goatfeeder100
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Has anybody used this business to send money online? Some guy from America bought some trainers from me on ebay, and requested they be sent to an address in Nigeria, at which point alarm bells started to ring for obvious reasons. I contacted paypal to ensure that the payment he sent was legit, which they confirmed it was. But they are now asking me to use this Western Union to make a money transfer into their processing department in Africa, before my money is released into my paypal account. Naturally I am worried as to the legitimacy of all this, especially as I seem to be dealing with an office in a country notorious for fraudulent activity. What do I do? Do I have cause to be worried by all of this? I have already posted the trainers so should just take the loss on them and leave the money transfer so I don't lose another ton, or am I being paranoid and this is a genuine transaction? The emails I have received from paypal are genuine as far as I can tell, so I am at a loss as to what to do. The Western Union website will not allow me to pursue making a payment to an address in Nigeria, so this also worries me. AND I have never encountered a Western Union office near my locality, so it's turning into the biggest faff I have had to deal with in a long time!
Any help or advice would be massively appreciated.
Any help or advice would be massively appreciated.