Is it a scam : play station 4 white colour

avanildutta

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http://olx.in/item/play-station-4-white-colour-ID10Kmst.html

Well i saw this add today.. then replied back via chat in olx.. then the seller asked me to send my watsapp no.. told me he is based in us and once 50% amt is paid he is gonna ship the item via fedex.. i am sure its a scam.. i have the chats transcripts wil post it very soon.. if any have time 2 spare would like to put a reply to his post and see what he says.. btw i have even asked him to send me the details of persons he have dealt with in india.. so that i can verify those.. lets see what he has to offer next..!! If anyone of you familier with such ads do post your experience..!! [emoji15]
 
Chat transcripts:-

[6:09pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Hello
[6:09pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: This is the play station 4 dealer from olx
[6:10pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: hi
[6:10pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Hi
[6:10pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Ok
[6:10pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: It cost 20,000
[6:10pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Whr u located..?
[6:11pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: It comes with 2 controller and 5 free cd games
[6:12pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: My company iis located in united state we deliver to your home address through FedEx courier shipping company in 48hrs
[6:12pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: How soon do you want to make order?
[6:13pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Sry no intsted thn.. as imoorted items dont avail warranty in hre.. stuck wid n imported xbox olready..
[6:14pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: It comes with 12 month warranty and 90 days return policy
[6:14pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: So you have no worries
[6:15pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Hw cum.. sony warranty policy clearly states warranty details..
[6:15pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: No intrnsal warranty..
[6:15pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: We get our products directly from the manufacturer
[6:16pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: So all our items comes with warranty
[6:16pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Okay
[6:16pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Manufactr frm whr? Which importer btw..?
[6:17pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Our company is located in united state San francisco
[6:18pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: I get dat but 2 sell the ps4.. 1 must import dat frm manufactr payin customs.. wid valid tin no.. so which importer is dat..?
[6:19pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Yeah
[6:19pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: I know
[6:20pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: So.. d importer company n
Address of ref in india plz??
[6:20pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: N d ac no whr i ned 2 pay??
[6:20pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Okay
[6:20pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: How soon do you want to make order?
[6:21pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: As sun as u cn..
[6:22pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Provided u get me d abov details.. along wid ur office address webpage in us..
[6:22pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: First you need to get back to me with your full delivery address which includes your. Name, delivery address, exact date of purchase
[6:22pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Www.credomobile.com
[6:22pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: That our company website
[6:23pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Ne clients u happen 2 hv dealt wid in india??
[6:24pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Shud b a handful acc 2 me..
[6:24pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: What do you mean?
[6:25pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Sum1 that hav sucessfully dealt wid u in india.. guwahati assam client wud b gr8..
[6:26pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Okay dood
[6:27pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: But if I many know how many unit do you want?
[6:27pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: 5maybe..
[6:27pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Okay good
[6:28pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: I want you to know we accept 50% advance payment before delivery so we can pay for shippment fees and other bills
[6:29pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: And you will balance up as soon as the item get delivered okay
[6:29pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Do you get that
[6:29pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Ys.. i do..
[6:30pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: But.. u ddnt ans my query..
[6:30pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Sum1 that hav sucessfully dealt wid u in india.. guwahati assam client wud b gr8..
[6:31pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: I can,t undertand what you are saying
[6:31pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Okay
[6:31pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: My question is..
[6:32pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Did u ever sell any ps4 units in india..?? If so hw many.. in assam
[6:32pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Yes
[6:33pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: We do deliver to indian
[6:33pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: I will send you some proof
[6:33pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: I wanna talk 2 sum of doz ppl bfr makin any sorts of payment..
[6:33pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Contact nos n details wil b helpful..
[6:34pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Okay
[6:34pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Good
[6:34pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: I or my ppl wil personally visit thm..
[6:34pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Okay
[6:34pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: As m a transporter myself..
[6:35pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: I will text you later okay
[6:35pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Thanks for your interest on our products
[6:35pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: All assam govt courier service is my bros.
[6:35pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Okay good
[6:35pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: I will text you later
[6:35pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Okay
[6:35pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Sre..
[6:35pm, 23/11/2015] Avanil Dutta: Thx fr ur tym..
[6:36pm, 23/11/2015] ‪+234 905 632 7685‬: Okay
 
I have come across lot of fake ads/ scams too on olx. Claiming they ship product from Uk with all indian customs taken care of etc. One fellow was selling yahama r1 (litre class bike costing 25L in india) for 3L probably. Same was the case with others selling surface pro 3 for 25k or asus rog laptop for 40k etc. Everytime I reported them as fake ads to olx.

I was about to ask about ps4 grey market prices as lot of ads are posted on olx for 18k for ps4 with few free games and couple of controllers.
 
So obviously a scam.

And a good rule of thumb. If you have to ask whether its a scam or not, chances are its a scam.

Weird thing about OLX and QUIKR, very rarely do I see products that are sensibly priced there. Either its some scammer selling stuff for stupidly low prices. Or some idiot trying to sell you his used item for current market price of a new item.
 
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