Hi guys,
I just received an offer from an overseas buyer who interested to buy my items (camera stuffs..). he said he is from UAE. yup, united arab emirates..

anyway, he promised that he will make the payment first thru either moneygram/western union or wire transfer into my banking account. after i have confirmed the payment, he will then instructed TNT express to pick up the item and send it to him. sounds easy rite?..

but my question is, how do i received the moneygram from him, and claim it from local banks?(iinm cimb does deal with moneygram..not sure the particulars tho). at the same time, i also did some googleing and found some websites saying that moneygram is actually the main choice for nigerian/african scammers.. but mostly for internet transaction which usually we are the buyers.. meant that we paid first but nvr get our stuffs.

The thing is, i nvr deal with overseas buyer before, let alone using moneygrams/wire transfer.. really need ur guys help especially for those who have any experience dealing with overseas buyer who used moneygram before. if not using moneygram, do u guys have any sugesstion of what are my other options to deal with him? i really2 like to let go the item ASAp since will be needing some cash urgently. he seems so nice.. but still, words can be deceiving.. pls guys.. helpp..

hi bata.. err... what's a "TT"? sorry, noobie her.. nvr done international deal b4 la.. hehe

anyway, how shud i get the routing/swift code for the bank? is it all the same for everyone or different? thanks in advance for the help man. sorry i ask too much.

ok.. thanks for the xplaination.
ya, it seems like a scam to me too.. but then, this buyer insist that he will pay me first (he asked me to choose between moneygram or wire transfer to my maybank account), and when i have confirmed i received the payment, he will send TNT courier to pick the item at my place to deliver to him. can he actually do that?

seems like its quite safe on my side considering that i'm the one who have to confirmed the payment 1st then deliver.. but then, is this process really can be done?

yup, of course i will insist on payment 1st, afterall, even he himself insist on paying 1st.. hehe.. its just that i have never heard anyone dealing this way before, especially from buyers who lived thousands of miles away, and the buyer trust the seller (me)so seriuosly even tho we nvr met before.. the way i see it, its either he is very2 trustable to total strangers OR he's a real idiot to trust total strangers OR he's one of those nigerian scammers with some bad things in his mind..

and ya, can local bank (maybank) received wire transfer from overseas just like that?its that easy?

anyway, if its really ok, i guess i shud give it a try.. oh ya, say if i want him to transfer the payment to my maybank, what are oher particulars that i shud include (other than my account number) ? and what is swift code and how do i get it?

will update the deal in this thread. wish me luck u guys.

thanks bata..
hope to get the deal done by this week.

fyi, this guy even ask me to help him find more camera stuffs and sell it to him.. he even offer to pay higher than local price for a used items (which i dont think he realized that..hehe..). well, i guess maybe he's somekind of a trader in his country.. buy cheap stuffs here, and sell at higher price to ppl from his country i guess..

but anyway, have to make sure this 1st deal succesful then maybe i can say more abt him.. in the meantime, hope u guys wish me luck with this trade.