scam warning to Aussie sellers, beware- buyer asking me to purchase Neosurf Vouchers

[janicel4521]

I am an infrequent Aussie seller on ebay listed an item for $300- for pick up (then contacted by buyer via- odd message on mob, then gmail messages started ) don't know how they got my gmail?) buyer  wanted me to hold the item, she would pay $50 more than asking price. I was uneasy straight away fortunately, then my suspicions were confirmed in their next email see quoted below:-

" The pick-up agent requested the pick-up fee of $350 before they will schedule a pick date and time. They only accept Neosurf Voucher as their mode of payment for safe cash conversion but unfortunately, I am unable to get to any store at the moment to purchase the Neosurf Voucher due to my present location on the sea. I will include the $350 to the money I am sending to you right away so you can help me with the Neosurf Voucher. You can buy the Neosurf Voucher at any BP AUSTRALIA Location or you can buy it at any store around you or better still use the link below to search the nearest store close to you by selecting Australia as your country and also select your region and city".   with a link to Neosurf

Another email said she had made the payment to  Paypal she hadn't

[bonjourami]

I guess scams down under are the same as they are here.

[slippinjimmy]

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@bonjourami wrote:

I guess scams down under are the same as they are here.

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Of course they are, the scammers who run these do them all over the world from the same dirty basement in xxxx (fill in the country).

[bonjourami]

Yup.

[silverstatetreasureboxes]

You are posting on the USA board..allthough we would all like to be in Australia..we are not..you need to post on the appropriate board!

[inhawaii]

If you want to warn Aussie sellers, perhaps you should post on the abay's Australian site.