How do I know if a seller can be trusted?

[The_Hermit_1971]

I found a clasified ad in the internet about some new mobile phones and new gaming consoles offering very good deals specially in the consoles. The only contact information left by the vendor was a free email adress. I contacted the vendor to ask about the consoles, shipping and payment methods and she told me to transfer the money to Nigeria. This concerns me because the vendor lives in the US. I have the name and adress of both the vendor and the person that's supposed to collect the money in Nigeria. Is that information enough to investigate if those two persons are scammers? How can I verify if those persons are real and that they are not criminals? Who should I contact to verify the information mentioned above? Any help will be very appreciated. If you need more information in order to help me, just ask for it. I live in Puerto Rico.

 

[PJ Weber]

The only contact information left by the vendor was a free email adress

Strike one

I contacted the vendor to ask about the consoles, shipping and payment methods and she told me to transfer the money to Nigeria.

Strike 2

I have the name and adress of both the vendor and the person that's supposed to collect the money in Nigeria.

Strike 3

Ninety-nine point five percent of ALL deals that send money to Nigeria are bogus

Send no money to them !!!!!

Does this deal sound too go to be true . . . then it is

 

[The_Hermit_1971]

Ha, ha, they gave me a strikeout. Listen to this, I told her that I didn't have the complete amount of money and she even gave me the option to send her whatever amount I had and pay the rest later to earn my trust. That precisely was the main reason that made me think that was a scam because nobody is so eager to send any merchandise in exchange for an incomplete payment. Anyway, is it posible to investigate their backgrounds using the information they gave me?

 

[PJ Weber]

The strikeout is on them, and all other scammers

Your gut says no, trust it

Anyway, is it posible to investigate their backgrounds using the information they gave me?

Maybe . . . might lead to a dead end . . . say you do prove them to be scammers, what can you do with it . . . damned little . . . sounds small fry to the inheritance letters . . .

Be thankful that you sent them no money . . . you know very well that there are others
would would fall for this (something $$$ for $)