Just to let you know I received this e-mail from Brenda Gisboure ([email protected])an interested buyer for an advert I posted on Gumtree for and iPod. I received several replies asking me to send to the US and was happy to pay any shipping costs however high they were. As below:-

Hi Seller, I came across this advert online and i am very interested in theitem you have for sell.I will like you to furnish me with someinformation about the item below are some of the things i will like toknow about the item before i make up my mind
(1) What is the present condition of the item?
(2) when did you purchase the item?
(3) what is the final asking price for the item?
Kindly get back to me with the following information as soon aspossible so we can go further. I am buying this item for someone sospecial to me so i want it in a very good condition.Note that i amfrom Florida and i will be shipping the item down here if i finallydecide to buy from you.I will be making the payment of this item viapaypal secure online payment due to some reasons best known to mekindly get back to me as soon as you can RegardsBrenda Gisboure

Thought I would do some digging as this seemed like a scam to me and came across an almost identical post already on this site. People like this need stamping out as a lot of people would probably fall for this type of deception.