Funds in your Marketplace Payments account are automatically
disbursed every 14 days.

Please make sure you have entered your bank account information. Amazon Payments cannot disburse funds to you until you provide this
information. To do so:

1. Go to your Seller Account by clicking \"Your Account\" at the top of any Amazon.com page, then clicking \"Your Seller Account\" on the right
side of the page, under Marketplace.
2. Click the \"Seller Account Information\" link in the Settings section.
3. Add or change your bank account information by clicking the Edit button in the Bank Account section.

YOUR SHIPPING AND REFUNDS:

Failure to ship on time may lead to negative seller feedback, revocation of shipping credits, or even suspension of your seller account. If you cannot ship the items on time, please promptly cancel the order (available only for sellers using Charge When Ship--see instructions below) or issue a full refund as follows:

1. Go to your Seller Account.
2. Click on the Amazon Payments account and billing history link.
3. Click on the Search your Payments transactions link. When prompted, sign in using your e-mail and password.
4. After signing in, input your search parameters and click the Search button.
5. From the resulting list of transactions, click the transaction or order ID that you want to refund.
6. Scroll to the body of the Transaction Details page and click Refund link. You can include a short memo explaining the reason for the refund in the Memo to Buyer box...
7. After you enter your information, click the *Refund* button... We will e-mail this information to the buyer as soon as the refund is processed successfully.
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SECURITY AND SPAMMING

Amazon.com sends you an e-mail whenever you list or sell an item.Many ISPs and private e-mail accounts use aggressive spam filters that inadvertently block some of our e-mails before they reach your inbox.Be sure to add the domain \"Amazon.com\" to your safe list in your e-mail
program/spam filter.
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--Got more questions? You\'ll find answers about selling on Amazon.com at: www.amazon.com/make-money --Can’t find the answer to your question
on our website? Got a suggestion for us? Contact Amazon.com customer
service at ([email protected]).

NB:

The item will not be removed from Amazon.com and the funds will not be transfered to your Amazon Account not until you make the shipment for the
item.

Thank you for selling at Amazon.com.

Happy Selling!

Amazon.com Customer Service

The email's header was very convincing as well. Exactly as Amazon described it in their FAQ. Of course, the destination made me think twice but I dismissed it because it came from Amazon.com. I call up Seller Support because the item isn't in my sold items menu on Amazon.com. They let me know that the email is a very good fake but official Amazon confirmation emails come from "payments-[email protected]". Also, that Order ID doesn't exist.

I was never going to ship it unless Amazon lets me know anyway. I don't get payed through Amazon if I don't set it as shipped. So no loss.

The email linked to Amazon isn't linked to anything important all either.

 

[Deleted member 473940]

Shipping Address:
Ship to: Korede Peter.
Address: 115 Ibaka Quarters,
City: Akungba Akoko,
State: Ondo
Country: Nigeria
Postal Code: 23434

Explains everything?

Why is it always Nigeria lol.

But WOW, so now they are trying to scam you through Amazon aswell o.o

 

[ThatDudeWithTheFood]

That one convinced me good job not falling for it though.

Though i've never sold anything through amazon so if I did maybe not.

 

[Deleted member 473940]

That one convinced me good job not falling for it though.

Though i've never sold anything through amazon so if I did maybe not.

You would be surprised about how hard they try.
Their paypal email almost got me once, till I saw about 200 lines gap at the end of the mail! lol

 

[kevan]

Lucky you spotted it mate.

 

[Hells Malice]

I've never seen a grammatically correct scam before.
They're always full of grammar or spelling errors. Actually, usually both.

 

[Slyakin]

I'm glad you spotted it; I would have never noticed.

 

[Hakoda]

Honestly my stages were:

Excitement - My camera sold! Lasted for about 5 minutes.
Worry - The order wasn't showing up online. Lasted for about 20 minutes.
Skepticism - While reviewing the email and waiting on hold for Seller Support. Lasted for about 10 minutes.
Predictable - I knew something was fishy once the order ID didn't exist.
Concerned - Scam through an @amazon.com domain? Maybe I shouldn't use the service anymore.