ONLINE SALES DEPOT NAME Used by Scammers on eBay to send payment in Nigeria!

Hi everybody, I am writing this article because I recently found another scammer on eBay. I hope others doesn’t fall for that if they find this. I saw this Indiana Jones Pinball Machine by Bally which was awesome and the price was unbelievable. So I contacted the seller and got this answer:

“Thanks for your email, 1st of all I won’t go down with the price, $ 1500, that’s anyway by far the cheapest on eBay. I’ve been through a very hard divorce and after 2 years in the US and many failed business attempts i’m back in Nigeria. But don’t worry, we can still have a safe deal and you can still get the Pinball for inspection at your home before I see any cash.
After the Divorce Settlement i received the Pinball and some other stuff and i went with them to Online Sales Depot. I reckon you know how these work.I left all of them there and they will handle the sale for me. You imagine i couldn’t take them to Nigeria… the shipping and the duty fees alone are more then these are worth…
Anyway, if you are still interested please let me know and i will clarify you how we can do the transaction safe and quick.
Good Bless You,
Joshua"

..then I said I am still interested and this is what I got:

" Their website is www.onlinesalesdepot.co.cc. They sell on Craigslist and eBay and are the greatest sellers out there. You will see on their website a registration page but you must NOT register, you must send your shipping details to me, i will forward them to Online Sales Depot and they will instruct you to send the payment to me, you will have my address and all the details you need in order to send the payment to me.
After i receive the payment, i will contact them and tell them that everything is OK and after they have the confirmation from me they will ship you the Pinball. When you receive the pinball you can inspect if for a few days and if you don`t like it you can return it and i will send you your cash back, i am registered with them and verified by them so you can be sure that i will send you your cash back. If you do agree, please send me your full name, shipping address so I can send them to Online Sales Depot.

Thank you in advance,
Joshua"

I sent him some phony address and I received an “email” from “Online Sales Depot” but the email it came from was [email protected] which is a www.mail.com domain and it’s a free email address. Also their website is a free domain from www.co.cc. He wanted to send the payment to him in Nigeria!

After a quick Google research, I found the real Online Sales Depot website ( www.onlinesalesdepot.com ) and went to their Security Page where I finally realized that this Joshua guy was a scam. (The real Online Sales Depot locations are in United States, Canada and Italy!) I contacted their customer support and they confirmed that that was a 100% scam and they questioned me to forward them his emails and everything so they can start an investigation.

So BEWARE of this guys!